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Joy Dancer: dance documentary shows the power of movement to give a voice to the silenced

In 2018, when visiting the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, South Africa, choreographer Gregory Maqoma came across the multimedia installation The African Choir 1891 Re-imagined (2017).

The Conversation · Nov 7, 2024

A South African choir sang for Queen Victoria. They had great highs — and awful lows

The singers traveled to England for a tour to raise money to build a technical college. Their story is receiving renewed attention because of a new dance performance based on the concert tour.

WEKU · May 21, 2023

Africans in World War 1: artist William Kentridge's epic theatre production restores forgotten histories

South African artist William Kentridge became world famous for his charcoal drawings and hand-drawn animated films, but his work continued to grow in scope and he began staging performances. Today he also creates operas and collaborative stage productions combining numerous art forms.

The Conversation · Apr 16, 2023

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'Broken Chord': South African choreographer Gregory Maqoma on his latest production

Gregory Maqoma is one of South Africa's biggest choreographers, with shows that have been performed around the world. His latest production "Broken Chord" is currently showing in Paris. It tells the tragic story of an African choir who travelled to the UK at the end of the 19th century to…

France 24 · Mar 23, 2023

Gregory Maqoma and Thuthuka Sibisi: Broken Chord review – fascinating story comes alive in song

A 19th-century South African choir’s journey to the west is dramatised in this powerful show, Maqoma’s last as a performer

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2023

‘I want people to walk away with a sense we can triumph together’: the making of Mandela the musical

Two South African brothers have spent seven years developing a show about Nelson Mandela’s younger, radical years. We talk to the makers and stars of the show

The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2022

South African soul star Simphiwe Dana's new show is about healing

Singer-songwriter Simphiwe Dana is working with fellow South African creative director, theatre producer and dancer Gregory Maqoma and his Vuyani Dance Theatre company. The new theatre work featuring Dana on vocals is called MOYA. It’s subtitled, “An artistic reflection on the role of spirituality in healing”.

The Conversation · Apr 5, 2022

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