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SS Mendi: Dancing the Death Drill
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Royal Opera House: Linbury Theatre
Bow Street Covent Garden,
London
, Greater London, WC2E 9DD,
United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
Dyantyis, Mandisi
SS Mendi: Dancing the Death Drill
Performers
Isango Ensemble
Mandisi Dyantyis
Conductor
Mark Dornford-May
Director
Lungelo Ngamlana
Choreography
Mannie Manim
Lighting Designer
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A story that deserves to be told: Isango Ensemble's
SS Mendi
David Karlin, 19th April
The 20 strong ensemble allies African choral singing of the highest calibre to movement, percussion and drama to give a potent reading of a World War I incident that should not be forgotten.
****1
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Isango Ensemble
Lungelo Ngamlana
Mandisi Dyantyis
Mandisi Dyantyis
Mannie Manim
Mark Dornford-May
SS Mendi: Dancing the Death Drill