
Lifetime Achievement Award for Durban Publicist, Sharlene Versfeld.
Durban communications specialist Sharlene Versfeld was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Centre for Creative Arts, for her contribution towards

JOMBA! Digital and Live Open Horizons Pick of the Platform Awards
Dance-makers Brenda “BreeH” Cele (Pietermaritzburg), and Mfundiseni Ndwalane (Durban) were awarded the JOMBA! Pick of the Platform for their works in the Digital Open Horizons

JOMBA! Bonus events Talks, Forging Futures Panel & Khuluma Blog
JOMBA! Bonus events Talks, Forging Futures Panel & Khuluma Blog The JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience 2025 offers 13 days packed with performances, and alongside this

FREE Workshops at JOMBA!
FREE Workshops at JOMBA! Booking is essential for all these workshops via e-mail 2024jomba@gmail.com. Eight workshops are available FREE of charge to dancers and dance-makers,

Blackness and Floods – Choreographies of Survival in SPANISH FOCUS @JOMBA!
Blackness and Floods – Choreographies of Survival in SPANISH FOCUS @JOMBA! The JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience presented by University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Centre for Creative Arts

JOMBA! @ The Market Theatre
JOMBA! @ The Market Theatre As part of celebrating a 3rd year of partnership, the Centre for Creative Arts’s JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Festival is delighted

27th JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience
The University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Centre for Creative Arts presents the 27th JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience – a 13-day explosion of world-class contemporary dance, bringing together dancers and

Applications Open for 2025 JOMBA! OPEN HORIZONS Platforms
Open Horizons – Uxinzelelo by BreeH Cele (Pietermaritzburg, South Africa) 2024 JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Festival Welcomes Live, Digital, and Youth Dance Submissions The University of

South African dance-maker and teacher, Sbonakaliso Ndaba, named the 2025 JOMBA! LEGACY ARTIST
Sbonakaliso Ndaba (photo by Val Adamson) The 27th annual JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience, hosted by UKZN’s Centre for Creative Arts, has announced that it will

Pietermaritzburg Choreographer BreeH Cele’s work “uXinzelelo” wins pick of the JOMBA! Live Open Horizons Platform
Media Release Pietermaritzburg Choreographer BreeH Cele’s work “uXinzelelo” wins pick of the JOMBA! Live Open Horizons Platform “Solidarity in the face of conflict and silencing”

JOMBA! DIGITAL OPEN HORIZONS PICK OF THE PLATFORM ANNOUNCED
Media Release JOMBA! DIGITAL OPEN HORIZONS PICK OF THE PLATFORM ANNOUNCED “Solidarity in the face of conflict and silencing” 27 August – 8 September 2024

Honouring Durban’s Wesley Maherry’s 15 years as Production and Technical Manager for UKZN’s Centre for Creative Arts and JOMBA!
Media Release Honouring Durban’s Wesley Maherry’s 15 years as Production and Technical Manager for UKZN’s Centre for Creative Arts and JOMBA! “Solidarity in the face

uKhoiKhoi performs with legacy artist Robyn Orlin at JOMBA!
Media Release uKhoiKhoi performs with legacy artist Robyn Orlin at JOMBA! “Solidarity in the face of conflict and silencing” 27 August – 8 September 2024

Dancers from Bangalore (India) for this year’s JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience
Media Release Dancers from Bangalore (India) for this year’s JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience “Solidarity in the face of conflict and silencing” 27 August – 8

FORGING FUTURES Panel @ 26th JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience
Media Release FORGING FUTURES Panel @ 26th JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience “Solidarity in the face of conflict and silencing” Saturday 31 August This year’s Forging

Workshops and Discussions at 26th JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience
Media Release The Centre for Creative Arts and University of KwaZulu-Natal Workshops and Discussions at 26th JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience 27 August – 8 September

The Centre for Creative Arts and University of KwaZulu-Natal present the 26th JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience
Media Release The Centre for Creative Arts and University of KwaZulu-Natal 26th JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience 27 August – 8 September 2024 JAZZART – Savannah

DANCE, DISABILITY and ACCESS – the African Dance Disability Network partners with the Centre for Creative Arts and JOMBA! 2024Â
Media Release The Centre for Creative Arts and University of KwaZulu-Natal DANCE, DISABILITY and ACCESS – the African Dance Disability Network partners with the Centre

Applications to perform and showcase dance work at JOMBA! 2024 now open
Media Release The Centre for Creative Arts and University of KwaZulu-Natal Applications to perform and showcase dance work at JOMBA! 2024 now open 2 and

South African Online Contemporary Dance Conference Attracts Global Participation
Media Release The Centre for Creative Arts and University of KwaZulu-Natal South African Online Contemporary Dance Conference Attracts Global Participation 2 and 4 September 2023

Veteran South African dance-maker, Robyn Orlin, named the 2024 JOMBA! LEGACY ARTIST
Media Release The Centre for Creative Arts and University of KwaZulu-Natal Veteran South African dance-maker, Robyn Orlin, named the 2024 JOMBA! LEGACY ARTIST 2 and

JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience Launches 25th Anniversary Book
Media Release The Centre for Creative Arts and University of KwaZulu-Natal JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience Launches 25th Anniversary Book 2 and 4 September 2023 The

JOMBA! Open Horizons 2023 winners announced
Media Release The Centre for Creative Arts and University of KwaZulu-Natal JOMBA! Open Horizons winners announced 2 and 4 September 2023 Open Horizons 2023 Winners

Ramanenjana – a docufiction dance work from Madagascar/ Romania at JOMBA! in Durban and Hilton
Media Release The Centre for Creative Arts and University of KwaZulu-Natal Ramanenjana – a docufiction dance work from Madagascar/ Romania at JOMBA! in Durban and

Talks, Discussions, Writing, and Reviews – conversations around dance at JOMBA!
Media Release The Centre for Creative Arts and University of KwaZulu-Natal Talks, Discussions, Writing, and Reviews – conversations around dance at JOMBA! 29 August –

South African Contemporary Dance Stalwart Lliane Loots Honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award at JOMBA! Opening
Media Release The Centre for Creative Arts and University of KwaZulu-Natal South African Contemporary Dance Stalwart Lliane Loots Honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award at JOMBA!

Online Digital Dance Offerings at 25th JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience
Media Release The Centre for Creative Arts and University of KwaZulu-Natal Online Digital Dance Offerings at 25th JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience 29 August – 10

A feast of dance for younger audiences at JOMBA’s 25th edition
Media Release The Centre for Creative Arts and University of KwaZulu-Natal A feast of dance for younger audiences at JOMBA’s 25th edition 29 August –

Dance on the EDGE at 25th JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience
Media Release The Centre for Creative Arts and University of KwaZulu-Natal Dance on the EDGE at 25th JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience 29 August – 10

Dance Workshops at 25th JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience
Media Release The Centre for Creative Arts and University of KwaZulu-Natal Dance Workshops at 25th JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience 29 August – 10 September 2023

South African Artists Announced for 25th JOMBA!Â
Media Release The Centre for Creative Arts and University of KwaZulu-Natal South African Artists Announced for 25th JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience surface tension – Siwela

25th JOMBA! DANCEABILITY FOCUS
Media Release The Centre for Creative Arts and University of KwaZulu-Natal 25th JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience – DANCEABILITY FOCUS UNMUTE Dance Theatre – TIMELAPSE The

JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience Announces International Guests for 25th Edition
Media Release The Centre for Creative Arts and University of KwaZulu-Natal JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience Announces International Guests for 25th Edition 29 August – 10

Open Horizons and Youth Open Horizons at JOMBA! 2023 offers a public platform for new works by dance-makers
Media Release Open Horizons and Youth Open Horizons at JOMBA! 2023 offers a public platform for new works by dance-makers From the 2022 Youth Horizons:

The JOMBA! MASIHAMBISANE DIALOGUES #3
Media Release The JOMBA! MASIHAMBISANE DIALOGUES #3 24, 25 & 26 May 2023 Unmute Dance Company and FLATFOOT DANCE COMPANY in “longitude of silence” (JOMBA!

JOMBA! celebrates historic new partnership with The Market Theatre in Johannesburg
Media Release JOMBA! celebrates historic new partnership with The Market Theatre in Johannesburg Mamela Nyamza – GROUNDED 2022 by Val Adamson In 2023, the University