First Physical Youth Company
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Youth Company New Voices 2010
The First Physical Youth Company is made up of young dancers between the ages of twelve and twenty who are selected following auditions at the beginning of each year. The company was officially launched in July 2005 at the National Arts Festival in association with Janet Buckland's Township Dance Project. The purpose of the company is to:
• Provide creative and performance opportunities for teenage dancers in Grahamstown
• Draw together teenagers from diverse socio-political and economic backgrounds
• Create awareness, education and understanding of physical theatre thereby developing future audiences and future professional performers
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Youth Company 2010
Complementing technique classes which are run by a range of teachers around Grahamstown, First Physical's resident performers spend time on a weekly basis with the Youth Company to create challenging and exhilarating dance events, staged throughout the year on various platforms such as the New Voices Programme performed at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival.
First Physical Youth Company 2010
Alex Bruce St Andrew’s
Anelisa Boma Mary Waters
Anelisa Matika Nombulelo
Busisiwe Kepe Mary Waters
Kei-ella Loewe DSG
Noluvuyo Shwempe Nombulelo
Phinda Mnyamana Mary Waters
Sbonokuhle Bhala St Mary’s
Yonela Ntshiba Nombulelo]
First Physical Youth Co. Auditions 2009
First Physical Youth Company 2009
Auditions held 21 Feb 2009
(Archie Mbolekwa High School)
Nangamso Boma
(Mary Waters High School)
Busisiwe Kepe
Phinda Myamana
(Nombulelo High School)
Anelisa Matika
Noluvuyo Shwempe
(Ntaba Maria High School)
Yonela Ntshiba
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Youth Company Take Gold at East Cape Eisteddfod
For their first performance of the year, the First Physical Youth Company received a gold award at this year's Eastern Cape Eisteddfod. This award was for the category of Contemporary Dance, Group work, choreographed by resident performer and Youth Company co-ordinator Tshegofatso Tlholoe. This work will now be extended to be performed at this year's National Arts Festival in the New Voices 2009 programme.
