Township theatre
The term Township theatre refers to theatre and performance events created and performed by black South Africans living in the townships that surround cities and and towns of the country.
The so-called "locations" or "townships" were largely created and so named in the 19th and 20th centuries under the shadow of colonialism and apartheid restrictive regulations about racial seperation in all facets of life, including the presentations and attendance of theatrical performances.
The Ikhwezi Community Theatre Festival, Cape Town
In 1998 the Baxter Theatre created the annual Ikhwezi Community Theatre Festival to host a selection of the township productions.
Sources
Gay Morris. 2007. "Townships, identity and collective theatre making by young South Africans: theatre as intervention." South African Theatre Journal Vol. 21, No. 1[1]
