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Gregory Maqoma redefines Dance& Africa

Vuyana Dance /music group, Experience not to be missed: meaning "Light" Maqoma's (his native middle-name) is the amazing ability to share an expressively unique African dance form, where each movement serves also as score to synced with the musicians Vuyani, A gift of a unique blend of traditional as well as critical new African attitude. Both as a radically new, yet as smooth as an african-easy-stoll-down-the-street, Volia the birth of an attitude and distinct break from clichées things African. Maqoma emotionally-tender yet radical-expressively fierceness, spans to transform from vigorously swift defener to tenderness Tristes, to elegantly blending pain to strength. Returning to his home South Africa, he extends his invention back to the townships of his origins ( where he is self-tought mimicking moves from M. Jackson to township refugee women, relocating themselves and moves, Gregory gives to new generation: to invent new dance and musical heratige. It is a truly international accomplishment celebration and a reward to witness the pleasurable inventiveness of the positive-affirmation and re-invention of Black identity as well as smooth yet strong movement and attitude. However being internet-shy, is a barrier, therefore no interview for now maybe next time or BERN , PARIS extensive International touring. NEXT ARTCAST: Fab five Freddy on freindship with Jean-Michel Basquiat, opening at Beyeler
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