Compagnie Danse Nyata Nyata
Decolonizing Dance Stages
Presenters talk about breaking barriers By Rhodnie DésirThis year in Canada, the conversation about diversity, inclusion and representation has been omnipresent. I’m profoundly happy that more presenters, curators and jurors have brought these words into their vocabulary. But I question what they’re really referring to. Do we all really feel and understand the urgency? More precisely, when asking, “What does the word diversity really mean?” the answers from the dance milieu are often incomplete, reflecting a lack of comprehension of the issues at stake.
Posted January 18, 2018
Energetic Feats
Compagnie Danse Nyata Nyata in Mozongi – an energetic physical feat of unrelenting movement.
Posted June 5, 2017
NAfro: Moving Inspirations Festival
By Holly Harris NAfro: Moving Inspirations Festival NAfro Dance ProductionsTen years after being birthed by founding artistic director Casimiro Nhussi, Winnipeg’s NAfro Dance Productions has come of age.
Posted November 17, 2012
Canada Dance Festival: The 2008 Collection
By Bridget Cauthery Canada Dance Festival Canada Dance FestivalRed arrows fixed to the sidewalk led the audience from Elgin Street to the terraces atop the National Art Centre for the premiere of Ottawa-based performance artist Kenneth Emig’s site-specific work at the Canada Dance Festival 2008.
Posted June 29, 2008
A Missed Opportunity
By Philip Szporer “Décompte” Zab Maboungou, Compagnie Danse Nyata NyataIt’s not surprising to report that Zab Maboungou, the Congo-raised Montréal-based dancer-choreographer and philosopher, has devotees who speak about the transformative effects of her dance.
Posted October 27, 2007
Sharing Time
By Philip Szporer "Lwáza" Zab Maboungou, Compagnie Danse Nyata NyataIn Lwáza (“chatting” in the language of the Kongo people) dancer-choreographer-philosopher Zab Maboungou has created a terrific piece. It’s a mesmerizing work for three dancers and two musicians that challenges the notion of gesture and the meaning of origin and raises the question of accessibility.
Posted March 10, 2005
