Urban Dance
Southern Africa
Mtshongolo : The Shangaan of Kagiso
A five-part urban dance series filmed in Zimbabwe and South Africa in 1996.
Vidéo, 70', 1996, Production: ACA LTFA Distribution: Label K
Festivals: VidéoDanse, Pompidou Centre, 1996, 2009, VidéoDanse - CNDC Angers
Mtshongolo* : The Shangaan of Kagiso
In Kagiso, a township west of Johannesburg, the Krugersdorp Stars, TK Swinyeleteni, partake in competitions every Sunday. The Shangaan rites of passage from birth to the age of adulthood are re-enacted over and again.
A Kagiso, un township à l'ouest de Johannesburg, les Krugersdorp Stars, TK Swinyeleteni, participent tous les dimanches à des concours. Des rites de passage Shangaan de la naissance à l'âge adulte y sont reconstitués.
* Heat tolerance screening for miners: mtshongolo in fanakalo