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THE AFRICAN CYPHER - Sat, Aug. 17 @ 3:30pm
The Goethe Institute
Washington, DC
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THE AFRICAN CYPHER - Sat, Aug. 17 @ 3:30pm
ADIFF WASHINGTON, DC

GOETHE INSTITUTE

Saturday, August 17 @ 3:30pm

THE AFRICAN CYPHER
Washington D.C. Premiere
Screening sponsored by Rhythm N' Dance

Street dance in South Africa is a complex, convoluted underworld; that, like most sub-cultures, exists as a sum of its participants.

In Mapetla, Soweto if you steal phones and hand bags you will not live long. The community will kill you. If you do a heist, they will tell the police you are not there. Prince tells me this as we walk back to Mada's place from the shisa nyama. (an informal outdoor fire where you can buy some meat to cook and drink a beer.)

Prince is a pantsula. He used to be a tsotsi, a gangster, a thug. Today he walks his streets with pride; he is a pantsula dancer and a little bit famous. Tom London from Soweto's Finest says, "When we dance we find purpose with our bodies". Prince, strolling down the dusty street with his fluid movement, a little trouble in his hat and a slight swagger, is perhaps the embodiment of that sentiment.

When he dances on the street corner with Mada; the kids, the tsotsi's, the mama's, the unemployed and the hustlers all stop to watch him. I always wonder how it must feel to have that power residing right inside you. No props, no burning hoops  nothing.
Whatever this dance thing is. It is beautiful, part circus/part soul. No matter the context or style. We all ultimately dance for an audience of one.

View film details and trailer here:
http://nyadiff.org/adiff-washington-dc-2013

Tickets and passes will be held in your name at Goethe Institute for pick up on the first of the program.

Location

The Goethe Institute (View)
812 7th St NW
Washington, DC 20001-3718
United States

Categories

Film > Festivals
Film > Movies
Film

Minimum Age: 8
Kid Friendly: Yes!
Dog Friendly: No
Non-Smoking: Yes!
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes!

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