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(19*-) Choreographer and director. * choreographer and associate director for [[Isango Portobello]] **
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[[Lungelo Ngamlana]] (1975-). Choreographer and director.
  
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==Bopgraphy==
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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.
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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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.
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== Sources ==
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''[[The Star]]'', 11 November 2008.
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IMDb [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5703458/bio].
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https://amp-worldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Treemonisha_Info-Deck.pdf
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https://www.isangoensemble.africa/the-team
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Lungelo Ngamlana (1975-). Choreographer and director.

Bopgraphy

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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