Soldiers Child / inspire change take action

Presented at IABD festival in Toronto 2012 as Soldiers Child hosted by dance Immersion and Body Percussion Festival in 2014 as inspire change take action.

Choreographer: Mafa Makhubalo and Beyond Sound EmpiJah

Collaborators: Ndere Nimon, Mafa Makhubalo, Sean Clark, Teajah Mark, Yohance Francis Parsons, Talib Marcus, Britteny Mills.

Music: Beyond Sound EpmiJah

Lighting: dance Immersion 2012 / Body Percussion Festival 2014

Stage Technician: dance Immersion 2012 / Body Percussion Festival 2014

Dramaturgy: Yvonne Francis

Photography: Mafa Makhubalo

Description: A production that hybrid the diversity of, Gumboots, Pantsula, Tap, Doun doun drums and Visual Art, providing an abundance of cultural wealth and portrays the evolution and influences of Urban contemporary culture.

The work celebrates the diversity and the legacy of Nelson Mandela on how his influence on art, music, dance and humanity as tools, to capture and redirect the attention of youth away from the culture of silence surrounding the unhealthy lifestyle being adopted by many of them today.

Acknowledgements: Body Percussion Festival 2014, Dance Immersion, Creator & Ancestors.