27-29 May 2026 Online with Free Public Access The Centre for Creative Arts at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, in partnership with the JOMBA! Contemporary Dance

The Silent Voice – choreograpy by Thandeka Maqebula – 2025 (by Val Adamson) The Centre for Creative Arts (University of KwaZulu-Natal) has opened submissions for

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

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 The JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience 2025 offers 13 days packed with performances, and alongside this

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! The JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience presented by University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Centre for Creative Arts

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

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

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

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

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”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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 –

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

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

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

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

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