Vincent Mantsoe and Dance Theatre X Come to McCullough Theatre Tonight

Texas Performing Arts and The University of Texas Department of Theatre and Dance present two of today's most distinguished choreographers in an exciting evening of dance.

Vincent Mantsoe is one of post-apartheid South Africa's leading choreographers. His French based company, Association Noa Company Vincent Mantsoe, creates contemporary African work that represents a true global culture of both dancers and disciplines.

Mantsoe's piece Opera for Fools probes the center of the South African shebeen lifestyle during Apartheid, discovering what makes people enjoy their daily lives and enables them to forgive, but not forget. This vibrant production is a celebration of a people's hope, anger, joy, and sometimes loneliness and despair.

Choreographer, dancer, and UT Department of Theatre and Dance Associate Professor of African Diaspora Dance Studies and the MFA Coordinator in Dance, Charles O. Anderson is artistic director of Dance Theatre X. Founded by Anderson in 2003, this Philadelphia based afro-contemporary dance theatre company was selected among the "25 to Watch" in 2008 by Dance Magazine.

Anderson presents a preview of his newest work, Restless Natives, a piece inspired by the writings of James Baldwin featuring an original poetry score by critically-acclaimed performance poet Ursula Rucker. Set in a fictional juke joint called HOME,Restless Natives combines mournful celebration and passionate dance in a blues-saturated commentary on loving and being loved in 21st century America.

For more information on this performance, visit http://texasperformingarts.org/season/vincent-mantsoe-austin.

PROGRAM:
Association Noa Company
Vincent Mantsoe
Vincent Mantsoe, choreographer

Dance Theatre X
Charles O. Anderson, artistic director

Opera for Fools
Choreography by Vincent Mantsoe

AND

Restless Natives
(a special preview performance)
Choreography by Charles O. Anderson
featuring Ursula Rucker
with Dance Theatre X

The performance is set for tonight, September 20, 2013, 8:00 pm, presented by Texas Performing Arts and The University of Texas Department of Theatre and Dance. Vincent Mantsoe & Dance Theatre X will perform at the McCullough Theatre (2375 Robert Dedman Dr.) A map of the campus: texasperformingarts.org/visit/maps_directions.

Tickets ($32 / Limited $10 student tickets / discounted tickets available for UT faculty & staff, seniors and Military) are on sale now at authorized ticket outlets, which include the Bass Concert Hall Box Office, most H-E-B stores and all Texas Box Office outlets, online at texasperformingarts.org, or by calling (512) 477-6060 or (800) 982-BEVO.

Pictured: Vincent Mantsoe. Photo Credit: C-Park Sang Yun.

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