Tjovitjo
Tjovitjo is a South African dance drama series. It follows the lives of pantsula dancers and how they navigate around the everyday challenges of the township.
Plot
Tjovitjo is a hyper-reality dance series set in the slums of Johannesburg. Tjovitjo is led by Mafred - played by Warren Masemol a- a thug and dancer with a past as a petty criminal, who is seeking the approval of his community.The series spotlights sePantsula - a subculture and dance form that emerged in the 1950s, in the shadow of apartheid. Beneath the dirty street dance-offs, each episode Tjovitjo delves into contemporary issues that plague South Africa and the youth, such as unsafe abortion, zama-zama and physical abuse.
Dance is what really what keeps this impoverished community sane but in the second season two dance is banned putting this very sanity to the test.
Amidst Mafred's poverty and struggle, a hardened Pantsula dance leader enters thug life and searches for redemption and salvation in his community.
Accolades
South African Film And Television (2019)
- SAFTA Golden Horn
- SAFTA Golden Horn
- SAFTA Golden Horn
- SAFTA Golden Horn
- SAFTA Golden Horn
- SAFTA Golden Horn
South African Film And Television Awards, SAFTA (2018)
- SAFTA Golden Horn
- SAFTA Golden Horn
- SAFTA Golden Horn
- SAFTA Golden Horn
- SAFTA Golden Horn
- SAFTA Golden Horn
- SAFTA Golden Horn