Durban University of Technology’s Drama and Production Studies Department presents its annual season of contemporary dance, Xplosion, at the Courtyard Theatre on the Steve Biko campus from August 25 to 27.

The work on offer is exciting, challenging, and explores new boundaries inspired by modern contemporary dance, hip-hop, music, Pantsula with a sound track edited by music lecturer Richardt Wissink.

The aim of the annual dance drama is to create work of an excellent standard that is identifiable with, and indigenous to, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal and South Africa.

This production explores the relationship between movement and brain science and pushes the dancers to their limit by making their bodies move far beyond their “norm”. It allows the dancers to dance with drive and attack punctuated with moments of beautiful lyricism accentuated by body rolls and the organic flow of quirky movements throughout their bodies.

Xplosion involves all second and third  year theatre dance specialists and showcases 60 minutes of new work by acclaimed Durban-based choreographers, Mdu Mtshali, Marcia Mzindle, Vusi Makhanya with some choreography workshopped by the dance specialists.

Lighting design is by Mthandazo Mofokeng and the entire programme is coordinated and directed by dance lecturer Mtshali.

Showtimes: 7 pm nightly. Tickets:  R40 (R20 concessions). For more information contact the Departmental Secretary, Lebohang Sibisi on 031 373 2194 or lebohangs@dut.ac.za