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 ==Performances==
-Performances/productions staged at the Funda Centre included ''[[International Hot Talk ’87]]'' written and performed by [[Andrew Chabeli]] and [[John Ledwaba]], ''[[Crisis of Conscience]]'' by [[Walter Chakela]] (1986), ''[[The Clover Play]]'' (1987), [[Mothobi Mutloatse]]’s ''[[Lakutshon Ilanga]]'' (1988) and ''[[Baby Come Duze]]'' (1990), ''[[Top Down]]'', ''[[Golden Gloves]]'', ''[[Channel 48]]'',  ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'', ''[[Stronghold]]'', ''[[Moloko my Home, my Prison]]'', ''[[Jika]]'', ''[[Last Down]]'' (directed by [[Owen Sejake]] and [[Poppy Taira]]), ''[[Fair is Foul]]'', ''[[Amagoduka]]''.
+Performances/productions staged at the Funda Centre included ''[[International Hot Talk ’87]]'' written and performed by [[Andrew Chabeli]] and [[John Ledwaba]], ''[[Crisis of Conscience]]'' by [[Walter Chakela]] (1986), ''[[The Clover Play]]'' (1987), [[Mothobi Mutloatse]]’s ''[[Lakutshon Ilanga]]'' (1988) and ''[[Baby Come Duze]]'' (1990), ''[[Top Down]]'', ''[[Golden Gloves]]'', ''[[Channel 48]]'',  ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'', ''[[Stronghold]]'', ''[[Moloko my Home, my Prison]]'', ''[[Jika]]'', ''[[Last Down]]'' (directed by [[Owen Sejake]] and [[Poppy Taira]]), ''[[Fair is Foul]]'', ''[[Amagoduka]]'', ''[[Pula]]''.
 By 1994, theatre activities at the [[Funda Centre]] had moved to the [[Windybrow Theatre]] in Hillbrow.

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 == Sources ==
-Xaba, Andile. 2021. 'Collective memory and the construction of a historical narrative, analysis and interpretation of selected Soweto-based community plays (1984–1994)'. Unpublished PhD thesis.
+[[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 Unpublished PhD thesis.
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	Performances/productions staged at the Funda Centre included ''[[International Hot Talk ’87]]'' written and performed by [[Andrew Chabeli]] and [[John Ledwaba]], ''[[Crisis of Conscience]]'' by [[Walter Chakela]] (1986), ''[[The Clover Play]]'' (1987), [[Mothobi Mutloatse]]’s ''[[Lakutshon Ilanga]]'' (1988) and ''[[Baby Come Duze]]'' (1990), ''[[Top Down]]'', ''[[Golden Gloves]]'', ''[[Channel 48]]'', ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'', ''[[Stronghold]]'', ''[[Moloko my Home, my Prison]]'', ''[[Jika]]'', ''[[Last Down]]'' (directed by [[Owen Sejake]] and [[Poppy Taira]]), ''[[Fair is Foul]]'', ''[[Amagoduka]]''.		Performances/productions staged at the Funda Centre included ''[[International Hot Talk ’87]]'' written and performed by [[Andrew Chabeli]] and [[John Ledwaba]], ''[[Crisis of Conscience]]'' by [[Walter Chakela]] (1986), ''[[The Clover Play]]'' (1987), [[Mothobi Mutloatse]]’s ''[[Lakutshon Ilanga]]'' (1988) and ''[[Baby Come Duze]]'' (1990), ''[[Top Down]]'', ''[[Golden Gloves]]'', ''[[Channel 48]]'', ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'', ''[[Stronghold]]'', ''[[Moloko my Home, my Prison]]'', ''[[Jika]]'', ''[[Last Down]]'' (directed by [[Owen Sejake]] and [[Poppy Taira]]), ''[[Fair is Foul]]'', ''[[Amagoduka]]''.
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		+	By 1994, theatre activities at the [[Funda Centre]] had moved to the [[Windybrow Theatre]] in Hillbrow.

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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 Founded in 1984 and run by [[Matsemela Manaka]]. Sponsored by the [[Urban Foundation]]. The centre was specifically dedicated to the arts.
-From Xaba: "The ethos at Funda was to decolonise African theatre and to create original theatre productions that did involve Eurocentric themes or formats. This also applied to other art forms that were taught at Funda, namely dance, music and fine arts. The centre framed its ideas on socio-political interaction (within urban and rural communities), academic discussion and art making from an Africanist perspective. The Funda Arts Centre comprised the [[Soyikwa Institute of African Theatre]], the [[Soyikwa dance programme]] and the [[Madimba Institute of African Music]]."
+From Xaba: "The ethos at Funda was to decolonise African theatre and to create original theatre productions that did involve Eurocentric themes or formats. This also applied to other art forms that were taught at Funda, namely dance, music and fine arts. The centre framed its ideas on socio-political interaction (within urban and rural communities), academic discussion and art making from an Africanist perspective. The Funda Arts Centre comprised the [[Soyikwa Institute of African Theatre]], the [[Soyikwa Dance Project]] and the [[Madimba Institute of African Music]]."
 To fulfil their aspirations of establishing Funda Arts Centre as a nexus of African culture, the centre invited the Soweto community to Saturday readings and debates on various cultural topics. The [[African Writers Association]] often held public meetings at Funda. The association also collaborated with the Council for Black Education and Research to present short story and poetry awards .

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 ==Performances==
-Plays presented at the Funda Centre included ''[[International Hot Talk ’87]]'' written and performed by [[Andrew Chabeli]] and [[John Ledwaba]], ''[[Crisis of Conscience]]'' by [[Walter Chakela]] (1986), ''[[The Clover Play]]'' (1987), [[Mothobi Mutloatse]]’s ''[[Lakutshon Ilanga]]'' (1988) and ''[[Baby Come Duze]]'' (1990), ''[[Top Down]]'', ''[[Golden Gloves]]'', ''[[Channel 48]]'',  ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'', ''[[Stronghold]]'', ''[[Moloko my Home, my Prison]]'', ''[[Jika]]'', ''[[Last Down]]'' (directed by [[Owen Sejake]] and [[Poppy Taira]]), ''[[Fair is Foul]]''.
+Performances/productions staged at the Funda Centre included ''[[International Hot Talk ’87]]'' written and performed by [[Andrew Chabeli]] and [[John Ledwaba]], ''[[Crisis of Conscience]]'' by [[Walter Chakela]] (1986), ''[[The Clover Play]]'' (1987), [[Mothobi Mutloatse]]’s ''[[Lakutshon Ilanga]]'' (1988) and ''[[Baby Come Duze]]'' (1990), ''[[Top Down]]'', ''[[Golden Gloves]]'', ''[[Channel 48]]'',  ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'', ''[[Stronghold]]'', ''[[Moloko my Home, my Prison]]'', ''[[Jika]]'', ''[[Last Down]]'' (directed by [[Owen Sejake]] and [[Poppy Taira]]), ''[[Fair is Foul]]'', ''[[Amagoduka]]''.
 == Sources ==

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 [Funda = “learning”]
-Also referred to in some sources as [[Funda Arts Centre]].
+Also referred to in some sources as [[Funda Arts Centre]]. From 1994 known as [[Funda Community College]].
 ==Founding and Ethos==

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 Members of staff at Funda included Professor [[Ezekiel Mphahlele]], [[Matsemela Manaka]], [[Sibongile Khumalo]], [[Ali Hlongwane]], [[Job Kubatsi]] and [[Motsumi Makhene]] (who directed the music programme at Funda Centre’s [[Madimba Institute of African Music]]).
-==Plays==
+==Performances==
-Plays presented at the Funda Centre included ''[[International Hot Talk ’87]]'' written and performed by [[Andrew Chabeli]] and [[John Ledwaba]], ''[[Crisis of Conscience]]'' by [[Walter Chakela]] (1986), ''[[The Clover Play]]'' (1987), [[Mothobi Mutloatse]]’s ''[[Lakutshon Ilanga]]'' (1988) and ''[[Baby Come Duze]]'' (1990), ''[[Top Down]]'', ''[[Golden Gloves]]'', ''[[Channel 48]]'',  ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'', ''[[Stronghold]]'', ''[[Moloko my Home, my Prison]]'', ''[[Jika]]'', ''[[Last Down]]'' (directed by [[Owen Sejake]] and [[Poppy Taira]]), ''[[Fair is Foul]]'',
+Plays presented at the Funda Centre included ''[[International Hot Talk ’87]]'' written and performed by [[Andrew Chabeli]] and [[John Ledwaba]], ''[[Crisis of Conscience]]'' by [[Walter Chakela]] (1986), ''[[The Clover Play]]'' (1987), [[Mothobi Mutloatse]]’s ''[[Lakutshon Ilanga]]'' (1988) and ''[[Baby Come Duze]]'' (1990), ''[[Top Down]]'', ''[[Golden Gloves]]'', ''[[Channel 48]]'',  ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'', ''[[Stronghold]]'', ''[[Moloko my Home, my Prison]]'', ''[[Jika]]'', ''[[Last Down]]'' (directed by [[Owen Sejake]] and [[Poppy Taira]]), ''[[Fair is Foul]]''.
 == Sources ==

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	From Xaba: "The ethos at Funda was to decolonise African theatre and to create original theatre productions that did involve Eurocentric themes or formats. This also applied to other art forms that were taught at Funda, namely dance, music and fine arts. The centre framed its ideas on socio-political interaction (within urban and rural communities), academic discussion and art making from an Africanist perspective. The Funda Arts Centre comprised the [[Soyikwa Institute of African Theatre]], the [[Soyikwa dance programme]] and the [[Madimba Institute of African Music]]."		From Xaba: "The ethos at Funda was to decolonise African theatre and to create original theatre productions that did involve Eurocentric themes or formats. This also applied to other art forms that were taught at Funda, namely dance, music and fine arts. The centre framed its ideas on socio-political interaction (within urban and rural communities), academic discussion and art making from an Africanist perspective. The Funda Arts Centre comprised the [[Soyikwa Institute of African Theatre]], the [[Soyikwa dance programme]] and the [[Madimba Institute of African Music]]."
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		+	To fulfil their aspirations of establishing Funda Arts Centre as a nexus of African culture, the centre invited the Soweto community to Saturday readings and debates on various cultural topics. The [[African Writers Association]] often held public meetings at Funda. The association also collaborated with the Council for Black Education and Research to present short story and poetry awards .

	==Staff==		==Staff==