Changing Tides is a timeous production by South Africa’s beloved Jazzart Dance Theatre. Their live performance runs from 27 to 29 May, 2021, at the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town.
Changing Tides is directed by Dane Hurst, Jazzart’s Artist in Residence for 2020. Created by a multi-disciplined team, featuring artists from the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Kwazulu Natal and Gauteng, the show weaves together three distinct stories into a single fluid narrative.
The work looks at the cultural shifts that are occurring globally during this time, and focusses on celebrating resilience and triumph.
Hybrid, ISQALO, Frontline
The production will lead with Hybrid, which is a 2019 collaboration between Jazzart Dance Theatre and the EOAN Group Theatre Company, created by Sifiso Kweyama and Ebrahim Medell. Kweyama is the former Artistic Director of Jazzart Dance Theatre and brings his unique flair to the work, which was originally scheduled for March 2020. Together they explore a stylistically varied, yet grounded narrative around the ongoing development of flora and fauna (including man) in this time, creating a symbiotic language and voice through dance.
Jazzart has established a reputation for strong works celebrating women and in 2021, that tradition continues. Lulu Mlangeni, the 2020 Standard Bank Young Artists award winner has worked with Jazzart’s female students to create ISQALO. ISQALO is a joyous, powerful acknowledgement of the beauty to be found in our chain of evolution.
Rounding out this launch production, is Hurst’s own piece entitled Frontline. Hurst, originally from Gqeberha, is now based in the United Kingdom. During 2020, he worked remotely with Jazzart’s students and choreographed the work, which should have debuted in 2020. The work examines the people, including our youth, caught up in the chaos, whilst putting themselves on the line and often finding themselves in harm’s way at the frontline.
Book Changing Tides tickets at Computicket. Tickets are R100, or R80 for block bookings.
Performances on 27 to 29 May are at 7pm, with a matinee performance on 29 May at 2.30pm.
What: Jazzart Changing Tides
Where: Artscape Theatre Cape Town
When: 27 – 29 May 2021
Web: www.jazzart.co.za
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