(Above: KwaMashu School of Dance Theatre perform at
the JOMBA! Youth Open Horizons at JOMBA! 2023. Choreography by Vusi
Makanya)
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CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS:
JOMBA! LIVE OPEN
HORIZONS: June 20 by 17h00 - https://forms.office.com/r/MSyDPxqcic
Applications to perform and showcase dance work at JOMBA! 2024 now
open
The 26th annual JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience, hosted by UKZN’s Centre for Creative Arts, is a carefully curated contemporary dance festival and for 2024 there are three distinct performance platforms that are open for application and participation.
For the first time post Covid-19 shut down, JOMBA! which takes place from August 27 to September 8, re-opens its hugely popular JOMBA! LIVE OPEN HORIZONS (formerly known as the JOMBA! Fringe) platform. Eight x 6-8-minute live works are selected, via an online application process, to showcase at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre with the full support of a professional technical crew.
The opportunity is open to any and all dancers and choreographers over 16 years of age working in a contemporary idiom.
Historically, the JOMBA! Fringe has played host to dancers like Musa Hlatshwayo, Fana Tshabalala and Lorin Sookool to name only a few. The independent JOMBA! jury also awards the most promising and cutting edge work a small cash prize of R2,000 on the showcase night.
Secondly, JOMBA! remains the only dance festival on the African continent that offers a dedicated space to support screen dance and screen dance choreographers. Screen dance really took off under Covid-19 and what began to emerge were a range of African creatives who fell in love with this digital genre and are still making detailed, beautiful and deeply moving short dance films. In honour of keeping the form alive JOMBA! 2024 continues its JOMBA! DIGTIAL OPEN HORIZONS platform. Entry is via an online form and a submission for pre-selection of the short films by the JOMBA! Digital jury. Prizes are R1,500 for second place and R2,000 for first place.
(Left: Kala Darshan's Institute of classical music and dance with choreography by Manesh Maharaj at 2023 Youth Horizons)
Thirdly, in what is often considered the JOMBA! dance event with the most joy, delight and sheer talent is the annual JOMBA! YOUTH OPEN HORIZONS platform.
Hosted at The Stable Theatre, this youth dance platform is a celebration of the incredible dance work being done by young dancers (under the age of 16 yrs).
All styles are welcomed form hip hop, pantsula, Ndlamu, contemporary dance, ballet, Kathak. This is a day to celebrate any and all young dance happening in eThekwini and surrounding areas.
There is only place for 12 groups so early application (via an online form) is encouraged. A small lunch is offered to all youth participants on the day.
(Right: Nina Wabantu” Choreography Thulisile Binda JOMBA! Fringe 2019)
Application forms here:
JOMBA! LIVE OPEN HORIZONS: https://forms.office.com/r/MSyDPxqcic
Closing date for applications is Thursday
June 20 by17h00.
JOMBA! DIGITAL OPEN HORIZONS: https://forms.office.com/r/KhHYF2jKsg
Closing date for applications is Thursday
July 4 by 17h00.
JOMBA! YOUTH OPEN HORIZONS: https://forms.office.com/r/bjcmQfnfJa
Closing date for
applications is Thursday June 20 by 17h00.
No late entries will
be considered.
To find out more about the Centre for Creative Arts at UKZN, click on the logo advert to the right of this article.
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