Bitterbessie Dagbreek (How to Dance in Afrikaans)

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Bitterbessie Dagbreek (How to Dance in Afrikaans) is an improvised physical theatre piece by students of the Stellenbosch Drama Department.

The original text

Created through improvisation and scripting sessions by the students, led by lecturers and directors Ilona Frege and Maulise Marais, and later refined during the rehearsal period, the piece is an exploration in physical performance of the physical manifestation of the metaphoric and transcendental in human consciousness, with the angel metaphor as central image. It was developed as the University's entry for the annual Student Drama Festival in Grahamstown and was later also performed in Stellenbosch.

The piece was first performed in 1996, but there is no formal playtext, only an outline performance text contained in a prompt copy found in the archives of the Stellenbosch Drama Department.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1996: Performed in the Rhodes Box theatre at the Standard Bank National Arts Festival from 5 to 7 July. Directed by

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