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play workshopped and written by [[Sello Maake ka Ncube]] (1997). | play workshopped and written by [[Sello Maake ka Ncube]] (1997). | ||
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+ | ''[[Koze Kuse Bash]]'' ("All Night Party") is a lively, energetic piece that portrays the inhabitants of Johannesburg’s black suburbs in the mid-nineties and explores their interaction and culture. The principal language used is [[Iscamtho]], an urban spoken language that developed in the 1980s from “Tsotsitaal”, a combination primarily of isiZulu, Sesotho, English and Afrikaans. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
Premièred at the [[Market Theatre]] in November 1997, directed by [[Sello Maake ka Ncube]], with a cast including [[Leleti Khumalo]], [[Mpho Molepo]], [[Harriet Manamela]], [[Kere Nyawo]] and [[Sifiso Sibaya]]. Same production staged at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] in 1998. | Premièred at the [[Market Theatre]] in November 1997, directed by [[Sello Maake ka Ncube]], with a cast including [[Leleti Khumalo]], [[Mpho Molepo]], [[Harriet Manamela]], [[Kere Nyawo]] and [[Sifiso Sibaya]]. Same production staged at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] in 1998. | ||
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==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== |
Revision as of 09:04, 26 April 2014
play workshopped and written by Sello Maake ka Ncube (1997).
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Subject
Koze Kuse Bash ("All Night Party") is a lively, energetic piece that portrays the inhabitants of Johannesburg’s black suburbs in the mid-nineties and explores their interaction and culture. The principal language used is Iscamtho, an urban spoken language that developed in the 1980s from “Tsotsitaal”, a combination primarily of isiZulu, Sesotho, English and Afrikaans.
Performance history in South Africa
Premièred at the Market Theatre in November 1997, directed by Sello Maake ka Ncube, with a cast including Leleti Khumalo, Mpho Molepo, Harriet Manamela, Kere Nyawo and Sifiso Sibaya. Same production staged at the Grahamstown Festival in 1998.
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