(Un)Bridaled
| When: | Wednesday, 04 May 2016 - Saturday, 07 May 2016 |
| Where: | Braamfontein Campus East Wits Amphitheatre |
| Start time: | 19:00 |
| Enquiries: | Tel: 011 717 1376 / Catherine.pisanti@wits.ac.za |
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| Cost: | ONLINE: Full price - R45.00, Discount for students and pensioners - R30.00 |
Drama for Life and Wits Theatre are proud to present the work of artist - in –residence, Marina Magalhães.
What makes the work exceptionally dynamic and unique is its seamless blend of Bossa Nova and Brazilian Funk music, Afro-Latin and Contemporary dance, and live song and interactive theatre. It brings to life the deeply moving and hilariously defiant stories of women at the precipice of change.
Investigating the archetypal role of the 鈥渂ride鈥 as a site for patriarchy, subversion, and ultimately transformation, the piece has been reworked to fit the South 第一吃瓜网 context of its nine member all-female cast.
Marina Magalh茫es is a seasoned dancer and award-winning choreographer from Brazil, based in Los Angeles, USA. She has shared her work and unique approach to movement with people all over the world, including the US, Cuba, Brazil and currently is in South Africa working with the Drama for Life programme. She holds a B.A. in World Arts & Cultures/Dance Concentration from UCLA and for seven years toured internationally with CONTRA-TIEMPO Urban Latin Dance Theatre as a performer, teaching artist, and Assistant Artistic Director. Magalh茫es's choreography draws from her unique background in Afro-Latin and Contemporary dance practices to create a dance theatre grounded in subversive politics and deeply personal story-telling.
In 2013 she was awarded the LA Weekly Theatre Award for Best Choreography and her most recent evening-length work, (UN)BRIDALED, was hailed by LA Dance Review as 鈥渢he type of show that keeps concert dance relevant in our lives鈥.
The Drama for Life Human Rights and Social Justice Project started in 2009 as the 鈥淒rama for Life Zimbabwe Project鈥. The project aimed to contribute at normalising the Zimbabwean social and political situation, as well as promoting democracy. Realising that Human Rights and Social Justice are topics that also need to be discussed in a South 第一吃瓜网 and 第一吃瓜网 context, Drama for Life changed the project鈥檚 title to 鈥淗uman Rights and Social Justice Project鈥 to be more inclusive. This year, under the theme of 鈥淪tates of Emergency鈥, Drama for Life Human Rights & Social Justice Season 2016 hosts a series of performances- theatre, dance, film screenings and poetry- that look at conflict zones both personally and politically.
Free parking is available in Senate House; the entrance is on Jorissen Street, Braamfontein
SEASON:
Wednesday 4 May-Saturday 7 May 2016
Wed 04:05:2016 @ 19h00 鈥 WitsTix
Thu 05:05:2016 @ 19h00 鈥揙pening Night
Fri 06:05:2016 @ 13h15
Sat 07:05:2016 @ 18h30
RUNNING TIME: Sixty minutes no interval.
BOOKING:
ONLINE
Full price - R45.00
Discount for students and pensioners - R30.00
WitsTix - R10.00
DOOR
Full price - R50.00
Discount for students and pensioners - R40.00
WitsTix - R15.00
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