SEASONED choreographer Sylvia Glasser has promised to take dance enthusiasts into a different realm on November 29
Glasser is bringing the piece back to celebrate Moving into Dance Mophatong's 21 years of full-time vocational training.
Her piece Tranceformations and Flesh, by Gregory Maqoma, will be showcased at the Gala Event on November 29 at the Moving into Dance Mophatong.
She says with Tranceformations she needed to understand the history of the San people. It has been a seminal work for Moving into Dance and in her artistic career.
"The show takes you into different levels of consciousness. For dancers, it is a huge responsibility.
"I wanted to do it again because it teaches not only the dancers but every time I do it, I learn something from the experience."
She says Tranceformations is an important piece for her and for anyone who has experienced the work.
"Somehow it is quite frightening for me to watch it, especially the main dancers. I get worried if they would be able to dig deep in trying to tell the story."
Glasser is proud that the company has not only trained dancers and choreographers, but has also produced arts administrators.
Meanwhile, Gregory Maqoma, a product of Moving into Dance Mophatong has chosen Flesh to celebrate the milestone.
He explains that he chose Flesh because he feels the piece encompasses what he was taught at the Moving into Dance Mophatong and beyond.
"With Flesh, I was looking at other cultures and how they stick to their beliefs as well as cultural practises. I became attached to Japanese culture due to their spirituality and sense of humanity. "I wanted to compare our own traditional forms and cultures.
" I find that there was a common link in both cultures. Whether we pray or celebrate a wedding, there is that sense of human attachment."
As part of the celebrations, other productions will also be staged at Dance Factory and Moving into Dance Mophatong from November 17 until December 2.
The programme starts on November 17 with graduate community group performances. Robyn Orlin will also present her work Beauty Remained.
THIS ARTICLE WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE PRINTED NEWSPAPER ON 13 NOVEMBER 2012
Tranceformations
SEASONED choreographer Sylvia Glasser has promised to take dance enthusiasts into a different realm on November 29
Glasser is bringing the piece back to celebrate Moving into Dance Mophatong's 21 years of full-time vocational training.
Her piece Tranceformations and Flesh, by Gregory Maqoma, will be showcased at the Gala Event on November 29 at the Moving into Dance Mophatong.
She says with Tranceformations she needed to understand the history of the San people. It has been a seminal work for Moving into Dance and in her artistic career.
"The show takes you into different levels of consciousness. For dancers, it is a huge responsibility.
"I wanted to do it again because it teaches not only the dancers but every time I do it, I learn something from the experience."
She says Tranceformations is an important piece for her and for anyone who has experienced the work.
"Somehow it is quite frightening for me to watch it, especially the main dancers. I get worried if they would be able to dig deep in trying to tell the story."
Glasser is proud that the company has not only trained dancers and choreographers, but has also produced arts administrators.
Meanwhile, Gregory Maqoma, a product of Moving into Dance Mophatong has chosen Flesh to celebrate the milestone.
He explains that he chose Flesh because he feels the piece encompasses what he was taught at the Moving into Dance Mophatong and beyond.
"With Flesh, I was looking at other cultures and how they stick to their beliefs as well as cultural practises. I became attached to Japanese culture due to their spirituality and sense of humanity. "I wanted to compare our own traditional forms and cultures.
" I find that there was a common link in both cultures. Whether we pray or celebrate a wedding, there is that sense of human attachment."
As part of the celebrations, other productions will also be staged at Dance Factory and Moving into Dance Mophatong from November 17 until December 2.
The programme starts on November 17 with graduate community group performances. Robyn Orlin will also present her work Beauty Remained.
THIS ARTICLE WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE PRINTED NEWSPAPER ON 13 NOVEMBER 2012
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