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STAGES – end of year performance

STAGES – end of year performance

Posted November 21st, 2011 by iKapa Dance with Comments Off

STAGES

27 November 2011 at 18h00

at the Magnet Theatre, Corner Lower Main and St Michaels Road, Observatory.

Tickets from admin@ikapadancetheatre.co.za R60 advance, R80 on the door.

iKapa Dance will also perform STAGES at JL Zwane in Gugulethu, free of charge, on 26 November 2011 at 18h00.

STAGES is an explosive production that will resonate with every dance-lover in the audience, no matter what stage of life or dance they may find themselves in.

STAGES is a reflection of the phases of a dancer’s life. In childhood, we learn that dance is an outlet of self expression and pure joy. In youth, we begin to experience the thrill of shining as a dancer, the hunger and chase of the spot light and the position of center stage. In adulthood, all of life can be expressed through our bodies and their perfection – the long lines and exhilarating jumps and lifts and the ability to express and share life’s darkest and brightest moments with an audience. And throughout life, there are those who have danced only in their hearts and are taking bold steps onto the stage for the first time, knowing that it’s never too late to be a dancer.

In 2011, iKapa Dance has grown to encompass four main groups of dancers, all of which are featured in STAGES. These include the Professional Company, which strives for technical excellence of an international standard; the Youth Dance Theatre aimed at growing today’s young talent into the bright performing stars of tomorrow; the Training and Outreach School which gives previously disadvantaged children in Cape Town communities the opportunity to dance and learn new life skills; and the OnPointe Dance Studio which makes contemporary dance accessible to anyone who has ever had the ambition to dance and feel the joy and beauty of movement.

The Dance Training and Outreach School will stage five pieces of which one is a collaboration piece between the outreach school and the Youth Dance Theatre. The award-winning collaboration piece is called I Am Here choreographed by Mbulelo Ngumbombini.

The Youth Dance Theatre will stage Checkmate choreographed by Simoné Botha, as well as Mbulelo Ngumbombini’s Cater for Three.

iKapa’s On Pointe Performance Team will perform Beautiful Mess, choreographed by Theo Ndindwa. Dancers of the evening school are extremely excited to perform as it will be the first time for many of them to ever set foot on a stage.

The Professional company will bring two pieces to the stage. They are Navras, back by popular demand and choreographed by iKapa’s directors, Theo Ndindwa and Tanya Arshamian, and Maxwell Xolani Rani’s African piece, Forgiveness.

We look forward to celebrating and sharing dance with you in unforgettable production.

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