A Pas de Deux, as its French name suggests, is a dance between two people. The Cape Town City Ballet is currently hosting a performance of various pas de deux at Artscape, showcasing many fine dancers. The programme includes selections from Anna Karenina, Romeo and Juliet, Spartacus and Don Quixote. A few ensemble pieces, such as Johann Strauss’s Emperor Waltz, are performed as well. Pairing up proficient dancers, the performers take you on a breathless journey across the world, from Russia and Greece to Spain and Italy, often matching the wild passion in some of literature’s grandest romances with celebrated pieces from classical music.
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