A seemingly ordinary street parade came to life in Joburg, drawing residents and passersby into its vibrant tapestry of colors and sounds.
Members of the Joburg Minstrels perform during a street parade in Johannesburg, on October 21, 2023. – It’s one of those street parties, bright sun on broken asphalt, of which Johannesburg has the secret: A fanfare of minstrels, majorette batons, painted faces and glittering costumes, led garbage collectors from the South African megalopolis on Saturday to defy the gray and evoke the state of the planet.
But unlike the traditional minstrel parades in South Africa, this procession was joined by some of the poorest of the poor — the “recyclers” who rummage through garbage in hopes of finding something that will earn a few pennies. It was choreographer and dancer Sello Pesa who came up with the idea of the carnival procession to celebrate the tenth season for the centre, whose headquarters are in the Maboneng district — the depressed centre of South Africa’s economic capital.The artists got ready in the courtyard of this former industrial complex, made up of small brick buildings now housing performance halls and workshops.
“Last time there were Congolese men who work as security guards or parking attendants in the street. This time the recyclers mostly come from Lesotho,” he said.Suddenly, a fairy appears in a stunning hand-sewn dress, evoking the fluorescent vests worn by garbage collectors, extended by a plastic skirt covered with empty bottles — milk, deodorant, toiletries — and crumpled paper.“This is what the planet is going through. It’s hot under my skirt.
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