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Dance Umbrella 2011: A showcase of contemporary dance and choreography: For ten days Johannesburg will be engulfed by contemporary dance.
Masterclasses at Dance Umbrella 2011: Dancers and choreographers are invited to attend classes given by participants in this year's festival.
International films at Dance Umbrella 2011: Dance is the focus, in film as well as on stage.
The Dance Umbrella: SA's dance platform: The Dance Umbrella continues to be the country's biggest and best showcase for contemporary dance.
Moving home: Percy Zvomuya examines two works at this year's Dance Umbrella that explore the meaning of the word.
Mixing and matching: Arts editor Lisa van Wyk speaks to Malcolm Black about Remix dance company that sees dancers of different physical abilities sharing the stage.
Exposing SA dance to the world: The 2011 Dance Umbrella festival of contemporary dance is over, and has taught both choreographers and audiences about the role of dance in SA.

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Dance Umbrella 2011: My Exile Is In My Head

Nigerian choreographer and dancer Qudus Onikeku, who currently lives in France in exile, presented My Exile Is In My Head at this year's Dance Umbrella. The piece addresses the contradiction between the cerebral notion of home and the physical reality of the place one returns to.

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Dance Umbrella 2011: Off Key

Choreographer Malcolm Black brings us a simple love story, where unseen forces help a distraught man find meaning. The integrated dance piece features four dancers, two able-bodied dancers, a dancer in a wheelchair and a dancer who is deaf.

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Dance Umbrella 2011: Hotel

This striking work by choreographer Mark Hawkins takes us on a journey into the subconscious. To a place where ideas and thoughts check-in and check-out: the hotel of the mind.

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Dance Umbrella 2011: Bloodlines

Flatfoot Dance Company's latest work, Bloodlines, examines personal and shared histories and spaces. Using dance, spoken word and visuals, it looks at where we have come from, and questions where we are going as a nation.

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Dance Umbrella 2011: I think its Hamlet

PJ Sabbagha's show at this year's Dance Umbrella stars several of South Africa's premier dancers, such as Dada Masilo and Lulu Mlangeni. The work explores the themes in Shakespeare's Hamlet and the mystery of our human experiences.

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Dance Umbrella 2011: Circle

Circle is one of the performances featured at this year's Dance Umbrella. It is an exploration of traditional values around story-telling and its place in both ancient and contemporary African society.

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