Kmad Dance Company

ARTISTIC PROFILE

2002
•Valentines soiree – Dinner and dance event
•LYFTAAL - premiered at Aardklop Arts Festival, Potchefstroom
•LYFTAAL - Little Theatre – Pretoria
•Perform an outreach programme - History Museum – Pretoria
•Corporate work - Women’s Day function – Edenvale
•FNB Dance Umbrella - Johannesburg
•Perform at Medi Health Business Challenge Relay – Bloemfontein & Johannesburg

2003
•LYFTAAL – Toured to Ermelo.
•LYFTAAL – Volksblad Arts Festival – Bloemfontein
•LYF EN SIEL – premiered at Aardklop Arts Festival – Potchefstroom
•LYF EN SIEL – Little Theatre - Pretoria
•Corporate performance – Absa private bank
•Corporate performance – Kallie & Monique Strydom Trust

2004
•Valentines soiree – Dinner and Dance
•LYF EN SIEL – KKNK Arts Festival – Oudtshoorn
•DIGKUNS & LIRIEK – for the ATKV – Oudtshoorn
•Corporate performance – Ballroom pops (14,000 people in audience) - Oudtshoorn
•Perform at the KKNK Kanna Awards - Oudtshoorn
•LYF – premiered at Aardklop arts festival – Potchefstroom
•LYF – Little Theatre - Pretoria

2005
•Valentines soiree – Dinner and Dance
•LYF – KKNK arts festival - Oudtshorn
•COLLABORATION – collaborative season with Tshwane Dance Theatre - Pretoria
•LYF – Inniebos arts festival – Nelspruit
•LYFTAAL – Gariep Arts Festival – Kimberley (first time they staged dance performance)
•ALL THE WOMEN WE ARE (Women’s day celebration) - Pretoria
•LYF – Little Theatre - Pretoria
•ON THE WINGS OF SUE – choreographed by Redha (France) – Pretoria season
(First international work performed by the company)
•Corporate work - Vodacom - contract for 3 years

2006
•Participate in and help run the Tshwane Dance Festival - Pretoria
•Dance Mania – Perform as Guest Company
•Corporate launches: Simply Soul (dance wear) at Diep in die Berg - Pretoria
•Corporate work for opening of Lion King SA
•Corporate work - Vodacom - contract for 3 years

2007
•FNB Dance Umbrella – 3 works – Johannesburg
•Valentines soiree – Dinner and dance
•Fleur de Cap Theatre Awards – Cape Town – live performance with singer Nianel
•BLOUDRUK van Suid-Afrikaanse Dans – flagship production of KKNK arts festival – Oudtshoorn
•COLLABORATION– collaborative season with Tshwane Dance Theatre - Pretoria
•Dance for a cure – Charity event for Cervical Cancer – State Theatre – Pretoria
•Flght center wards, choreography and performance - JHB
•Martin van Heerden was nominated for a Kanna Award for his excellent performance in Bloudruk van Suid-Afrikaanse Dans.
•Tshwane Dance Festival - Pretoria
•LYF - Volksblad Arts Festival – Bloemfontein
•BLOUDRUK van SA Dans – Aardklop arts festival – Potchefstroom
•Corporate work - Vodacom - contract for 3 years

2008
•FNB Dance Umbrella – Jeannette and Laura performed in “Mischa’s Swan” by choreographer Ignatius v Heerden (a commissioned work)
•Valentines Soiree – Dinner and dance – Pretoria
•Perform and Choreograph for Doxa Deo inauguration - London
•Carmia finalist in KYKNET’s “Dans dans dans”
•Kelsey, David and Jeannette choreograph for KYKNET’s “Dans dans dans”
•REFLECTIONS – State Theatre, Pretoria
•Dancers perform at SA Fasion week – JHB
•Dance for a cure – Charity event for Cervical Cancer – State Theatre – Pretoria
•DIE 5DE SEISOEN – premiered at Volksblad Arts Festival - Bloemfontein
•DIE 5DE SEISOEN – State Theatre, Pretoria
•YES WE THINK WE CAN DANCE – premiered at Aardklop Arts Festival – Potchefstroom
•YES WE THINK WE CAN DANCE – State theatre, Pretoria
•Kim top 4 in SABC 1 “So, you think you can dance”
•Kelsey choreographs for SABC 1 “So, you think you can dance”
•BLUODRUK 2 – premiered at Breytenbach theatre – Pretoria
•Corporate work – Opening of shopping centre in Hartebeespoort

2009
•Carmia performs with musician Wouter Kellerman in Stellenbosch and New York.
•Kim performs at Central African Football awards, Nigeria
•Corporate work - Feather Awards (Female Tribe) televised on CNBC Africa
•LYF TRILOGIE – The Performer Theatre – Pretoria
•Dance for a cure – Charity event for Cervical Cancer – Lyric Theatre – JHB
•Woman’s day – Corporate with The Female Tribe – Pretoria
•RIPPED – Premiere Season at The Dance Factory – JHB
•YES, WE THINK WE CAN DANCE – Season at Breytenbach Theatre – Pretoria
•Perform at singer ANDRA’s CD launch – Barnyard Theatre – Pretoria

2010
•Invited to perform at the FNB Dance Umbrella Gala evening – “Me and you”
•Corporate work – Feather awards (Women’s awards) - JHB
•LADY, ROCKS THE BLUES – Season with singer Andra
•Corporate work – YouFoot (France) at Soccer world cup – JHB
•Dance for a cure – Charity event for cervical cancer – The Lyric Theatre – JHB
•Kelsey choreographs for SABC 1 “So you think you can dance” Season 2
•RIPPED – Commissioned by Aardklop Arts festival – Potchefstroom

2011
•“3 is a CROWD” – Outreach performance – Mamelodi Community Centre
•“3 is a CROWD” – Kmad’s debut at National Arts Festival, July – Grahamstown
•“LYF” – Woman’s day season, August – Brooklyn Theatre – Pretoria
•“YES, WE THINK WE CAN DANCE” – Nelspruit Civic Theatre – Nelspruit
•“YES, WE THINK WE CAN DANCE” Workshop – Nelspruit

2012
"DECADE" - A 10th anniversary celebration - Dance Factory, JHB
"DECADE" - Breytenbach theatre, Pretoria
Guest performance at the DanceCor Advance 3 Solo perfprmance exam - PTA
"I am an African" - Production debut - National Arts festival, Grahamstown
Dance for a cure – Charity event for cervical cancer – The Lyric Theatre – JHB