“Abandoned” l Women’s Month l Performing Art Works l Movement Exploration

This piece forms part of our women’s month project. We invited all women to contribute a movement piece where they express an adjective that starts with any of the letters in the word "Woman". "Abandoned" is a dance exploration around the neglected woman.

Our women's month videos were filmed by the artists themselves during the third wave of Covid-19 and Lockdown Level 4 in South Africa.

Art, and the arts, occupy that liminal space where transformation is possible. But a global pandemic, and the accompanying restrictions have brought our industry to its knees. That's where "Performing Art Works" comes in. A South African virtual physical theatre group, it not only aims to provide work to artists who have limited opportunities, but also to provide that liminal space, so needed to both artist and spectator.

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Dancer: Monique Barnard

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