Moratiwa Molema
is a Trans-Disciplinary artist working in Multi-Media Dance Theatre, Sculpture, Painting, Digital Art, Photography & Poetry. She also directs & produces stage & film productions & video installations. Moratiwa has worked in the Botswana film industry as an Art Director & Set Designer. Moratiwa is based in Gaborone Botswana where she founded a dance-theatre-song & poetry ensemble called New Moon, which is an artist collective of traditional Tswana dancers, Hip Hop dancers & musicans, with whom she experiments & develops ideas for dance theatre using technology such as video montage, lighting design & Virtual Reality 360 filmmaking. The shows she directs become a merge of artistic disciplines & uniquely bridge traditional cultural dance performances with contemporary technology & aesthetics. Moratiwa holds a BFA in Media Art from the University of Hartford, Connecticut & an MFA in Film & Televison, from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. She has lectured in Film & Live Performance at AFDA Botswana. She creates & designs live theatre shows & Fine Art exhibitions in Botswana & South Africa.
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Showreel
Written, Directed, Choreographed & Produced by
Moratiwa Molema in collaboration with New Moon
& Afrocyborg VR X
THE COSMIC EGG CREDITS:
Moratiwa Molema - Writer, Director, Producer, Costume Designer
Shmerah Passchier – Cinematographer, on set sound recording & Co-Producer
Skhumbuzo Dlomo – Editing & Visual Effects
Samukela Mahlalela – Ambisonic Sound Design
NEW MOON:
Charles Favi Motsemme - keyboard and vocals
Cedric D Ncube - guitar and vocals
Andrew Chinganga - Flute
Tebogo Gaetsewe - Egg Blesser - Opera Vocals & Performance
Bakang Senokwane - Stinkani and vocals
Kagiso Mochebeswane - Dancer & vocals
Thabiso Tsholofelo - Segaba (traditional Motswana instrument) and vocals
Prince Tshikare - Future Cyborg Dancer
Brian Mapii - Future Cyborg Dancer
Mothusi Tikologo - Future Cyborg Dancer
Gofaone Keakantse - Egg Blesser Dancer and vocals
Bianca Setumbeko - Traditional SeTswana Dancer
Keamogetse Nkamo Sebolai - Traditional SeTswana Dancer
Keitumetse - Traditional SeTswana Dancer
Kealegoga - Traditional SeTswana Dancer
Queen Garekwe - Traditional SeTswana Dancer
Chedza Pilare - Egg Blesser - Opera Singer
Tricia Sello - Production Manager
Ras Gosego - Props Designer