Gregory Maqomas Vuyani Dance Theatre: Cion: Requiem of Ravels Boléro

Intimate and heartfelt Culture Spot LA Cion: Requiem of Ravel s Boléro Friday, January 24, 2020 Saturday, January 25, 2020 The Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater This season, audiences can experience South African star Gregory Maqoma s choreographic genius at the Kennedy Center for the first time with a rousing dance show. His collaborations with top artists have been making waves across the globefrom William Kentridge s acclaimed production of The Head and the Load, which made its North American premiere in New York in 2018, to Idris Elba and Kwame KweiArmah s new multimedia musical Tree, which will premiere in the UK in June 2019. For his D. C. engagement, Maqoma s contemporary dance company Vuyani Dance Theatre performs an innovative, visually stunning fulllength work that brings literature to life. In Cion: Requiem of Ravel s Boléro, Maqoma draws inspiration from creations