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''[[The Middle Passage: A Ritual of Healing]]'' is a play by [[Fatima Dike]] (1948-) | ''[[The Middle Passage: A Ritual of Healing]]'' is a play by [[Fatima Dike]] (1948-) | ||
| + | ==The original text== | ||
| + | A joint project developed by playwright Fatima Dike with students and faculty from the [[University of Cape Town]] and the University of Louisville in the USA, the play opened at the 2003 [[National Arts Festival]] in Grahamstown. The play deals with the impact of the slave trade's disruption of families, as told from African and African American perspectives | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
2003: Premiered at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] and the [[Little Theatre]], [[University of Cape Town]], South Africa. Directed by [[Nefertiti Burton]] and [[Dumile Magodia]], designed by [[Kathy A. Perkins]] | 2003: Premiered at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] and the [[Little Theatre]], [[University of Cape Town]], South Africa. Directed by [[Nefertiti Burton]] and [[Dumile Magodia]], designed by [[Kathy A. Perkins]] | ||
| − | 2004: Had its U.S. Premiere on 21 April 21 in Thrust Theater, University of Louisville, once more directed by [[Nefertiti Burton]] and [[Dumile Magodia]], with designs by [[Kathy A. Perkins]]. | + | 2004: Had its U.S. Premiere on 21 April 21 in Thrust Theater, University of Louisville, once more directed by [[Nefertiti Burton]][https://www.linkedin.com/in/nefertiti-burton-27b66297/] and [[Dumile Magodia]], with designs by [[Kathy A. Perkins]]. |
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| + | 2004: A short filmed version of the production was shown at the Gorée Institute in Dakar on 23 August, as part of the United Nations' ''International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition''. The play's designer [[Kathy A. Perkins]] served on the discussion panel on this occasion. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | [[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.) | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.203-205 | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
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http://kathyaperkins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/PerkinsWebCV2017.pdf | http://kathyaperkins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/PerkinsWebCV2017.pdf | ||
Latest revision as of 09:34, 4 November 2020
The Middle Passage: A Ritual of Healing is a play by Fatima Dike (1948-)
Contents
The original text
A joint project developed by playwright Fatima Dike with students and faculty from the University of Cape Town and the University of Louisville in the USA, the play opened at the 2003 National Arts Festival in Grahamstown. The play deals with the impact of the slave trade's disruption of families, as told from African and African American perspectives
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2003: Premiered at the Grahamstown Festival and the Little Theatre, University of Cape Town, South Africa. Directed by Nefertiti Burton and Dumile Magodia, designed by Kathy A. Perkins
2004: Had its U.S. Premiere on 21 April 21 in Thrust Theater, University of Louisville, once more directed by Nefertiti Burton[1] and Dumile Magodia, with designs by Kathy A. Perkins.
2004: A short filmed version of the production was shown at the Gorée Institute in Dakar on 23 August, as part of the United Nations' International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. The play's designer Kathy A. Perkins served on the discussion panel on this occasion.
Sources
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.203-205
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
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
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
http://kathyaperkins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/PerkinsWebCV2017.pdf
"Six AATP plays to be presented on campus", in The Louisville Cardinal, September 30, 2003[2]
Wikipedia, International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition[3].
