About The Work

Lil' Bit is an audio-visual composition (4'7'') that celebrates the connection we are able to attain in these isolating times through the use of technology. The video fades between dancers Sumalgy Nuro and Selah Joy as they embody the sense of grasping for connection while dancing in the same place at different times, separate but brought together through video technology. The soundtrack is a lively electronic piece by Tamara Ringas (Tamrias) from her upcoming EP 'Carrying Capacity' that brings colour to the black and white video, expressing gratitude for these small moments of human connection that technology can facilitate.

About The Artist

Tamara Ringas is an autistic producer, pianist and audio-visual composer from Johannesburg, South Africa. She releases music under the moniker Tamrias. She is based at the University of Cape Town where she studied computer science and music technology. Tamara works as an audio engineer and programmer and is interested in the intersection of music and technology as a tool for expression. She has exhibited works at the Purpur Festival (Riebeek-Kasteel), Bowed Electrons Festival and Symposium (Cape Town), the Zentrum für Kunst und Medien (Karlsruhe, Germany) and at the Athens Digital Arts Festival.

Sumalgy Nuro is a dancer and musician from Maputo, Mozambique. He is studying his honours in African Performance at the South African College of Music.

With over 20 years of stage presence in theatres and festivals around the Earth, Selah loves what she does. She draws from a rich and diverse background of dance, circus, entertainment, spirituality, improvisation theatre, teaching and facilitation. Selah is passionate about embodiment, curious about the merging of the physical and unseen, inspired by Nature and active in creating joyful life.