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Auditions

Umdabu will be holding auditions for their latest production, “Jikela Umbuso”, (A Royal Betrayal).

Carver Theater for the Performing Arts

Show times: 

February 01, 2008 @7:00pm

 February 02, 2008 @2:00pm

February 02, 2008 @7:00pm

 

Men, Men, Men,
women and teenage boys and girls are encouraged to audition.  (Dance training is wonderful but, not a requirement.)  

Singing and acting is a plus.
South African Dance Classes: Umdabu offering classes at The Carver Theater for the Performing Arts. more>>

OUR MISSION
The Umdabu Dance Company is a Birmingham, Alabama based dance theater dedicated to the preservation and presentation of traditional and Contemporary South African history and cultural; particularly that of the Zulu people.

ZULU CULTURAL TIPS

:: Traditional Clothing of the Zulus are cow, goat, and goat skins. Leopard skin was worn only by the Zulu Royal Family.
:: Cow skin is used on South African drums. Goat skin is used on sangoma (South Africa doctor) drums only.
:: There are 11 different tribes in South Africa. The Zulu tribe is the largest.
:: Before South Africa was invaded by the Dutch, it was known as Azania.