{"id":568,"date":"2005-03-14T07:55:14","date_gmt":"2005-03-14T05:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/?p=568"},"modified":"2005-03-14T08:24:59","modified_gmt":"2005-03-14T06:24:59","slug":"still-here-sundaytimescoza-must-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/2005\/03\/14\/still-here-sundaytimescoza-must-see\/","title":{"rendered":"still here: sundaytimes.co.za “must see”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Craig Morris, Greg Maqoma and Irene Stephanou<\/p>\n

DANCING IN THE RAIN: Craig Morris, Greg Maqoma and Irene Stephanou at the Dance Factory
\n photo credit: THEMBINKOSI DWAYISA<\/div>\n

from sundaytimes.co.za:<\/a><\/p>\n

Dance Umbrella: Still Here
\nThe Dance Factory, Newtown \u2019\u00c4\u00ee Monday and Tuesday at 7.30pm (march 14\/15)
\nPrice: R50
\nTel: (011) 482-4140 or 082-570-3083<\/p>\n

WHAT does actor David Minnaar have in common with musician Jennifer Ferguson and choreographer Gregory Maqoma? They’re all performers in PJ Sabbagha’s<\/a> new work, Still Here, which will be performed at the Dance Umbrella this week.<\/p>\n

Still Here is a multimedia work that looks at 10 years of democracy and the issue of HIV\/Aids. Sabbagha<\/a> will take audiences on a non-narrative surreal journey that looks at the experiences of surviving love, loss, illness \u2019\u00c4\u00ee and the rain.<\/p>\n

It features original songs composed and performed by Ferguson. Sabbagha<\/a> also collaborates with Nathaniel Stern<\/a> (who won a Brett Kebble award for his digital-art installation piece, Step Inside)<\/a>. Stern<\/a> brings to the work a video that sees Minnaar delivering a poetic monologue, as well as Sabbagha<\/a> and longtime collaborator Athena Mazarakis dancing a love duet.<\/p>\n

Along with Maqoma, up-and-coming choreographer, Nelisiwe Xaba, Craig Morris and Samantha Pienaar are just a few of the dancers.<\/p>\n

Still Here is not Sabbagha’s<\/a> first foray into HIV\/Aids- inspired dance. The Double Room<\/a>, and later There’s No Room In This Bed<\/a> both explored the complex feelings and experiences that come to the fore when humans are faced with the reality of HIV\/Aids.<\/p>\n

Sabbagha’s<\/a> integrity as a leading, innovative choreographer earned him the Standard Bank Young Artist Award for dance for
\nthis year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DANCING IN THE RAIN: Craig Morris, Greg Maqoma and Irene Stephanou at the Dance Factory photo credit: THEMBINKOSI DWAYISA from sundaytimes.co.za: Dance Umbrella: Still Here The Dance Factory, Newtown \u2019\u00c4\u00ee Monday and Tuesday at 7.30pm (march 14\/15) Price: R50 Tel: (011) 482-4140 or 082-570-3083 WHAT does actor David Minnaar have in common with musician Jennifer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6,3,7,11,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","category-art-and-tech","category-me","category-poetry","category-south-african-art"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9blZT-9a","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":35,"url":"https:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/2003\/03\/11\/phenomenomadic\/","url_meta":{"origin":568,"position":0},"title":"phenomenomadic","author":"nathaniel","date":"11 March 2003","format":false,"excerpt":"phenomenomadic, which opened at the Dance Umbrella last night, was a surprise hit! 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