Preludio / "O" / Alpha Grace
2025-11-08 18:30 - 19:40 (Europe/Rome) | UJ Arts & Culture, University Road, Johannesburg, GP 2092, South Africa
From November 8 to 12, 2025, Aterballetto embarks on its first tour in South Africa.

Thanks to the collaboration of the Embassy of Italy in Pretoria and the Italian Cultural Institute of Pretoria, Aterballetto performs the triptych Dreamers in three South African cities.

TOUR

Saturday, November 8 – 6:30 p.m. – Johannesburg, UJ Arts & Culture
Monday, November 10 – 6:00 p.m. – Stellenbosch, The Adam Small Theatre
Wednesday, November 12 – 6:30 p.m. – Pretoria, The Fairtree Atterbury Theatre

The triptych opens with Preludio by Italian choreographer Diego Tortelli, who has been collaborating with the company since 2018: a love letter to the body for five dancers, built around some of the most intense poems and songs by Australian singer-songwriter Nick Cave, whose unmistakable voice envelops the audience.
At the heart of the evening is the duet O by German choreographer Philippe Kratz, former principal dancer with Aterballetto and now a sought-after creator for major international theatres. A small masterpiece of unstoppable rhythm, it hypnotically draws the viewer in.
The evening concludes with the sextet Alpha Grace, also by Philippe Kratz — a reflection on empathy, “a gentle form of communication,” as the choreographer says, “between people who feel they stand on the same level.”

Preludio / "O" / Alpha Grace
2025-11-10 18:00 - 19:10 | The Adam Small Theatre, 15 Victoria Street, Stellenbosch, WC 7602, South Africa

Preludio / "O" / Alpha Grace
2025-11-12 18:30 - 19:40 | The Fairtree Atterbury Theatre, 4 Daventry St, Lynnwood Manor, Pretoria, South Africa
