Tag: Issue-led
Healing Through the Arts
On Sunday, May 21st, 2017, Guga S’thebe Cultural Hub in Langa Township played host to a Focus Day on Theatre for Healing. The contributors brought in different and diverse perspectives - the day's activities ranged from...
A Look into Patrice Balbina’s World
The following podcast (6 minutes) explores the collaboratively devised, multi-lingual piece, Patrice Balbina’s Chance Encounter with the End of the World, from the varied perspectives of the Director (Fraser Corfield), some of the Cast...
Opening Up to Honest and Candid Art
The three seminars which I attended at the Conference of the International Theatre for Young Audiences Research Network (ITYARN), unpacked interesting research on themes such as diversity, inclusion, intercultural exchange and gender. Not only...
A Day at the iThemba Labantu Cultural Hub
On Sunday 21st May, I attended the Focus Day on Theatre for Healing at the iThemba Labantu Cultural Hub. The following is a video diary of my reactions to the various seminars and performances I attended,...
Karoo Moose: An Audience Reaction
Karoo Moose is a production by Baxter Theatre Centre, of South Africa. It was directed by Lara Foot.
Karoo Moose is a powerful production that really left its mark on me. In the following audio...
‘Animal Farm’ – Audience Reactions
After watching a Performance of Johannesburg, South Africa’s Shakexperience’s adaption of George Orwell’s Animal Farm, directed by Neil Coppen, I asked Schoolchildren and their Teachers for their reactions to the piece. The wealth of...
Theatre for Social Change at the Cultural Hub in Gugu S’Thebe, Langa
The first Focus Day to be held in Gugu S’Thebe Cultural Centre, in the township of Langa, was on the theme of Theatre for Social Change. What follows is a summary of the day,...
The Hope and Future of Theatre for Young People
Theatre is more important than ever. Dr Ekua Ekumah, the Keynote Speaker for Tuesday’s opening address of the ITYARN (International Theatre for Young Audiences Research Network) Conference, began by speaking of the importance of staging Theatre...