The New York Times

Dada Masilo, Who Fused Ballet With African Dance, Dies at 39

A South African dancer and choreographer, she was known as a fearless creative force who brought African dance styles to traditional pieces like “Swan Lake.” By Isabella Kwai and Roslyn Sulcas Dada ...
The Citizen

Renowned dancer Dada Masilo worked on piece about losing loved ones days before death

The family of dancer and choreographer Dada Masilo have confirmed her death on Sunday evening after a brief illness. “The Masilo family have requested privacy in honour of Dada’s memory, at this ...
The Financial Times

Dada Masilo’s Giselle — a South African take on a classic ballet at Sadler’s Wells, London

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A bald Giselle? Théophile Gautier would not have approved, but Dada Masilo’s take on Gautier’s original 1841 ...
Voice of America

Celebrated South African contemporary dancer Dada Masilo dies at 39

The dance world mourned Tuesday the internationally acclaimed South African dancer and choreographer Dada Masilo, who died in the hospital over the weekend at age 39. Masilo died unexpectedly on ...
The Citizen

Dada Masilo’s memorial service to be held on her birthday, nearly two months after her passing

It’s been nearly two months since the passing of renowned dancer Dada Masilo, and this Friday, on what would’ve been her 40th birthday, she will be remembered through a memorial service at the Soweto ...
Observer

Don’t Miss: Rhythm and Ritual in Dada Masilo’s ‘The Sacrifice’

The award-winning South African choreographer Dada Masilo returns to The Joyce Theater to perform the New York premiere of The Sacrifice, an evening-length work inspired by The Rite of Spring. From ...
Mail & Guardian

Dada Masilo: Moved by her body’s emotions

Dancer and choreographer Dada Masilo’s signature speed and endurance have been put to the test during a successful two-year run of mesmerising European audiences with her extraordinary work. “At 29 ...
The New York Times

Review: These Rites of Spring Push Back at Ruthlessness

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The South African choreographer and dancer Dada Masilo’s “The Sacrifice,” at the Joyce Theater, responds to Pina Bausch. By Siobhan Burke Over the ...
Voice Newspaper

Dada Masilo: ‘I don’t need therapy anymore’

SOME STRONG women have shaped the path taken by award-winning South African choreographer Dada Masilo. One of her most heralded pieces of work to Saint-Saëns’s The Dying Swan, was inspired by the ...
Post and Courier

Spoleto Review: Dada Masilo offers a spellbinding 'Sacrifice'

The award-winning South African choreographer Dada Masilo, along with her dynamic company of 12 dancers and four musicians, have come to the Sottile stage for a performance of "The Sacrifice," ...
CNN

Dada Masilo: South African dancer who breaks the rules

(CNN)-- South African dancer and choreographer Dada Masilo doesn't set out to stir controversy, but her unconventional interpretations of ballet classics have a tendency to do just that. The ...