At a time in South Africa when women are under siege, the performers of Jazzart are using the power of dance to tell women’s stories. It is a celebration of the role that women play in society, but now, more than any other time, it is a cry of outrage against the onslaught on the lives of women in our society.
June is Youth Month and the young performers at Jazzart Dance Theatre are dedicating it to join the conversation in saying that the abuse has to stop. Their production Our Women takes the audience through the many journeys a woman walks in life, as a stark reminder of how much we need strong women and how much we owe to women as society at large.
“As artists, we are hellbent on arresting this trend of abuse and total disregard for the lives of our women, using the medium of dance to communicate our message,” says Sifiso Kweyama, artistic director at Jazzart.
“While much has changed in a post-apartheid South Africa, the struggle remains real in many other ways, particularly today, when women have to fight for the right to safety.”
The cast is in its second year of training at Jazzart Dance Theatre, as part of a three-year programme.
Our Women will be presented in the Artscape Theatre on Friday, June 23 and Saturday, June 24 at 7.30pm with a matinee performance on Saturday at 3pm. Tickets cost R60 and R50 for students and pensioners. Bookings can be made at Computicket: 08619158000 or www.computicket.com