Dada Masilo

THE SACRIFICE

Dance

Dada Masilo’s new performance THE SACRIFICE premiered at Impulstanz Vienna in 2021. 

With THE SACRIFICE choreographer Dada Masilo explores the minimalism and animality of Tswana dance in relation to Igor Stravinsky's musical work, The Rite of Spring. For the choreographer, who grew up in South Africa in a Xhosa environment, the question is not only to do as usual, to mix apparently different dance genres, but to set out to meet her deep origins and to work on identity markers: the collective, the scansion, the rites and even further, the sacrificial desire. "To ask something of the ancestors, you have to be able to give something in return." If today THE SACRIFICE reflects its Botswana heritage, it questions above all the evil that humans do to themselves. Is it really necessary to change? What must be sacrificed? How can we start afresh? 

For further insight into Dada Masilo's work please click on this recent BBC Reel.

UPCOMING DATES

  • 2023-10-18 00:00:00 2023-10-19 00:00:00 - Châteauvallon Liberté scène nationale, Toulon - France
  • 2023-10-21 00:00:00 2023-10-21 00:00:00 - Théâtre le Forum, Frejus - France

PAST DATES

  • 2023-09-21 00:00:00 2023-09-21 00:00:00 - Paulo Autran Theater, São Paulo - Brazil
  • 2023-09-16 00:00:00 2023-09-16 00:00:00 - Castro Mendes Theater, São Paulo - Brazil
  • 2023-06-01 00:00:00 2023-06-04 00:00:00 - Festival Spoleto, Charleston - USA
  • 2023-05-23 00:00:00 2023-05-28 00:00:00 - The Joyce Theater, New York - USA
  • 2023-05-16 00:00:00 2023-05-17 00:00:00 - Harbourfront Centre, Toronto - Canada
  • 2023-05-09 00:00:00 2023-05-10 00:00:00 - Centre national des Arts, Ottawa - Canada
  • 2023-05-05 00:00:00 2023-05-06 00:00:00 - Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver - Canada
  • 2023-04-11 00:00:00 2023-04-12 00:00:00 - Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne - UK
  • 2023-04-07 00:00:00 2023-04-08 00:00:00 - Hull New Theatre, Hull - UK
  • 2023-04-04 00:00:00 2023-04-05 00:00:00 - Donald Gordon Theatre - Wales Millennium Centre , Cardiff - UK
  • 2023-03-28 00:00:00 2023-03-29 00:00:00 - Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham - UK
  • 2023-03-24 00:00:00 2023-03-25 00:00:00 - Royal Concert Hall , Nottingham - UK
  • 2023-03-21 00:00:00 2023-03-22 00:00:00 - The Lowry , Salford Quays - UK
  • 2023-03-17 00:00:00 2023-03-18 00:00:00 - Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes - UK
  • 2023-03-14 00:00:00 2023-03-15 00:00:00 - Alhambra Theatre , Bradford - UK
  • 2023-03-10 00:00:00 2023-03-11 00:00:00 - Festival Theatre, Edinburgh - UK
  • 2023-03-07 00:00:00 2023-03-08 00:00:00 - Mayflower Theatre , Southampton - UK
  • 2023-03-03 00:00:00 2023-03-04 00:00:00 - Marlowe Theatre , Canterbury - UK
  • 2023-02-28 00:00:00 2023-03-01 00:00:00 - Theatre Royal , Plymouth - UK
  • 2023-02-24 00:00:00 2023-02-25 00:00:00 - Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London - UK
  • 2023-02-21 00:00:00 2023-04-12 00:00:00 - Tournée au Royaume Uni , Tournée au Royaume Uni - UK
  • 2023-02-21 00:00:00 2023-02-22 00:00:00 - Brighton Dome, Brighton - UK
  • 2023-01-25 00:00:00 2023-01-28 00:00:00 - Théâtre de Caen, Caen - France
  • 2023-01-19 00:00:00 2023-01-21 00:00:00 - De Singel, Antwerp - Belgium
  • 2023-01-16 00:00:00 2023-01-16 00:00:00 - Théâtre Equilibre, Villars-sur-Glâne - Switzerland
  • 2023-01-12 00:00:00 2023-01-13 00:00:00 - Teatro Central de Sevilla, Seville - Spain
  • 2022-12-15 00:00:00 2022-12-16 00:00:00 - Théâtre de Saint Quentin en Yvelines, Saint Quentin en Yvelines - France
  • 2022-12-13 00:00:00 2022-12-13 00:00:00 - Théâtre de Suresnes, Suresnes - France
  • 2022-12-07 00:00:00 2022-12-10 00:00:00 - La Villette, Paris - France
  • 2022-12-01 00:00:00 2022-12-02 00:00:00 - Points Communs, Cergy Pontoise - France
  • 2022-11-19 00:00:00 2022-11-19 00:00:00 - Théâtre de l'Onde, Vélizy-Villacoublay - France
  • 2022-11-15 00:00:00 2022-11-17 00:00:00 - Bonlieu, Scène Nationale d'Annecy, Annecy - France
  • 2022-10-05 00:00:00 2022-10-05 00:00:00 - Les Salins, Martigues - France
  • 2022-09-29 00:00:00 2022-10-02 00:00:00 - Kampnagel, Hamburg - Germany
  • 2022-07-28 00:00:00 2022-07-30 00:00:00 - ImPulsTanz, Vienna - Austria
  • 2022-07-18 00:00:00 2022-07-25 00:00:00 - Festival d'Avignon, Avignon - France
  • 2022-07-12 00:00:00 2022-07-13 00:00:00 - Colours International Dance Festival , Stuttgart - Germany
  • 2022-06-14 00:00:00 2022-06-15 00:00:00 - SCHAUSPIEL KÖLN, Cologne - Germany
  • 2022-06-10 00:00:00 2022-06-11 00:00:00 - Hellerau, Dresden - Germany
  • 2022-06-04 00:00:00 2022-06-06 00:00:00 - Ruhrfestspiele, Recklinghausen - Germany
  • 2022-04-05 00:00:00 2022-04-05 00:00:00 - Theater Heerlen, Heerlen - Netherlands
  • 2022-04-02 00:00:00 2022-04-02 00:00:00 - Charleroi Danse, Charleroi - Belgium
  • 2022-03-29 00:00:00 2022-03-30 00:00:00 - Théâtre de l'Union, Limoges - France
  • 2022-03-23 00:00:00 2022-03-25 00:00:00 - Comedie de Clermont, Clermont-Ferrand - France
  • 2022-03-19 00:00:00 2022-03-20 00:00:00 - L'Azimut, Chatenay-Malabry - France
  • 2022-03-16 00:00:00 2022-03-17 00:00:00 - Pavillon Noir, Aix-en-Provence - France
  • 2021-11-23 00:00:00 2021-11-23 00:00:00 - Teatro Grande, Brescia - Italy
  • 2021-11-20 00:00:00 2021-11-20 00:00:00 - Kulturni in Kongresni Center, Ljubljana - Slovenia
  • 2021-11-17 00:00:00 2021-11-17 00:00:00 - Open Festival Ariosto Theater, Reggio Emilia - Italy
  • 2021-11-11 00:00:00 2021-11-13 00:00:00 - Romaeuropa Festival, Rome - Italy
  • 2021-07-28 00:00:00 2021-07-31 00:00:00 - ImPulsTanz, Vienna - Austria
  • 2021-07-17 00:00:00 2021-07-24 00:00:00 - Festival d'Avignon, Avignon - France

CREDITS

Choreography : Dada Masilo
Musicians : Ann Masina, Tlale Makhene, Leroy Mapholo
Dancers : Dada Masilo, Sinazo Bokolo, Julia Burnham, Zandile Constable, Liyabuya Gongo, Refiloe Mogoje, Thandiwe Mqokeli, Lwando Dutyulwa, Thuso Lobeko, Thamsanqa Majela, Llewellyn Mnguni, Steven Mokone, Lebo Seodigeng, Thami Tshabalala, Tshepo Zasekhaya.