Desert Poems: Vincent Mantsoe’s Powerful Homecoming Dance Performance
Fri Apr 11, 19:00 - Sat Apr 12, 15:00
UJ Arts & Culture
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Join us on 2 August at 15:00 at the UJ Arts Centre for an unforgettable afternoon of choral excellence. As part of the University of Johannesburg’s 20-year celebration and aligned with Vision 2035, this flagship event showcases the power of youth, music, and collaboration.
Featuring young vocalists from Curro Douglasdale, Funda UJabule, Greenside High School, and Hoërskool Randburg, the performance will highlight a rich mix of classical, contemporary, African traditional, and global choral repertoire.
The internationally acclaimed UJ Choir will close the festival, bringing their award-winning sound and global artistry to the stage.
Don’t miss this inspiring celebration of talent, diversity, and the transformative power of the arts.
ABOUT VINCENT SEKWATI MANTSOE
About Vincent Sekwati Mantsoe
Published at: 13-03-2025 12:01Vincent Sekwati Mantsoe was born and raised in Soweto in 1971 and his work is steeped in the influences of the Pedi, Southern Sotho, Ndebele, and Xhosa cultures. He joined the Moving into Dance training programme and became a ground-breaking contemporary African dancer-choreographer and master teacher.
From 1997-2001 he was the Associate Artistic Director and Resident Choreographer with the Moving into Dance Company. He is based in France where he founded his Association Noa Company in 2005. Mantsoe has performed at numerous high profile international festivals and taught at universities and has created a large repertoire of solo and group works which have toured extensively around the world.
ABOUT UJ ARTS & CULTURE
About UJ Arts & Culture
Published at: 13-03-2025 12:02UJ Arts & Culture, a division of the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture (FADA) produces and presents world-class student and professional arts programmes aligned to the UJ vision of an international university of choice, anchored in Africa, dynamically shaping the future. A robust range of arts platforms are offered on all four UJ campuses for students, staff, alumni, and the general public to experience and engage with emerging and established Pan-African and international artists drawn from the full spectrum of the arts.
?In addition to UJ Arts & Culture, FADA (www.uj.ac.za/fada) offers programmes in eight creative disciplines, in Art, Design and Architecture, as well as playing home to the NRF SARChI Chair in South African Art & Visual Culture, and the Visual Identities in Art & Design Research Centre. The Faculty has a strong focus on sustainability and relevance, and engages actively with the dynamism, creativity, and diversity of Johannesburg in imagining new approaches to art and design education.