Reimagining Tragedy from Africa and the Global South

African Gumbo 2019

Dance

Dance

Dance

African Dance

African Gumbo is about celebrating Africa as a continent and its dynamic influences in the modern world through African and African Diaspora dances staged with 21st century interpretations. The month of May is celebrated across Africa as Africa month and it is an important event in the history of Africa. The 25th of May signifies the rejection of colonial and imperial domination in the continent. African Gumbo explores materials of decolonisation by focusing on telling Africa’s stories which are written by themselves and owned by themselves democratically. This means ‘writing back’ against the ongoing colonialism and colonial mentalities that permeate our ways of being, education, media, government policies, and ‘common sense’. African Gumbo celebrates such a cause, through dance, African music, African cuisine and scholarly discussions in a resistive Nubian way. African Gumbo is about transformation in our African dance artform and to create a platform for decolonial act. The work that is covered in this 2019 Gumbo commemorate Wom(e)n and their hardship they experience in the modern 21st century Africa and its gender challenges.

Far…far away

Solo: Inimba

Amasoja “Soldiers”

Ngeny’imini sophendulelwa “One day someone will answer for us”

Amabibi “ Deep and dark family secrets”

Ritual

Zulu Dance (Umzant(s)

2019

17 May 2019

18 May 2019

19h30 (17/05/2019)
13h00 and 16h00 (18/05/2019)

Dance Section UCT

Cape Town

CTDPS

Maxwell Rani

Maxwell Rani

Wendy Thoane