Productions
On the long road of life we are all searching for somewhere to belong. We will still be searching when we die. Home – the concept and the location – is central in African cultures. It is associated with the fall of the umbilical cord, the grave, history, clans, and ancestors. Without a home you are not fixed, you are not protected, you are just like the wind.
Drawing inspiration from African traditions and urban rituals, ‘ingcwaba lendoda’ explores the physical, emotional, spiritual and intellectual dislocation of young black South Africans whose origins lie a long way down the N2 in the Eastern Cape.
“It is a simple tale told in traditional style, but the emotional heft is handled with a gracious maturity… innovative.”
Diane de Beer, Tonight Festival (NAF)
Dates
2009-2010
Places performed
Spier Infecting the City Festival,
National Arts Festival Fringe,
Arts Alive 969 Festival (Jhb.) (2009),
Artscape Arena (2010);
Credits
Directed by: Mandla Mbothwe
with Faniswa Yisa, Thando Doni,Asanda Rilityana, Thumeka Mzayiya,Luvo Tamba, Temba Nqinileyo, Nandipha Mnyuka,Phumza Tshem, Mzwandile Nofemela
Choreography: Xolani Rani
Musical director: Nolufefe Mtshabe
Multimedia: Sanjin Muftic
Drummer: Themba Pondo
Translator:Thoko Ntshinga