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The University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Centre for Creative Arts presents JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience for its 25th anniversary.
The 25th year firmly sets JOMBA! as the longest running contemporary dance festival in South Africa.
As part of this celebration the Market Theatre is part of the hosting where season works by Mamela Nyamza (SA) features along with Hannah Ma’s hannahmadance (Germany/Luxenbourg), Virva Talonen (Finland) with the FLATFOOT Dance Company (South Africa), ACE dance and music (UK) with Serge Aimé Coulibaly (Burkina Faso) and Vincent Sekwati Mantsoe (South Africa).
JOMBA! reaching this quarter century milestone of 25 years is a testament not just to the Centre for Creative Arts, but to a generation of African dance makers who, alongside dance partners in Europe, America, India and Brazil.
The festival has progressed despite pandemics, rising global disregard for critical arts and losing space for live performance.
Audiences will be treated to a variety of shows.
