Thirteen Days in Durban

*Note: This piece appears in the JOMBA! Khuluma Digital, a magazine summarizing the 20th annual JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience. Five students at the University of…

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Blame it on the rain: Three dances impacted, though not inspired by a spring rain in Durban

*Note this review originally appeared on the JOMBA! Khuluma Blog, as part of the JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience Dance Writing Residency and is re-published with…

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‘Udodana’ lays bare personal and political identities of Musa Hlatshwayo

*Note this review originally appeared on the JOMBA! Khuluma Blog, as part of the JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience Dance Writing Residency and is re-published with…

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‘You Don’t Own Me’ more than just a soundtrack at JOMBA! On the Edge

*Note this review originally appeared on the JOMBA! Khuluma Blog, as part of the JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience Dance Writing Residency and is re-published with…

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Legends and Legacy: Anita Ratnam’s take on a Hindu goddess locates women here and now

*Note this review originally appeared on the JOMBA! Khuluma Blog, as part of the JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience Dance Writing Residency and is re-published with…

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Highs and lows of the human condition in MIDM JOMBA! opening

20th year of JOMBA! kicks off with a dance about human trafficking, and a journey to the moon and back

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Deeply Rooted Dance Theater’s Emerging Choreographer / Artist Showcase (review)

CHICAGO — There are plenty of dance companies who fuse Western and non-Western dance. Ballet is blended with modern, modern with African Diaspora, but rare is…

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Deeply Rooted Dance Theater Crosses the Ocean!

Deeply Rooted Dance Theater is the first American company to participate in JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience, an international festival in its 15th year in “Sister…

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