Ms. Maia Jordaan
Photo by Gregor Rohrig
Our apologies for dragging our heels a bit on introducing this lovely lady (her profile page has been lurking on the right side of the winger for some time), but computer and internet troubles in her native South Africa and busyness here at the winger caused some snags that have now been worked out.
Ms. Maia Jordaan’s profile reads like a list of individuals you would need to put together an entire production - except she can do everything herself… “director/choreographer, producer, performer, set/costume designer, stage manager, company manager, marketing manager, teacher and researcher…” Quite an impressive list of talents! She is studying at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa, where she’s working towards a practice-based Masters in Contemporary Performance.
Maia is currently working on her thesis dissertation in which she “explores Lepecki’s proposals on the characteristics of contemporary dance/performance to three South African works:
Robin Orlin’s daddy, i’ve seen this piece six times before and i still don’t know why they’re hurting each other (2000), and
The First Physical Theatre Company’s 16 Kinds of Emptiness (2006).
This is part of what Tony Schultz thought would make her both a fantastic contributor to The Winger as well as a great addition to the Reading Group, in which Tony and Maia will be discussing and dissecting Andre Lepecki’s Exhausting Dance. Check out the Reading Group page to get a copy of the book, see what they have written and discussed so far, and throw in your own thoughts!
Welcome Maia!
