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[[Kucheza Afrika Festival]] is an annual dance festival hosted by [[South African State Theatre]], established in 2020. Formerly known as [[Dance Umbrella Africa]]/[[Dance Umbrella]]. | [[Kucheza Afrika Festival]] is an annual dance festival hosted by [[South African State Theatre]], established in 2020. Formerly known as [[Dance Umbrella Africa]]/[[Dance Umbrella]]. | ||
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| + | ''Kucheza'' ('to dance') is a homonymous Swahili verb. | ||
'''For more information pre-2020, see [[Dance Umbrella]].''' | '''For more information pre-2020, see [[Dance Umbrella]].''' | ||
| − | The annual Kucheza Afrika Festival | + | ==History== |
| + | The new name of the festival married the aspirations of the [[South Africa State Theatre]] to serve the continent’s and the world’s dance communities as well as a call to action for Africa to converge as one in its diversity of theatre art forms - to dance! | ||
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| + | ==2019== | ||
| + | The Dance Umbrella Africa 2019 featured local and international dancers and choreographers including [[Lulu Mlangeni]], [[Sonia Radebe]] and [[Julia Burnham]], [[Phumlani Nyanga]], [[Dirk Badenhorst]], German-Austrian Helge Letonja, Madagascar’s Gaby Saranouffi, and performances from dance companies such as [[Vuyani Dance Theatre]] and [[Moving Into Dance Mophatong]]. | ||
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| + | ==2020== | ||
| + | The annual Kucheza Afrika Festival was scheduled to take place from April 2 to April 12. It had to be reimagined, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and current national lockdown regulations with all protocols in place and to be observed. | ||
===2021=== | ===2021=== | ||
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| + | A new partnership saw the [[Kucheza Afrika Festival]] in three cities, including [[The Baxter]] in April, for limited performances from 6 to 7 April 2021. The Baxter Theatre hosted two productions on 6 and 7 April 2021 - ''[[Trapped]]'' by [[Unmute Dance Company]] at 6pm and [[Louise Coetzer]]'s ''[[Memoryhouse]]'' at 7.30pm. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Revision as of 12:09, 9 September 2026
Kucheza Afrika Festival is an annual dance festival hosted by South African State Theatre, established in 2020. Formerly known as Dance Umbrella Africa/Dance Umbrella.
Kucheza ('to dance') is a homonymous Swahili verb.
For more information pre-2020, see Dance Umbrella.
History
The new name of the festival married the aspirations of the South Africa State Theatre to serve the continent’s and the world’s dance communities as well as a call to action for Africa to converge as one in its diversity of theatre art forms - to dance!
2019
The Dance Umbrella Africa 2019 featured local and international dancers and choreographers including Lulu Mlangeni, Sonia Radebe and Julia Burnham, Phumlani Nyanga, Dirk Badenhorst, German-Austrian Helge Letonja, Madagascar’s Gaby Saranouffi, and performances from dance companies such as Vuyani Dance Theatre and Moving Into Dance Mophatong.
2020
The annual Kucheza Afrika Festival was scheduled to take place from April 2 to April 12. It had to be reimagined, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and current national lockdown regulations with all protocols in place and to be observed.
2021
A new partnership saw the Kucheza Afrika Festival in three cities, including The Baxter in April, for limited performances from 6 to 7 April 2021. The Baxter Theatre hosted two productions on 6 and 7 April 2021 - Trapped by Unmute Dance Company at 6pm and Louise Coetzer's Memoryhouse at 7.30pm.
Sources
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