HIFA 2015
DANCE
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Collisions
A programme with 2 pieces, both offering individual perspectives from 2 remarkable dance artists
Tuesday 28 April × BancABC DAY × ZB BANK REPS THEATRE × 1PM Raramo Drawing on the choreographer’s fascination with the rich variety of African dance forms. Raramo (Survival) explores a challenging time in Zimbabwe through the real-life experiences, trials and observations of the choreographer, Cathrine Douglas. Producer / Artistic Director: Soukaina M.L. Edom Cast: AfriKera Dance Ensemble
“… The performers are exuberant and full of life, their voices as strong as their bodies …” Sunday Independent
Satisfaction Index An enthralling work crafted to evocative contemporary African music. The Seven Virtues (Chastity, Temperance, Charity, Diligence, Patience, Kindness and Humility) create a backdrop, on which the index is navigated. Choreographer and Performer: Jackie Manyaapelo
BirdGang Dance Company in
A Vice In Harlem
Presented by the British Council and British Embassy FRIDAY 01 MAY × GOLDEN PILSENER DAY × ZB BANK REPS THEATRE × 9PM SATURDAY 02 MAY × ZB BANK REPS THEATRE × 10AM Featured in Street Dance 3D 1 and 2, and lauded in the World Hip Hop Championships in Las Vegas representing the UK, BirdGang is an Hip Hop based dance company; a group of individuals from all over the world who have come together as a family to deliver a message: “Fly or Die”. Through art, dance, and music they aim to move and bring the audience into their world to view hip hop in a new light. A Vice in Harlem tells a timeless story of jealousy, ambition, love, guilt, power and desire, set to an eclectic score by Mercury Prize nominee Soweto Kinch (HIFA 2004). “... strikes gold with this historical mash up of hip-hop and jazz choreography” The Guardian
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