Funded by Department of Arts and Culture, in association with Gauteng Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture.
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Dance Umbrella 2016 is funded by the Department of Arts and Culture, in association with Gauteng Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture. Dance Umbrella 2016 is the 28th Edition and includes five collaborations between South African and international choreographers, works from Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban-based choreographers as well as young artists.
Cover photo: Photographer John Hogg
Rebellion and Johannesburg Choreographer: Jessica Nupen (German-based South African choreographer and dancer) Performed by: Moving into Dance Mophatong Venue: UJ Centre for the Arts Dates: Thursday February 25 & Friday February 26 @ 19:30
Photographer Steve Thomas
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Rebellion and Johannesburg premiered in Germany in September 2015 and officially opens the Dance Umbrella 2016. The piece is a modernised interpretation of the classic Shakespearean story Romeo and Juliet set on a backdrop of a transforming street subculture in Johannesburg. With an original score created by Spoek Mathambo, costume and set design by Anmari Honiball, film projection by Ed Blignaut and choreographically assisted by Sonnyboy Motau, the piece examines the complexities of a generation of young South Africans faced with the challenges of a transforming country. Having returned from an ßber successful tour in Germany, don’t miss this chance to see it!!
The Last Attitude Choreographer: Mamela Nyamza and Nelisiwe Xaba Dramaturg: Boyzie Cekwana Venue: The Dance Factory,
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Dates: Saturday February 27 @ 19:30 & Sunday February 28 @ 14:30
This is a sneak preview before The Last Attitude takes off to New York! Nelisiwe Xaba and Mamela Nyamza, the collaborators of The Last Attitude will interrogate the politics of this ancient art form, in particular the male posture and the relationship between the male principal dancer and the ballerina. Originally the male dancer served as a porter, lifting the ballerina to show how light she is and also showing his masculinity. The progression of the male in Ballet has been phenomenal from a time where they didn’t dance at all, to today where they take centre stage.
Photographer: John Hogg
DOUBLE BILL Venue: The Soweto Theatre, Dates: Saturday February 27 @ 14:30 & Sunday February 28 @ 10:00
Lingering
A collaborative work by South African Thami Majela and Swiss choreographer Margarita Kennedy.
Choreographer: Sonia Radebe and Teresa Mojela
A dance piece that looks at the connections found in movement, memory and sensory perceptions. It seeks to find shared experiences and to rediscover the relationship between the inside and outside world.
Exploring the physicality of thought this work is inspired by the curiosity of what happens in the mind when a thought lingers. The work was created at the Dance Space as part of the CONNECTIONS project funded by the National Arts Council.
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Interim
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Flatland by Nelia Pinheiro Photographer: Telmo Rocha
Terra Chã (Flatland) Choreographer: Nelia Pinheiro (Portugal) Venue: UJ Centre for the Arts, Dates: Tuesday March 1 & Wednesday, March 2 @ 20:15
The CDCE is a dance company supported by GOVERNO DE PORTUGAL - SECRETARIA DE ESTADO DA CULTURA, DIREÇÃO-GERAL DAS ARTES and DELTA CAFE.
The work is supported by CAMÕES - INSTITUTO DA COOPERAÇÃO E DA LÍNGUA and EMBASSY OF PORTUGAL TO SOUTH AFRICA
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The expression of the land, the voice of the men, the strength that binds them, the weight, the density of the air, the void, the silence, a sense of togetherness and of loneliness. Extremes and their limits. Love and disaffection. Florabela Espanca’s sonnets speak to beauty and the soul of Alentejano and this work fuses the music composed by Olafur Arnald’s and Cante Alentejaro in a contemporary fusion of dance and music.
Ketima Choreographer: Gregory Maqoma Venue: John Kani Theatre,
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Dates: Wednesday March 2 & Thursday, March 3 @ 20:15
Ketima is a male quartet that was first presented in 2003. Now in 2016 Maqoma has revived the work with new members of the Vuyani Dance Company with a male and female quartet. The audience will have an opportunity to see how the work was created on bodies that did not define gender; created on the essence of childhood exploring human rashness in relation to the tranquillity of nature. Ketima examines phases of development from crawling through toddling to the time when thoughts, feelings and actions get hooked to the mainstream of life.
Ketima Photographer: John Hogg
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Toyi Toyi Choreographer: Hors SĂŠrie company / Hamid Ben Mahi Venue: Dance Factory
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Dates: Thursday March 3 & Friday, March 4 @ 19:00
Toyi Toyi is a protest dance that comes with activism found mainly in the streets. This production with four performers, uses both dance and the spoken word to recount the life story of three South African dancers from Katlehong who share their encounters with a French dancer. Toyi Toyi is a cry; an urgent need to tell and to dance.
Photography Š Pierre Planchenault
DOUBLE BILL Venue: Dance Factory Dates: S aturday March 5 @ 19:00 & Sunday March 6 @ 14:30
40 Years in 30 Minutes Choreographer: Shanell Winlock Pailman
Makwerekwere Choreographers: Bailey Snyman/Ashley Churchyard
Makwerekwere explores the suffocating restrictions of conflict and xenophobia in South Africa. Makwerekwere is a derogatory term used for foreign nationals in the townships and the work sheds light on the fear of the “other” in South African society.
Makwerekwere by Bailey Snyman and Ashley Churchyard Photographer: Spiro Schoeman
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“I have experienced so much death in my life... and every time it’s the same story... people get to know a part of you, they spend time with you, you get to know them, something happens they die, you have a memorial service to pay tribute to them... and their flyer gets put in to a drawer... but how many of us don’t wish we had said all when the person was still alive...They say if you want to get to know someone spend time with them... I would like to give you 30 minutes to get a glimpse of me! Who I am, what moves me or how I move, share some of my thoughts, and what drives me... my likes, dislikes and FEARS... This work is a tribute to me. Call me vain but...why wait until I’m no longer around for you to know who I am.
Hero Choreographers: Ivan Estegneev (Russia) assisted by PJ Sabbagha (RSA) Venue: John Kani Theatre
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Dates: March 5 @ 20:30 & March 6 @ 15:30
Through the creative process the collaborators will investigate heroism as subject matter in art and philosophy and bring this exploration to the stage. “Hero” observes the way men, in performance and through courageous actions, discover their “body power” and their own identity however weak and imperceptible. Zebra by PJ Sabbagha and Ivan Estengneev (Dance Umbrella 2009) Photographer: John Hogg
NEW DANCE PROGRAMME Venue: Soweto Theatre Date: March 6 @ 10:00
Photographer: John Hogg
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In an effort to bring artists together, Dance Umbrella has curated a programme that will give both established and up and coming choreographers the chance to watch each other’s work. All the pieces on this programme are short not exceeding 20 minutes. After the programme there will be a 30 minute chat with the featured choreographers to discuss why they created the work.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS Dance Writers Workshop: in partnership with the Goethe-Institut, Mary Corrigall will again work with selected writers on writing and reviewing contemporary dance. Venue: Market Laboratory Time: 6pm - 8.30pm
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Date: 23 Feb
The final session of the Dance Writer’s Workshop will culminate in a panel discussion and open dialogue centred on the nature and politics of collaborations across disciplines and artists from different nations, cultural groups. Dancers, choreographers, visual
artists, musicians, filmmakers, costume designers from SA and abroad will be on the panel but are also encouraged to attend. The event is open to the public and will introduce this year’s international artists and works that will be staged during Dance Umbrella 2016. Admission is free.
Master Classes: Selected commissioned choreographers will present a Master Class during the Dance Umbrella. Watch the media for further info or go to www.danceforumsouthafrica.co.za for updated information.
The Dance Umbrella Festival is produced by: Dance Forum, P O Box 91331, Auckland Park 2006 +27 11 492 2033 www.danceforumsouthafrica.co.za
DANCE UMBRELLA – PROGRAMME 2016 Programme
Venue
Time
Price
February 25 & 26
Jessica Nupen
UJ Centre for Arts
19:30
R150
February 27 & 28
Mamela Nyamza/ Nelisiwe Xaba
Dance Factory
19:30/ 14:30
R100
February 27 & 28
Double Bill
Soweto Theatre
14:30/ 10:00
R100
March 1&2
Nelia Pinheiro (Portugal)
UJ Centre for Arts
20:15
R150
March 2&3
Gregory Maqoma
John Kani Theatre
20:15
R150
March 3&4
Hors Série company/ Hamid Ben Mahi
Dance Factory
19:00
R150
March 5&6
Double Bill
Dance Factory
19:00/ 14:30
R100
March 5&6
PJ Sabbagha / Ivan Estegneev
John Kani Theatre
20:30/ 15:30
R150
March 6
New Dance
Soweto Theatre
10:00
R80
Please note the John Kani Theatre is at the Market Theatre, Newtown
TICKET PRICES: range between R80.00 & R150.00 exclusive
School block bookings of ten or more: 50% discount! Block bookings of ten or more: 30% discount! Call 011 492 2033 for further information Book at Computicket www.computicket.co.za • 0861 915 8000
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This information was correct at the time of going to print: watch the press for updates or go to www.danceforumsouthafrica.co.za or call 011 492 0709/2033 or 082 570 3083 Dance Umbrella Johannesburg
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