Festival Team

Nadine Mckenzie
Artistic Director 

Multi award winning Performing Artist, performer, teacher. Pioneer of Inclusive Arts in South Africa, Co-founder and Artistic Director of Unmute Dance Company.



Louise Westerhout
Webinar director & Artist

Louise Westerhout is a performance artist, published poet, curator, therapist, cancer survivor, disabled person,yogi and Reiki Master.
https://louisewesterhout.com/


Christelle Dreyer
Graphic Designer

Christelle Dreyer is a Dancer, Graphic Designer and currently a post graduate graphic design student at Cape Peninsula University of Technology.



Roxanne de Freitas
Web designer & video editor

Roxanne de Freitas is a South African-Portuguese multidisciplinary artist, videographer, writer, dancer-choreographer, and cultural worker based in Cape Town.


Artists

Andile Vellem
Co-founder of Unmute Dance Company

Choreographer, Performer, Dance Teacher and Sign Language Dance Technique Innovator. Co-founder and Resident Choreographer at Unmute Dance Company.






Yaseen Manuel
 Choreographer

As a creative I pride myself in being consistent; a visual thinker as well as an influencer in my artistic approach. Working as a mentor and teacher of youth in both training and outreach programmes, I believe in the power of cultivating the passion for dance and arts amongst South Africa's youth. 



Teresa Phuti Mojela
Performer & Choreographer 

Performer, choreographer, teacher, mentor, aspiring director and Producer. A founder and director of PHUTI PEDI PRODUCTIONS and Children Saturday Dance Classes. In 2010-2014 she was a senior dance company member at Vuyani Dance Company under the leadership of Gregory Maqoma and was a dance teacher for Outreach Children’s program and Vuyani Saturday Academy. In 2015 she joined MID as a teacher and dancer.

Mpotseng Shuping
Unmute Dance Company Outreach Manager

After her professional training at Jazzart Dance Theatre, Shuping continued to work for the company as a professional dancer, before focusing on her career as a local and international dance teacher. In 2005 she
joined Remix Dance Company as a performer and teacher and in 2013 she co-founded
Unmute Dance Company. She is currently an Outreach Coordinator, teaching integrated dance in schools, Shuping is also a Sign Language interpreter for the UNMUTE.

Thulani Chauke
Choreographer

South African based Independent performer, choreographer and dance teacher. Co-founder and project manager for Broken Borders Arts Project.








Lethabo Shai
Dancer

In 2018 Lethabo Shai joined the Enabled Dance project, a collaboration between UJ and Moving Into Dance Maphatong (MID). At the beginning of 2020, she enrolled at MID as a full time student to get a start in the dance industry. She is currently a trainee at Unmute Dance Company.





Siseko Mvulo 
Dancer

Siseko Mvulo was born and raised here in Cape Town. He Got involved in dancing In 2019 when he went to ARTSCAPE THEATRE CENTRE looking for arts activities to take part in and met one of the members from UNMUTE Dance Company who then invited him to an audition for their new training program of which he was accepted into. It was then when his love, interested and involvement in dance started.

Fana Tshabalala
Choreographer

Dancer, choreographer and co-founder of Broken Borders









Ditebogo Lelaletse
Dancer

Unmute Dance Company Trainee










Nadine Mckenzie
Dancer 

Multi award winning Performing Artist, performer, teacher. Pioneer of Inclusive Arts in South Africa, Co-founder and Artistic Director of Unmute Dance Company. 






Igugu-Lethu Arts and Leadership Project
Non-profit Organisation


Igugu-lethu Arts and Leadership Project is a dynamic non-profit organization based in Guguletu township using the language of dance to develop artistic skills, while advocating and promoting education. We utilize the arts as a catalyst to transform lives. 

Louise Westerhout
Artist

Louise Westerhout is a performance artist, published poet, curator, therapist, cancer survivor, disabled person,yogi and Reiki Master.
https://louisewesterhout.com/





Light of Life
Theatre Organisation
Non-profit Organisation

Light Of Life Theatre Organisation was founded on the 3rd February 2009, offering but not limited to Acting, Dance, Music, Poetry and Visual arts. The vision is to identify/nurture raw talent in the youth.



New World Dance Theatre
Contemporary Dance Company

New World Dance Theatre is South Africa’s first roaming Dance Company, invigorating the land with our message of movement. Our ‘Homes away from Home’ allow us access to our nations dancers to create a new world through movement. With Celeste Botha and Marlin Zoutman at the helm of this exciting vibrant dance institution, NWDT specialises  in all facets of the entertainment and performing arts industry.

Thabisa Dance Academy
Dance Academy

TDA is a brainchild of Thabisa Sagela. Who's passion is to introduce dance to children of all background, shape and all sizes.





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