Intoxicating expression and pulsating rhythms combine as the award-winning South African dance company Via Katlehong returns to Dance Umbrella, to debut on Sadler’s Wells stage.

Bringing together choreography from two sought-after dance creatives, Via Injabulo is a celebration of global movement styles.

Mixing house dance and top rock with pantsula, a South African township dance, Marco da Silva Ferreira’s (Portugal) førm inførms examines the idea of collective identity. In Emaphakathini, Amala Dianor (Senegal/France) seeks to break down borders with a feast of rousing beats from live on-stage DJing, drawing on traditional dance techniques to explore the individual personalities within the Via Katlehong company.