African Gumbo 2019

Title

African Gumbo 2019

Department

Dance

Genre

Dance

Keywords

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Description

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.

Shows contained within

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)

Year Created

2019

Opening Date

17 May 2019

Closing Date

18 May 2019

Start Time

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

Performance Venue

Dance Section UCT

Geographic Location of Performance

Cape Town

Producer

CTDPS

Director

Maxwell Rani

Choreographer

Maxwell Rani
Wendy Thoane

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Zulu Dance (Umzant(s) TheaterEvent
Ritual TheaterEvent
Amabibi “ Deep and dark family secrets” TheaterEvent
Ngeny’imini sophendulelwa “One day someone will answer for us” TheaterEvent
Amasoja “Soldiers” TheaterEvent
Solo: Inimba TheaterEvent
Far…far away TheaterEvent