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Hlengiwe Lushaba Madlala

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Hlengiwe Lushaba Madlala was born in KwaMashu in South Africa and received her acting, singing and dance training at the Tecknikon Natal (now Durban Institute of Technology). Since then, she has developed various choreographies and productions for the EDGE Programme (It's not over until the Fit Fat Phat Lady Sings) and the Dance Umbrella Festival (Is this Africa put a cross on the appropriate woman). Madlala has been awarded the Standard Bank Award for Dance and the Gauteng MEC Choreographic Award for her work and was also nominated for the SAFTA Golden Horn 2024 for her acting performance in My Brother's Keeper. She has also appeared on stage in musical productions, including Hairspray The Musical, Touch my Blood and Lost in the Stars. In 2013, Madlala also staged Cabaret for the Via Katlehong Dance Company. At the Komische Oper Berlin, she now performs together with the collective Centre for the Less Good Idea in Selemo.

As of January 2026