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All set for Ballet Bouquet

Ballet lovers are in for treat as the Dance Trust of Zimbabwe in partnership with the Cape Town City Ballet will be hosting the classical Ballet Bouquet at Reps Theatre from July 28-31, 2016.

Zimbabwean artists loot gold in Hollywood

Three Zimbabwean artists representing the country at the just-ended 2016 edition of the World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) in Hollywood, America  went on a looting spree for medals at the closing ceremony held at the Long Beach of Performing Arts Terrace Theatre yesterday (July 16, 2016).

The Middle Finger Raised During Dark Swan Performance

The middle finger was gracefully and literally raised against the attempt to homogenise dance into a strictly European form. While the choreographer, Brooklyn based Nora Chipaumire, paid her dues to classic European dance in her show Dark Swan on Friday, February 26, she melded the euro roots with African “twerks” and gyrations to showcase the beauty that is inherent in both styles of dance.

Chipaumire Brings Dark Swan Back Home

Brooklyn based dancer, Nora Chipaumire, is back in the country for a month long residency with Tumbuka Dance Company instigating a multi-layered project that includes building a living and virtual dance archive Nhaka Yepasi. 

Goodbye Zumba, Hello Afrofit

Goodbye Zumba, Hello Afrofit. If you haven’t heard of the new dance movement that’s been getting Zimbabwe on its feet (literally), I don’t know what couch you’ve been potato-ing on. More and more Zimbabweans have become health conscious, both in terms of the food they ingest and fitness. 

Dancing For Romeo and Juliet

The classic love tale, Romeo and Juliet was fantastically depicted in a break-dance style performance by the Jibilika Dance Trust at the Brickhill Dome on the first day of Shoko Festival 2015.