Performed and Created by Andile Vellem, Nadine Mckenzie and Yaseen Manuel
Costume: Jenny Stretch
Images: Danie Coetzee
As human beings we experience constant changes from the day we are born. We experience many moments; some remain with us as memories, some live in our bodies as feelings and others we forget. TIMELAPSE uncovers how these moments move with us through time and space, what we do now and how it affects what comes next. TIMELAPSE looks at these actions and frames as we witness a rebirth of souls, a rebirth of time, conversations and connections, and how they lead us to shaping new beginnings.
Unmute Dance Theatre is a company of artists with mixed abilities/disabilities using physical theatre, contemporary and integrated dance to create awareness on accessibility, integration and inclusion of people with disability within main stream society. We aim to address and challenge the society’s state of mental-misconception on disability(ies) and we encourage people to break barriers and be aware that we are all abled and have our own abilities.
The company came into existence in 2013 after a performance creation entitled ‘Unmute’. Unmute was the first ensemble choreographic piece by Andile Vellem. It is based on his experience as a dancer who is deaf. The inception of the company then developed in 2014 after a successful run of the Unmute Production and it was co-founded by Nadine Mckenzie, Mpotseng Shuping, Andile Vellem and Themba Mbuli. Within the 8 years of the company’s existence we have had several collaborations with artists both locally and internationally such as Vuyani Dance Theatre, Jazzart Dance Theatre, FLATFOOT DANCE COMPANY, Alessandro Schiattarella from Switzerland and Tumbuka Dance Company from Zimbabwe to name a few.
Joseph travels to JOMBA! with support from the African Disability Dance Network (ADDN)
