Supported by NATi, the Jakes Gerwel Foundation, DCAS and Artscape
Dankie, maar nee dankie!
With Charlene le Roux, Liandé Valentyn, Chad Abrahams, Meggan Johnstone, Marunzo Thomas and Enrico Hartzenberg
Writer and director: Stephren Saayman
Language: Afr
Venue: NATi Arena
Date and time: 30 April 19:00, 1 May 10:00
Duration: 55 min
Price: R100
In the failed rainbow nation a competition is launched by the Land of Milk and Honey committee. Three families in a forsaken little town compete to prove what it means to be perfect coloureds in a perfect South Africa. Pearly streets, silver champagne and even golden Little Mermaid nipples are up for grabs. But what does being ‘perfect coloureds’ actually mean?
Maanskyn en dorings
With Rehane Abrahams, Jill Levenberg and Lynette du Plessis
Writer and director: Heloïne Armstrong
Language: Afr
Venue: NATi Arena
Date and time: 30 April 16:00, 1 May 13:00
Duration: 50 min
Price: R100
This poetic dance drama about the roller coaster realities of mental illness, echoes the silent struggles of a daughter forced to pick up the pieces of her mother’s heartbreak. It shows the many faces of schizophrenia and bipolar in shaping a woman’s identity – driving her to the question: Is there a method to the madness? Maanskyn en dorings is a bitter-sweet portrayal of love and loss, lyrically told in Southern Cape Afrikaans, with contemporary dance. Inspired by true events.
Met liefde, Vincent
With Tinarie van Wyk Loots and Ben Albertyn
Writer and director: Melissa Myburgh
Language: Afr
Venue: NATi Arena
Date and time: 29 April 17:30, 1 May 16:00
Duration: 50 min
Price: R100
Remmie is an artist who has spent two years creating a portrait of a woman he is madly in love with. When art galleries in the Western Cape decline to purchase the artwork, he decides that suicide is the only way to deal with the disappointment. At first, his decision to end his life seems straight-forward, but things quickly turn complicated when Vincent van Gogh appears to him. Met liefde, Vincent is an absurd exploration of the trope of the ‘suffering artist’. After all, sometimes you have to suffer to face your own truths.
Oom Bey, my pa
With Ira Blanckenberg and Robert Hindley
Writer: Henque Heymans
Director: Tara Notcutt
Language: Afr
Venue: NATi Arena
Date and time: 30 April 13:00, 1 May 19:00
Duration: 90 min
Price: R100
The story of Beyers Naudé is presented from the perspective of his daughter Liesel. It focuses on the period marked by a huge ideologic shift in his worldview, raising the question whether it really was a shift at all? Liesel reflects on her relationship with her father against the background of his dilemma: should he be obedient to God, or to the people? During her teen years she witnessed Oom Bey’s transformation from being the youngest member of the Broederbond, to being regarded as a “traitor” to Afrikaners, before becoming one of South Africa’s greatest heroes.
The Dawn
With Jane Mpholo, Boitumelo Mohutsioa, John Paka, Nomathemba Magobodi and Tsepo Bondo
Writer: Jane Mpholo
Director: Moses Lechuti
Language: Eng, Sesotho
Venue: NATi Arena
Date and time: 29 April 20:30, 30 April 10:00
Duration: 55 min
Price: R100
The Dawn is an interdisciplinary production that explores gender-based violence through the eyes of a young girl. As she grows into a young woman struggling with the present, she is haunted by memories of her past. She is stuck in a patriarchal cycle of abuse. Set in a spiritual world and driven by her relationship with her ancestors, she embarks on a journey towards healing. The story unfolds through spoken word, music and physical theatre.
