Historic #MustFall moments relived at Pretoria youth festival
The piece was facilitated by Clare Stopford and workshopped by the cast of the seven UCT drama graduates.
The SA State Theatre youth expressions festival marks 10 years of empowering young artists this month.
Since its inception in 2008, the festival has stood the test of time challenging the youth to create and tell their stories, most importantly in their own mother tongue.
The festival of dance, drama, comedy, music, poetry and visual art embraces the spirit of South Africa during youth month.
More than 15 different productions will be showcased including and the revenue service, company registrar CIPC will teach the artists how to be commercially viable and contribute to the economy.
“The youth are the lifeblood of every society, and through their artistic expression, the story of society is told,” said Thabiso Qwabe.
Headlining the festival is The Fall, the story of the 2015 #RhodesMustFall and #FeesMustFall protests.
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— SA State Theatre (@sastatetheatre) June 8, 2018
The piece is facilitated by Clare Stopford, workshopped by the cast of seven UCT drama graduates and directed by Ameera Conrad and Thando Mangcu.
The Fall is a frank collaborative piece of workshop theatre devised by the cast – Ameera Conrad, Oarabile Ditsele, Tankiso Mamabolo, Thando Mangcu, Sizwesandile Mnisi, Sihle Mnqwazana and Cleo Raatus – facilitated by Clare Stopford, and directed by Conrad and Mangcu.
“The play adds its voice to the national and worldwide debate and youth-led revolutions against injustices, inequality in education, cultural representation and many other contemporary conflicts. The mass student movement – and the ones that followed throughout the year all over the country – provoked worldwide discourse and action,” said the Baxter theatre.
“Social categorisations such as race, class and gender, as well as the ideologies of patriarchy and sexism – all issues at the core of global conversations and tragedies pervasive in today’s societies – are tackled head-on, as The Fall seeks to unpack discrimination in all its forms.”
The #RhodesMustFall protest for the removal of the statue of Cecil Rhodes at Rhodes University began on 9 March 2015. A month later, the statue was removed.
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