UJay Pather

UJay Pather wazalelwa eThekwini ngoMashi 1959 futhi ungomunye wabafundisi bomdanso abahamba phambili eNingizimu Afrika namuhla, futhi ungomunye ohlale enamasu nobuhlakani.

Ngo-1984, uJay walandela iziqu zakhe ze-Honours kwi-Literature and Drama zase-University of Durban-Westville nge-MA eDance Theatre evela e-New York University njenge-Fulbright Scholar. Ngemuva kokuphothula i-Performance Diploma ayithole e-Trinity College, e-London, uPather waba i-Senior Lecturer eNyuvesi yaseZululand.

Usebenzisa izingqungquthela ze-choreography ukwakha umunye umsebenzi kaPather uletha imibono emihle njengobuzwe, uthando phambili. Usebenzisa i-multimedia ukuzakela idumela nokuthi abantu bazi kancono ngomsebenzi wakhe. Umsebenzi kaPather ufinyelela kuzo zonke iziyalo, indawo kanye namasiko. Usebenzisane nabaculi ababukwayo, abakhi bezakhiwo nabahleli basemadolobheni. Ebeka umsebenzi ezindaweni ezinabantu abaningi, udala ukusebenzisana phakathi kwezakhiwo zawo, ukuhamba kwabahamba ngezinyawo namaphethini nemikhuba yabantu .

Uhlobo lomsebenzi wakhe luthuthukiswe kusuka ekutholakaleni kwezethameli okungenzeka ukuthi azikaze zihlangane nokusebenza kwesimanje phambilini, okukhonjiswe kakhulu kwi-CityScapes , wathola ukunconywa okukhulu. Imiklomelo yobuciko bomdanso wakhe ifaka i-Heritage Award; umklomelo we-Brett Kebble; i-Tunkie Award for Leadership in Dance kanye ne-UKZN Convocation Award for leadership in the Arts and Humanities.

UPpather ungene esikhundleni sikaSibongile Kumalo njengoSihlalo we-National Arts Festival Artistic Committee. Uqhubekile nomsebenzi wakhe kwezemfundo futhi njengamanje uyi-Associate Professor e-University of Cape Town, uMqondisi we-Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts, Umqondisi Wezobuciko weSiwela Sonke nomphathi we-Infecting the City Public Art Festivals eMbombela naseKapa .

I-CV yakhe, efaka phakathi izindondo eziningi nemiklomelo, kuhlaba umxhwele kusho lukhulu, kepha ukuze uthole ukwazi kahle ngoJay, udinga kuphela ukuba nesikhashana naye uzwe imidonso yakhe. Akubona ubuciko nje obenzelwe ubuciko, kunencazelo yangempela ekusebenzeni kwakhe okuvame ukwenziwa ngaphandle kwemalungiselelo zendabuko, ezindleleni zomgwaqo, ezindaweni zasemadolobheni – izindawo lapho izethameli zivame ukuba nethuba elincane lokubona nomdanso walolu hlobo.