In South Africa, dance as a weapon of contestation

Supporters of former South African President Jacob Zuma cheer, dance and sing in front of House Hill during the appearance of former South African President at the Zondo Commission in Johannesburg on July 15, 2019. AFP / Guillem Sartorio

By: Claire Bargelès Follow

In South Africa, dance is more than a traditional heritage or entertainment: it is a political and protest tool, and movement is part of the culture of wrestling.

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Omnipresent in the demonstrations against the white power of the apartheid era, the dance also allowed generations to build an identity specific to the townships, where the black populations were displaced, an identity outside the huts that one wished for them. impose. Even today, gesture, pantomime, rhythm, make it possible to pass messages, to detach oneself from the dominant culture, and to reinvent oneself.

" In South Africa, dance as a weapon of contestation ", a major report by Claire Bargelès.

(October 2, 2019 replay)

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