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Zivanai Matangi

Nhlanhla Mahlangu

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Zivanai Matangi

Nhlanhla Mahlangu is a renowned vocalist, composer, theatre-maker, dancer and educator. Born in Pholapark Squatter Camp in apartheid South Africa in the late 1970s, Mahlangu started school during the national state of emergency in the 1980s. Mahlangu witnessed first-hand the conflicts between the African National Congress, Inkatha Freedom Party and The Third Force of the 1990s. His seminal body of work, Chant is shaped and inspired by these experiences.

Through his work, Mahlangu excavates personal and communal histories while also utilising art and performance as tools for healing. He is also well-known for his use of Isicathamiya – a musical performance similar to acapella, but rooted in an isiZulu tradition of song and dance – in the realm of theatre. Mahlangu has been a frequent collaborator of The Centre for the Less Good Idea, joining its debut Season in 2017. Since then, he has conceptualised, directed and performed in numerous experimental and collaborative works at The Centre.

Mahlangu’s prolific practice is one of interrogation, articulation, development and research. He has gained exceptional ground through his pivotal collaborations with artists, composers, and performers including William Kentridge, Angus Gibson, Robyn Orlin, Richard Cock, Gregory Vuyani Maqoma, Sylvia Glasser, Vincent Mantsoe, Jay Pather, James Ngcobo, Victor Ntoni and Hugh Masekela.

With a career that spans more than 20 years of professional performance and administration in the realms of theatre and dance, Mahlangu’s work been seen all over Africa, North America, South America, Asia and Europe.

At the Komische Oper Berlin, he is designing one of the three playrooms for the participatory performance Everybody Now! as part of the Schall&Rausch festival.

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