HELP Save the Cape Town Ballet - Save arts and culture in South Africa

At Springleap we love and cherish arts and culture – in fact, personally – I have always seen Cape Town as the hub or Arts and Culture for Southern Africa.

Today a particular part of that culture stands to be denied – not only to us, but all the generations that follow. This is the great art of classical performance : the Ballet.

Now scram all ye who snicker and under their breath sneer “Men in Tights” – stow that speech and observe the grace and wonder of the ballet and it’s celebration of the human form, and expression through movement and music.

I remember as a child the reverence my parents had for the Ballet – both my parents – and the nights that I saw Swan Lake, The Nutcracker or The Kiss – it was FANTASTICAL – especially since I saw them performed by the prestigious Kirov and Bolshoi

Today the Cape Town Ballet is in danger of being shut down. This has moved the Cape Town community to collaborate and create the movement Save the Cape Town Ballet

SO THIS IS A CALL TO ALL

It’s time to dig deep and type hard. It’s time to save an important piece of culture, not just for us, but for the generations to come… and Springleap stand united with savecapetowncityballet.co.za to achieve that end… but * we need your help*

SO THIS IS WHAT YOU CAN DO :

Donating to the cause can be big (Yay!) or small (Yay!) – the point is that every little bit counts. Ultimately a lot of little bits = a whole lot. Let’s examine that equation

Lots of little bit + Lots of little bits = A WHOLE LOT

Also …

Lots of little bits + some really big bits = A WHOLE LOT MORE

In Summary:

Please send your donation to : (USING REFERENCE NUMBER EE1)

Cheques should be made out to:
CAPE TOWN CITY BALLET and posted to
PO Box 94, RONDEBOSCH 7701

For direct internet transfers:
Bank: NEDBANK
Account name: CAPE TOWN CITY BALLET
Branch code: 123 209 (Please note: Some banks will require 2 extra 00’s at the end, eg. 123 209 00)
Account no: 123 200 8842
Reference: Name + Reference Number

DON’T FORGET TO USE THE REFERENCE NUMBER EE1!
On cheques please include the reference number EE1 on the back of the cheque.

This is a taste what you could be denying yourself and future generations in Cape Town by not helping save the Ballet :

The Nutcracker – Performed by the Bolshoi Ballet :

Bolshoi performing Swan Lake

AMAZING!!!!

If you do help, we don’t come empty handed!

You can stand to win the following prizes

One of 5 sets of double tickets to the Poetry In Motion Gala Event , to be held at Artscape Opera House on Sunday, 9 May 2010 [ More info … ]

24 Bottles of wine, kindly donated by Michael Oliver , along with 3 signed copies of his books.

A magnificent poster-size photographic print from Cape Town City Ballet’s current photographer, Pat Bromilow-Downing.

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SOMETHING TO REMEMBER WHEN DONATING!

Please send an email to win@savecapetowncityballet.co.za and provide your name,contact details and the amount donated.

All emails received will be placed into a random draw, to be held on Tuesday, 4 May 2010.

Lets stand united to make a real difference in preserving arts and culture here is South Africa – a glowing example for the world to see.