Naked
at the Bus Stop is the title of a work directed by well-known
choreographer and dancer Vusi Makanya featuring dancer and choreographer
Wandile Arthur Nodliwa with music composition by Nkosingiphile Mkhize.
It will take have two performances on
November 23, 2019, at Daily Dosage Community, 3 Millar Road, Windermere in
Durban. The show features Wandile A Nodliwa and Nkosingiphile Mkhize. Stage
manager is Othembele Nomgca
Naked at the bus stop - A feeling of being
naked comes from not feeling good about some parts of yourself either inside or
outside, then when you are in public you feel as if people can see through your
clothes, deep down to your broken parts, a feeling of shame creeps in, you feel
as if everyone is watching, judging and laughing at your brokenness.
This happens because you have lost control
of your life, you have let your experiences or situations define you, you are
not your experiences, you are greater than you think. Take control, rise above
that feeling of shame, and rise above that vulnerability.
“With this piece we are looking at how we
as people strip ourselves naked simply by not accepting ourselves as we are.
The major themes being: self-pity, insecurity and vulnerability,” explains Vusi
Makanya.
Award winner Vusi Makanya graduated in
Choreography and Practice of Dance Teaching from Phenduka Dance Theatre as well
as Dance in Education at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He has over 18 years
of professional performance and administration experience in dance, dance
theatre, and dance education. He is also a dancer, choreographer and an
executive and artistic director of the Durban Dance Theatre School in KwaMashu
Township.
He is member of the artistic leadership
team which involves seven countries and four continents, and he is also a member of
Durban Dance Alliance and a member of the Creative Arts Team in Durban, these
organisations all have similar interests of sharing and exploring unity in
diversity and cultural expression. He has gained his work experience with only
the best and leading performance companies, choreographers and artistic
directors in South Africa and abroad.
An actor, director, playwright and
choreographer by profession, Wandile Arthur Nodliwa started his artistic journey
in 2009 when he was doing karate and school competitions, he then evolved
to doing community theatre from 2011 till 2014, which opened doors for him
and gave him a glimpse of what the arts industry might be like, after that he
went under Vusi Makanya’s wing in dance training in 2015.
He then enrolled at the Durban University
of Technology for a National Diploma in Drama and Production Studies in 2016
and graduated in 2019. He has performed on various stages including the Stable
Theatre, the Courtyard Theatre, Rhodes Theatre (Makanda/Grahamstown), and
Folkwang Theatre (Germany) amongst many more.
He has directed The Playroom
written by Thandolwethu Zembe and was showcased at the Courtyard Theatre.
Nkosingiphile Mkhize is an actor, singer,
vocal coach and a director who’s been around since 2013 doing community theatre
at Isinamuva Theatre Academy where he rose and nurtured his talent in performing
art. He has performed on some of the big stages in South Africa such as Soweto Theatre,
Market Lab Theatre, State Theatre, Stable Theatre, Playhouse Durban and he was
groomed by Market Lab Theatre which certified him to proceed with his talent.
He is currently directing one of the late superstar’s project, the play For the love of S’fiso Ncwane. He has
utilised his singing talent directing music as well, of which he has performed
his music in various places.
Naked
at the Bus Stop has performances of 40 minutes long
at 14h00 and 18h00 on November 23 at 3 Millar Road, Windermere in Durban. Tickets
R70. Ticket contact information (door sales 074 710 4681) or contact (074 257
3836 preferably at vusi.kmsdt@gmail.com)
NB: No
under 13s as the work presents nudity
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