Jay Pather

Jay Pather
Born	Durban, South Africa [1]
Nationality	South African
Known for	Dance, Performance Art
Awards	FNB Vita Awards for Best Choreography Brett Kebble Art Award

Jay Pather is a South African curator, choreographer, and director working in Cape Town. He is the director of Siwela Sonke Dance Theatre and an associate professor at the University of Cape Town. ^[2] Pather has been involved in the choreography and direction of over one hundred productions in South Africa and even more internationally. ^[3]

Education

• MA in Dance Theatre from New York University as a Fulbright Scholar in 1984 ^[2]
• Honours degrees in Literature and Drama from the University of Durban-Westville ^[3]
• Performance Diploma from Trinity College London ^[3]

Career

2012:

• Chairperson, National Arts Festival Artistic Committee ^[2]
• Curator, Infecting the City ^[2]
• Director, Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts (GIPCA) ^[2]
• Artistic director, Siwela Sonke Dance Theatre ^[2]
• Associate Professor, University of Cape Town ^[2]

2010:

• Curatorial team, Spier Contemporary ^[2]

2007:

• Co-curator, Spier Contemporary ^[2]

2004:

• World Social Forum, Mumbai, India ^[3]
• Its Festival, Amsterdam ^[3]
• Festival of Dhow Countries, Zanzibar ^[3]
• Personal Affects Exhibition, New York City, the Cathedral of St John the Divine and the Museum for African Art ^[3]
• Resident Choreographer, Jazzart Dance Theatre ^[3]
• Senior Lecturer, University of Zululand ^[3]

References

1. "Creativity, collaboration and conversation with Jay Pather". Capetownpartnership.co.za.
2. "Jay Pather (Curator)". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
3. "Centre for Theatre, Dance & Performance Studies".

External links

• "Curator's Note". Infecting the City. 2012.
• "Jay PatherBiography". www.artthrob.co.za.