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Ayanda Sidiya's acclaimed dance production 'Amawethu' to premiere at Joburg Theatre after global success

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Luyanda Sidiya and fellow artists revisit the real roots of Bantu
Luyanda Sidiya and fellow artists revisit the real roots of Bantu
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After successful runs at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, State Theatre in Pretoria and Playhouse in Durban, and an outstanding reception in Brazil, renowned choreographer Ayanda Sidiya’s dance production Amawethu is finally coming to the Joburg Theatre.

Among some of the themes explored in Sidiya’s production are the distortions surrounding African beliefs prior to the slave trade. Over the past few centuries, black people have been conditioned to believe that the spirituality of our ancestors was rooted in a demonic, uncivilised, barbaric and godless origin.

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