Jay Pather is a South African curator, choreographer, and director working in
Cape Town. He is the director of
Siwela Sonke Dance Theatre and an associate professor at the
University of Cape Town.
Pather has been involved in the choreography and direction of over one hundred productions in South Africa and even more internationally.
Education
* MA in Dance Theatre from
New York University as a
Fulbright Scholar
The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States Cultural Exchange Programs with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people of ...
in 1984
* Honours degrees in Literature and Drama from the
University of Durban-Westville
* Performance Diploma from
Trinity College London
Career
2012:
* Chairperson, National Arts Festival Artistic Committee
* Curator,
Infecting the City
Held in Cape Town, South Africa Infecting the City is a public arts festival that is committed to making art freely available to everyone. The festival hosts a range of different types of site-specific art, art intervention and performance art i ...
* Director, Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts (GIPCA)
* Artistic director,
Siwela Sonke Dance Theatre
* Associate Professor,
University of Cape Town
2010:
* Curatorial team,
Spier Contemporary
Spier is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, about 11 km north of Hoogeveen
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2007:
* Co-curator,
Spier Contemporary
Spier is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, about 11 km north of Hoogeveen
Hoogeveen (; nds-nl, 't Ogeveine or '' 't Oveine'') is a municipality and a town in the Dutch province ...
2004:
* World Social Forum,
Mumbaai, India
* Its Festival,
Amsterdam
* Festival of Dhow Countries,
Zanzibar
* Personal Affects Exhibition,
New York City, the Cathedral of St John the Divine and the Museum for African Art
* Resident Choreographer,
Jazzart Dance Theatre
Jazzart Dance Theatre is a leading contemporary dance company in South Africa. It is known not only for its combination of Western and African styles, but also for its focus on social justice and community improvement. Jazzart Dance Theatre a ...
* Senior Lecturer,
University of Zululand
References
External links
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Tisch School of the Arts alumni
Living people
People from Durban
South African choreographers
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