The dance world is in mourning after internationally acclaimed South African dancer and choreographer Dada Masilo died in hospital aged 39. Masilo died unexpectedly on Sunday after a brief illness ...
she was known as a fearless creative force who brought African dance styles to traditional pieces like “Swan Lake.” By Isabella Kwai and Roslyn Sulcas Dada Masilo, a South African dancer and ...
She was known to take great ballet classics of the ilk of ‘Carmen’, ‘Hamlet’, ‘The Rite of Spring’ and ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and tease them apart, bringing in African dance motifs and ...
"Her groundbreaking work reshaped the world of contemporary dance ... the rhythms and intentions of her own histories of African dance and of being South African," Loots said.