Acclaimed dance group to bring heat to SA
Tour to help forge creative collaboration between India and South Africa.
Globally acclaimed dance group Kathak Rockers is headed to South Africa for a limited season of performances and workshops that will play an important role in forging an ongoing creative relationship between South Africa and India.
Hosted by Johannesburg-based Jazzy Masala Creative, the tour offers dance aficionados and those who relish being immersed in different cultural experiences the opportunity to witness Kathak Rockers’ electrifying Indian dance fusion performances live.
Led by Kumar Sharma (India) and Svetlana Tulasi (Russia), Kathak Rockers offers up a spectacular interpretation of Kathak, one of the major forms of Indian classical dance.
As witnessed on multiple platforms (including many different performance-focused reality television shows in India), Kathak Rockers inject contemporary energy and passion into this historic dance form.
The dance group will perform at the Lyric Theatre at Gold Reef City on July 27 and 28.
“We are thrilled to be bringing Kathak Rockers to South Africa,” said Versha Magan, founder of Jazzy Masala and a well-known performer, dance guru, choreographer and actor.
“Experiencing a performance by this troupe is guaranteed to lift spirits and leave audience members with a lifelong love for this particular form of dance.”
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In the spirit of partnership, the live performances will include six dancers from India and 10 from South Africa, providing a fantastic showcase of collaboration and creative skills exchange in action.
And, alongside two unmissable performances, Jazzy Masala is hosting two workshops that will focus on the transfer of skills between the troupe and a range of South African-based participants, from professional dancers to dance schools and artists.
Lasting between four and six hours, each workshop will include face-to-face learning and transfer of skills, and an opportunity to interact with the Kathak Rockers.
The workshops will play a role in Magan’s aim to promote the exchange of learning between India and South African artists and to stimulate the development of the Kathak art form in South Africa, and raise its standards of performance and practice.
“I am confident that the upcoming Kathak Rockers tour to South Africa will play a significant role in creating an international platform for our own artists to perform with this incredible troupe,” said Magan.
“It will also further strengthen the arts and culture relationship between India and South Africa, which already has a rich history and deep connection.
“The global space of collaboration is ever increasing, and countries need to seize the opportunity to grow and connect.
“Having the Kathak Rockers here drives this new age thinking of bringing the global to South Africa.”
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