| We are thrilled to host a performance by the COMPAGNIE EX NIHILO with FLATFOOT DANCE COMPANY in the framework of the next edition of JOMBA! dance festival. Founded in 1994, Ex Nihilo works with the clear intention of moving dance beyond rehearsal studios and stages to ‘break down walls’ and engage with the public, transforming public spaces into sites for research, creation and performance. Ex Nihilo’s work outdoors, involves exploring space through bodies, constantly renewing each spatial experience. This gives rise to direct interactions with the ‘viewer’ outside of conventional settings and without formal invitation – whether passers-by, residents, or audience. Here lies the birth of movement and choreography. Ex Nihilo has a long history with Durban and the JOMBA! festival, and return for this year’s 26″ edition in a much-anticipated encounter with Durban’s FLATFOOT DANCE COMPANY. Anne Le Batard and Jean-Antoine Bigot will collaborate with and guide the six resident FLATFOOT dancers in a series of site-specific and site-responsive encounters in and around Durban, and Hilton (as part of the JOMBA! and @reroutingarts Midlands partnership). Saturday 31 August 6pm Alliance française of Durban 22 Sutton Crescent, Morningside Tickets here. R85/R65. Full programme here. |
