Despite overcast weather and a light drizzle, spirits were high at the Goethe-Institut Namibia on Wednesday night.
Angolan choreographer Aneth Silva delivered a performance that had audience members literally up on their feet for a Chobe-inspired dance.
“This is a dance performance inspired by the Chobe culture. They’re an ethnic group from Angola, and they use drawings in the sand to pass on things about life, about respect, to younger generations,” she said.
Silva performed to the sound of silence and the beating of African drums, pulling members of the audience up to the stage as she moved their hands and arms in an ocean-inspired dance.
After audience members asked why they had not been picked, Silva said she was looking for people who looked like they needed to release tension and pent up energy.
According to Silva, every dance she has performed on the tour has been different.
“If you went to Togo, if you went to Burkina, you would see a different thing than what I did here. I’m just trying to absorb energy and also put that energy into my movement and let it happen naturally,” she said.
Silva is one of the four artists selected by Goethe-Institut Namibia for the Goethe Mobiarts 2024 programme. Other artists include spoken word poet Checkmate Mido (Kenya), pianist Nobuhle Ashantis (South Africa) and disc jockey Skriim (Cameroon).
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