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''Iago's Last Dance'' is a trilogy of playlets individually entitled ''Heartbreak Medea'', ''Iago's Last Dance'' and ''Valiant Spartacus'' by [[Mike van Graan]].  
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''[[Iago's Last Dance]]'' is the collective title for a trilogy of playlets by [[Mike van Graan]].  
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
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The pieces in the trilogy are individually entitled ''[[Heartbreak Medea]]'', ''[[Iago's Last Dance]]'' and ''[[Valiant Spartacus]]''
  
 
The theme is betrayal and vengeance set against the backdrop of the "three-letter plague" - HIV/AIDS. Three actors play a different character in each play, moving from betrayal within a marriage to betrayal of friendship and, finally, betrayal by the larger society. All the playlets reference classical texts but their power lies in their contemporary relevance.
 
The theme is betrayal and vengeance set against the backdrop of the "three-letter plague" - HIV/AIDS. Three actors play a different character in each play, moving from betrayal within a marriage to betrayal of friendship and, finally, betrayal by the larger society. All the playlets reference classical texts but their power lies in their contemporary relevance.
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
First presented by the [[National Arts Festival]], Grahamstown (2009) on its Main Programme and at the subsequent National Schools' Festival from 11 to 22 August 2009 [[Artscape]] Arena directed by [[Lara Bye]] starring [[Jan-Hendrik Opperman]], [[Ntombi Makhutshi]] and [[Mbulelo Grootboom]].
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2009: Directed by [[Lara Bye]] and starring [[Jan-Hendrik Opperman]], [[Ntombi Makhutshi]] and [[Mbulelo Grootboom]], the trilogy was first presented by the [[National Arts Festival]], Grahamstown on its Main Programme and at the subsequent [[National Schools' Festival]] in the [[Artscape Arena]] from 11 to 22 August
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
''Cape Argus Weekender'' 1 August 2009.
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''[[Cape Argus|Cape Argus Weekender]]'' 1 August 2009.
  
 
https://mikevangraan.co.za/plays/iago2019s-last-dance
 
https://mikevangraan.co.za/plays/iago2019s-last-dance

Latest revision as of 06:50, 18 June 2024

Iago's Last Dance is the collective title for a trilogy of playlets by Mike van Graan.

The original text

The pieces in the trilogy are individually entitled Heartbreak Medea, Iago's Last Dance and Valiant Spartacus

The theme is betrayal and vengeance set against the backdrop of the "three-letter plague" - HIV/AIDS. Three actors play a different character in each play, moving from betrayal within a marriage to betrayal of friendship and, finally, betrayal by the larger society. All the playlets reference classical texts but their power lies in their contemporary relevance.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

2009: Directed by Lara Bye and starring Jan-Hendrik Opperman, Ntombi Makhutshi and Mbulelo Grootboom, the trilogy was first presented by the National Arts Festival, Grahamstown on its Main Programme and at the subsequent National Schools' Festival in the Artscape Arena from 11 to 22 August

Sources

Cape Argus Weekender 1 August 2009.

https://mikevangraan.co.za/plays/iago2019s-last-dance

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