Mantsoe performs his “SoliDaD” at JOMBA! in 2019

Ngiyazi ukuthi kungani izinyoni ezivalekile zisina

NguKivithra Naicker (Umbhali Wezivakashi) / Kuhunyushwe nguLisa Goldstone

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Uma ngicabanga ngezinganekwane zokudansa eNingizimu Afrika, ngicabanga ngoVincent Mantsoe: umdwebi ongavamile ngempela oveza umusa, ukuthobeka futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke, isizathu esiyinhloko sokuthi ngithatha itiyetha njengethempeli lami, ukuphana. Ungumuntu ophanayo futhi lokhu kuhumusha esikrinini nasolwandle kwifilimu yakhe yakamuva yomdanso i-CUT (eyenziwe ngoJuni 2020). Ingxoxo eyandulela ukuhlolwa phakathi komqondisi wezobuciko wakwaJomba, uLliane Loots (waseThekwini, iNingizimu Afrika) noMantsoe (waseFrance) yangishiya ngifikelwa wuvalo lokuba nalezi zinganekwane (cishe) ekhaya lami eKorea. Njengoba ngibhala, ngiyazi ukuthi ingxenye yami enengqondo ithathwa yimizwa nemibono ‘yasekhaya’ — ngoba kithina esinonyawo olulodwa ezweni elilodwa nakwezinye emhlabeni jikelele, i-”CUT” kaMantsoe isililo sokwesaba nethemba.

Nami nginqunyelwe kulokho engikubiza ngokuhlekisa nangokuba necala ‘njengokudingiswa okuzimele,’ angikwazi ukuphuma ezweni ngikhathazeke ngokuzayo kwabathandekayo bami.”CUT” kukaMantsoe, washiya isigaxa emphinjeni wami ngemuva kwezinsuku. Impendulo yami eqondile emsebenzini wakhe iqinise amandla omzimba odansayo; indlela yokuveza okungachazeki. Ku “CUT” singena estudiyo sikaMantsoe futhi njengoba ehamba endaweni yakhe yokusebenza, ngibona izinsimbi ezibekwe odongeni (umrhubhe no-uhadi), igiya elijwayelekile elikhombisa ekhaya.

Lona ngumsebenzi owenziwe ngokuphelele nguMantsoe, isenzo somculi ojwayele ukwenza ‘nezithameli zakhe. Ngikusho lokhu ngoba kunokushintshana okungabazeki kwamandla phakathi kwalaba bobabili; uyazinikela, ekhipha ubuthakathaka okungenzeka ukuthi (thina) sibubekile eshalofini … ukuze kubhekwane nabo kwesinye isikhathi. Umsindo kaMpho Molikeng wakhela ngaphezu kwezithombe ezingezinhle zomhlaba omkhulu, futhi udlala nalokho okuzwakala kungumoya obanjwe ukuhlupheka. Ukunyakaza kukaMantsoe kuqala ngemifanekiso yokulungiswa komzimba; emisindweni, esikhaleni, kuye yedwa. Umzimba wakhe unezimpande futhi ikhanda lakhe lisikiwe ngohlaka. Ibhokisi elimnyama, ukuphindeka kwifilimu, ngezikhathi ezithile likhiphela umdansi ngaphandle kohlaka kodwa alwe, avele njalo isikhathi ngasinye … bese kuthi konke ukuzinza kuqhume. Umculo ukhuphukela emvuthwandaba njengomzabalazo wokudlulela noma ukuvumela ukuthatha izintambo; ukunyakaza kwakhe kuqala ukwehla nokwesaba nokuphazamiseka, elwa nalesi simo esicacile sokungqubuzana ngenkathi encelwa ibutho. Njengoba econsa umjuluko ngokumelene nomsindo ohambayo wokumelana kwakhe, umoya wakhe, imisindo yakhe yangaphakathi; lenyoni idansa ngoba ayiqedile.

I-CUT, umnikelo ozalwa ngaphandle kwalesi simo esikhona manje emhlabeni jikelele, uyasebenza ungumthombo wethemba. Enkulumweni yakhe ngemuva kokuhlungwa, uMantsoe ukhanyisa ubunzima bokuzibeka kwikhamera ngendlela ozwelayo; isimo esingacabangeki sokungakwazi ukubona umakhelwane wakho kanye nabaningi, imindeni yabo, okungenasiphelo. Okuhlangenwe nakho komuntu kuye kwavivinywa ekugcineni futhi uMantsoe unanela imisindo yethemba ngoba sonke asiphelile. uVincent kuze kube phakade!

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