Experience a powerful double bill by Asanda Ruda, 2025 Standard Bank Young Artist for Dance. “KEMET – Black Lands” explores identity through a striking solo performance, while “Alkamal Walkamal Almutlaq – Completeness and Absolute Wholeness” brings a trio to the stage in a dynamic meditation on unity and transformation. Presented in partnership with JOMBA!, the Market Theatre, and the National Arts Festival.
KEMET – Black Lands: A solo work that traverses generational alienation, political defiance, and personal emancipation. Rooted in Afro-contemporary expression, it navigates the intersections of space, politics, and culture, transforming the body into a vessel of ancestral memory and self-liberation. Ruda’s movement affirms presence in a world that often marginalises difference.
Alkamal Walkamal Almutlaq or Completeness and Absolute Wholeness (ancient Arabic), explores the eternal bond between spirit and soul. It delves into how these elements interconnect to heal and revive. Ethereal Afro-contemporary movement and symbolic rituals invite audiences to contemplate love, health, and balance.
