More than 30 giant size photographs (prints up to 5 meters in length) will be exhibited in an artful way in the lovely setting of the Botanical Gardens - the theme of the exhibition will focus on the beauty and emotional power of dancers.
Antoine Tempe, the French photographer who travels between Dakar, New York and Paris has captured the essence of dancers' vitality and creativity. His camera gets us dancing through these portraits and performance images of the greatest figures of African and African- American contemporary dance.
Rooted in society for thousands of years, African dance now exceeds the scope of its purely traditional expressions. Through new connections between movement, music, body and space, a new form of contemporary dance has appeared in recent years.
Bodies become instruments and movements are moments of grace that Antoine Tempé's pictures reveal with soul.
Live or studio shots, these pictures are offered to the Garden Route Region in a unique outdoor format: Prints vary in size between 2x2 and 2x 5 meters, displayed on special frames, spread artistically throughout the Botanical Garden.
This is a unique opportunity to discover the beauty of dancing bodies, with the touch of humour dancers and their portraitist give to one of the most difficult disciplines - a superb reason to discover the stunning setting of our Botanical Garden.
For more info please call the Garden's office on 044 874 1558.
This exceptional exhibition is offered to the Eden region thanks to Fondation Zinsou, Institut de France and Chimes and Van Wyk Attorneys, Cultural Partners of the Garden Route Botanical Garden.
Venue: Garden Route Botanical Garden, Caledon street, George
Dates: 12 - 17 February
Times : 10:00 - 18:00
Tickets: Adults R15; children, pensioners and members R10
Dayne de Wet (left), the Curator of the Garden Route Botanical Garden, volunteer, Pierre Villain and Robin Clark, the Chairman of the GRB Trust are very excited about the pending exhibition and urge everyone in the Southern Cape to come see the stunning photos on show from 9 to 17 February for themselves. Photo: Pauline Lourens
