Dance

Crossings - International Artistic Residency programme

Crossings was an International residency programme for dancers, choreographers, composers, stage and lighting designers from all over the world. The programme was created in collaboration with the French Institute of South Africa.

The aim of the residency programme was to explore the relationship between dance, music and lighting design. The residency project took place during July 2010 in Newtown, coordinated by the Dance Forum. The programme was facilitated by international artists such as Vincent Mantsoe from South Africa, Michelle Kelemenis from France, composers James Webb and Eva Königer from South Africa and Austria respectively as well as lighting designer Floriaan Ganzevoort from the Netherlands.

The programme took the form of workshops, video screening discussions and preview of art works. Funding from the NAC earmarked for South African artists participating in the residency programme. A total of 16 South Africans and 12 international participants took part in the programme. The participants worked together to create a 12 minute piece to showcase the newly acquired skills at the end of the programme.