Elizabeth Triegaardt
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Professor Elizabeth Triegaardt is a South African ballet dancer. Since 1986 she has been the Director of the UCT School of Dance. From 1997 to 2004 she has been the executive chairman of the Cape Town City Ballet
. Since her resignation she has remained the executive director of the company.
, Johannesburg
, South Africa
and graduated from the University of Cape Town
in 1966 with a BSc
, majoring in pure mathematics
. She joined CAPAB in 1967 and became a principal dancer, and later ballet mistress, until her retirement in 1990. Since becoming director of the UCT School of Dance, she has introduced contemporary dance
and African dance
majors, while the degree programme has become the only one recognised in South Africa
. She also presents a programme on Fine Music Radio (which is based in Cape Town
) every Sunday called Introduction to the Ballet.
. In 2003, she received an award from the Western Cape
Premier, Ebrahim Rasool
, for meritorious service to the Arts in the Province.
Cape Town City Ballet
The Cape Town City Ballet Company, formerly known as the CAPAB Ballet Company, is based in Cape Town, South Africa.-History:The Cape Town City Ballet originates from the UCT Ballet Company, which was established by Dulcie Howes in 1934. This became the CAPAB Ballet Company under the directorship...
. Since her resignation she has remained the executive director of the company.
Biography
Elizabeth Triegaardt matriculated from Hyde Park High SchoolHyde Park High School (South Africa)
Hyde Park High School is a Multi-cultural, co-ed secondary school that is located in Hyde Park, Johannesburg, South Africa.Although Hyde Park High School is technically a government school, falling under the Gauteng Department of Education, it offers a Matriculation qualification from the IEB .This...
, Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
and graduated from the University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa.-History:The roots of...
in 1966 with a BSc
BSC
BSC is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:Science and technology* Bachelor of Science , an undergraduate degree* Base Station Controller, part of a mobile phone network; see: Base Station subsystem...
, majoring in pure mathematics
Pure mathematics
Broadly speaking, pure mathematics is mathematics which studies entirely abstract concepts. From the eighteenth century onwards, this was a recognized category of mathematical activity, sometimes characterized as speculative mathematics, and at variance with the trend towards meeting the needs of...
. She joined CAPAB in 1967 and became a principal dancer, and later ballet mistress, until her retirement in 1990. Since becoming director of the UCT School of Dance, she has introduced contemporary dance
Contemporary dance
Contemporary dance is a genre of concert dance that employs compositional philosophy, rather than choreography, to guide unchoreographed movement...
and African dance
African dance
African dance refers mainly to the dance of Sub-Saharan Africa, and more appropriately African dances because of the many cultural differences in musical and movement styles...
majors, while the degree programme has become the only one recognised in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. She also presents a programme on Fine Music Radio (which is based in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
) every Sunday called Introduction to the Ballet.
Notable roles
- Sphinx in Drie Diere
- Undine in UndineOndine (ballet)Ondine, ou La naïade is a ballet with choreography by Jules Perrot and music by Cesare Pugni, with a libretto inspired by the novel Undine by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué. Pugni dedicated his score to the Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Augusta, a long-time balletomane and patron of the arts in...
- Aegina in SpartacusSpartacus (ballet)Spartacus, or Spartak, is a ballet by Aram Khachaturian . The work follows the exploits of Spartacus, the leader of the slave uprising against the Romans known as the Third Servile War, although the ballet's storyline takes considerable liberties with the historical record. Khachaturian composed...
- Fairy Godmother in CinderellaCinderella (comic ballet)This version of the Cinderella ballet, using Sergei Prokofiev's "Cinderella" music, and re-choreographed by choreographer Frederick Ashton, is a comic ballet.-Ballet productions:- Plot outline :...
- Ghost of Christmas-to-Come in A Christmas CarolA Christmas CarolA Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman & Hall on 17 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visits of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of...
- Charlie Girl in Concerto for Charlie
- Snow Queen in The NutcrackerThe NutcrackerThe Nutcracker is a two-act ballet, originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The libretto is adapted from E.T.A. Hoffmann's story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King". It was given its première at the Mariinsky Theatre in St...
- Semiramis in RaymondaRaymondaRaymonda is a ballet in three acts, four scenes with an apotheosis, choreographed by Marius Petipa, with music by Alexander Glazunov, his opus 57. First presented by the Imperial Ballet at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre on in St. Petersburg, Russia...
- Tonya in Zhivago
- Hera in Orpheus in the UnderworldOrpheus in the UnderworldOrphée aux enfers is an opéra bouffon , or opéra féerie in its revised version, by Jacques Offenbach. The French text was written by Ludovic Halévy and later revised by Hector-Jonathan Crémieux....
Awards
She received the Nederburg Prize for her contribution to ballet and her role as the Lilac Fairy in Sleeping BeautySleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault or Little Briar Rose by the Brothers Grimm is a classic fairytale involving a beautiful princess, enchantment, and a handsome prince...
. In 2003, she received an award from the Western Cape
Western Cape
The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province...
Premier, Ebrahim Rasool
Ebrahim Rasool
Ebrahim Rasool was the Premier of the Western Cape province in South Africa. He is a member of the African National Congress.Anti-Apartheid Struggle Activist:...
, for meritorious service to the Arts in the Province.