Lungelo Ngamlana
Lungelo Ngamlana (1975-). Choreographer and director.
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Born in Nyanga, Cape Town, where he started out in 1983, as a traditional Xhosa, Zulu and pantsula dancer in the Manyanani Dance Workshop.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Choreographer and associate director for Isango Portobello and Isango Ensemble. He joined the company in 2007 and has been the choreographer for all subsequent Isango Ensemble productions. Prior to joining Isango, he was hosted by the Royal Opera House for the International Dance Fellowship in 2007. His theatre credits include: The Magic Flute – Impempe Yomlingo, A Christmas Carol – iKrismas Kherol, The Mysteries – Yiimimangaliso, Aesop’s Fables, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists – Izigwili Ezidlakazelayo, Venus and Adonis, La Bohème, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Carmen, A Man of Good Hope, SS Mendi – Dancing the Death Drill, St. Matthew Passion and Treemonisha. Lungelo currently teaches at NYU annually and before joining Isango Ensemble he worked as a teacher, performer, and choreographer with many dance and theatre groups, both at home in South Africa and internationally.
Sources
The Star, 11 November 2008.
IMDb [1].
https://amp-worldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Treemonisha_Info-Deck.pdf
https://www.isangoensemble.africa/the-team
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