The annual JOMBA! Contemporary Dance
Experience will host a variety of workshops open to the general public from August
29 to September 8, 2018, at various venues around Durban.
JOMBA! is hosted by the University of
KwaZulu-Natal’s Centre for Creative Arts and celebrates its 20th edition this
year under the theme Legacy. These
workshops fall within the festival’s ongoing endeavours to develop the South
African contemporary dance landscape, and are offered free of charge to participants.
However, booking is essential as places are limited. Unless otherwise stated,
these workshops are open to dancers 18 years and older of all abilities.
An Afrofusion session for youth from 6 to
18 years of age conducted by Johannesburg-based Moving Into Dance Mophatong
kicks off the workshops at KwaMashu Sports Hall on August 29 from 16h00 to
17h30. On the same day, other dance-makers from Moving Into Dance Mophatong
will conduct an Adult Afrofusion session from 16h30 to 18h00. This and all
other workshops take place at the UKZN Dance Studio, Drama Studies Practical
Block.
From India, celebrated dance-maker Anita
Ratnam will facilitate a workshop on September 1 from 10h00 to 12noon. This
choreographic workshop looks at some of the styles and techniques that Ratnam
uses to create her dance work. No prior knowledge of Indian classical dance is
needed for this workshop.
Award-winning Durban dancer and
choreographer, Musa Hlatshwayo will facilitate a session which focuses on
growing the lexicon of dance language that includes an encounter with both
traditional and African contemporary dance styles. This workshop takes place on
September 4 from 16h00 to 18h00.
Malagasy dance-maker Gaby Saranouffi and
South Africa’s Moeketsi Koena will facilitate a workshop that will look into
exploring some of the unique contemporary styles and techniques that are seen
at the confluence of their collaborative dance work. This takes place on, September
6 from 17h00 to 18h30.
Spain’s extraordinary Aida Colmenero Diaz
takes a session on September 8 from 10h00 to 12 noon where she will explore her
African dance and Spanish roots in a fire-filled and energetic workshop.
Swiss choreographer and dancer Ioannis
Mandafounis will facilitate a closed workshop between with 12 invited young
professional Durban dancers where he will be pushing technique and
improvisational skills.
To book a place at one of the workshops,
email jombafestival@gmail.com no later than two days before the workshop itself.
For more information on JOMBA!, visit http://www.cca.ukzn.ac.za/index.php/jomba-home
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