Soweto Street Beat- September 8, 2005
8pm
People are astonished, to say the least,
when they first see Soweto Street Beat perform! Soweto Street
Beat is an Atlanta-based company founded in the streets of
Soweto, South Africa, for at-risk youth. The company's
combination of high-energy athleticism and authentic South
African tribal dancing combined with rhythmic drumming and
authentic costumes create the fierce demeanor of the warriors
they are portraying. Wearing tribal headdress and stunning
animal skin costumes, the dancers reenact the tribal dances and
songs of the Zulu Kingdom and powerfully portray the history of
this proud people through nearly two centuries of cultural
adaptation, from colonialism to apartheid and beyond.
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