Underground Dance Theatre’s productions engage with the heritages of South African Theatre and Dance.
Underground Dance Theatre is a collective of artists exploring new performance styles through progressive, high-quality work situated at the meeting point of physical theatre, contemporary dance and South African dance theatre. The search for original movement dialogue is influenced by the choreographers and performers’ diverse training backgrounds and professional experience across a spectrum of performance genres.
21/11/2017
Interested in developing your choreographic technique and physical theatre skills? Underground Dance Theatre's Steven van Wyk will be facilitating two 3 day workshops from 6 - 8 December. Learn, make, grow and discover in the beautiful studios of the Waterfront Theatre School. Book now to secure your spot.
17/11/2017
'Monsters and Fossils’ is a new dance work presented by Kristina Johnstone and Thalia Laric in collaboration with lighting designer Andi Colombo. The work uses improvisation structures, somatic investigations, visual distortions and lighting transformations to explore the appearances and disappearances of the body. Through an excavation of the materiality of the body, physical imaginings are created that transcend both representation and identity. At the root of the work is the question – what does it mean to inhabit a body? How can we be more body, how can we be less body?
Performances are on 22 and 23 November at 8pm at the Theatre Arts Admin Collective.
After the performance there will be a curated discussion around research themes connected to the work. We encourage artists and audience to engage in discussion as a way of developing a community of research for new dance.
We'd like to grow the audience for experimental dance work, so please bring a friend if you can.
"Monsters and Fossils'
22 & 23 November
8pm
Tickets: R100/R60 (students)
Theatre Arts Admin Collective, Cnr Milton and Wesley Rd, Observatory
31/08/2017
Exciting news! Underground Dance Theatre's "room" made with Daniel Morcos is going to premiere at The San Francisco Dance Film Festival!
Starring Ché Milani and Giesler. Choreographed by Kristina Johnstone
27/07/2017
To our dearest friends at Vukallective (especially our treasured Mark Antony Dobson) we want to say THANK YOU so much for all your help and support with our recent trip to Bloemfontein for the Vrystaat Kunstefees. We are so grateful and hope to be able to pay back the many favours and kindness
20/07/2017
Four little birdies in a perfect row. Just touched down in Bloem, ready for our first performance of In Opstanding at 3pm
18/07/2017
Bloemfontein lovers of classical music and dance - this is for you! Coming this week to the Vrystaat Kunstefees, "In Opstanding" is an elegant song cycle accompanied by dance and piano.
Featuring acclaimed South African composer Adrian More performing his exquisite work set to the poetry of our most loved Afrikaans poets, from Ingrid Jonker to Christine Hugo. Sung by "Phantom of the Opera's" Robin Botha, and danced by the winners of multiple Kyknet Fiesta Awards, Underground Dance Theatre.
Book your tickets now at:
http://online.computicket.com/web/event/in_opstanding/1140715836/0/79751022
Bloemfontein you are in for a treat! Lovers of classical music, dance, opera, and poetry - this is for you. This Thursday 20 July at 3.30pm, and Saturday 22 July at 2pm at The Odeion Theatre.
The poetry of Antjie Krog, Ingrid Jonker and Eugene Marais, is set to a glorious new score by acclaimed South African composer Adrian More. Soprano Robin Botha (Fleur du Cap winner for her potrayal of Christine in The Phantom of the Opera) delivers a bravura performance, alongside the dancers of Kyknet Fiesta Award-winning Underground Dance Theatre.
" In Opstanding is a masterclass in interdisciplinary alliance, with music, voice and movement given equal footing in purveying concept" - Shirley-Anne Bezuidenhout (WhatsoninCapeTown)
Book through Computicket:
http://online.computicket.com/web/event/in_opstanding/1140715836/0/79751022
03/07/2017
"In Opstanding" is composed by the acclaimed South African composer Adrian Kevin More.
London's "Opera" magazine wrote of In Opstanding: "The poems were set to music by the young South African composer Adrian More, whose sombre opera 'Anti-Laius (2015) had shown his maturity in handling orchestral colour and memorable vocal lines."
Underground Dance Theatre is honoured and privileged to be able to bring this profoundly moving new South African song cycle to the stage.
Cape Town lovers of classical music, dance and poetry! This is for you next week, 7 and 8 July at 8pm.
"In Opstanding, is a masterclass in inter-disciplinary alliance, with music, voice and movement given equal footing in purveying concept." - Shirley-Anne Bezuidenhout (WhatsoninCapeTown)
Underground Dance Theatre's latest production "In Opstanding", is set to an original new South African score by acclaimed composer Adrian Kevin More to poetry from Antjie Krog among others. Sung by soprano Robin Cathleen Botha (Fleur du Cap winner for her portrayal of "Christine" in Phantom of the Opera), and danced by Cilna Katzke Katzke and Thalia Thalia Laric.
Theatre Arts Admin Collective, Observatory, Cape Town:
7 & 8 July at 8pm. Book through
http://theatreartsadmincollective.weebly.com/book-tickets.html
or phone 021 447 3683
26/06/2017
"In Opstanding" is a complete dramatic work that includes original music, poetry and dance. This inter-disciplinary collaboration of South African performers, writers, composers and choreographers draws together the creative talents of distinguished composer Adrian Kevin More, celebrated Soprano Robin Botha, and acclaimed dance company Underground Dance Theatre. Book your tickets at Computicket for the performance at this years Vrystaat Kunstefees
26/06/2017
Underground Dance Theatre is at the forefront of redefining dance in South Africa, creating progressive and innovative works. Their latest production, "In Opstanding", is a masterclass in inter-disciplinary alliance, with music, voice and movement given equal footing in purveying concept. Part of this years Vrystaat Kunstefees main program. Book your tickets at Computicket.
23/06/2017
"In Opstanding" is the title song of an original song cycle based on the same name. Composed by Adrian Kevin More, poem by Christine Hugo. This song forms part of a larger work composed by Adrian featuring poems by Eugene Marais, Ingrid Jonker, Christine Hugo and many other Afrikaans poets. Set for piano, voice and dancers. "In Opstanding" will be performing at the Vrystaat Kunstefees. Book your Tickets at Computicket. 😁