SO | PRACTICE & TÊTE-À-TÊTE
In 2024, SO | The Academy for the Less Good Idea launches two new open programmes aimed at professional artists, PRACTICE & TÊTE-À-TÊTE.
PRACTICE | MOVEMENT & VOICE
The first PRACTICE | MOVEMENT was led by Lulu Mlangeni.
Photographer | Zivanai Matangi
PRACTICE is a series of FREE, open training sessions for professional artists looking to fine-tune or refine their practice, as well as develop new skills.
There will be one Voice session and one Movement session per month, led by different industry professionals and educators working in the realms of performance and the broader fields of embodied practice.
To date, PRACTICE | Voice facilitators have included Sbusiso Shozi, Nhlanhla Mahlangu, Fiona Ramsay, Bongile Gorata Lecoge-Zulu, Ziza Muftic, Anathi Conjwa, Dorothy Ann Gould, Sizwe Mondlane, Xolisile Bongwana, Neo Muyanga & Simphiwe Skhakhane.
PRACTICE | Movement facilitators have included Teresa Phuti Mojela, Thulani Chauke, Vusi Mdoyi, Sello Pesa, Roberto Pombo, Kyla Davis, Lulu Mlangeni and Smangaliso Ngwenya, Muzi Shili, Lucia Walker, Athena Mazarakis & Kamogelo Molobye.
The first PRACTICE | VOICE was led by Nhlanhla Mahlangu.
Photographer | Zivanai Matangi
TÊTE-À-TÊTE | CREATIVE CONSULTATIONS
The first TÊTE-À-TÊTE was hosted by Neo Muyanga.
Photographer | Zivanai Matangi
Aimed at practising artists across the disciplines of visual art, performance, literature and more, TÊTE-À-TÊTE offers a once-off, one-on-one engagement with industry professionals that allows artists to speak about their work and process, and get advice from leading artistic practitioners.
These free 30-minute sessions allow artists to gain fresh perspectives on their work, and to receive individual guidance or feedback on their ideas.
Those previously on the TÊTE-À-TÊTE couch include Gerard Bester, Neo Muyanga, Mamela Nyamza, Jefferson Tshabalala, Mary Sibande, Jill Richards, Shane Cooper, Dimakatso Motholo, Basak Senova & MoMo Matsunyane.