Via Sophiatown combines pantsula dancing, a sort of non-acrobatic but demanding hip-hop (due to its speed), tap-dancing, stepping and gumboot dancing.
By calling out, whistling, stamping feet and clapping, the audience participates in this celebration full of dynamism and passion for life. With beat of internationally renowned South African music, like Dorothy Masuka or Miriam Makeba, the show will feature couples dancing the tsaba-tsaba or kofifi, the ancestor of the pantsula. Accompanied by three jazz musicians, they will relive these highlights of African culture, the 'happy Africa' era.
The company Via Katlehong Dance, takes its name from the township of Katlehong in East Rand, one of the disadvantaged areas where the urban pantsula culture was born. Sustained by a strong community identity, Via Katlehong Dance has an educational, cultural and social mission aimed at young South Africans. Like hip-hop in the United States and Europe, pantsula culture is a lifestyle involving fashion, music, dance, body language and speech.
Venue: Auditorium Plaza
This show is for ages 8 years and above.
Credit: image of Louvre Abu Dhabi
Age
8+
Price
Teens: 114.29 AED (13-22 yo)
Adults: 142.86 AED
Links
Address
Abu DhabiLouvre Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Cultural District, Saadiyat Island