The festival is so densely programmed and we are on an intense schedule to see as much a s possible. Yet fatigue is setting in and I am getting behind…
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Today I was able to have lunch with Gregory Maqoma and Vincent Mantsoe — old friends who starting dancing together as teens in Soweto. They rarely have a chance to…
This morning I had time to enjoy a delicious breakfast at our guest house, Thulani Lodge in Melville and begin blogging. My intent is simply to report on our activities…
Little did I think I would be back in Jozi within months of my last visit. But the French Institute of Culture elected to host their biennial African dance platform…
Hey it’s Michael again! The end of YAP is near. Last night there were two special performances, YAP’s Moving in The Moment and the adult dancers big piece. There were…
Hey this is Michael! There were tears of joy for many of the graduating teens of YAP and from the younger students that will miss them. Even the Director Laura…
It’s hard to believe that only a week ago we were performing at the Schaeffer Theater! Being back in the city, I am already missing the three weeks during which…
Hey it’s Michael again! This past week has been an exhausting one. We are putting final touches on dance and music numbers: the Green Teens are tweaking the “Dark Dance”,…
At the end of yesterday afternoon, come the final period of a Wednesday (what some consider the middle of the week “hump-day”), Paul Matteson announced to those of us in…
