Dance Forum funded by the National Arts Council presents

Feb 23 2017 - Mar 05 2017 Johannesburg The Umbrella 2017 is funded by the Department of Arts and Culture and the Gauteng Department of Sport, Recreation Arts and Culture, in partnership with the National Arts Council of South Africa, Institut Français d’Afrique du Sud (IFAS) and the Goethe Institut. The 29th edition of the Dance Umbrella Festival is presenting more than 50 choreographers from Johannesburg, Cape Town, Mpumalanga, Madagascar, Mozambique and KZN. The focus of the 2017 Dance Umbrella is ‘young’ featuring mostly up and coming choreographers who have been challenging the mainstream and are generating interest on all levels.

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Workers’ CHANT by Nhlanhla Mahlangu: Photographer Evans Mathibe Photographer Nhlanhla Mahlangu: CHANT by Workers’ women and children during those times. during those times. and children women a compound - and also the atrocities experienced by men, men, by experienced the atrocities a compound - and also Workers’ Museum, where the work will be performed was be performed was will the work where Museum, Workers’ on the black migrant workers who lived in compounds - the in compounds who lived workers migrant on the black the City of Johannesburg with their bare hands. It reflects It reflects hands. with their bare Johannesburg the City of The Workers’ CHANT celebrates the unsung heroes who built who built unsung heroes the CHANT celebrates Workers’ The R 100.00 Tickets: 24 @ 19:00 February 23 & Friday, February Thursday, Date: Workers’ Museum Newtown Workers’ Venue: Nhlanhla Mahlangu By: Nhlanhla Workers’ CHANT Workers’ Dance Umbrella 2017 | Page 4 Institut Français d’AfriqueduSud(IFAS). International DanceFestival (Madagascar) Support&Partnerships: Centre Chorégraphique National deNantes(), I’TRÔTRA Vahinala DanceCompany (Madagascar). Co-Production: Production: InzaloDanceand Theatre Company (South Africa), and France. through theancestral history ofSouth Africa, Madagascar Corps creates alinkbetween today’s world andthepast real andtheunreal through photography anddance. Corps explores thetransporting linksthatconnectthe Date: Friday, February 24&Saturday, February 25@19:00 Tickets: R100.00 Venue:Downstairs Theatre Wits By: MoeketsiKoena, Gaby Saranouffi andDenisRion Corps Dance Umbrella 2017 | Page 5 Corps: Photographer Denis Rion Photographer Corps: Dance Umbrella 2017 | Page 6 Funded by National Arts Council be myself. unrestricted spacewhich allowed ustobefree to to aspacewe onceoccupied. We longforthis This work highlightsourspiritualconnection 20:00 Date: Friday, February 24&Saturday, February 25@ Tickets: R80.00 Venue: Wits Theatre By: SifisoKweyama Space Dance Umbrella 2017 | Page 7 Space By: Sifiso Kweyama: Nkosinathi Sangweni and Tracey September Tracey Sangweni and Nkosinathi Kweyama: Sifiso Space By: Dance Umbrella 2017 | Page 8 Washington USA. of Maryland, The ClaricePerforming Arts Center, De-Apart-Hate was created inresidencyat the University ideology. Africa asanationwithoutdwelling onrace and a discoursethatstartswiththestrugglesofSouth not superiorover otherhumanbeings. This work is oppressor understandthathe/sheishumanand De-Apart-Hate isapotentweapon tomakethe @ 21:00 Date: Friday, February 24&Saturday, February 25 Tickets: R100.00 Venue: Wits Amphitheatre By: MamelaNyamza De-Apart-Hate De-Apart-Hate byDe-Apart-Hate MamelaNyamza: Photographer: Oscar O’Ryan Dance Umbrella 2017 | Page 9 Dance Umbrella 2017 | Page 10 Touring support:Pro Helvetia JHB. Support: RepublicandState ofGeneva; Co-Production: Festival Antigel Geneva; Produced by: Skree Wolf between opposingvalues andbetween manandnature. and theperformanceimaginesitselftobeaconfrontation The world isincreasingly challenged torethink humanity trophy) andtheotherby meansofwar throughout history. submission ofwomen (trophy wife)ofnature (hunting to visualandlandart. The work isareference tothe Trophée isanoutdoorperformancewithastrong affinity Date: Saturday, February 25&Sunday, February 26@15:00 Tickets: R50.00 Venue: To beConfirmed By: Rudivan derMerwe andBéatriceGraf Trophée Trophée By: Graf: Rudi vanderMerweandBéatrice Photographer: Oscar O’Ryan

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constantly re-creating the imagery via the body. via the body. the imagery re-creating constantly and evolution and it investigates everyday life scenarios, life scenarios, everyday and it investigates and evolution themes; it is committed to exploring the diverse culture culture the diverse themes; it is committed to exploring A work that generates imagery framed within socio-political framed imagery that generates A work R 100.00 Tickets: 1 @ 20:00 March Wednesday, 28 & February Tuesday, Date: Vuyani Dance Theatre’s Theatre’s Dance is Vuyani called Shift. work new Wits Theatre Downstairs Venue: The third artist on the programme artist on the programme The third winning Lulu Mlangeni with a Perspective By: Songezo Mcilizeli ourselves: both body and mind. both body ourselves: and venturing into new and unknown spaces within spaces within and unknown into new and venturing speaks to self-discovery Motau speaks to self-discovery Sunnyboy by I am NoT...... waste and asks “How do we stop this?” this?” stop we do “How and asks waste reflects on the world today as it becomes lost in as it becomes lost world today on the Buthelezi reflects Stuck Souls by Oscar Oscar Souls by Stuck choreographers: award-winning by Moving into Dance Mophatong celebrates two premiers premiers two celebrates into Dance Mophatong Moving R 120.00 Tickets: 1 @ 19:00 March Wednesday, & 28 February Tuesday, Date: Wits Theatre Wits Venue: Triple Bill Triple Join us to celebrate the diversity of South . dance. African South of the diversity us to celebrate Join R 20.00 Tickets: 10:00 from 25 February Sunday, Date: Wits Theatre Wits Venue: Fringe Programme Fringe Dance Umbrella 2017 | Page 12 Tickets: R80.00 Venue:AmphitheatreWits The Curated: ConstanzaMacras () By Fana Tshabalala (RSA) In theHeartofCountry Africa tookplace. Burkina Faso, andSouth Nigeria conversation between Ivory Coast, Abidjan, Ivory Coastwhere acultural space. Itwas originallycreated atacultural exchange in we observe thetraditional practices inmoving timeand Dawn explores therelationship between cultures andhow Date: Tuesday, February 28& Wednesday, March 1@21:00 Tickets: R80.00 Venue: Wits Amphitheatre By: Lucky Kele Dawn (New Era) Foundation andtheGoethe InstitutSouth Africa. Africa. Fundedby the TURN FundoftheGermanFederal Cultural Collaborative @Ebhudwleni Arts CentreMpumalangaSouth Constanza Macras/Dorky Park andForgotten Angle Theatre This work was created inresidencyandisaco-production between Njabulo Ndebele’s book, Rediscovery oftheOrdinary. between blacks andwhites, inJMCoetzee’s literature and A physical exploration inspired by the “impossible dialogue” Date: Thursday, March 2&Friday, March 3@19:00 Dance Umbrella 2017 | Page 13

Lady Lady: photographer Val Adamson Val photographer Lady: Lady Production: Centre Cultural Franco- Mozambican- CCFM (Maputo) Mozambican- CCFM (Maputo) Franco- Centre Cultural Production: I’TRÔTRA Co production: (Madagascar). Dance Company Vahinala Outfit Project Floating The (Madagascar). Dance Festival International Support Council. Arts the National Africa – supported by South Agency Swiss Helvetia; Arts Council Pro and partnerships: Swiss and Institut Francais Institut and Co-operation, for Development d’Afrique du Sud (IFAS). Français Lady, Lady presents an experience into a female universe, into a female universe, an experience presents Lady Lady, female artists from three of journeys the personal built up by (South region Africa within the Southern countries different search, share, They and Madagascar). Mozambique Africa, to give together in order their realities and exchange explore and images. challenges commonalities, to various voice R 120.00 Tickets: 3 @ 20:00 March 2 & Friday, March Thursday, Date: Wits Theatre Wits Venue: Gaby Saranouffi, Desiré Davids and Edna Jaime Edna and Davids Desiré Saranouffi, By: Gaby Lady, Lady Lady, Dance Umbrella 2017 | Page 14 Goethe Institut(Germany) andGoetheInstitut(Johannesburg). supported by theInternational Co-Production Fundof and University ofJohannesburg Arts andCulture(Johannesburg), Down toEarthisaco-production with Tanzfabrik (Germany) identities? canvas. Dowe have thechoice ofbreaking outofthese deconstructed onstage, usingthebody asaprojection and cultural artifacts, alienidentitiesare constructedand upbringing. Through the juxtapositionofdance, music constellations thanmerely geographicalandsocial origin identities thatare shapedby more andmore complex Down toEarthisadanceduetondealingwithconstructed Date: Thursday, March 2&Friday, March 3@21:00 Tickets: R80.00 Venue:Nunnery The By: Kieron JinaandMarc PhilippGabriel Down toEarth Dance Umbrella 2017 | Page 15

Alan Parker in Detritus for One: Photographer Niamh Walsh-Vorster Niamh Photographer in Detritus One: for Alan Parker image. dance, spoken word, puppetry and visual puppetry spoken word, dance, an audience in the present. Detritus for One draws together Detritus for One draws an audience in the present. performance can be used to archive past dance works for works past dance used to archive performance can be Africa. Arts Council of South the National Funded by: “performing the archive” and the potential ways in which which in potential ways and the the archive” “performing design by Gavin Krastin. The work explores the notion of the explores The work Krastin. Gavin design by Detritus for One is a physical theatre solo work with solo work theatre One is a physical Detritus for Friday, March 3 & Saturday, March 4 @ 18:00 March 3 & Saturday, March Friday, Date: R 80.00 Tickets: Wits Wits Theatre Downstairs Venue: Alan Parker By: Alan Detritus for One for Detritus Dance Umbrella 2017 | Page 16 in unusual ways. interactive. The work istechnical, high-pitched andcreative the world oftheperformers, beingentertainingand Fortuin. The works taketheaudienceonajourney through When they Leave isatriplebillchoreographed by Kirvan Date: Saturday, March 4@19:00&Sunday, March 5@14:30 Tickets: R100.00 Venue:Wits The Theatre By: Kirvan Fortuin When they Leave When theyWhen Leave: Fortuin: Kirvan Photographer Joshua Walter Dance Umbrella 2017 | Page 17

Theatre). Joubert, Bonwa Mbontsi, Tegan Peacock (ReRouted Dance Peacock Tegan Mbontsi, Bonwa Joubert, (Vuyani Dance Theatre), Seodigeng Keaoleboga & Ashleigh & Seodigeng Keaoleboga Theatre), Dance (Vuyani (Koketso Dance Project), Khaya Ndlovu, Phumlani Nyanga Phumlani Nyanga Ndlovu, Khaya Dance Project), (Koketso Tshabalala (K-Mad Dance Company), Douglas Sekete Douglas Sekete (K-Mad Dance Company), Tshabalala Thami work: new present choreographers Six young R 80.00 Tickets: 5 @ 10:00 & 11:30 March Sunday, Date: The Wits The Wits Downstairs Venue: & Theatres Amphitheatre Young Artists Programme Young needs to renegotiate and question structure itself. structure and question needs to renegotiate Nassimbeni. structure is flawed or irrelevant to its environment then one to its environment or irrelevant is flawed structure and Lorenzo Productions Rabbit Counterspace, Cade, Michelle that within stricture there is freedom. However, if the entire if the entire However, is freedom. there that within stricture into Dance Mophatong, Moving Cameron, Laura Collaborators: ephemeral). Starting as a dancer, the artist learnt dancer, Starting as a ballet ephemeral). to other identities or constructs (be they apparent or apparent (be they or constructs to other identities Tutu explores the choreographer’s white identity in relation white identity in relation the choreographer’s explores Tutu R 80.00 Tickets: @ 15:30 5 March & Sunday, 4 @ 21:00 March Saturday, Date: Venue: The Nunnery Venue: Tamara Osso By: Tamara Tutu Dance Umbrella 2017 | Page 18 DANCE UMBRELLA–PROGRAMME 2017 Dates 2 &3 March 2 &3 March 2 &3 March & March 1 February 28 & March 1 February 28 & March 1 February 28 26 February 25 &26 February 24 &25 February 24 &25 February 24 &25 February 23 &24 February

Programme Gabriel Marc Philipp Kieron Jina/ Edna Jaime Gaby Saranouffi / Desire Davids / Fana Tshabalala Lucky Kele Mcilizeli Songezo Lulu Mlangeni Sunnyboy Motau/ Oscar Buthelezi/ Fringe Programme Merwe Rudi van der Mamela Nyamza Sifiso Kweyama Denis Rion Gaby Saranouffi / Moeketsi Koena / Mahlangu Nhlanhla Venue The Nunnery Wits Theatre Wits Amphitheatre Wits Amphitheatre Wits Downstairs Wits Theatre Wits Theatre TBC Wits Amphitheatre Wits Theatre Wits Downstairs Newtown Workers’ Museum Times 21:00 20:00 19:00 21:00 20:00 19:00 10:00 15:00 21:00 20:00 19:00 19:00 Dance Umbrella 2017 | Page 19 11:15 10:00 21:00 15:30 19:00 14:30 18:00 Times Wits Amphitheatre Wits Wits Downstairs Downstairs Wits The Nunnery Wits Theatre Wits Wits Downstairs Wits Venue Book At Computicket Hillbrow Theatre Studio. Theatre Hillbrow Secure Parking in Senate House. in Senate Parking Secure Young Artists Young Programme Young Artists Young Programme Tamara Osso Tamara Kirvan Fortuin Kirvan Alan Parker Programme www.computicket.co.za • 0861 9158000 www.computicket.co.za which will be held at the Master Classes which Dance Umbrella 2017 will host a series of 2017 will Dance Umbrella Call 011 492 2033 for further information. Face to Face conversations with selected artists. conversations to Face Face

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