Phumlani Mndebele is a dancer whose practice ranges from contemporary, to jazz and hip-hop. He has collaborated on Season 5 of The Centre for the Less Good Idea.

Mndebele has an enormous capacity to allow his body to flow, curl, jolt and unfurl. At times he moves as if in a stop-motion animation sequence. Other times he is as fluid and unbound as the liquid element he personifies through his performance. Minimal manipulation of footage through editing in this Long Minute attempts to highlight these qualities. Sound for this Long Minute is composed and performed by the musician Waldo Alexander, another regular collaborator at The Centre.

Concept & Performance | Phumlani Mndebele
Video Editor | Noah Cohen
Musician | Waldo Alexander
Writer | David Mann
Curator of The Long Minute | Bronwyn Lace