An ensemble of traditional dancers wearing colourful outfits.

Sydney Festival We wear our wheels with pride... By Robyn Orlin

  • Dance
  • Drama Theatre
  • Run time: 70 minutes, no interval Subject to change
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A rickshaw ride you’ll never forget.

Colour arrives first. Then rhythm. Then bodies in constant motion. In this exuberant work by celebrated South African choreographer Robyn Orlin, dancers from Moving Into Dance Mophatong draw on the extraordinary history of Durban’s Zulu rickshaw pullers, who transformed everyday labour into acts of style, performance and resistance.

Towering headdresses, vibrant costumes and projected colour fill the stage as traditional movement meets hip hop, electronic music, spoken word and Afro-fusion. Every step carries traces of a history shaped by colonialism, while refusing to be defined by it.

Joyful, playful and politically charged, We wear our wheels with pride and slap your streets with colour...we said ‘bonjour’ to Satan in 1820... celebrates the power of creativity to reclaim dignity, a work of healing made to “lay the old spirits to rest”.

Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels, co-presented with Sydney Festival

Event details

Exuberant, eccentric and affectionate homage to the rickshaw pullers of Durban

The Stage UK

Artists

By
Robyn Orlin
Performed by
Moving Into Dance Mophatong

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Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
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Drama Theatre

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