Reputed choreographer Musa Hlatswayo training young artists of the future at Forgotten Angle Theatre Collaborative in Mpumalanga
These workshop will culminate in a performance on Saturday, March 26, 2022 at at 11:00 at Emthonjeni Hall and 15:30 at Sakhelwa Hall.
By CityLife Arts Writer
One of the country’s most prolific and critically acclaimed choreographers Musa Hlatshwayo is currently involved in training young artists at the Forgotten Angle Theatre Collaborative a Mpumalanga based arts centre.
His role as a choreographer through his company Mhayise Productions is equally critically accailmed, described as cutting edge,socially conscious, politically engaged, fosters dialogue and multi-disciplinary.
These are just some of the expressions associated with Musa Hlatshwayo’s Mhayise Productions, an internationally acclaimed performing arts production company based in Durban, KwaZulu Natal. A large portion of Mhayise’s work involves facilitating creative and performing arts workshops while also focusing on artist management and mentorship, training programs and residencies, customized multidisciplinary performances as well as community and cooperative intervention concepts and strategies.
In this engagement with FATC trainees and graduates, Hlatshwayo expressed that he is “looking forward to playing with the new angels and learning as I share with them. Together with the angels, I’m hoping that we will engage in a creative and fruitful playing experience and that we will be able to put something together to showcase in a double bill that will feature an extract of a new solo under development featuring one of my dancers Tebogo Mncwabe.”
In response to a question as to how he’s feeling about this literal and spiritual return to physical spaces and collaborative projects he said:
“I’m just looking forward to reconnecting with old friends, making new friends, overdosing myself with the love that’s always circulating around and during the MBMS fest and being part of the creative community of Emakhazeni.”
Hlatshwayo also echoed what many artists have been feeling about the last two years: “I’m hoping for continued growth, a revitalised creative energy, healing from the hurt and the traumas of the pandemic and I’m also hoping for a rekindled love and appreciation for the gift of life, community and the arts.”
He is currently facilitating workshops till March 24 at FATC’s Ebhudlweni space. The fruits of this experiment will be showcased in pop up performances on March 26 at 11:00 at Emthonjeni Hall and 15:30 at Sakhelwa Hall. These performances are open to the public.
On March 24 there will also be a NAC Fundraising and Reporting capacity building workshop in the Emthonjeni Library from 09.30-17.00. All are welcome.
Partners for #MBMS22 are: DSAC; NAC; BASA; FATC; Oppenheimer Memorial Trust; MP Department of Sports, Culture and Recreation; Emakhazeni Local Municipality; BUZ PR; Creative Feel; Zebra 360 Online Media; Wits: Drama for Life; Moving Into Dance; Unmute Dance Company; Mhayise Productions; Vuyani Dance Theatre; Cie Morphose and Ex Nihilo.