Amandla Dança Teatro ZA

Amandla Dança Teatro ZA is under the direction of internationally acclaimed artists Bisi Bangiwe Ka Jobela and Mkhululi Z Mabija. It was founded in 2010 in Hamburg, Germany by Bisi and Guilherme Duarte (Brazil). It is a multi award winning musical theatre academy based in Galeshewe, Kimberley that focuses on drama, Poetry , singing, dance and music. Additionally to the artistic programs, it also assist leaners at primary school level with their curriculum, i.e. reading classes after school, in lieu of teachers teaching the Creative Arts subject, we come in and teach the subject and we also assist in life skills education.

Since it’s inception in South Africa it has produced eight musicals (Emathongeni/Big Hole/BahiAfrica/Umangaliso The Miracle/Umthombo/Mwana Wa Mvula/Nomapondo/ The Orange Dress) which boosted more than a hundred and fifty cast members in each musical consisting of children & youth from around the townships of Kimberley. In 2018 it scooped a Standard Bank Silver Ovation Award for Emathongeni & 2019 A Cut Above Standard Bank Ovation Award for UMTHOMBO at the National Arts Festival in Makhanda. In 2018 we received recognition award at National Golden Shield Heritage Awards. In 2020 we spearheaded the U19 Cricket World Cup which was broadcasted to more than 1 Billion viewers around the world. Our musical Mwana Wa Mvula won best Production at the Annual Northern Cape Awards in 2021, recently a Standard Bank Bronze Ovation Award for Nomapondo at the national Arts Festival 2022, The Orange Dress (Based on GBV stories in SA), and recently Mwana Wa Mvula at the International Cradle of Creativity live at the Market Theatre which was awarded Cradle Young Critics Award for best singing. Recently Amandla has been awarded 2 National awards at the National Arts Festival 2024 1. Standard Bank Ovation Award and a Standard Bank Gold Ovation Award for Mwana Wa Mvula.