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Choreographer Martin Schonberg
Manage episode 351888431 series 3434442
Oti Mabuse, twice winner of Strictly Come Dancing, continues her journey looking at the dancers and choreographers who have made a huge impact on dance. In this episode, Oti meets her own personal dancing inspiration, ballet dancer Kitty Phetla.
Kitty is a highly acclaimed dancer and choreographer and famously performed The Dying Swan routine in front of Nelson Mandela. For Kitty, it was the South African choreographer Martin Schonberg who has been her inspiration and dancing legend. Schonberg joined the esteemed Royal Ballet of Flanders company and then later founded the company Ballet Theatre Afrikan.
Iain MacDonald of the Joburg Ballet company helps to tell Schonberg’s story, and Oti tries out ballet moves in the dance studio with teacher Reena Bhattacharjee.
Presenter: Oti Mabuse Producer: Candace Wilson Production Team: Emily Knight and Rema Mukena Editors: Kirsten Lass and Chris Ledgard A BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4
20 episodes
Manage episode 351888431 series 3434442
Oti Mabuse, twice winner of Strictly Come Dancing, continues her journey looking at the dancers and choreographers who have made a huge impact on dance. In this episode, Oti meets her own personal dancing inspiration, ballet dancer Kitty Phetla.
Kitty is a highly acclaimed dancer and choreographer and famously performed The Dying Swan routine in front of Nelson Mandela. For Kitty, it was the South African choreographer Martin Schonberg who has been her inspiration and dancing legend. Schonberg joined the esteemed Royal Ballet of Flanders company and then later founded the company Ballet Theatre Afrikan.
Iain MacDonald of the Joburg Ballet company helps to tell Schonberg’s story, and Oti tries out ballet moves in the dance studio with teacher Reena Bhattacharjee.
Presenter: Oti Mabuse Producer: Candace Wilson Production Team: Emily Knight and Rema Mukena Editors: Kirsten Lass and Chris Ledgard A BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4
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