Dancing on dangerous ground

Dancing on dangerous ground

15 Feb 2013 00:00 - Aneesa Fazel
A local choreographer is confronting the loaded issue of gender-based violence and silence.
Moffies, movement and mutilation

Moffies, movement and mutilation

31 Aug 2012 00:01 - Matthew Krouse
As dancers warm up for the next Dance Umbrella, arts editor Matthew Krouse asks choreographers what the body in space says about South Africa today.

Meditation on the meaning of power

02 Mar 2012 17:40 - Murray Kruger
In Uncles & Angels laughter is not merely a vehicle to lighten the load of the themes.
Uneasy steps decode sexual violation

Uneasy steps decode sexual violation

02 Mar 2012 17:31 - Mpho Moshe Matheolane
When we speak of violations against the body, what comes to mind if not rape, murder and brutality?
Just what the hell are you playing at, Daddy?

Just what the hell are you playing at, Daddy?

02 Mar 2012 00:00 - Murray Kruger
The buzz surrounding the return of Robyn Orlin's Daddy, I've seen this piece six times before... was unavoidable.
Travails of a warrior chief

Travails of a warrior chief

02 Mar 2012 00:00 - Mpho Moshe Matheolane
Exit/Exist is based on the life of the legendary Xhosa chief, Maqoma, who played a crucial role in the frontier wars in the Eastern Cape.

Reed dance under scrutiny

17 Feb 2012 14:07 - Percy Zvomuya
A piece at this year's Dance Umbrella interrogates the annual reed dance, in which young virgins are presented before King Goodwill Zwelithini.
Choreographers tap deftly into suffering

Choreographers tap deftly into suffering

17 Feb 2012 13:30 - Tammy Ballantyne
Local choreographers tackle sensitive, heart-breaking issues that ordinary South Africans are dealing with every day.
Performers shift perceptions as they step off stage

Performers shift perceptions as they step off stage

17 Feb 2012 00:00 - Robyn Sassen
Choreographers are surprising unsuspecting audiences by taking dance performance into new spaces.
Artists go where PC angels fear to tread

Artists go where PC angels fear to tread

17 Feb 2012 00:00 - Adrienne Sichel
Theatre dance is again showing its anarchic credentials by appropriating local icons.
An artless business

An artless business

21 May 2010 10:55 - Pat Schwartz
As corporate ­donations for the arts dry up, many organisations need to exchange a begging bowl for a business plan, writes Pat Schwartz
Dance Umbrella 2012

Slideshow | Dance Umbrella 2012

16 Feb 2012 17:18
This year's Dance Umbrella programme features an exciting lineup of new work, as well as some classics of South African contemporary dance.