2023 Programme

• Welcome: Dr. Ismail Mahomed (Director: Centre for Creative Arts)
• Opening address: Dr. Lliane Loots (Artistic Director and Curator: JOMBA!)
• HATCHED ENSEMBLE - choreography: Mamela Nyamza (South Africa)
  

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• HATCHED ENSEMBLE - choreography: Mamela Nyamza (South Africa)
• JOMBA! Talks Dance with Mamela Nyamza hosted by Thobile Maphanga

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• Time Machine: Unveiling the Inner Strength – choreography: Joseph Tebandeke (Uganda)

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• TIMELAPSE - performed and created by Andile Vellem, Nadine Mckenzie, Yaseen Manuel (Unmute Dance Theatre, South Africa)
• JOMBA! Talks Dance with Joseph Tebandeke and Unmute Dance Theatre hosted by Lliane Loots

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• HubClub Special (Introdans, Netherlands)
  - choreography: Adriaan Luteijn, Perry Gits, Rutkay Özpinar, Jurriën Schobben, Vincenzo Turiano, Thapelo Ben Kotlolo, Mauro de Candia
• JOMBA! Talks Dance with Adriaan Luteijn, Roel Voorintholt and dancers, hosted by Lliane Loots

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Hosted by Thobile Maphanga and engaging the Dutch artists and guests at this year’s festival:
▪ Adriaan Lutejin (Choreographer/ Artistic Manager: Introdans)
▪ Roel Voorintholt (Artistic Director - Introdans)
▪ Emily Ansenk (Director - The Holland Festival)
▪ Katinka Enkhuizen (Curator - The Holland Festival)
▪ Jessi Glendinning (Royal Netherlands Embassy [South Africa] – Policy Officer Culture and Media)

(Note:  All attendees will be granted  FREE entry to the 2:30pm performance of Hub Club Special)

• surface tension (Siwela Sonke Dance Theatre, South Africa) - choreography: Jay Pather

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The following youth dance groups will present work:

• FLATFOOT DANCE COMPANY’s Siyakhula Dance Project - KwaMashu
• The Young Ones - Clermont
• KwaMashu School of Dance Theatre – groups from KwaMashu, Lindelani and Quarry Heights
• FLATFOOT DANCE COMPANY’s Hheshe Nsizwa and Dudlu Ntombi Dance Programme - Umlazi
• Performing Art Rural Trainees - Embo
• Africue Dancers - Musgrave
• Multi-Talented Art Centre - KwaMashu
• Kala Darshan – Institute of classical music and dance - Chatsworth
• St Nicholas Dance Company - Pietermaritzburg
• FLATFOOT DANCE COMPANY’s Ezakheleni Dance Project - Umlazi 

• JOMBA! guest and Finnish lighting designer Nanni Vapaavuori will hold a workshop for dancers and choreographers to explore and experiment with dance lighting on stage using different materials and their movement.
• (Closed Workshop for registered participants)

• RAMANENJANA (Madagascar and Romania) - created by Simona Deaconescu in collaboration with Gaby Saranouffi

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• DEUS NOS ACUDI / GOD HELPS US - choreography: Pak Ndjamena (Mozambique)

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• INTO EMDAKA - choreography / performance / conceptualisation: Marcia Mzindle (JOMBA! ON THE EDGE Grant)
  - cinematography and editing: Naomi Gumede
  

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• Woza Wenties! - creation and performance: Lorin Sookool (JOMBA! ON THE EDGE Grant)

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• Woza Wenties! - creation and performance: Lorin Sookool (JOMBA! ON THE EDGE Grant)
• JOMBA! Talks Dance with JOMBA! ON THE EDGE Grantees Marcia Mzindle and Lorin Sookol hosted by Thobile Maphanga

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UNKNOWN REALMS (a double bill that transcends the past and present) (ACE dance and music – Birmingham, UK)

• THE NIGHT BEFORE TOMORROW - choreography: Serge Aimé Coulibaly (Senegal)

Interval

• MANA – THE POWER WITHIN  - choreography: Vincent Sekwati Mantsoe (South Africa/France)

• JOMBA! Talks Dance with Gail Parmel (and dancers) hosted by Lliane Loots

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