Jazzart Dance Theatre Company

Dance Troupe

Jazzart Dance Theatre is acknowledged as the oldest contemporary dance company in the country. It has exerted a powerful influence on the development of dance in South Africa, and continues to do so. The Jazzart methodology ensures that strong technique is matched with a uniquely South African dance philosophy that is rooted in the diversity of the culture and traditions of our country. Its prodigious creative output allows it to use dance as a transformative tool and to fully interrogate social awareness and cultural inclusiveness.

Jazzart is based at The Artscape Theatre in Cape Town and conducts its full-time training programme alongside the professional company in Cape Town, while running outreach programmes and production touring across the country and internationally. Under the Artistic Direction of Dane Hurst, Jazzart has cultivated a diverse collection of powerful, thought-provoking, and celebratory works created by award-winning artists and choreographers.