Woza Wenties!: A semi-autobiographical solo. Sookool traces the erasure of her experience of blackness through various colonially-informed institutions. Wenties is Wentworth, her home-town in Durban, a so-called coloured township. Woza = come, reflects her mission to re-centre her subjectives through artistic practice. Using visual, theatrical and improvisational devices, her body signifies a body under duress, in pursuit of freedom. The work has been presented in Durban, Mozambique, UK and Germany.
"3 Mense Phakathi":
Sookool offers a trio that has become a conversation about power relations, perceivable within South African civil society and dance itself. The three dancers embody a call for "power to the people" through choreographic choices that allow them to be seen, first as humans, and second as humans with the power of choice. The work first premiered at the National Arts Festival in 2024 as the choreographer's award for the Standard Bank Young Artist for Dance.
Contact Information
Contact: Princess Mhlongo
Position: Project Manager
Showcase representative: Lorin Sookool
Position: Artist
Address: 72 Promenade Road, Muizenberg, Cape Town, Western Cape, 7945
Country: South Africa
Mobile: (072) 194-5348
Email: lorinsookool@gmail.com
Website: www.lorinsookool.com
Instagram: @koolsokool
Facebook: @LorinSookool
Production Information
Title of Piece: Lorin Sookool Presents Woza Wenties! and 3 Mense Phakathi
Artform: Dance
Age suitability: 20 – 40 years
Use of text: No text
Language: English
Key Personnel
Choreographer/Performer: Lorin Sookool
Programme Manager: Princess Zinzi Mhlongo
Touring Information
Scale of show: Small
Appropriate setting: Indoor
Running Time: 65 minutes
Number of performers on stage: 4
No of people on tour: 6
Touring Availability
Suitable for rural touring: No
