Dance production brings restaurant life to stage

From left are dancers, Liam Frantz, Sasha Nkonyana, Damian Jacobs, Thalia Alberts, Shaun Oelf and Jenna Wilkinson in The Reservation.
From left are dancers, Liam Frantz, Sasha Nkonyana, Damian Jacobs, Thalia Alberts, Shaun Oelf and Jenna Wilkinson in The Reservation.Picture: Heinrich Bestbier.

A new dance production, The Reservation, will be staged at the Magnet Theatre in Observatory from Wednesday, September 3 to Saturday, September 6.

The work, co-directed by award-winning theatre maker Buhle Ngaba and Rondebosch-based non-profit company Figure of 8 Dance Theatre, co-founder Grant van Ster, is set in a bustling urban restaurant where dance, drama, and humour meet. Using choreography with chairs, plates, and everyday interactions, the performance explores relationships, tensions, and politics that play out in such a setting.

The cast includes Shaun Oelf, Thalia Alberts, Damian Jacobs, Sasha Nkonyana, Jenna Wilkinson, and Liam Frantz.

The Reservation will feature at the Magnet Theatre, 1 St Michaels Road, Observatory, from Wednesday, September 3 until Saturday, September 6 at 7.30pm, where Saturday will have an additional show at 3pm. Tickets cost R100 through Quicket.

For more information,  call 071 965 2870 or email info@marievogts.com 

Shaun Oelf and Thalia Alberts doing a dance sequence with plates in The Reservation.
Shaun Oelf and Thalia Alberts doing a dance sequence with plates in The Reservation.Picture: Heinrich Bestbier