Themba Mbuli - Revision history

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 His career really took off as he became a member of the [[Izalo Dance and Theatre Company]] in 2008, then worked full-time for  [[MIDM]] as dancer/choreographer (2009-2010) and in 2011 joined the [[Theatre Talipot]] in Reunion.  In 2012 he started his solo career , with his piece ''[[Dark Cell]]'', which he performed not only at local festivals, but internationally in Argentina, England, The Netherlands, Sweden, Uganda, Wales and Zimbabwe.
-He was also deeply involved with projects like the [[Broken Borders Arts Project]] and [[New Beginning Theatre Production]] and in 2014 co-founded the [[Unmute Dance Company] with [[Nadine Mackenzie]], [[Mpotseng Shuping]] and [[Andile Vellem]], under the auspices of [[Artscape]]. He is also an initiator of the inclusive arts festival called [[Unmute ArtsAbility Festival]], .  that he has been co-curating in Cape Town since 2014.
+He was also deeply involved with projects like the [[Broken Borders Arts Project]] and [[New Beginning Theatre Production]] and in 2014 co-founded the [[Unmute Dance Company]] with [[Nadine Mackenzie]], [[Mpotseng Shuping]] and [[Andile Vellem]], under the auspices of [[Artscape]]. He is also an initiator of the inclusive arts festival called [[Unmute ArtsAbility Festival]], .  that he has been co-curating in Cape Town since 2014.
 In 2016 he appeared in the Swedish-South African collaborative project ''[[Adagio for a Hacked Life]]'' at the [[Baxter Theatre]] and [[National Arts Festival]], and received the [[Standard Bank Young Artist Award]] for Dance for the same year.

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 Born in Zola in Soweto, and after the death of his mother in a car accident, he and his siblings were raised by his grandmother.
-He passed away unexpectedly on 18 January, 2021.
+[[Themba Mbuli]] passed away unexpectedly on 18 January, 2021.
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-Introduced to theatre while at school, he joined the [[Zola Musical Drama]] youth theatre company in 2003, where he received initial training. In 2006 he was performing with the community arts project, [[Khulumani Support Group]], where he was spotted by a Swedish professional [[Kent Ekberg]] and [[David April]] of [[Moving into Dance Mophatong]] ([[MIDM]]), which led to his receiving formal dance training at [[MIDM]]. His career now took off as he became a member of the [[Izalo Dance and Theatre Company]] in 2008, then worked full-time for  [[MIDM]] as dancer/choreographer (2009-2010) and in 2011 joined the [[Theatre Talipot]] in Reunion.  In 2012 he started his solo career , with his piece ''[[Dark Cell]]'', which he performed not only at local festivals, but internationally in Argentina, England, The Netherlands, Sweden, Uganda, Wales and Zimbabwe.
+His career really took off as he became a member of the [[Izalo Dance and Theatre Company]] in 2008, then worked full-time for  [[MIDM]] as dancer/choreographer (2009-2010) and in 2011 joined the [[Theatre Talipot]] in Reunion.  In 2012 he started his solo career , with his piece ''[[Dark Cell]]'', which he performed not only at local festivals, but internationally in Argentina, England, The Netherlands, Sweden, Uganda, Wales and Zimbabwe.
 He was also deeply involved with projects like the [[Broken Borders Arts Project]] and [[New Beginning Theatre Production]] and in 2014 co-founded the [[Unmute Dance Company] with [[Nadine Mackenzie]], [[Mpotseng Shuping]] and [[Andile Vellem]], under the auspices of [[Artscape]]. He is also an initiator of the inclusive arts festival called [[Unmute ArtsAbility Festival]], .  that he has been co-curating in Cape Town since 2014.

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	''[[Dark City]]'' (2008, 2010 & 2018), ''[[Robot Citizen]]'' (2013), ''[[Trapped]]'' (2015), ''[[Spirit of the Bush]]'' (2017), ''[[Memory Box]]'' (2018), ''[[Trapped Men]]'' (2019), ''[[Sold Too]]'' ''[[Dark Cell]]'' (solo, 2012 - 2019), ''[[Ashed]]'' (2015 - 2019), ''[[Old]]'' (2016 - 2017), ''[[Autho(r)ise]]'' (2017 - 2018), ''[[Dark Cell]]'' (trio, 2018 - 2019), ''[[The Boat]]'' (2019), ''[[21 Questions]]'' (2019) and ''[[Bloodbath]]'' (2019).		''[[Dark City]]'' (2008, 2010 & 2018), ''[[Robot Citizen]]'' (2013), ''[[Trapped]]'' (2015), ''[[Spirit of the Bush]]'' (2017), ''[[Memory Box]]'' (2018), ''[[Trapped Men]]'' (2019), ''[[Sold Too]]'' ''[[Dark Cell]]'' (solo, 2012 - 2019), ''[[Ashed]]'' (2015 - 2019), ''[[Old]]'' (2016 - 2017), ''[[Autho(r)ise]]'' (2017 - 2018), ''[[Dark Cell]]'' (trio, 2018 - 2019), ''[[The Boat]]'' (2019), ''[[21 Questions]]'' (2019) and ''[[Bloodbath]]'' (2019).
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 In 2016 he appeared in the Swedish-South African collaborative project ''[[Adagio for a Hacked Life]]'' at the [[Baxter Theatre]] and [[National Arts Festival]], and received the [[Standard Bank Young Artist Award]] for Dance for the same year.
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+Key works choreographed/directed since 2008 include
 ''[[Dark City]]'' (2008, 2010 & 2018), ''[[Robot Citizen]]'' (2013), ''[[Trapped]]'' (2015), ''[[Spirit of the Bush]]'' (2017), ''[[Memory Box]]'' (2018), ''[[Trapped Men]]'' (2019), ''[[Sold Too]]'' ''[[Dark Cell]]'' (solo, 2012 - 2019), ''[[Ashed]]'' (2015 - 2019), ''[[Old]]'' (2016 - 2017), ''[[Autho(r)ise]]'' (2017 - 2018), ''[[Dark Cell]]'' (trio, 2018 - 2019), ''[[The Boat]]'' (2019), ''[[21 Questions]]'' (2019) and ''[[Bloodbath]]'' (2019).

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−	''[[Dark City]]'' (2008, 2010 & 2018), Robot Citizen	+	''[[Dark City]]'' (2008, 2010 & 2018), ''[[Robot Citizen]]'' (2013), ''[[Trapped]]'' (2015), ''[[Spirit of the Bush]]'' (2017), ''[[Memory Box]]'' (2018), ''[[Trapped Men]]'' (2019), ''[[Sold Too]]'' ''[[Dark Cell]]'' (solo, 2012 - 2019), ''[[Ashed]]'' (2015 - 2019), ''[[Old]]'' (2016 - 2017), ''[[Autho(r)ise]]'' (2017 - 2018), ''[[Dark Cell]]'' (trio, 2018 - 2019), ''[[The Boat]]'' (2019), ''[[21 Questions]]'' (2019) and ''[[Bloodbath]]'' (2019).
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−	~~spirit~~ of the ~~bush~~
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−	~~memory box~~
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−	~~dark cell~~ (solo)
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−	~~old~~
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−	~~autho~~(r)ise
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−	~~dark cell~~ (trio)
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−	~~the boat~~
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−	21 ~~questions~~
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−	~~bloodbath~~
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 [[Christiaan Boonzaier]]. 2021. Geliefde Danser Sterf, ''[[Die Burger]]'', Donderdag 21 Januarie: p.8.
-www.https//:tmbulism.wixsite.com/website
+tmbulism.wixsite.com/website
 unmute.co.za