MAA KEEBA
CHOREOGRAPHY: BAKARI E. LINDSAY
PREMIERE DATE: FEBRUARY 20TH, 2009 (FLECK DANCE THEATRE)
CHOREOGRAPHY: BAKARI E. LINDSAY
PREMIERE DATE: FEBRUARY 20TH, 2009 (FLECK DANCE THEATRE)
Slideshow featuring members of COBA performing the work 'Maa Keeba'
Choreographic Statement:
MAA KEEBA is a tribute to the late, legendary South African singer Miriam Makeba who collapsed as she was leaving the stage after her last performance at a concert in Italy last November. Known as Mama Africa, Makeba was an outspoken opponent of South Africa's apartheid regime and became a symbol of the fight against apartheid in her home country from the 1960s till its dismantling in the early 1990s. Maa Keeba is a variegated portrait of her life through her music and juxtaposes the music with movement to tell a story that is humorous, spirited and emotionally charged.
Original Cast:
Sarah Anthony, Debbie Y. Nicholls-Skerritt, BaKari E. Lindsay, Teisha Smith, Natasha Phanor, Julia Morris, Charmaine Headley, Marlene Richardson, Shelly-Ann McLeod, N'Dere Headley-Lindsay
Music:
Miriam Makeba
Costumes:
BaKari E. Lindsay
MAA KEEBA is a tribute to the late, legendary South African singer Miriam Makeba who collapsed as she was leaving the stage after her last performance at a concert in Italy last November. Known as Mama Africa, Makeba was an outspoken opponent of South Africa's apartheid regime and became a symbol of the fight against apartheid in her home country from the 1960s till its dismantling in the early 1990s. Maa Keeba is a variegated portrait of her life through her music and juxtaposes the music with movement to tell a story that is humorous, spirited and emotionally charged.
Original Cast:
Sarah Anthony, Debbie Y. Nicholls-Skerritt, BaKari E. Lindsay, Teisha Smith, Natasha Phanor, Julia Morris, Charmaine Headley, Marlene Richardson, Shelly-Ann McLeod, N'Dere Headley-Lindsay
Music:
Miriam Makeba
Costumes:
BaKari E. Lindsay
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PHOTOS FROM MAA KEEBA
COBA's female ensemble in 'Maa Keeba'
Shelley Ann Macleod and N'dere Nimon Headley-Lindsay in 'Maa Keeba'
Charmaine Headley as Miriam Makeba in 'Maa Keeba'
