The Cape Town International Ballet
Competition has been renamed and a new competitor category is also announced.
The fourth South African International
Ballet Competition (SAIBC), supported by the National Lotteries Distribution
Trust Fund, takes place at the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town, from February 17
to 23, 2014.
Formerly known as the Cape Town
International Ballet Competition (CTIBC) it is the only event of its kind on
the African continent and attracts top dancers from SA and the World.
Dirk Badenhorst, founder and CEO of the
competition which has taken place in Cape Town every second year since 2008,
has announced that in view of the City of Cape Town’s decision to terminate its
funding of the competition, the competition will no longer carry the City’s
name. Consequently, the competition will revert to its original 2008 name of
the South African International Ballet Competition.
Since the inaugural SAIBC in 2008, the
competition has been hailed by dance enthusiasts as one of the most exciting
happenings on the South African dance calendar. It is a tremendous success on a
number of levels, attracting top dancers from South Africa and around the world
to compete for gold, silver and bronze medals and substantial monetary prizes.
In unveiling details of SAIBC 2014, Dirk
Badenhorst has also announced the addition of a third age division for
competitors. The new category, Scholar, will be open to dancers aged 12 to 15
years. Other categories are Junior (16 to 20 years) and Senior (21 to 28
years). This year participants include dancers from Switzerland, Cuba, South
Korea, Japan, Brazil, China and the biggest number of South African entrants.
The prize money totals R340,000.
In line with the earlier competitions, a
distinguished panel of judges from around the world has been assembled for
SAIBC 2014.
The Elimination Rounds take place February 18
to 20 at 18h00 with the Finals on February 21 at 19h30. The Awards evening
where the top five dancers in each category will compete for gold, silver and
bronze medal placement and monetary prizes, takes place on February 22 at 19h30.
The Gala performances on February 23 at 15h00 and 19h30 will showcase the
competition winners, the Young Korean Ballet Stars from South Korea and top
dancers from the National Ballet School of Cuba.
Tickets R60 for the Elimination Rounds and
from R150 to R350 for the Finals, Awards and Gala evenings, via Computicket or
0861 915 8000.
The closing date for entries for the South
African International Ballet Competition is January 13, 2014. For the
application, rules and regulations, queries should be addressed to Dirk
Badenhorst badenhorst.db@gmail.com
or 083 324 0949. The daily event breakdown can be found on www.ctibc.com
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