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Show
HATCHED ENSEMBLE
Mamela Nyamza
March 29 – 30, 2025
ITALIAN PREMIERE
Running time: 70'
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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Info
Due to ongoing works in Triennale, the theater is not accessible by lift. To avoid the stairs, enter through the gate in the park, in Viale Alemagna. The entrance is also accessible to people with disabilities.
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)
Calendar
Saturday, March 29 2025, 7.30pm
Sunday, March 30 2025, 4.00pm
