Lorin Sookool
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Lorin Sookool highlights the perceived support realities of South African senior citizens during the COVID-19 lockdown. At its essence, this project is about this resilience; framed by the perspective of three elderly women experiencing the isolating element of the pandemic, at a time in their lives where support, from all corners life, is all they really have. The video below is a trailer as the final video that was presented during the residency is being submitted for awards. We will uplaod the final work soon after award decisons are made.
SOUTH AFRICA | DANCER-CHOREOGRAPHER
Lorin Sookool is an independent South African dancer-choreographer and facilitator who draws inspiration from the South African socio-political landscape as well as matters relating to individual and collective spiritual growth. Since receiving a Bachelor of Music in Dance from the University of Cape Town in 2013, Sookool has performed both locally and internationally, had her own work tour local platforms and has been the recipient of local grants for her project facilitation work.
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I would like to highlight the perceived support realities of South African senior citizens during the current national lockdown.
Through this project I would also highlight the resilience of the everyday black grandmother figure – a story familiar to many POCs globally.
At its essence, this project is about this resilience; framed by the perspective of three elderly women similarly experiencing the isolating element of this global pandemic, at a time in their lives where support, from all corners life, is all they really have.
The Process: Lorin Sookool
In 2019 Lorin Sookool conducted a 2-month project entitled “Coloured Conversations: The Forgotten Ones”, funded by the Arts and Culture Trust. The project, using dance and discussion as tools, excavated the narratives of a group of elderly women from a disadvantaged, previously ‘Coloured’-allocated area called Wentworth, in KwaZulu Natal. Lorin raised this point to illustrate her ongoing inquiry into coloured identity politics (in terms of the complicated South African socio-political landscape) and the aged. During the 12-week program at CO-RESIDENCY Lorin Sookol engaged with a program of activities shared via one on one and Whatsapp conversations with three South African senior women.
