{"id":14660,"date":"2022-03-29T15:01:13","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T13:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=14660"},"modified":"2022-03-29T15:01:17","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T13:01:17","slug":"flatfoot-dance-company-presents-the-cleansing-with-iain-ewok-robinson-at-botanicgardens-durban-20-24-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2022\/03\/29\/flatfoot-dance-company-presents-the-cleansing-with-iain-ewok-robinson-at-botanicgardens-durban-20-24-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Flatfoot Dance Company Presents \u201cThe Cleansing\u201d With Iain Ewok Robinson At BotanicGardens Durban 20-24 April"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

FLATFOOT DANCE COMPANY  in association with the Durban Botanic Gardens Trust, presents \u201cTHE CLEANSING\u201d <\/strong>with Iain ewok Robinson at the Botanic Gardens from 20 to 24 April at 6pm each evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In THE CLEANSING,<\/strong> FLATFOOT DANCE COMPANY journeys into the heartland of Earth issues using this performance moment to negotiate the true meaning of ecology \u2013 the connectedness of human existence to all existence. What better site than Durban\u2019s Botanic Gardens to open up this exploration of self to our natural world. In this moving dance work, the Botanic Gardens \u2013 itself bearing the scars of a colonial heritage – are transformed to a site of continued natural beauty and potential transformations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jabu Siphika and Mthoko Mkhwanazi in THE CLEANSING (photo: Val Adamason<\/strong>)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTHE CLEANSING<\/strong> is a ritual for us humans, and for the Earth \u2013 a cultural enactment of the sacred bond between the dancers and the ground they move on as they \u2018cleanse\u2019 themselves ready for a deeper connection to one another and to the Earth,\u201d says Artistic Director Dr Lliane Loots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Believing that environment justice is social justice, FLATFOOT joins with long-time collaborator and wordsmith extraordinaire, poet Iain ewok Robinson. His poetic words flow with the dancers in an evocation that shouts out \u201csurely the Earth can be saved for me\u201d, \u201csurely the earth can be saved for you\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVery loosely based on the impulses of Stravinsky\u2019s 1913 music \u201cRite of Spring\u201d, this site-responsive dance work asks of all of us what we will sacrifice for Spring to finally come,\u201d continues Loots. \u201cIn this instance, and after a 2-year lock down, \u2018spring\u2019 is (perhaps) an imagined hope for different and intimate relationships with each other and our world around us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is moving and powerful choreo-poetry that aims to subtly carries its audience to places of deep knowing and awareness. Created in the evolving collaborative creative process, this site responsive dance work is jointly created by Lliane Loots, Sifiso Khumalo, Jabu Siphika, Mthoko Mkhwanazi, Sbonga Ndlovu, Siseko Duba and Ndumiso Dube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Join FLATFOOT DANCE COMPANY and Iain ewok Robinson in the lush surroundings of Durban\u2019s iconic Botanic Gardens that allows you to safely watch this unique dance company. Bring your own picnic, glass of wine, and a blanket to sit on. Doors open at 5.30pm – come and get settled, enjoy a picnic or a stroll around the gardens, show starts at 6pm. The show is one hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To book contact flafootdancecompany@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets are R100 per person.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FLATFOOT DANCE COMPANY  in association with the Durban Botanic Gardens Trust, presents \u201cTHE CLEANSING\u201d with Iain ewok Robinson at the Botanic Gardens from 20 to 24 April at 6pm each evening. In THE CLEANSING, FLATFOOT DANCE COMPANY journeys into the heartland of Earth issues using this performance moment to negotiate the true meaning of ecology… Continue reading Flatfoot Dance Company Presents \u201cThe Cleansing\u201d With Iain Ewok Robinson At BotanicGardens Durban 20-24 April<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14660"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14660\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}