Performance

Venue	The Hat Factory
Town	Luton
County	Bedfordshire
From	20th March 2014
To	20th March 2014
When	19:30
Prices	From £10.00. To £10.00.
The Hat Factory (V01371430831)
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Date of change: 27 Feb 14 - T0200112959

ACE Dance and Music - Mana - The Power Within - The Thousand Shepherds/Mana

Work:: ACE Dance and Music (S02042256344)

A fusion of contemporary and traditional African Caribbean forms, from dancers, drummers and international artists of all ages. Featuring Impulse, Birmingham's own adults' community performance group, Jamo Jamo Arts providing live African drumming and dance from Senegal, ACE Youth Dance Academy and Untold Dance Company from Amsterdam.

Production:: Mana - The Power Within - The Thousand Shepherds/Mana (T0200112959)

An international dance double bill, blending modern dance, afro-fusion, martial arts, flamenco and ballet. A Thousand Shepherds - A Thousand Shepherds' is a pilgrimage - a physical and spiritual journey that involves looking inwards and outwards, behind and beyond, to ourselves and those that accompany us. Mana - South African choreographer VINCENT MANTSOE will take you back to ancient times, evoking the spirit and earthy ambience of African dance and Shaman traditions. Focusing on the internal strength of the individual and how this is embodied, as each of us takes our own spiritual journey. Used in over 24 cultures the concept of Mana encompasses spiritual and religious ritual, belief and practice. Identifying those values, journeys and expressions that refresh the soul, inspire us or leave us in awe, yearning for more.

Director	Gail Parmel
Choreographer	Jose Agudo (A Thousand Shepherds)
Music	Vincenzo Lamagna (A Thousand Shepherds)
Director	Vincent Mantsoe (movement - Mana)
Choreographer	Gail Parmel (Mana)
Music	Andy Garbi (Mana)
Design	Claire Whitcomb
Lighting	Gary Bowman
Costume	Le Minh Tran (costume maker)
Costume	Kimie Nakano
Dramaturg	Lou Cope
Performer	Rudi Cole
Performer	Yukiko Masui
Performer	Sophia Preidel
Performer	Julia Robert
Performer	Iona Waite
Performer	Jerome Wilks

Listing:: L0614545255

Mana - The Power Within - The Thousand Shepherds/Mana

An international dance double bill, blending modern dance, afro-fusion, martial arts, flamenco and ballet. A Thousand Shepherds - A Thousand Shepherds' is a pilgrimage - a physical and spiritual journey that involves looking inwards and outwards, behind and beyond, to ourselves and those that accompany us. Mana - South African choreographer VINCENT MANTSOE will take you back to ancient times, evoking the spirit and earthy ambience of African dance and Shaman traditions. Focusing on the internal strength of the individual and how this is embodied, as each of us takes our own spiritual journey. Used in over 24 cultures the concept of Mana encompasses spiritual and religious ritual, belief and practice. Identifying those values, journeys and expressions that refresh the soul, inspire us or leave us in awe, yearning for more.

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