Asanda Ruda performs a self-choreographed, commissioned dance double bill at the Market Theatre.
Ruda is the 2025 Standard Bank Young Artist for Dance and recipient of the 2025 CCA JOMBA! and The Market Theatre Phakamisa Dance Commission. Her double bill performance includes pieces entitled 'KEMET – Black Lands' and 'Alkamal Walkamal Almutlaq or Completeness and Absolute Wholeness (ancient Arabic)'.
'KEMET – Black Lands' is a solo work that traverses generational alienation, political defiance, and personal emancipation. Rooted in Afro-contemporary expression, it navigates the intersections of space, politics, and culture, transforming the body into a vessel of ancestral memory and self-liberation. Ruda’s movement affirms presence in a world that often marginalises difference.
'Alkamal Walkamal Almutlaq' explores the eternal bond between spirit and soul. It delves into how these elements interconnect to heal and revive. Ethereal Afro-contemporary movement and symbolic rituals invite audiences to contemplate love, health, and balance.
This is a National Arts Festival, The Market Theatre and JOMBA! Dance Festival (Centre for Creative Arts) co-production, with contributing funding from Standard Bank South Africa.