BODIKA/SESSIONS
CHOREOGRAPHY: VINCENT MANTSOE
PREMIERE DATE: FEBRUARY 23RD, 2005 (PREMIERE DANCE THEATRE)
CHOREOGRAPHY: VINCENT MANTSOE
PREMIERE DATE: FEBRUARY 23RD, 2005 (PREMIERE DANCE THEATRE)
Slideshow featuring the cast of COBA's 'Bodika/Sessions'
Choreographic Statement:
Among the Pedi ethnic group of South Africa, "Bodika" is a rite of passage ritual for boys to enter into the council of men. These rituals are often referred to as sessions. In the work Bodika / Sessions, Mantsoe engages the concept of communing and conversation to create a work that is spiritually connected and physically engaging.
Original Cast:
Debbie Y. Nicholls-Skerritt, Charmaine Headley, BaKari E. Lindsay, Julia Morris
Music:
Uzumi TIako Ensemble and Famadou Konate
Costumes:
BaKari E. Lindsay
Among the Pedi ethnic group of South Africa, "Bodika" is a rite of passage ritual for boys to enter into the council of men. These rituals are often referred to as sessions. In the work Bodika / Sessions, Mantsoe engages the concept of communing and conversation to create a work that is spiritually connected and physically engaging.
Original Cast:
Debbie Y. Nicholls-Skerritt, Charmaine Headley, BaKari E. Lindsay, Julia Morris
Music:
Uzumi TIako Ensemble and Famadou Konate
Costumes:
BaKari E. Lindsay
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PHOTOS FROM BODIKA/SESSIONS
Charmaine Headley in 'Bodika/Sessions'.
Members of COBA in 'Bodika/Sessions'
COBA members in 'Bodika/Sessions'
