“Tamujuntu”: where South Africa and Brazil meet in dance

In the piece “Tamujuntu”, the South African dance company Via Katlehong explores the similarities and shared histories of social struggles between its home country and Brazil. Key to the electrifying performance is a meeting between the two nations’ street dances: Pantsula and Passinho.

Their feet kick up sand in the air. They stomp, they whistle, they shout. They dance.

As the members of the South African dance company Via Katlehong…