Mfowethu - Songs and Dance

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This is a musical show by Gibson Kente (1994).

Also billed as Mfowethu - My Brother.

The original text

Initially commissioned by the Performing Arts Council of the Orange Free State (PACOFS). 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. The way in which the character Snyman is accepted by township residents reflects the discourse on the creation of a democratic South Africa premised on racial equality.

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 Unpublished PhD thesis.

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