Dance-infused theatre at Drama Factory

Birthing Nureyev, written by award-winning Henque Heymans, starring Ignatius Van Heerden, is a dance infused theatrical work, based on the life of Russia’s finest dancer – Rudolph Nureyev, will be on at The Drama Factory on Sun August 4, at 4pm.

This isis Leftfoot productions’ third instalment of work focusing on a dancer and completes the trilogy. The show focusses on Nureyev’s exceedingly dramatic escape from Russia on June 16, 1961, when he slipped through his keepers’ fingers to defect to the West.

The KGB’s insidious attempts from behind the iron curtain to destroy his career are juxtaposed to his prodigious success in the West.

Despite his fame and fortune, Nureyev was shattered when his home country denounced him and damningly charged him with high treason. Most heartbreaking was the inevitable alienation from his loved ones.

Tickets cost R200, and are available at www.thedramafactory.co.za

The venue is at 10 Comprop Square, Henry Vos Close, Asla Business Park, Strand. For more information, call 073 215 2290.