Enigmatic Bodyscapes


  • Photographer
    Chris Kirby
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention
  • Company/Studios
    Chris Kirby photographer
  • Date of Photograph
    Feb/March 2017
  • Technical Info
    Canon 6d

“Enigmatic Bodyscapes” is from a series and editorial feature about contemporary dance in today’s South Africa. South African contemporary dance is an enigmatic art form that is a mix of many influences, such as: ballet, ball-room, dance theatre, jazz, tap dance, Indian dance, as well as traditional tribal dances, street dances, uniquely South African dances such as Toyi Toyi, the gumboot dance, Isipantsua, Sbhujwa and afro-fusion. During apartheid, contemporary dance championed the causes of freedom and democracy for the majority black population. Today, it stages performances in theatres in Johannesburg and Cape Town to enthusiastic audiences - with dance performers from all races. Dance schools, although struggling for government funding (as are all the arts in South Africa), are springing up across the country led by talented dancers and choreographers, many of whom have lived, trained and worked overseas.

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