New moves at 15th JOMBA!

THE Centre for Creative Arts and the University of KwaZulu-Natal presents the 15th annual JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience from 28 August to 8 September at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre at 7.30pm and at artSPACE on Monday 2 September at 6.30pm.

Tickets are R50 each or R35 each for (pupils,students andpensioners). Booking through Computicket (or at venue from one hour before the show starts).

This year’s festival is a delight of local and international dance theatre that has on show the best the world has to offer. Dancers from Holland, Switzerland, America, Portugal and France will be gracing the JOMBA! stages alongside some of South Africa’s most cutting edge dance makers.

On the local front, JOMBA! is very proud to be hosting the 2013 Standard Bank Young Artist award winner for dance, Fana Tshabalala.

One of the gems of this years’ festival is the collaboration between local Durban based dancer and choreographer, Desiré Davids, who joins forces with French-based, Hélène Cathala, in a soulful duet called B.L.E.N.D.

This will be the first edition of JOMBA! to host an American company, and in partnership with the US Consulate in Durban and the US Department of State’s Arts Envoy Program, the festival is hosting the Chicago-based company, Deeply Rooted Dance Theatre. Deeply Rooted will spend two weeks in Durban and will be part of JOMBA’s extended dance education and development programme run in conjunction with Flatfoot Dance Company.

Another first for JOMBA! 2013 and a treat for ballet and neo-classical dance lovers, is Holland’s magnificent Introdans. World-renowned for skill and virtuosity, Introdans bring a ‘programme suitably titled ‘Superstars’ which features five choreographies by five of Holland and Europe’s most influential dance-makers.

Europe’s finest come to JOMBA! in the form of Portuguese dancer Francisco Camacho and his EIRA dance company.

Swiss duo T42, with dancers Misato Inoue and Félix Duméril, showcase their dance, a confrontation with a difference. Known for their technical virtuosity and dexterity as contemporary dancers, T42’s work has been singled out for its humour and for allowing space for laughter in battling the misunderstandings between East and West.

JOMBA! also offers a full programme of workshops and master classes by all of the participating dancer and choreographers. For a full listing go to www.cca.ukzn.ac.za and go to the JOMBA! page. These workshops and classes are offered free of charge but booking is essential!