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| − | + | ''[[The Prophet]]'' can refer to a '''play''' (1999) or a '''TV series''' (ca. 2018): | |
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| − | = | + | =''[[The Prophet]]'' - The play= |
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| − | + | A theatre piece workshopped by [[Brett Bailey]] and cast about the [[Xhosa]] prophetess, [[Nongqawuse]]. | |
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| − | + | A ritualistic account of a desperate and bizarre event in the history of South Africa: the Xhosa Cattle Killings. In 1856, while the amaXhosa nation was fraying under colonial incursions, an epidemic swept through their cattle herds, decimating the core of their economic, social and spiritual systems. A young Xhosa girl, Nonqgawuse, professed that ancestral spirits had communicated to her that the land and livestock were contaminated by witchcraft, and that the nation should destroy all its herds and crops and prepare for a day of regeneration. On this day the dead would rise to live with the living, the land would be purified and all settlers would be swept into the sea. Nonqgawuse’s prophesies caught the imagination of her people with horrifying consequences. | |
| − | + | The play is the third in a trilogy of plays developed by Bailey, and published in the collection ''[[The Plays of Miracle & Wonder: Ipi Zombi? / iMumbo Jumbo / The Prophet]]'' ([[Juta]], 2003) | |
| − | + | == Performance history in South Africa == | |
| − | + | 1999: First performed by [[Third World Bunfight]], designed and directed by [[Brett Bailey]], with [[Abey Xakwe]] (as Nongqawuse) and [[Ndumi Zweni]], premièred on the main programme of the [[Grahamstown Festival]] and staged in the round in an old power station in Grahamstown. The performance included the 15-odd full-time performers of [[Third World Bunfight]], as well as several children and elderly women singers from Rini. | |
| − | + | ==Translations and adaptations== | |
| − | + | == Sources == | |
| − | + | Grahamstown Festival Programme, 1999. | |
| − | + | http://www.thirdworldbunfight.co.za/productions/the-prophet.html | |
| − | + | ''[[Mail & Guardian]]'', 11-17 June 1999. | |
| − | + | See: [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]. pp 144-147. | |
| − | + | Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]] | |
| + | =''[[The Prophet]]'' - The TV series= | ||
| + | ==The series== | ||
| + | ''[[The Prophet]]'' aired on [[Mzanzi Magic]], ca.2018; | ||
| + | The 2nd series cast included [[Bongiwe Lunga]] (as "Celiwe") | ||
| + | ==Sources== | ||
| + | https://talent-etc.co.za/wp-content/uploads/Bongiwe-Lunga.pdf | ||
| + | Go to the [[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|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
| + | Return to [[South_African_Radio/Plays|South African Radio Plays and Serials]] | ||
| + | Return to [[South_African_Television/Plays|South African Television Plays and Series]] | ||
| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:25, 22 March 2024
The Prophet can refer to a play (1999) or a TV series (ca. 2018):
Contents
The Prophet - The play
A theatre piece workshopped by Brett Bailey and cast about the Xhosa prophetess, Nongqawuse.
The original text
A ritualistic account of a desperate and bizarre event in the history of South Africa: the Xhosa Cattle Killings. In 1856, while the amaXhosa nation was fraying under colonial incursions, an epidemic swept through their cattle herds, decimating the core of their economic, social and spiritual systems. A young Xhosa girl, Nonqgawuse, professed that ancestral spirits had communicated to her that the land and livestock were contaminated by witchcraft, and that the nation should destroy all its herds and crops and prepare for a day of regeneration. On this day the dead would rise to live with the living, the land would be purified and all settlers would be swept into the sea. Nonqgawuse’s prophesies caught the imagination of her people with horrifying consequences.
The play is the third in a trilogy of plays developed by Bailey, and published in the collection The Plays of Miracle & Wonder: Ipi Zombi? / iMumbo Jumbo / The Prophet (Juta, 2003)
Performance history in South Africa
1999: First performed by Third World Bunfight, designed and directed by Brett Bailey, with Abey Xakwe (as Nongqawuse) and Ndumi Zweni, premièred on the main programme of the Grahamstown Festival and staged in the round in an old power station in Grahamstown. The performance included the 15-odd full-time performers of Third World Bunfight, as well as several children and elderly women singers from Rini.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
Grahamstown Festival Programme, 1999.
http://www.thirdworldbunfight.co.za/productions/the-prophet.html
Mail & Guardian, 11-17 June 1999.
See: [Van Heerden (2008)][1]. pp 144-147.
Go to the ESAT Bibliography
The Prophet - The TV series
The series
The Prophet aired on Mzanzi Magic, ca.2018;
The 2nd series cast included Bongiwe Lunga (as "Celiwe")
Sources
https://talent-etc.co.za/wp-content/uploads/Bongiwe-Lunga.pdf
Go to the 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
