Live Theatre Gaining Momentum …
Encore for TYA! 11.10.19: 10:00 A pot of stories and multilingualism brew in the theatre. Magic. Learnings. Unlearnings. Relearnings. Plays! Monate! Molo, ola, Ni hao, 你 好, Bonjour, dumelang, Hallo, Hello. These are some of the languages that were spoken...
The Pressure is getting worser, but rea sebetsa Bathong!
Not so long ago, I received training on playback theatre by a phenomenal teacher, Cherae Hailey. At the end of the training workshop, she asked each one of us how we planned to use the insights from playback theatre going forward. I said I would like to use playback...
Ngwana Phakwe*; Taking time to celebrate the growth of ASSITEJ SA (2007 – 2022)
Ngwana Phakwe senna o ipolela motho o motle ha a bolelwa ke batho ba bang is a Sesotho expression that can loosely be translated to mean that it is better to avoid self-praise, and to give room for others to sing your praises. However, this brings mixed feelings to me...
Sesotho ha se tolokwe EMPA ke tla leka / A language cannot easily be interpreted, BUT I will try
E se e le makgetlo jwale ke bona dimaka tsa Fa o Fa Fi. It has been a while now, witnessing the wonders of Playback Theatre. Mokgwa wa tshwantshiso o fetolelang ditaba tsa bapheti ka ho panya hwa leihlo sethaleng. A theatre form that transforms the teller’s stories...
A Letter To Our Sheroes
Dumelang, Molweni, Sanibonani, Lotjhani, Avuxeni, Ndaa, Hallo, Hello Desiree Ellis, the entire Banyana Banyana team and all the womxn who are just awesome. For the record: Andile Dlamini, Regirl Ngobeni, Karabo Dhlamini, Robyn Moodaly, Sibulele Holweni, Jermaine...
Phupu; A Year Ending, Not A Burial, Its Ntate Mandela’s Month!
A few days ago I encountered a donkey that had just died. A broodmare. It was walking with its foal when a racing driver hit it. Now on its own, the foal was sniffing dustbins, desperate to eat. Alone and lonely. The reality of witnessing the consequences of a life...
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