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Mindslur (video)
Posted January 11th, 2010. Add a comment
Moving to Freedom (video)
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Press ‘n’ Media
Motion With A Cause: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 – Bangor Daily News
Dancing for the AIDS orphans back home in Zimbabwe: Thursday, November 3, 2005
COA volume 1; # two: Summer 2005 , by Donna Gold (page 4 of pdf)
Mount Desert Islander: Thursday, Feb 24 2005, Rhythms of Zimbabwe, by Becky Buyers-Basso
The Bar Harbor Times: Feb 24 2005, For the Children , by Laurie Schreiber
Posted April 3rd, 2008. 4 comments
ngano nhatu
This video briefs the process of the show ‘3 African Tales‘
Posted March 23rd, 2008. 1 comment
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color [ME] africa
The performance was an experiment of Afro-fusion and dance theater. The narrative dealt with the transition from colonial to post-colonial to neo-colonial Africa focusing on the emotional experiences of the average citizens. Most of the choreography focused on exaggerated gesture and involved voice and face giving the piece a distinct dance theater feel. This was November 2005.
Posted January 5th, 2008. Add a comment
we came
We Came: This earthy testimonial of a Zimbabwean “child of the soil” evokes and agitates the memories of the dust to call forth the elemental passion and energy of the African continent. This is a celebration of life at its most primal and honest. In We Came, you witness and explore the lyrical and chaotic aspects of freedom inspired the traditional rhythmic movements of
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Posted January 1st, 2008. Add a comment
process
This video show snippets from the process of creating Color [ME] Africa. it was and eight week process involving ten dancers from the College of the Atlantic. The material being dealt with was a contemplation of the state of contemporary Zimbabwe. The psychosocial experience of poverty and oppression. The driving idea was that of a gestural collective reality. How do we design the movement of a period of time and also be true to the individual experience of each dancer to allow them to connect to the subject. The performance was about 45min long. and involved afrojazz music and live percussion by the movers. All proceeds when to ndini wako as always. There are more images of this performance in the gallery.
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