Show

HATCHED ENSEMBLE

Mamela Nyamza

March 29 – 30, 2025

ITALIAN PREMIERE

Running time: 70' Tickets Full: €24 Under 30 / over 65 / groups: €17 Students: €12 Membership: included with subscription

Award-winning South African artist Mamela Nyamza revisits her celebrated solo HATCHED, an autobiographical work from 2007 that paved the way for an artistic quest dedicated to rethinking and breaking down the norms and standards of classical dance. HATCHED ENSEMBLE expands to incorporate ten dancers of different classical training and ethnic backgrounds, who combine the different movement vocabularies of their cultures to create a performance that is an ode to the liberation of bodies and identities. By hybridizing Western classical music and dance with traditional South African songs, the performance tells deeply personal stories that challenge racial prejudices and gender norms with joy, urgency, and great sensitivity.

Born in 1976, Mamela Nyamza is a South African dancer, choreographer, curator, director, and activist. She started Ballet at young age of 8 at the Zama Dance School in Gugulethu, her home-town, and went to study ballet further at the Pretoria University of Technology, and was also a visiting scholar of Dance at the Alvin Ailey New York School of Dance. There she began her artistic journey of deconstructing the traditional methods and logic of ballet and contemporary dance. Her work delves into political, social and gender issues. She has received numerous awards and honors and is regularly invited to the most prestigious international festivals.

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Due to ongoing construction, access to the theater is through Viale Alemagna. To avoid the stairs, enter through the gate in the park. The entrance is also accessible to people with disabilities.

The performance is accessible to deaf and hearing impaired people through Sennheiser MobileConnect transmission system. The use of wired headphones is recommended for better audio quality.

Credits

Concept, Choreographer & Director: Mamela Nyamza Rehearsal Manager: Kirsty Ndawo Lighting Designer: to be confirmed Costume Co-designers: Mamela Nyamza & Bhungane Mehlomakulu Opera Singer: Litho Nqai African Traditional Multi-Instrumentalist: Given “Azah” Mphago Dancer Artists: Kirsty Ndawo, Kearabetswe Mogotsi, Khaya Ndlovu, Thamsanqa Tshabalala, Dineo Mapoma, Itumeleng Chiloane, Amohelang Rooiland, Noluyanda Mqulwana, Zandile Constable, Pavishen Paideya, Thimna Sitokisi Co-production: National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC), Makhanda National Arts Festival of South Africa (NAF)