PASSAGE
CHOREOGRAPHY: CHARMAINE HEADLEY
PREMIERE DATE: FEBRUARY 20TH, 2009 (FLECK DANCE THEATRE)
CHOREOGRAPHY: CHARMAINE HEADLEY
PREMIERE DATE: FEBRUARY 20TH, 2009 (FLECK DANCE THEATRE)
Slideshow featuring members of COBA in 'Passage'
Choreographic Statement:
PASSAGE is inspired by Indaba, My Children, a collection of tales and legends from Credo Mutwa, a Zulu shaman from the South African province of Natal, who was determined to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather and become a tribal historian. Rooted in African storytelling and underlined with metaphors, this contemporary interpretation of this anthology is layered with chants, improvised musical buffers and a physical language that captures its essence.
Original Cast:
Sarah Anthony, Debbie Y. Nicholls-Skerritt, BaKari E. Lindsay, Teisha Smith, Natasha Phanor, Julia Morris, Marlene Richardson, Shelly-Ann McLeod, N'Dere Headley-Lindsay, Richard "Popcorn" Cumberbatch
Original Score:
Richard "Popcorn" Cumberbatch and N'Dere Headley-Lindsay
Costumes:
Isadra Cruz
PASSAGE is inspired by Indaba, My Children, a collection of tales and legends from Credo Mutwa, a Zulu shaman from the South African province of Natal, who was determined to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather and become a tribal historian. Rooted in African storytelling and underlined with metaphors, this contemporary interpretation of this anthology is layered with chants, improvised musical buffers and a physical language that captures its essence.
Original Cast:
Sarah Anthony, Debbie Y. Nicholls-Skerritt, BaKari E. Lindsay, Teisha Smith, Natasha Phanor, Julia Morris, Marlene Richardson, Shelly-Ann McLeod, N'Dere Headley-Lindsay, Richard "Popcorn" Cumberbatch
Original Score:
Richard "Popcorn" Cumberbatch and N'Dere Headley-Lindsay
Costumes:
Isadra Cruz
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PHOTOS FROM PASSAGE
Debbie Y. Nicholls-Skeritt in 'Passage'.
A COBA cast member in 'Passage'
COBA members performing 'Passage'
