Dance Umbrella 2016 | Page 1 Feb 25 2016 Mar 06 2016 Feb Gauteng Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture. Arts and Recreation, of Sport, Department Gauteng Funded by Department of Arts and Culture, in association with with in association and Culture, Arts of Department by Funded Dance Umbrella 2016 | Page 2 choreographers, works from Johannesburg, between South African andinternational Recreation, Arts andCulture. choreographers aswell asyoung artists. Edition andincludesfive collaborations funded by theDepartment association withGauteng Dance Umbrella2016is Dance Umbrella 2016isthe28th of Arts andCulture, in Cape Town andDurban-based Department ofSport, Cover photo: Photographer John Hogg Dance Umbrella 2016 | Page 3 set design by Anmari Honiball, Anmari Honiball, set design by Ed Blignautby film projection assisted and choreographically the piece Motau, Sonnyboy by the complexitiesexamines of young of a generation Africans faced with the South of a transforming challenges returned Having country. an über successful tour from miss this don’t in Germany, to see it!! chance
Photographer Photographer Thomas Steve original score created by Spoek Mathambo, costume and Spoek Mathambo, by original created score a transforming street subculture in Johannesburg. With an With in Johannesburg. subculture street a transforming Shakespearean story Romeo and Juliet set on a backdrop of set on a backdrop Juliet Romeo and story Shakespearean 2016. The piece is a modernised interpretation of the classic modernised interpretation The piece is a 2016. Thursday February 25 & Friday February 26 @ 19:30 26 February & Friday 25 February Thursday Dates: Dance Umbrella opens the and officially 2015 September UJ Centre for the Arts for the UJ Centre Venue: in in Germany premiered and Johannesburg Rebellion Moving into Dance Mophatong Moving by: Performed choreographer and dancer) and choreographer Jessica Nupen (German-based South African African South (German-based Nupen Jessica Choreographer: Rebellion and Johannesburg Johannesburg and Rebellion Dance Umbrella 2016 | Page 4 centre stage. where they didn’t dance atall, totoday where they take of themaleinBallethasbeenphenomenalfrom atime she isandalsoshowing hismasculinity. The progression served asaporter, liftingtheballerinatoshow how light dancer andtheballerina. Originallythemaledancer posture andthe relationship between themaleprincipal politics ofthisancientartform, inparticularthemale collaborators of The Last Attitude willinterrogate the off toNew York! Nelisiwe Xaba andMamela Nyamza, the This isasneakpreview before The Last Attitude takes Dates: Venue: TheDanceFactory, Dramaturg: Boyzie Cekwana Choreographer: MamelaNyamza andNelisiwe Xaba Last Attitude The & Sunday February 28@14:30 Saturday February 27@19:30 Photographer: John Hogg Dance Umbrella 2016 | Page 5 Lingering Sonia Choreographer: Radebe and Teresa Mojela Exploring the thought of physicality is inspired this work of the curiosity by what happens in the mind when a thought The lingers. work at the created was Dance Space as part of the CONNECTIONS the funded by project National Arts Council. Saturday February 27 @ 14:30 February Saturday 10:00 28 @ February & Sunday
A dance piece that looks at the connections found in movement, and sensory memory It perceptions. seeks to find shared and experiences the to rediscover between relationship the inside and outside world. Interim by work A collaborative South African Thami - Majela and Swiss cho Margarita reographer Kennedy. DOUBLE BILL DOUBLE The Theatre, Soweto Venue: Dates: Dance Umbrella 2016 | Page 6 Photographer: TelmoRocha Flatland by NeliaPinheiro Dance Umbrella 2016 | Page 7 The work is supported The work - INSTITUTO CAMÕES by E DA COOPERAÇÃO DA and EMBASSY LÍNGUA OF TO PORTUGAL SOUTH AFRICA
ARTES and DELTA CAFE. CAFE. and DELTA ARTES DIREÇÃO-GERAL DAS DAS DIREÇÃO-GERAL ESTADO DA CULTURA, CULTURA, DA ESTADO - SECRETARIA DE - SECRETARIA GOVERNO DE PORTUGAL DE PORTUGAL GOVERNO company supported by supported by company The CDCE is a dance and music. Cante Alentejaro in a contemporary fusion of dance in a contemporary Alentejaro Cante fuses the music composed by Olafur Arnald’s and Arnald’s Olafur by composed fuses the music to beauty and the soul of Alentejano and this work and this work Alentejano of to beauty and the soul and disaffection. Florabela Espanca’s sonnets speak sonnets speak Espanca’s Florabela and disaffection. and of loneliness. Extremes and their limits. Love Love limits. and their Extremes and of loneliness. the air, the void, the silence, a sense of togetherness the silence, the void, the air, strength that binds them, the weight, the density of the weight, that binds them, strength Tuesday March 1 & Wednesday, March 2 @ 20:15 2 March Wednesday, 1 & March Tuesday Dates: the of the men, the voice of the land, The expression UJ Centre for the Arts, Arts, for the UJ Centre Venue: Nelia Pinheiro (Portugal) Nelia Pinheiro Choreographer: Terra Chã (Flatland) Chã (Flatland) Terra Dance Umbrella 2016 | Page 8 mainstream oflife. thoughts, hookedtothe feelingsandactionsget from crawling through toddlingtothe timewhen nature. Ketima examines phasesofdevelopment human rashness inrelation tothetranquillity of created ontheessenceofchildhood exploring was createdgender; onbodiesthatdidnotdefine will have anopportunitytoseehow thework with amaleandfemalequartet. The audience with new membersofthe Vuyani DanceCompany in 2003. Now in2016Maqomahasrevived thework Ketima isamale quartetthatwas firstpresented Dates: Wednesday March 2& Thursday, March 3@20:15 Venue:Kani Theatre, John Choreographer: Gregory Maqoma Ketima Photographer: John Hogg Ketima Dance Umbrella 2016 | Page 9 Toyi Toyi Choreographer: Hors Série company / Hamid Ben Mahi Venue: Dance Factory 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 Page 10 Page | 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. Dance Umbrella 2016 Dance Umbrella
Photography © Pierre Planchenault Dance Umbrella 2016 | Page 11 and Ashley Churchyard Churchyard and Ashley Photographer: Spiro Schoeman Photographer: Makwerekwere by Bailey Snyman Bailey Makwerekwere by Saturday March 5 @ 19:00 5 @ 19:00 March Saturday @ 14:30 6 March & Sunday
in South African society. in South light on the fear of the “other” “other” light on the fear of the townships and the work sheds and the work townships for foreign nationals in the for foreign is a derogatory term used is a derogatory longer around for you to know who I am. to know longer for you around South Africa. Makwerekwere is a tribute to me. Call me vain but...why wait until I’m no wait but...why me vain Call is a tribute to me. conflict and xenophobia in what drives me... my likes, dislikes and FEARS... This work This work and FEARS... dislikes likes, my me... what drives of suffocating restrictions moves me or how I move, share some of my thoughts, and thoughts, some of my share I move, me or how moves the explores Makwerekwere give you 30 minutes to get a glimpse of me! Who I am, what Who I am, to get a glimpse of me! 30 minutes you give Makwerekwere Churchyard Snyman/Ashley Bailey Choreographers: to know someone spend time with them... I would like to I would with them... someone spend time to know when the person was still alive...They say if you want to get want if you say alive...They still when the person was drawer... but how many of us don’t wish we had said all wish we of us don’t many but how drawer... to pay tribute to them... and their flyer in to gets put their flyer and a to them... tribute to pay something happens they die, you have a memorial service a have you die, they something happens you, they spend time with you, you get to know them, them, get to know you time with you, spend they you, time it’s the same story... people get to know a part of people get to know the same story... time it’s “I have experienced so much death in my life... and every every and life... death in my so much experienced “I have Shanell Winlock Shanell Winlock Pailman Choreographer: 40 Years in 30 Minutes in 30 Minutes Years 40 Dates: Dates: Dance Factory Dance Venue: DOUBLE BILL DOUBLE Hero Choreographers: Ivan Estegneev (Russia) assisted by PJ Sabbagha (RSA) Venue: John Kani Theatre 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
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Photographer: John Hogg John Photographer: created the work. created with the featured choreographers to discuss why they they to discuss why choreographers with the featured After the programme there will be a 30 minute chat chat minute will be a 30 there After the programme this programme are short not exceeding 20 minutes. 20 minutes. short not exceeding are this programme chance to watch each other’s work. All the pieces on work. other’s each to watch chance established and up and coming choreographers the choreographers and up and coming established has curated a programme that will give both give that will a programme has curated March 6 @ 10:00 March Date: Umbrella Dance to bring artists together, In an effort Theatre Soweto Venue: NEW DANCE PROGRAMME NEW DANCE Dance Umbrella 2016 | Page 14 choreographers, visual cultural groups. Dancers, from different nations, disciplines andartists collaborations across nature andpoliticsof dialogue centred onthe discussion andopen will culminateinapanel Dance Writer’s Workshop The finalsessionofthe Date: 23Feb Time: 6pm-8.30pm Venue: MarketLaboratory dance. selected writersonwritingandreviewing contemporary Goethe-Institut, Mary Corrigall willagain work with Workshop:Dance Writers OTHER HIGHLIGHTS information. www.danceforumsouthafrica.co.za forupdated Watch themedia forfurtherinfoorgoto will present aMasterClassduringtheDance Umbrella. Master Classes:Selectedcommissionedchoreographers Dance Forum, POBox 91331, Auckland Park 2006 The DanceUmbrella Festival isproduced by: www.danceforumsouthafrica.co.za +27 114922033 in partnershipwiththe 2016. Admission is free. during DanceUmbrella works thatwillbestaged international artistsand will introduce thisyear’s open tothepublic and to attend. The event is but are alsoencouraged abroad willbeonthepanel designers from SA and filmmakers, costume artists, musicians, Dance Umbrella 2016 | Page 15 R80 R150 R100 R100 R150 R150 R150 R100 R150 Price Time 19:30 14:30 10:00 20:15 20:15 19:00 14:30 15:30 10:00 19:30/ 14:30/ 19:00/ 20:30/ 0861 915 8000 • Venue for UJ Centre Arts Dance Factory Theatre Soweto for UJ Centre Arts Kani John Theatre Dance Factory Dance Factory Kani John Theatre Theatre Soweto Book at Computicket Book at Computicket Mamela Nyamza/ Xaba Nelisiwe Bill Double Nelia Pinheiro (Portugal) Maqoma Gregory Hors Série company/ Hamid Ben Mahi Bill Double / PJ Sabbagha Estegneev Ivan Dance New Programme Nupen Jessica
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