The Cape Doctor - Infecting the City Part 2

As part of the festival Infecting the City - "The Cape Doctor" - a dance piece by Leán Coetzer was performed

On the Fore Shore in the shadow of Table Mountain

The omnipresent Cape South-Easter - the scourge of the Mother City, a fierce wild taunting wind - was celebrated and tamed by a group of young dancers

In an amazing urban setting

Interacting with the glorious bright orange Eduardo Villa Sculpture

Cape Town’s “doctor” is both loved and loathed - people say it makes them go crazy!

It blows from the south-east, clearing the City of pollution from cars and the numerous fires people use to cook on  - it also spreads wild mountain fires

  The performance was accompanied by live drums and flute which hinted at the beauty, savagery and power of the wind

The audience mainly consisted of very attentive school children

And an interesting demographic of passersby - many of whom would never have seen a performance of this kind before - as well the festival followers - including loads of students

Many of the dancers came from the Cape Flats, where the wind wreaks havoc on a daily basis

The wind is a Cape constant, the accompaniment to hot summers and is responsible for the 'Table Cloth' on Table Mountain

The performance celebrated the wind as a free and spirited life force 

That rejuvenates and cleanses the City

Costumes consisted of fringed recycled plastic which worked brilliantly as a real wind came up!

The dancers used ribbons, dresses, flags, smoke, bubbles and balloons to allow the wind to show itself as the star of the dance, revealing itself through all it traverses

A joyful piece celebrating the dancers

A bunch of balloons summed up the spirit of fun

This piece really spoke for itself!

The energy was infectious

Wish you'd been there!

 And more to follow...