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Because of this unprecedented success and the clear demand by ballet and theatre patrons to see first-class productions of the great classics, the St Petersburg Ballet Theatre has returned to South Africa with their 55 dancers, including the legendary prima ballerina Irina Kolesnikova, Dmitry Akulinin, Sabina Yapparova, Andrey Yakhnuk, Olga Ovchinnkova, Dymchik Saykeev and other principals and soloists.

The St Petersburg Ballet Theatre comes to Cape Town for a brief season until April 8 presenting two ballets at the Artscape Opera House : Giselle, which was first performed at the Paris Opera on the 28 June 1841 and has often been described as the world's most romantic ballet. It was also performed for the first time in St Petersburg in 1842. The second work is the timeless favourite Swan Lake.

Giselle runs until April 1, followed by Swan Lake from April 3 to 8 - each with seven performances. Adolphe Adam's beautiful musical score for Giselle and Tchaikovsky's magnificent Swan Lake will be performed by The Cape Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vadim Nikitin from Russia.

Exquisite sets and costumes for both works were shipped to South Africa for the start of the local tour which follows immediately after their four-month UK success.

Tickets for Giselle and Swan Lake can be booked through Computicket outlets or Artscape Dial-a-Seat, (021) 421-7695.

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