Public Moves: Collective Future Happening
with Mzamo Nondlwana

Fri 25.07., 18.45h l MQ Forecourt l Free entry

This movement practice explores collective healing and the politics of affection through dance. It envisions healing as a radical practice – one that does not happen in isolation but within community. By tapping into collective consciousness, Collective Future Happening imagines an alternative future where gathering, movement, and care become acts of resistance and transformation. This is a ceremonial space for those who seek new ways of coming together, reclaiming joy, and fostering healing as a shared experience. Open to all who dream of a future rooted in connection this practice invites participants to move, sense, and create a space of collective renewal.

Public Moves dance classes take place outdoors every day – international and local instructors share their knowledge of everything from jazz and Bollywood dance to waacking in free outdoor classes. No previous experience is necessary, and all ages and levels are welcome!

Registration begins one day before the course starts at 11:00 a.m. via the calendar or by telephone on +43.1.523 55 58-19. If a class is ‘fully booked’, there is still the possibility of securing a remaining place on site. It's worth dropping by!

Biography 

Mzamo Nondlwana a queer non-binary performing artist originally from Johannesburg, South Africa. Their work focuses on marginalized bodies and an attempt to subvert colonial fantasy. In 2006 they completed their dance education at MID (South Africa) and in 2014 SEAD (Austria). They worked with Michikazu Matsume, Doris Uhlich, Magdalena Chowaniec, Needcompany and Michael Turinsky, Manuel Pelmuş and Konstgruppen Ful. They have presented their works in various prestigious venues and festivals, showcasing their artistic vision and dynamic movement. Notable performances include Ima Read… Shake It to the Ground and Bring It Back Up (SEAD, 2014), Alley of His Majesty… Black Swan (ARGE Salzburg, Ostertanztage 2013, and Monopoly Festival, Croatia, 2014), and We Can Have So Much Fun, Mum… Mum, What Do You Say? (ARGE Salzburg, Ostertanz-tage, 2015). In 2015, they also presented IN THE CLOUDS WITH THE SEA OF SOUNDS at Künstlerhaus Salzburg.

In 2016, they were awarded the TURBO residency at ImPulsTanz Vienna for their work My Garden Flourishes with Flowers. Their dedication and artistry earned them the DanceWEB scholarship and Stadt Stipendium scholarship in 2017. The following year, they received the Kültür Gemma working grant. In 2018, they presented My Garden Flourishes with Flowers at the first RAKETE Festival at Tanzquartier and performed a duet at Festival Escena Mobile at Teatro Alamanda in Seville. Their collaborative solo Dance for the Future premiered at imagetanz Brut in 2022, followed by Operational Dollzzz, created with Faris Cuchi for The Gym by Partners in Crime Verein. In 2023, they were awarded a residency at Köttinspektionen for Turning Point, which later premiered at brut in 2024. Their work All in Love is Bliss was presented at STORM, a curation by Soñ Gweha in collaboration with Kunstraum Niederösterreich.

They are also one half of a DJ collective Bicha Boo which is an audio-visual performative collective since 2017.

Photo: © Sunanda Mesquita