PERFORMANCE
DADA MASILO
Friday, February 3, 2012
Swasey Chapel | 8pm
Swasey Chapel | 8pm
You must not miss this brash and breathtaking young artist in her premiere American performance. South African dancer and choreographer Dada Masilo is still in her 20s but has already established herself as one of the world’s most stunningly innovative, exquisitely unconventional thinkers and interpreters of dance. Known for her “astonishingly quick and often jarring fusion of African dance and classical ballet” (CNN World), Masilo opens our eyes to the places where western and African traditions meet, collide, and create beauty.
ABOUT THE GUEST ARTISTS
South African dancers and choreographers, Dada Masilo and Lulu Mlangeni, will be performing in Swasey Chapel on their inaugural visit to the United States. Widely recognized in South Africa, Dada has dazzled audiences with her speed, being compared to “greased lightning” while imbuing her roles with a style described as “mesmerizing and magical” (The Star, Johannesburg) as she combines the classics and African dance. Trained in contemporary dance in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Brussels, Dada won the 2008 Standard Bank Young Artist Award for dance and is currently the Artist-in-Residence at The Dance Factory in Johannesburg. Joining Dada on stage will be Lulu Mlangeni, the 24-year-old winner of South Africa’s So You Think You Can Dance talent search.
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