Choreographer

In 1897, three scientists set out to fly over the North Pole in a gas balloon. They never returned. Then, a discovery. Their fate, shrouded in mystery for decades, is revealed through a found camera and rolls of film that were buried in the ice for 33 years. This theatrical exploration blends dance, music, film, and projection to tell a poetic and impressionistic distortion of the true story. A loving tribute to photography and its capacity to expose the power, beauty, and fragility of the environment, this show is a metaphoric comedy about memory, destiny, legacy, and hubris in the face of nature’s force.

White Box

Emmett Robinson Theatre at College of Charleston

Gregory Maqoma’s The Land We Carry explores the universality of dance and, through its barrier-defying nature, ability to communicate with the human spirit.

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Gregory Maqoma

UCLA Nimoy Theater

South African choreographer Gregory Maqoma is a curatorial visionary who merges movement, theater, dance, visuals, and music with a sense of pulse and breath. Featuring four soloists and an onstage a cappella chorus, Maqoma’s new work tells the story of a South African–based chorus whose tour through North America and England in the late 19th century was marred by the realities of racism. The piece concretizes the burden of the white gaze and what it feels like to move beyond the constricting box it constructs.

Choreographer

Gregory Maqoma

Events

Past events

29 - 31 May, 2025

White Box · Spoleto Festival USA

Dec 14, 2024

Gregory Maqoma · UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance

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