Jacqueline Kehilwe Manyaapelo

Full Name
Jacqueline Kehilwe Manyaapelo
First Name
Jacqueline
Surname
Manyaapelo
Alternate Name
Jackie Manyaapelo
Biography
Jackie Manyaapelo was Artistic Director of Jazzart Dance from 2010 to 2013. She has performed, choreographed and collaborated extensively, notably with Neo Muyanga, Sibongile Khumalo, Alfred Hinkel, Mark Fleishman and Magnet Theatre and Ina Wichterich. Jackie's first experimental work was a collaboration with visual artist Khaya Witbooi for the Pan African Market. In 2015 she directed and performed her first solo work, Satisfaction Index and a year later took on the lead role in Janni Younge’s The Firebird choreographed by Jay Pather. A former ICA Fellow, Jackie is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Theatre and Performance and Teaching at the University of Cape Town while working as an independent dancer and choreographer.
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Jazzart Dance Theatre

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In His Quest Choreographer TheaterEvent
Mahareng: Passage of the Bird Choreographer TheaterEvent
Nguvu yaMbegu… Entabelanga 2019 Choreographer TheaterEvent
Love of the Nightingale 2022 Choreographer TheaterEvent
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Mahareng: Passage of the Bird Assistant Director TheaterEvent
Theatre is Dead! Long live Theatre! Assistant Director TheaterEvent