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There are two South African plays by this name.
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= ''Goree'', by [[Matsemela Manaka]] =
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''[[Goree]]'' is a musical play by [[Matsemela Manaka]] (1989).
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== The original text ==
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Published in ''[[Beyond the Echoes of Soweto: Five Plays by Matsemela Manaka]]'', Harwood Academic Publishers, 1998.
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1989: Premièred in 1989 in a production by the [[Soyikwa]] group starring [[Sibongile Khumalo]] and [[Nomsa Manaka]], directed by [[John Kani]], choreographed by [[Nomsa Manaka]], with music by [[Matsemela Manaka]], [[Sibongile Khumalo]], [[Motsumi Makhene]] and [[Peter Boroko]]. In September 1989 the same production was staged by the New Federal Theater at the Riverside Church in New York.
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2004: It was revived after the playwright’s death (in 1998) in a production directed by [[Jerry Mofokeng]] at the [[Market Theatre]] in 2004, using many of the members of the original cast, including the playwright’s widow [[Nomsa Manaka]] (Nomsa Kupi Manaka) in the lead role.
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== Subject ==
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The musical tells the story of a young South African dancer who goes in search of the wonders of African dance. Her search becomes a spiritual journey that eventually leads to her own self-discovery. Her travels take her as far as an island off Dakar in Senegal, West Africa. The island is Gorée, steeped in history and notorious for its role in the slave trade. There she meets a wise old African woman who teaches her all about African culture, art, music and dance.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Sources ==
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[Van Heerden (2008)][http://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscholar.sun.ac.za%2Fbitstream%2Fhandle%2F10019.1%2F1443%2Fvanheerden_theatre_2008.pdf%3Fsequence%3D1&ei=_egBU77CNYWJhQeE5oCADQ&usg=AFQjCNEWnD1BzeLnFmOV2tvyGLoMyNeT6Q&bvm=bv.61535280,d.Yms]. p143.
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[[ESAT Bibliography Da-Daz|Davis, Geoffrey V.]] 2003. pp. 174, 228.
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= ''[[Goree]]'', by [[Adam Small]] =
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==The original text==
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''[[Goree]]'' is the title of the translation into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Daniel Hugo]] of [[Adam Small]]'s play ''[[The Orange Earth]]''. Broadcast in 1996 and the text published by [[Tafelberg]] in 2013.
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'''See further the entry on ''[[The Orange Earth]]'''''.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1996: Broadcast by [[Radio Sonder Grense]] in December, 1996
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https://theconversation.com/adam-small-south-africas-poet-prophet-and-man-of-the-people-has-gone-home-61758
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Latest revision as of 13:53, 27 January 2024

There are two South African plays by this name.

Goree, by Matsemela Manaka

Goree is a musical play by Matsemela Manaka (1989).

The original text

Published in Beyond the Echoes of Soweto: Five Plays by Matsemela Manaka, Harwood Academic Publishers, 1998.

Performance history in South Africa

1989: Premièred in 1989 in a production by the Soyikwa group starring Sibongile Khumalo and Nomsa Manaka, directed by John Kani, choreographed by Nomsa Manaka, with music by Matsemela Manaka, Sibongile Khumalo, Motsumi Makhene and Peter Boroko. In September 1989 the same production was staged by the New Federal Theater at the Riverside Church in New York.

2004: It was revived after the playwright’s death (in 1998) in a production directed by Jerry Mofokeng at the Market Theatre in 2004, using many of the members of the original cast, including the playwright’s widow Nomsa Manaka (Nomsa Kupi Manaka) in the lead role.

Subject

The musical tells the story of a young South African dancer who goes in search of the wonders of African dance. Her search becomes a spiritual journey that eventually leads to her own self-discovery. Her travels take her as far as an island off Dakar in Senegal, West Africa. The island is Gorée, steeped in history and notorious for its role in the slave trade. There she meets a wise old African woman who teaches her all about African culture, art, music and dance.

Translations and adaptations

Sources

[Van Heerden (2008)][1]. p143.

Davis, Geoffrey V. 2003. pp. 174, 228.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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Goree, by Adam Small

The original text

Goree is the title of the translation into Afrikaans by Daniel Hugo of Adam Small's play The Orange Earth. Broadcast in 1996 and the text published by Tafelberg in 2013.

See further the entry on The Orange Earth.


Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1996: Broadcast by Radio Sonder Grense in December, 1996

Sources

https://theconversation.com/adam-small-south-africas-poet-prophet-and-man-of-the-people-has-gone-home-61758

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to South_African_Films

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

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Return to The ESAT Entries

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