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''[[Antigone (not quite/quiet)]]'', subtitled ''[[Ninganiki Okungcwele Ezinjeni]]'' ("Give not unto dogs sacred things" in [[isiXhosa]]), is an adaptation or ''[[Antigone]]'' by [[Mark Fleishman]], [[Jennie Reznek]], [[Neo Muyanga]], [[Craig Leo]], [[Mandisa Vundla]] and the cast, as part of the [[Re-imagining Tragedy from Africa and the Global South]] ([[RETAGS]]) project. Fleishman describes the work as "a series of responses to the original play...[that]... engage[s] with the concept of the aftermath: the tragedy of our particular aftermath in post-1994 South Africa and the aftermath of tragedy as a form”.[] .
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''[[Antigone (not quite/quiet)]]'' is workshopped collaborative play by [[Mark Fleishman]], [[Jennie Reznek]], [[Neo Muyanga]], [[Craig Leo]], [[Mandisa Vundla]].
  
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==The original text==
  
2019: Performed by University of Cape Town's [[Centre for Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies]] and [[Magnet Theatre]], directed by [[Mark Fleishman]] for a short season at the [[Baxter Golden Arrow Studio]] (previewed on 18 September, it played from  19 - 28 September). The cast of post graduate students and Magnet Theatre trainees, led by [[Jennie Reznek]], included [[Abigail Mei]], [[Balindile ka Ngcobo]], [[Carlo Daniels]], [[Jason Jacobs]], [[Luxolo Mboso]], [[Kanya Viljoen]], [[Motlatji Mjamba]], [[Sityhilelo Makupula]], [[Sivenathi Macibela]], [[Sive Gubangxa]], [[Siyavuya Gqumehlo]], [[Sizwe Lubengu]] and [[Yvonne Msebenzi]].
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Subtitled ''[[Ninganiki Okungcwele Ezinjeni]]'' ("Give not unto dogs sacred things" in [[isiXhosa]]), the play is an adaptation or ''[[Antigone]]'' (), undertaken as part of the [[Re-imagining Tragedy from Africa and the Global South]] ([[RETAGS]]) project. The work is set in contemporary South Africa and Fleishman describes the work as "a series of responses to the original play...[that]... engage[s] with the concept of the aftermath: the tragedy of our particular aftermath in post-1994 South Africa and the aftermath of tragedy as a form”.[] .
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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2019: Performed by [[University of Cape Town]]'s [[Centre for Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies]] and [[Magnet Theatre]], directed by [[Mark Fleishman]] for a short season at the [[Baxter Golden Arrow Studio]] (previewed on 18 September, it played from  19 - 28 September). The cast of post graduate students and Magnet Theatre trainees, led by [[Jennie Reznek]], included [[Abigail Mei]], [[Balindile ka Ngcobo]], [[Carlo Daniels]], [[Jason Jacobs]], [[Luxolo Mboso]], [[Kanya Viljoen]], [[Motlatji Mjamba]], [[Sityhilelo Makupula]], [[Sivenathi Macibela]], [[Sive Gubangxa]], [[Siyavuya Gqumehlo]], [[Sizwe Lubengu]] and [[Yvonne Msebenzi]].
  
  
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"''Antigone (not quite/quiet)'' at the Baxter", [[Artslink]].co.za News (09/02/2019)
 
"''Antigone (not quite/quiet)'' at the Baxter", [[Artslink]].co.za News (09/02/2019)
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Revision as of 14:11, 3 September 2019

Antigone (not quite/quiet) is workshopped collaborative play by Mark Fleishman, Jennie Reznek, Neo Muyanga, Craig Leo, Mandisa Vundla.

The original text

Subtitled Ninganiki Okungcwele Ezinjeni ("Give not unto dogs sacred things" in isiXhosa), the play is an adaptation or Antigone (), undertaken as part of the Re-imagining Tragedy from Africa and the Global South (RETAGS) project. The work is set in contemporary South Africa and Fleishman describes the work as "a series of responses to the original play...[that]... engage[s] with the concept of the aftermath: the tragedy of our particular aftermath in post-1994 South Africa and the aftermath of tragedy as a form”.[] .

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

2019: Performed by University of Cape Town's Centre for Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies and Magnet Theatre, directed by Mark Fleishman for a short season at the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio (previewed on 18 September, it played from 19 - 28 September). The cast of post graduate students and Magnet Theatre trainees, led by Jennie Reznek, included Abigail Mei, Balindile ka Ngcobo, Carlo Daniels, Jason Jacobs, Luxolo Mboso, Kanya Viljoen, Motlatji Mjamba, Sityhilelo Makupula, Sivenathi Macibela, Sive Gubangxa, Siyavuya Gqumehlo, Sizwe Lubengu and Yvonne Msebenzi.


Sources

http://www.baxter.co.za/shows/antigone-not-quite-quiet/

"Antigone (not quite/quiet) at the Baxter", Artslink.co.za News (09/02/2019)

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page