blame it on the algorithm
2020
Commissioned by the Toyota US Woordfees 2020. Premiered at Baxter Dance Festival 2019.
Performed by Darkroom Contemporary.
Sound Design by Brydon Bolton.
between the sky & the ground
2018
Solo work created for the Baxter Dance Festival 2018.
Performed by Darkroom Contemporary. Sound Design by Gustavo Fasani.
CLONE
2018
Premiered as gallery performance at the Centre for the Less Good Idea.
Performed by Darkroom Contemporary with music & interactive motion sensor application by Brydon Bolton.
Freespace Project
2019
Site - Specific performance commissioned by the Freespace Project at Zeits MOCAA.
Performed by Darkroom Contemporary. Sound Design by Gustavo Fasani.
anima
2018
Gallery performance commissioned by the Zeits MOCAA in response to Ruby Swinney's Human Nature exhibition.
Performed by Darkroom Contemporary with vocal performance by Vasti Knoesen.
In C
2016
Commissioned work created for the Baxter Dance Festival 2016. Included in programmes at the Dance Umbrella, Magnet Theatre & Youngblood Arts & Culture.
Performed by Darkroom Contemporary. Music by Without Eyes.
we, the transposed
2016
Site - Specific performance performed at Youngblood Arts & Culture, Cape Town Fringe and Infecting the City.
Performed by Darkroom Contemporary.
Sound Design by Mischa Mathys.
SUSPEND
2017
Commissioned Site - specific work for PUNCTURE POINTS group exhibition.
Performed by Darkroom Contemporary
The Forgotten
2015
Commisioned work for the Dance For All InSPIRAtions Company.
BLUEPRINT
2014
Site - Specific Performance staged at Cape Town City Hall. Official project of World Design Capital Cape Town 2014.
Performed by Darkroom Contemporary.
Music by Ebenhaezer Smal.
SWARM
2013
Site - Specific performance staged at Cape Town City Hall.
Performed by Darkroom Contemporary.
Installation design by ThingKing.
canvas
2011
Site - Specific performance staged at Homecoming Centre, Dance Umbrella, Black Box, Baxter Dance Festival, Cape Town City Hall.
Performed by Darkroom Contemporary. Live Installation by Help Samo.
THESE SHADOWS
2015
Commissioned work for the Dance For All InSPIRAtions Youth Company.
Let it rain
2015
Commissioned work for Unmute ArtsAbility Festival
Performed by Unmute Dance Company.
FILMOGRAPHY
WRPD
2019
Commissioned by UCT Centre for Curating the Archives and Iziko Museums Planetarium for Under the Dome Film Festival. WRPD is designed for full dome projection.
Awarded Best Film in Festival.
give/take
2019
Video work created for Gallery MOMO CT group exhibition 'aspect:ratio'.
Video created through AI manipulation of film and stills.
lacuna
2017
Lacuna was created with dancer/choreographer Mthuthuzeli November, and screened at the inaugural ANTIDOTE Festival (Netherlands).
Screenings: ANTIDOTE Festival (Netherlands)
suspend
2017
Video work commissioned for Puncture Points group exhibition, supported by Burgan Cape Terminals.
Screenings: Moving Images Festival (Nicosia, Greece)
FANATICA
2017
Short film work produced by Darkroom Contemporary.
The Forgotten
2015
Film work featuring dancers from the Dance For All InSPIRATIONS Youth Company.
Screenings: 40 North Festival (Calif,USA); Dance On Screen (One Dance, UK); Agite Y Sirva (Mexico); DanceAdor Film Festival (USA)
dead air
2013
Dance Film created for Letters from the Sky Festival and screened as part of COP17 Climate Change Convention.
Screenings: Agite Y Sirva (Mexico); GLAMY Awards (Pinsio, Finland); Foreign Exchange (Paris, France)(France)
I WALK THE STREET WITH LOOSE PARTS
2010
Dance Film created for City Breath Film Project.
Screenings: British Film Institute (UK); City Breath Project at National Arts Festival
UNDER THE DOME 2019
BEST FILM AWARD
WRPD
SOUTH AFRICA
OFFICIAL SELECTION
THE FORGOTTEN
U.S.A
40 NORTH FILM FESTIVAL 2018
DANCEADOR FILM FESTIVAL 2017
JURY FILM AWARD
THE FORGOTTEN
U.S.A
CURATOR'S CHOICE
DEAD AIR
PARIS, FRANCE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE 2015
OFFICIAL SELECTION
THE FORGOTTEN
LONDON, U.K
DANCE ON SCREEN 2017
OFFICIAL SLECTION
THE FORGOTTEN
OAXACA, MEXICO
AGITE Y SIRVA 2015
OFFICIAL SELECTION
SUSPEND
NICOSIA, GREECE
MOVING IMAGES FESTIVAL 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION
I WALK THE STREET WITH LOOSE PARTS
LONDON, U.K
BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE 2010
LETTERS FROM THE SKY 2012
TOP TEN FILM
DEAD AIR
SOUTH AFRICA
OFFICIAL SELECTION
LACUNA
NETHERLANDS
ANTIDOTE FESTIVAL 2019
OFFICIAL SELECTION
DEAD AIR
PINSIO, FINLAND
GLAMY AWARDS 2013
OFFICIAL SELECTION
DEAD AIR
OAXACA, MEXICO
AGITE Y SIRVA 2012
AWARDS & SCREENINGS
UNDER THE DOME 2019
BEST FILM AWARD
WRPD
SOUTH AFRICA
OFFICIAL SELECTION
THE FORGOTTEN
U.S.A
40 NORTH FILM FESTIVAL 2018
DANCEADOR FILM FESTIVAL 2017
JURY FILM AWARD
THE FORGOTTEN
U.S.A
CURATOR'S CHOICE
DEAD AIR
PARIS, FRANCE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE 2015
OFFICIAL SELECTION
THE FORGOTTEN
LONDON, U.K
DANCE ON SCREEN 2017
OFFICIAL SLECTION
THE FORGOTTEN
OAXACA, MEXICO
AGITE Y SIRVA 2015
OFFICIAL SELECTION
SUSPEND
NICOSIA, GREECE
MOVING IMAGES FESTIVAL 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION
I WALK THE STREET WITH LOOSE PARTS
LONDON, U.K
BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE 2010
LETTERS FROM THE SKY 2012
TOP TEN FILM
DEAD AIR
SOUTH AFRICA
OFFICIAL SELECTION
LACUNA
NETHERLANDS
ANTIDOTE FESTIVAL 2019
OFFICIAL SELECTION
DEAD AIR
PINSIO, FINLAND
GLAMY AWARDS 2013
OFFICIAL SELECTION
DEAD AIR
OAXACA, MEXICO
AGITE Y SIRVA 2012
RECENT WORKS
deus::ex::machina - human geography in a virtual world
2020
Site - Adaptive telematic performance commissioned by the Pan African Telematic Art Project.
Performed by Darkroom Contemporary. Interactive Design by ThingKing.
Shown at: Vrystaat Kunstefees; Ars Electronica (Linz, Austria); Fa'kugesi Festival of Digital Innovation, National Arts Festival 2022
blame it on the algorithm
2020
Full length stage work commissioned by the Toyota US Woordfees 2020.
Performed by Darkroom Contemporary.Sound Design by Brydon Bolton.
Shown at: Vrystaat Kunstefees 2022, Pan African Creative Exchange 2020; Woordfees 2020; Baxter Dance Festival 2019; Infecting the City 2019; Norval Foundation
META | m o r p h
2020
Interactive online video experience commissioned by CREATIVATE for the virtual National Arts Festival.
Performed by Darkroom Contemporary. Collaboration with Inka Kendzia.
Shown at: vNAF 2020; Vrystaat Kunstefees
Freespace Project
2019
Site - Specific performance commissioned by the Freespace Project at Zeits MOCAA.
Performed by Darkroom Contemporary. Sound Design by Gustavo Fasani.
Shown at Zeits Museum of Contemporary Art Africa/ Freespace Project
memoryhouse
2021
Dance Theatre work commissioned by Kucheza Afrika Festival.
Performed by Darkroom Contemporary. Original score by Matthijs van Dijk
Shown at Kucheza Afrika Festival 2021
CLONE
2018
Premiered as gallery performance at the Centre for the Less Good Idea.
Performed by Darkroom Contemporary with music & interactive motion sensor application by Brydon Bolton.
Shown at the Centre for the Less Good Idea; Magnet Theatre
we, the transposed
2016
Full length Site - Adaptive installation performance.
Performed by Darkroom Contemporary.Sound Design by Mischa Mathys.
Shown at Youngblood Arts & Culture, Cape Town Fringe Festival and Infecting the City.
The Forgotten
2015
Commisioned work for the Dance For All InSPIRAtions Company.
Shown at Artscape Theatre
SWARM
2013
Full length Site - Specific performance staged at Cape Town City Hall.
Performed by Darkroom Contemporary.Installation design by ThingKing.
THESE SHADOWS
2015
Commissioned work for the Dance For All InSPIRAtions Youth Company.
anima
2018
Gallery performance commissioned by the Zeits MOCAA in response to Ruby Swinney's Human Nature exhibition.
Performed by Darkroom Contemporary with vocal performance by Vasti Knoesen.
Shown at Zeits Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
In C
2016
Commissioned work created for the Baxter Dance Festival 2016.
Performed by Darkroom Contemporary. Music by Without Eyes.
Shown at the Baxter Dance Festival; Dance Umbrella; Magnet Theatre & Youngblood Arts & Culture
SUSPEND
2017
Commissioned Site - specific work for PUNCTURE POINTS group exhibition.
Performed by Darkroom Contemporary. Sound Design by Without Eyes.
Shown at the Port of Cape Town
BLUEPRINT
2014
Full length Site - Specific Performance commissioned for World Design Capital Cape Town 2014.
Performed by Darkroom Contemporary.Music by Ebenhaezer Smal.
Shown at Cape Town City Hall; Baxter Dance Festival
canvas
2011
Full length Site - Specific performance.
Performed by Darkroom Contemporary. Live Installation by Help Samo.
Shown at the Homecoming Centre, Dance Umbrella, Black Box, Baxter Dance Festival, Cape Town City Hall.
Let it rain
2015
Commissioned work for Unmute ArtsAbility Festival
Performed by Unmute Dance Company.
FILMOGRAPHY
Not From Here
2021
Screenings: POOL Dance Film Festival Berlin 2022, Berlin Art Film Festival 2021
Des/Aria
2021
RUNNER UP JURY AWARD: DENTON BLACK FILM FESTIVAL 2022(USA)
WRPD
2019
Commissioned by UCT Centre for Curating the Archives and Iziko Museums Planetarium for Under the Dome Film Festival. WRPD is designed for full dome projection.
AWARDED BEST FILM IN FESTIVAL
lacuna
2017
Lacuna was created with dancer/choreographer Mthuthuzeli November, and screened at the inaugural ANTIDOTE Festival (Netherlands).
Screenings: ANTIDOTE Festival (Netherlands); Ubumuntu Festival (Kigali, Rwanda)
give/take
2019
Video work created for Gallery MOMO CT group exhibition 'aspect:ratio'.
Video created through AI manipulation of film and stills.
Screenings: Video Art Miden (Kalamata, Greece); Dance Days Chania (Crete)
suspend
2017
Video work commissioned for Puncture Points group exhibition, supported by Burgan Cape Terminals.
Screenings: Moving Images Festival (Nicosia, Greece); Edge of Wrong Festival
FANATICA
2017
Short film work produced by Darkroom Contemporary.
The Forgotten
2015
Film work featuring dancers from the Dance For All InSPIRATIONS Youth Company.
Screenings: 40 North Festival (Calif,USA); Dance On Screen (One Dance, UK); Agite Y Sirva (Mexico); DanceAdor Film Festival (USA)
AWARDED TOP THREE JURY FILM
dead air
2013
Dance Film created for Letters from the Sky Festival and screened as part of COP17 Climate Change Convention.
Screenings: Agite Y Sirva (Mexico); GLAMY Awards (Pinsio, Finland); Foreign Exchange (Paris, France)(France)
AWARDED TOP TEN JURY FILM
I WALK THE STREET WITH LOOSE PARTS
2010
Dance Film created for City Breath Film Project.
Screenings: British Film Institute (UK); City Breath Project at National Arts Festival
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