Trek

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 and films.

Trek - the arts journal

Published fortnightly in Afrikaans and English, containing articles on politics, economic affairs, art and literature. Published in Cape Town by Independent Publ. Co., 1939-1952. From 1939 to 1944 Jacques Malan was the editor.

Subtitle varies: "The family magazine for all South Africans, 1939- ; "A critical monthly review," -December 1949; "A South African literary monthly," January 1950-

Sources

SACat, a union catalogue of items held by Southern African libraries.

Article by John Kannemeyer published in Die Burger, 16 February 2008.

Trek by Gaerin Hauptfleisch and Strijdom van der Merwe

Trek is site-specific[1] 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://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaerin_Hauptfleisch

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strijdom_van_der_Merwe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Site-specific_theatre

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