Benjamin Millepied's L.A. Dance Project. South Africa’s internationally renowned choreographer, Dada Masilo, presents her fearless re-imagining of the iconic classic, Giselle. Montreal-based dance company Danse Danse specializes in bringing contemporary dance movements from around the world to the Montreal stage, and this week they’re hosting South Africa’s Dance Factory Johannesburg and their choreographer/lead dancer Dada Masilo with their interpretation of the classic Swan Lake. Tiny and boyishly slight, she inhabits her own fast, fidgety, tribal-inspired choreography with the intensity of someone in a trance. Dance Consortium. April 3, 2018 Dada Masilo’s Giselle Jerry Hochman. Dada Masilo – Giselle. Giselle is still a young girl, The Wilis still a spiritual tribe who are bloodthirsty for revenge and the leader of The Wilis is a Sangoma – a South… Dada Masilo / The Dance Factory The Joyce Theater New York, New York. Flickr photos, groups, and tags related to the "dadamasilo" Flickr tag. Here, Masilo departs from the original: instead of passivity and forgiveness, she gives us strength, justice and vengeance. Liyabuya Gongo as Bathilde. Dada Masilo's reimagined version of Giselle was a brilliant triumph of a success at the Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. Dada Masilo has taken the world by storm with her reimagined versions of classic ballets, which she imbues with a characteristic blend of ballet, contemporary dance and traditional African styles. Topic. Giselle is the fourth classic that Dada Masilo has tackled. She made her first appearance at the Anticodes Festival in Brest in March 2011, and at the Fragile Dance Festival at the Bouffes du Nord Theatre in Paris in November 2011 with a solo work called The Bitter End of Rosemary. Dada Masilo is a courageous and wonderfully creative choreographer. Dada Masilo gives us a Giselle for the twenty-first century; a heroine we identify with and a phenomenal production that makes us feel, writes Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou. Dada Masilo's company of South African dancers performed her re-imagined Giselle in the '62 Center at Williams College. So … I entered the Joyce Theater to see the opening night performance of Dada Masilo and The Dance Factory knowing that Masilo’s “reinterpretation” of Giselle, which was having its New York premiere, would be difficult for me to take. 19 Oct 2017. “It’s also about breaking down the gender stereotypes – the notion that men are supposed to do this and women are supposed to do that. She had choreographed the movement to William Kentridge’s epic video installation, The Refusal of Time (2012), and appeared in several of its Dance Consortium has been a client since HdK first started, with our latest piece of work with them being to promote Dada Masilo’s Giselle.As part of the digital marketing campaign, we produced assets including GIFs and videos, managed the social media campaign, and created and implemented the digital advertising strategy. Dada Masilo’s Swan Lake. The Dance Factory Johannesburg. DADA MASILO GISELLE. L.A. Dance Project (USA) ... Join us in this talk by choreographer-dancer Dada Masilo as she shares her journey of being a... FREE. South African choreographer Dada Masilo is not afraid of reinventing a classic. Dada Masilo is similar to these artists: Vincent Mantsoe, John Cranko, Miguel Campaneria and more. 27th August 2019 Dance Writes, What's on Akram Khan, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Dada Masilo, David Bintley, English National Ballet, Giselle With ghosts, heartbreak, tragedy and a female heroine at the centre, Giselle was unlike anything that audiences had seen before when it premiered in Paris in 1841, created by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot. Photography by John Hogg. However, in Dada Masilo’s case it has proven to be an utter triumph. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dada_Masilo Soweto At that time, the company was performing Swan Lake and enjoying huge success at the Joyce Theatre. Performing in the title role, Masilo brings […] Masilo changes the form, the music, and the intent, to create something much more earthy and direct, powerful and potent in its blend of dance and music styles. Dada Masilo and Dance Factory Johannesburg. Dada Masilo has a reputation for tackling the ‘classics’ and re-presenting them in an entirely new way but her Giselle is so far removed from the original ballet, it really only retains a thread of the story. Lead by members of Dada Masilo dance company, students will be given an inspiring insight into Dada Masilo’s remarkable signature dance style. Contact us: admin@danceconsortium.com. A would-be lover leaps to defense in Dada Masilo's Giselle, which she and her company performed in the '62 Center at Williams College. DANCE CONSORTIUM presents. Over the past few years, The Dance Factory has focused on the presentation of the work by Dada Masilo, a rising young South African choreographer, and Artist-in-Residence at the Company. Opening in a lively South African village, Masilo’s Giselle tells the story of a trusting peasant girl who is thrust into a world of betrayal and shame when her lover rejects her. This workshop is aimed at those with some dance experience (16+ age guidance) who wish to experience Dada’s choreography combining contemporary dance, African dance and ballet styles. Photo: Sydelle Willow Smith. Masilo, in the title role, has an extraordinary range of movement. Talk In Conversation with Dada Masilo. She made the decision to do Giselle in New York in February 2016. She has previously done Romeo and Juliet, Carmen and then Swan Lake. Dada Masilo Giselle 8. Her Swan Lake, which opened Sadler’s Wells Sampled in 2014, placed her male Odile in pointe shoes. © The Dance Consortium Charity Number: 1130289 Company Number: 6179223 Talk. Dada Masilo as Giselle and Lwando Dutyulwa as Albrecht ©Tristram Kenton “I love working with androgyny, it creates an interesting dynamic,” she says. South Africa’s internationally renowned choreographer, Dada Masilo, presents her fearless re-imagining of the iconic classic, Giselle. A ballet for 12 dancers. She studied classical and contemporary dance in South Africa, followed by two years in Brussels at the renowned school Performing Arts Research and Training Studios (P.A.R.T.S), where she was one of 30 candidates chosen from 250 applicants. Dada Masilo as Giselle (photo: Laurent Philippe) Seeing two revisions of Giselle at Sadler’s Wells in as many weeks — Akram Khan’s version presented by English National Ballet and Dada Masilo’s recreation as part of a Dance Consortium tour — is perhaps an accident of programming but they inevitably offer comparisons of approach. A graduate of Juilliard, she spent five years dancing with the José Limón Dance Company, two with Doug Varone and one with Gallim. Here's a look at Dada Masilo and her company rehearsing her interpretation of the classic ballet Giselle in Johannesburg before bringing it to our stage for its UK premiere! The South African company beautifully blended dance styles from their own culture with contemporary dance. Dada Masilo as Giselle, Lwando Dutyulwa as Albrecht. In dance… Photo by John Hogg. These influences are present throughout. Opening in a lively South African village, Masilo’s Giselle tells the story of a trusting peasant girl who is thrust into a world of betrayal and shame when her lover rejects her. Giselle, choreographed by Dada Masilo, oozed originality whilst also transporting the audience to distant, albeit familiar, cultural world. ... 25 years with over 75 choreographic works that combined her Emmy nominated arts and skills to form her professional dance company Rubans Rouges Dance and produces events on both coasts in New York City and Los Angeles. For Giselle, Masilo places the definitive Romantic heroine in South Africa. Photo: Stella Olivier. Masilo’s company is trained in classical ballet, contemporary dance and traditional African dance. South African Dada Masilo and her company Dance Factory Johannesburg transform Swan Lake by taking the white tutus and grand jetés and pairing it with African dance’s foot stomps, booty shakes, and ululations. The "Odette" solo from Dada Masilo's Swan Lake, performed in Denison University's Swasey Chapel, February 3, 2012 as a part of the Vail Series. The most arresting thing about Dada Masilo’s contemporary South African take on Giselle is Masilo herself. The South African choreographer Dada Masilo hasn’t forgotten about this violence; in fact it is the driving force behind her re-interpretation of Giselle, currently at the Joyce Theatre in New York. DADA MASILO │SWAN LAKE Artists Born in Johannesburg, Dada Masilo is a young South African dancer and choreographer. The first time I saw Dada Masilo perform was in a London art gallery. Photo: Stella Olivier Throughout this time she gave concerts of solo works, many of her own creation, and now she is concentrating on solo performances. The premise of Dada Masilo’s Giselle re-work (at The Lowry) is one of assigning the cultural relevance of her South African upbringing and the modern day. Choreography: Dada Masilo Dance company: Dada Masilo/The Dance Factory Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Steve Reich, René Avenant, Camille Saint-Saëns, Arvo Pärt Lighting design: Suzette Le Sueur Costume design: Dada Masilo, Suzette Le Sueur Costume creation: Ann Bailes, Kirsten Bailes About Dada Masilo Born in 1985, Masilo grew up in Soweto, South Africa. At the age of thirty she is at the peak of her dance career and is just beginning to take on the world with her dances. Her Swan Lake has boldly staked a claim to its place among important new works. 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