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| − | + | There are two South African plays by this name. | |
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| + | = ''Goree'', by [[Matsemela Manaka]] = | ||
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| + | ''[[Goree]]'' is a musical play by [[Matsemela Manaka]] (1989). | ||
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| + | == The original text == | ||
| + | Published in ''[[Beyond the Echoes of Soweto: Five Plays by Matsemela Manaka]]'', Harwood Academic Publishers, 1998. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | Premièred in 1989 in a production by the [[Soyikwa]] group starring [[Sibongile Khumalo]] and [[Nomsa Manaka]], directed by [[John Kani]], choreographed by [[Nomsa Manaka]], with music by [[Matsemela Manaka]], [[Sibongile Khumalo]], [[Motsumi Makhene]] and [[Peter Boroko]]. In September 1989 the same production was staged by the New Federal Theater at the Riverside Church in New York. It was revived after the playwright’s death (in 1998) in a production directed by [[Jerry Mofokeng]] at the [[Market Theatre]] in 2004, using many of the members of the original cast, including | + | 1989: Premièred in 1989 in a production by the [[Soyikwa]] group starring [[Sibongile Khumalo]] and [[Nomsa Manaka]], directed by [[John Kani]], choreographed by [[Nomsa Manaka]], with music by [[Matsemela Manaka]], [[Sibongile Khumalo]], [[Motsumi Makhene]] and [[Peter Boroko]]. In September 1989 the same production was staged by the New Federal Theater at the Riverside Church in New York. |
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| + | 2004: It was revived after the playwright’s death (in 1998) in a production directed by [[Jerry Mofokeng]] at the [[Market Theatre]] in 2004, using many of the members of the original cast, including the playwright’s widow [[Nomsa Manaka]] (Nomsa Kupi Manaka) in the lead role. | ||
== Subject == | == Subject == | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
[Van Heerden (2008)][http://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscholar.sun.ac.za%2Fbitstream%2Fhandle%2F10019.1%2F1443%2Fvanheerden_theatre_2008.pdf%3Fsequence%3D1&ei=_egBU77CNYWJhQeE5oCADQ&usg=AFQjCNEWnD1BzeLnFmOV2tvyGLoMyNeT6Q&bvm=bv.61535280,d.Yms]. p143. | [Van Heerden (2008)][http://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscholar.sun.ac.za%2Fbitstream%2Fhandle%2F10019.1%2F1443%2Fvanheerden_theatre_2008.pdf%3Fsequence%3D1&ei=_egBU77CNYWJhQeE5oCADQ&usg=AFQjCNEWnD1BzeLnFmOV2tvyGLoMyNeT6Q&bvm=bv.61535280,d.Yms]. p143. | ||
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| + | [[ESAT Bibliography Da-Daz|Davis, Geoffrey V.]] 2003. pp. 174, 228. | ||
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | = ''[[Goree]]'', by [[Adam Small]] = | ||
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| + | ==The original text== | ||
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| + | ''[[Goree]]'' is the title of the translation into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Daniel Hugo]] of [[Adam Small]]'s play ''[[The Orange Earth]]''. Broadcast in 1996 and the text published by [[Tafelberg]] in 2013. | ||
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| + | '''See further the entry on ''[[The Orange Earth]]'''''. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1996: Broadcast by [[Radio Sonder Grense]] in December, 1996 | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | https://theconversation.com/adam-small-south-africas-poet-prophet-and-man-of-the-people-has-gone-home-61758 | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:53, 27 January 2024
There are two South African plays by this name.
Goree, by Matsemela Manaka
Goree is a musical play by Matsemela Manaka (1989).
The original text
Published in Beyond the Echoes of Soweto: Five Plays by Matsemela Manaka, Harwood Academic Publishers, 1998.
Performance history in South Africa
1989: Premièred in 1989 in a production by the Soyikwa group starring Sibongile Khumalo and Nomsa Manaka, directed by John Kani, choreographed by Nomsa Manaka, with music by Matsemela Manaka, Sibongile Khumalo, Motsumi Makhene and Peter Boroko. In September 1989 the same production was staged by the New Federal Theater at the Riverside Church in New York.
2004: It was revived after the playwright’s death (in 1998) in a production directed by Jerry Mofokeng at the Market Theatre in 2004, using many of the members of the original cast, including the playwright’s widow Nomsa Manaka (Nomsa Kupi Manaka) in the lead role.
Subject
The musical tells the story of a young South African dancer who goes in search of the wonders of African dance. Her search becomes a spiritual journey that eventually leads to her own self-discovery. Her travels take her as far as an island off Dakar in Senegal, West Africa. The island is Gorée, steeped in history and notorious for its role in the slave trade. There she meets a wise old African woman who teaches her all about African culture, art, music and dance.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
[Van Heerden (2008)][1]. p143.
Davis, Geoffrey V. 2003. pp. 174, 228.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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Return to G in Plays I Original SA Plays
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Goree, by Adam Small
The original text
Goree is the title of the translation into Afrikaans by Daniel Hugo of Adam Small's play The Orange Earth. Broadcast in 1996 and the text published by Tafelberg in 2013.
See further the entry on The Orange Earth.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1996: Broadcast by Radio Sonder Grense in December, 1996
Sources
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to South_African_Films
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 South African Radio Plays and Serials
Return to South African Television Plays and Series
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
