SOUTH AFRICAN CROSSINGS

South African Crossings

The South African Crossings Platform features four key South African dance makers/companies -The Garage Dance Ensemble present Gat innie Grond, Wond in My Siel (Hole in the Ground, Wound in my Soul) choreographed by the remarkable young dance maker Byron Klassen. Cape Town’s Yaseen Manuel is the UKZN’s School of the Arts/Mellon Foundation’s Artist in Residence who will work in conjunction with JOMBA! (and the Drama and Performance Studies Programme) and create two screen dance films with Durban’s much loved Flatfoot Dance Company. Crossings – A Collaboration with the Vrystaat Arts Festival and New Dance Festival  presents two films by Sylvester Thamsanqa Majela (NEVERLAND) and Sizakele Mdi (dust to dust).

GARAGE DANCE ENSEMBLE (O’okiep, South Africa)

28 August (Saturday)

JOMBA! & CROSSINGS – (COLLABORATION WITH NEW DANCE AND THE VRYSTAAT KUNSTE VEES (South Africa)

30 August (Monday) 

MELLON FOUNDATION ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: YASEEN MANUEL

 

2 September (Thursday)