An honorary encore for renowned South African ballet master

17 April 2020 | Videography Evan Zerf. Producer Kim Cloete. Journalist Niémah Davids. Video Editor Dan Clayton. Photos Brenton Geach and Johaar Mosaval’S Private Collection.

Renowned South African ballet master, Johaar Mosaval, was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Cape Town in March 2020. During his career, Mosaval had a string of groundbreaking achievements and rose to the rank of senior principal dancer of the UK’s Royal Ballet by 1965. He was also a pioneeer and a teacher in South Africa. Mosaval reflects on his outstanding career as a ballet dancer. Johaar Mosaval has been awarded the Doctor of Music (honoris causa) degree.