Kind of Blue

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Kind of Blue

“Many different realities lived through one existence, few synonyms for defining the same word...A different colour to paint the same picture.

Is the power of colour making it hard to think beyond the colour? Can a colour ever be free of reference or allusion?

The piece implements other strategies to recall on the complexities, controversies and expectations concerning colours, human behaviours and relationships.

The elements of Kind Of Blue are originated from three main sources; the expression “Out of the blue”, the saying “run away I’ll follow you, follow me I’ll run away” and the colour that is a state of mind, a kind of music, a mood and a way of being...”

Acknowledgements:

All along this process, we want to thank and acknowledge: Monica from the Westdene Recreation Centre and the Belgian Embassy in Pretoria.

 

Below is a video compilation of excerpts from the Dance Umbrella Performance
 

Additional Info

  • Choreographer: Fanny Skura and Mbuso Kgarebe
  • Venue/Time: WITS Nunnery
  • Title of Work: Kind of Blue
  • Music: Kind of Blue (So What; Blue In Green; Flamenco Sketches alternate take) by Miles Davis
  • Costume Design: none
  • Set Design: none
  • Lighting Design: none
  • Director/Artistic Director: none
  • Dancers/Performers/Cast: Fanny Skura and Mbuso Kgarebe
  • Video: none
  • Other: none
  • Company: Blagora Peforming Arts Productions
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