Feminine dance lights up theatre
Feb 20, 2005
CAPE Verde’s female contemporary dancers Rosey and Bety put the audience on tenterhooks during their performance at the National Theatre on February 12. <br>
CAPE Verde’s female contemporary dancers Rosey and Bety put the audience on tenterhooks during their performance at the National Theatre on February 12.
Unlike music genres that present clear-cut messages, it took one a high sense of imagination to draw the respective lessons from Duas Sem Tres (Portuguese, two without three), a highly choreographed dance piece by the west African-based Raiz Di Polon group.
Rosey and Bety used visual, audio aids and symbols to put across their message. A rural setting (forest, plantations, firewood) symbolised the lifestyle of a hardworking countryside woman while modern home appliances depicted the lifestyle of urban ladies.
The dance talks were in different languages. There was no doubt Duas Sem Tres was about women.
The presentation depicted the fact that women strive to survive no matter whether they are in rural or urban areas.
What differs are the ways they use to pursue their goals.
Members of the audience that included the French Ambassador Jean Bernardi Thiant were visibly excited by the performance.
Unlike music genres that present clear-cut messages, it took one a high sense of imagination to draw the respective lessons from Duas Sem Tres (Portuguese, two without three), a highly choreographed dance piece by the west African-based Raiz Di Polon group.
Rosey and Bety used visual, audio aids and symbols to put across their message. A rural setting (forest, plantations, firewood) symbolised the lifestyle of a hardworking countryside woman while modern home appliances depicted the lifestyle of urban ladies.
The dance talks were in different languages. There was no doubt Duas Sem Tres was about women.
The presentation depicted the fact that women strive to survive no matter whether they are in rural or urban areas.
What differs are the ways they use to pursue their goals.
Members of the audience that included the French Ambassador Jean Bernardi Thiant were visibly excited by the performance.