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Sunday, August 25, 2013

JOMBA! PROGRAMME



(Desire Davids & Helene Cathala in “B.L.E.N.D”)

The annual JOMBA! Programme will fill the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre with a variety of dance from August 28 to September 8.

The following productions will take place at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre.

August 28 & 29 at 19h30: B.L.E.N.D and The King in Exile. Preceded by a welcome by Lliane Loots (JOMBA! Artistic Director). B.L.E.N.D is choreographed by Desiré Davids (South Africa) and Hélène Cathala (France). The King in Exile is choreographed by Francisco Camacho (Portugal). After the final performance on August 29: JOMBA! Talks Dance: post show discussion with Davids, Cathala and Camacho hosted by Lliane Loots.

August 30 & 31 at 19h30: Indumba choreographed by Fana Tshabalala. After the final performance on August 31: JOMBA! Talks Dance: post show discussion with Tshabalala and PJ Sabbagha hosted by Lliane Loots.

September 1 at 19h30: JOMBA! FRINGE

September 3 & 4 at 19h30: Tea For Two & Another Chopsticks Story - choreography by Misato Inoue and Félix Duméril of T42 (Switzerland). After the final performance on September 4: JOMBA! Talks Dance: post show discussion with Inoue and Deméril hosted by Lliane Loots

September 5 & 6 at 19h30: “SUPERSTARS” – Introdans (Holland): Polish Pieces – choreography by Hans van Manen; Evening Songs – choreography by Jiří Kylián and Pas de Danse – choreography by Mats Ek. Anaphase – choreography by Ohad Naharin and Sinfonía India – choreography by Nacho Duato. After the final performance on September 6: JOMBA! Talks Dance: post show discussion with Roel Voorinholt and Adriaan Luteijn hosted by Lliane Loots

September 7 at 19h30: Presentation of the 3rd annual Eric Shabalala Dance Champion Award for 2013. The Dance We Dance: Deeply Rooted Dance Theatre (Chicago, USA) will present an evening of a confluence of some of their key signature works that will also feature Durban’s Flatfoot Dance  JOMBA! Talks Dance: post show discussion with Kevin Iega Jeff and Gary Abbott hosted by Lliane Loots.

September 8 at 14h30: FREE EVENT!! Move - a film directed by Theodore Collatos (featuring Deeply Rooted Dance Theatre)
19h30: The Dance We Dance: Deeply Rooted Dance Theatre (Chicago, USA) will present an evening of a confluence of some of their key signature works that will also feature Durban’s Flatfoot Dance Company – choreography by Kevin Iega Jeff, Gary Abbott, Krystal Hall-Glass, Anthony Marshall.

Apart from the above productions at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre, the JOMBA! Youth Fringe will take place at the Wiggins Community Hall in Cato Manor/Umkhumbane on August 31 at 14h30

September 2 sees JOMBA! fans move to artSPACEdurban for the programme JOMBA! @ artSPACE (durban) which takes place at 18h00.

The 15th annual JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience runs from August 28 to September 8 at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre at 19h30. Tickets R50 (R35 scholars/students/pensioners) booked through Computicket (or at venue from one hour before). For more information, visit www.cca.ukzn.ac.za or Facebook (JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience) and Twitter (Twitter@Jomba_dance).