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Don Sidiya
Crown
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This video takes its name from the English translation of the Latin word "corona": "crown". It was co-produced, written and performed by Don Sidiya and Julia Burnham early on in the global pandemic. The duo weave together movement, gestures and bodily expression to reflect on the “new normal” ushered in by COVID-19. The performances maintain deliberate social distancing in an allusion to the efforts required to tackle the pandemic, and the performers' faces are kept hidden throughout. Through the movement of their bodies, a powerful narrative vividly emerges about this time of immense upheaval.

Don Sidiya was born and raised in a township called Sebokeng in Sedibeng. He has been the General Manager of a formidable art conservatory that was the first of its kind in his hometown – Luthando Arts Academy – since 2016. In 2020, Don established the B.O.B Next Generation which exists to encourage reading and the development of independent thinkers in the lives of children in Sebokeng.