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Trek (meaning either "pull" or "move away", "move house") has been used in various ways in South Africa.
Specifically regarding theatre, there have been publications as well as plays.
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Trek - the arts journal
Trek by Gaerin Hauptfleisch and Strijdom van der Merwe
Trek is site-specific environmental performance piece by Gaerin Hauptfleisch (text) and Strijdom van der Merwe (design and installations).
The title in the piece refers to the various meaning of the Afrikaans word "trek", i.e. "pull" (as opposed to "push"), "move away", "move house", even "travel to new worlds" (as in "pioneer"), etc. Dealing with issues of the new South Africa,
Devised for specific production in the open air at the old motor racing track outside Oudtshoorn, and performed at the KKNK in 2006.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strijdom_van_der_Merwe
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