Side by Side Masisizane
Side by Side Masisizane is a musical written by Kriben Pillay, with music by Siva Devar and choreography by Merle Caminsky.
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The piece, first written and produced in 1989, reflected on the changing racial demographics of UDW in the late 80's and on a society in a process of transition from the deep-rooted ideology of apartheid to a new dispensation and was the first original musical done by the Drama Department of the University of Durban-Westville.
Translations and adaptations
In 1993 Pillay
Performance history in South Africa
1989: The musical premiered on 9 May 1989 in the Asoka Theatre, performed by students from the University and directed by Merle Caminsky. Because of the huge success of its initial 12-day run, the play had a second run in August of that year.
Sources
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.203-205
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