Guerilla theatre takes to streets of Ekurhuleni
EKURHULENI residents are in for a burst of energy when flash mobs hit the streets in their neighbourhood next month.
My Body My Space, a dance festival co-ordinated by The Forgotten Angle Theatre Collaborative, will see “guerillastyle” live art installations and performances happening from Katlehong to Springs during the five-day event.
In celebration of 20 years of democracy, more than 200 artists will participate.
Performers will use dance and human art installations to highlight gender violence and the effect of HIV/Aids.
Choreographer Peter John Sabbagha, the festival’s organiser, said Ekurhuleni would be used as a metaphor for the human body.
‘‘If you think about it, the OR Tambo [Cultural] Precinct is the central nervous system and the transport routes are the arteries. It’s these routes that carry the blood — the workers — to their destinations,” he said.
‘‘The dancers were supposed to wear red jumpsuits to represent the flow of the blood, but the EFF [Economic Freedom Fighters] beat us to it. So we’ve had to come up with something else — and that will be a surprise.”
Contemporary dancer Thulani Chauke said his solo piece, Black Dog, would reflect a shift in humanity and peo- ple’s attitudes towards one another.
The festival starts on February 2 and will travel through Ekurhuleni, including Katle- hong, Thokoza, Benoni, Daveyton and Springs. It ends on February 7 at the OR and Adelaide Tambo Cultural Precinct in Wattville.