Naledi Majola

Naledi Majola

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Naledi Majola is a South African performer and maker based in Berlin. After completing a BA in Theatre and Performance specialising in Acting at the University of Cape Town (2014-2017), they worked as an actor, participating in various film, television, theatre, and commercial projects. In parallel, they developed a performance and research practice, encompassing media like movement, voice, sound design, and writing. After working in Cape Town for some years, Naledi moved to Berlin and completed the MA Solo/Dance/Authorship at HZT Berlin in 2024. Their work seeks to blur the line between theory and practice and is inspired by performance studies, pop culture, and South African history and art. Naledi has presented their work at festivals like the Lake Studios Submerge Festival in Berlin, the City of Women Festival in Ljubljana, and Les Urbaines in Lausanne. They're currently interested in the choreographies, vocals, and aesthetics of Black South African artists, as well as everyday people, during the Apartheid-era, in the country and abroad in exile. They bring these to contemporary questions about how Majority World artists perform and work with their cultural heritage in Minority World contexts. Naledi also forms one half of Grouping and Ungrouping Forever, an artistic partnership with South African artist Andi Colombo. Their work is focused on cross-border interdisciplinary performance-making methodologies.

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