Event detail
Festival of South African Dance: Featuring the Gumboots and Pantsula Dance Companies
Performing Arts - Dance | November 12 | 7 p.m. | Zellerbach Hall
The Gumboots and Pantsula Dance Companies, Cal Performances
From the diamond mines and townships of Johannesburg come two spirited dance troupes whose art forms speak volumes about black South African culture. Gumboot dancingperformed in rubber Wellington bootswas developed by black miners to accompany work songs and serve as a form of communication when talking and drumming were prohibited. Pantsula, an energetic urban street dance with precise, technical footwork, originated in the black townships during Apartheid. Both dances are grounded in social movements and have evolved over decades, along with the country's shifting political climate.
All Audiences
All Audiences
$30 - 68
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