Mfowethu - Songs and Dance
This is a musical show by Gibson Kente (1994).
Also billed as Mfowethu - My Brother.
Contents
The original text
The musical explores commonalities among people from diverse cultures in Soweto. In this play, the character of a white man takes up residence in the township.
Performance history in South Africa
At the Jabulani Amphitheatre in Soweto, directed by Gibson Kente, with a cast including Zakithi Dlamini, Linda Sebezo and Bham Ntabeni, in January 1994.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
City Press, 9 January 1994
Andile Xaba. 2021. 'Collective memory and the construction of a historical narrative, analysis and interpretation of selected Soweto-based community plays (1984–1994)'. Unpublished PhD thesis.
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