Difference between revisions of "Moving Into Dance"
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| − | [[Moving Into Dance]] | + | [[Moving Into Dance]]. One of South Africa’s oldest contemporary dance company. |
| − | Also known as [[Moving Into Dance Mophatong]] | + | Also known as [[Moving Into Dance Mophatong]] or [[Moving into Dance Mophatong wa Thabo]] ([[MiD]]) |
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[Moving Into Dance Mophatong]], the Newtown-based dance company was established in 1978 by dancer-choreographer [[Sylvia Glasser]] who enjoyed an interest in ethnodance. It was rapidly developing as a multiracial platform: the first of its kind in the country when it was technically still illegal to host black and white dancers on the same stage together. It was both melting pot and incubator for new dance blood. | [[Moving Into Dance Mophatong]], the Newtown-based dance company was established in 1978 by dancer-choreographer [[Sylvia Glasser]] who enjoyed an interest in ethnodance. It was rapidly developing as a multiracial platform: the first of its kind in the country when it was technically still illegal to host black and white dancers on the same stage together. It was both melting pot and incubator for new dance blood. | ||
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| + | In 1987, Glasser succeeded in getting the multiracial company a permanent home at the [[Braamfontein Recreation Centre]]. In 1999, [[Moving into Dance]] relocated again, to the burgeoning Newtown cultural district, and by 2009 it moved into its very own purpose-built building, designed and created under the auspices of the Johannesburg Development Agency. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
https://theconversation.com/african-dance-festival-thats-been-one-step-ahead-through-the-decades-55466 | https://theconversation.com/african-dance-festival-thats-been-one-step-ahead-through-the-decades-55466 | ||
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| + | https://mg.co.za/friday/2015-12-10-sylvia-glasser-dances-to-her-own-drum/ | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Revision as of 11:46, 11 September 2026
Moving Into Dance. One of South Africa’s oldest contemporary dance company.
Also known as Moving Into Dance Mophatong or Moving into Dance Mophatong wa Thabo (MiD)
History
Moving Into Dance Mophatong, the Newtown-based dance company was established in 1978 by dancer-choreographer Sylvia Glasser who enjoyed an interest in ethnodance. It was rapidly developing as a multiracial platform: the first of its kind in the country when it was technically still illegal to host black and white dancers on the same stage together. It was both melting pot and incubator for new dance blood.
In 1987, Glasser succeeded in getting the multiracial company a permanent home at the Braamfontein Recreation Centre. In 1999, Moving into Dance relocated again, to the burgeoning Newtown cultural district, and by 2009 it moved into its very own purpose-built building, designed and created under the auspices of the Johannesburg Development Agency.
Sources
https://mg.co.za/friday/2015-12-10-sylvia-glasser-dances-to-her-own-drum/
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