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| − | A play workshopped under the guidance of [[Athol Fugard]] in | + | A play workshopped under the guidance of [[Athol Fugard]] in 1994. |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | ''[[My Life]]'', sub-titled “An allegory for reconciliation”, premièred at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] in July 1994 | + | ''[[My Life]]'', sub-titled “An allegory for reconciliation”, premièred at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] in July 1994, directed by Rebecca Waddell, with [[Elleanor Busi Mthimunye]], [[Reshoketswe Maredi]], [[Heather Leite]], [[Riana Jacobs]] and [[Sivagamy Govender]]. |
| − | For his first production in the new South Africa Fugard went back to the workshop method he had used decades earlier with the [[Serpent Players]] in Port Elizabeth, which resulted in milestone productions such as ''[[The Island]]'' (1973), developed with [[John Kani]] and [[Winston Ntshona]]. Fugard again used inexperienced actors to develop ''[[My Life]]'', bringing together five young South African women, ages ranging from 15 to 21, from across the racial spectrum | + | For his first production in the new South Africa Fugard went back to the workshop method he had used decades earlier with the [[Serpent Players]] in Port Elizabeth, which resulted in milestone productions such as ''[[The Island]]'' (1973), developed with [[John Kani]] and [[Winston Ntshona]]. Fugard again used inexperienced actors to develop ''[[My Life]]'', bringing together five young South African women, ages ranging from 15 to 21, from across the racial spectrum. He facilitated the documentation of each one’s personal experiences during the final days of apartheid and the first days of democracy. With director [[Rebecca Waddell]], he then developed their “journals” into a stage presentation with each of the five girls narrating her own story. In an interview with ''[[The Star]]'' Fugard described the aim of the project in simple and direct terms: “...to reflect and celebrate the cultural diversity and contrasts of our South African reality” (Sichel, 1994). |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
== 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]. p 95. | |
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Revision as of 13:52, 1 May 2014
A play workshopped under the guidance of Athol Fugard in 1994.
Performance history in South Africa
My Life, sub-titled “An allegory for reconciliation”, premièred at the Grahamstown Festival in July 1994, directed by Rebecca Waddell, with Elleanor Busi Mthimunye, Reshoketswe Maredi, Heather Leite, Riana Jacobs and Sivagamy Govender.
For his first production in the new South Africa Fugard went back to the workshop method he had used decades earlier with the Serpent Players in Port Elizabeth, which resulted in milestone productions such as The Island (1973), developed with John Kani and Winston Ntshona. Fugard again used inexperienced actors to develop My Life, bringing together five young South African women, ages ranging from 15 to 21, from across the racial spectrum. He facilitated the documentation of each one’s personal experiences during the final days of apartheid and the first days of democracy. With director Rebecca Waddell, he then developed their “journals” into a stage presentation with each of the five girls narrating her own story. In an interview with The Star Fugard described the aim of the project in simple and direct terms: “...to reflect and celebrate the cultural diversity and contrasts of our South African reality” (Sichel, 1994).
Translations and adaptations
Sources
[Van Heerden (2008)][1]. p 95.
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