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Collaboration under COVID - Local dance and media company take centre stage in RE/MAX Living mansion
In a creative collaboration of performance arts and media, local dance sensation, Afrika Ablaze and renowned production house, Mad Little Badger, have taken centre stage in a show-stopping dance video set in a luxurious Fresnaye Mansion.
Leveraging their resources, these two Cape Town based creatives joined forces to showcase their respective industries and talents through a tale of dance.
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Dance with Glenda Jones LIVE on Expresso
Dance with Glenda Jones LIVE on Expresso
Join us for a beach clean up and dance with Glenda Jones LIVE on Expresso...
Details:
Date: 11 Feb 2020 (Tuesday)
Time: 6:15am
Where: Muizenberg Beach
Meeting point: Opposite Bootlegger Cafe
What to bring: A black bag, gloves and a smile :)
Dress warm
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Danielle-Marie Jones stars alongside Miley Cyrus in ‘Black Mirror’
Cape Town - Channel24 spoke to Cape Town-born performer Danielle-Marie Jones, about appearing in Black Mirror alongside Miley Cyrus and making on-screen movie magic as a stuntwoman on The Scorpion King and TV series Bulletproof.
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Danny Jones on KFM with
Tracey Lange
Danny Jones on KFM with Tracey Lange
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Watching Ayana / Afrika Ablaze Rehearsals and being Blown off my Seat!
Watching Ayana / Afrika Ablaze Rehearsals and being Blown off my Seat!
Walking into the Ablaze rehearsals for the up and coming show at the Baxter Theatre is like experiencing the Cape Town weather, you never know what you're going to get or when you're going to get it. Whatever you may have in mind coming through those doors, forget it. These dancers will have you holding on to your seat as well as holding on to your breath. The Read More...
Glenda’s Story
The justification for using my mother’s story is based on the outcomes of how Glenda Jones, an ‘untrained’ dancer, pursued a career in dance. I believe that Glenda’s story reflects the constraints and the deep-seated inequalities as created by the apartheid regime in proletarianising people of colour.
It was Glenda’s dream to study dance. The University of Cape Town (UCT) was the only institution in the Western Cape that offered a dance degree course. According to Clive Witbooi, Regional Chairperson Read More...
Decoding the Ayana/Afrika Ablaze Dance Company
Decoding the Ayana/Afrika Ablaze Dance Company
The Ayana/Afrika Ablaze Dance Company has become a home for those who have a great longing to just dance. The majority of the company’s dancers consist of young people who join up without any ‘formal’ dance training. They enter into an open-ended dance programme irrespective of age, ability and experience. The programme works with freedom and space to inquire, investigate and explore their personal relationship with their physicality, energy levels, emotional connectivity, creativity and Read More...