Dada Masilo

Opening the festival is the young South African dancer and choreographer Dada Masilo, with her interpretation of Swan Lake. Having trained at the Dance Factory in Johannesburg and the Performing Arts Research and Training Studios (PARTS), Masilo has become renowned for her reworking of classical ballets including Romeo and Juliet and Carmen, which have toured worldwide.

Re-imagining Swan Lake through a South African eye, Masilo’s company of 13 male and female African dancers give it a new breath of life, tackling the issues of sex, gender and homophobia in a country confronting the impact of AIDS on its people.