iKrele leChiza 2022
Title
iKrele leChiza 2022
Description
A revisiting and reinvestigation of iKrele leChiza (2020/2021) for the stage.
This is the third iteration in the development of this production. The first iteration was severely impacted by the Covid pandemic, and resulted in the pivot towards the second iteration in the form of an audio sonic journey and an episodic video collection as an output of the rehearsal process. For this third iteration, the production is being envisioned to finally be presented on stage to a live audience, and includes a larger chorus comprising the Magnet Trainee cohort of 2022.
iKrele leChiza [The Sword of the Herb]...the sermon, a production directed by Mandla Mbothwe comes to Magnet Theatre for a limited season. This profound new work tells the story of a family trapped in liminal spaces between life and death and is told by a stellar cast of contemporary artists and the next generation of SA performers in their final year on Magnet Theatre's full-time training and Job Creation Programme. UCT's CTDPS (Centre of Theatre Dance and Performing Studies) and Magnet Theatre's iKrele leChiza...the sermon is part of the ReTAGS project. A production of ritual, song and magic realism, it stirs up a dreamlike state of spiritual ecstasy much like a sermon.
This is the third iteration in the development of this production. The first iteration was severely impacted by the Covid pandemic, and resulted in the pivot towards the second iteration in the form of an audio sonic journey and an episodic video collection as an output of the rehearsal process. For this third iteration, the production is being envisioned to finally be presented on stage to a live audience, and includes a larger chorus comprising the Magnet Trainee cohort of 2022.
iKrele leChiza [The Sword of the Herb]...the sermon, a production directed by Mandla Mbothwe comes to Magnet Theatre for a limited season. This profound new work tells the story of a family trapped in liminal spaces between life and death and is told by a stellar cast of contemporary artists and the next generation of SA performers in their final year on Magnet Theatre's full-time training and Job Creation Programme. UCT's CTDPS (Centre of Theatre Dance and Performing Studies) and Magnet Theatre's iKrele leChiza...the sermon is part of the ReTAGS project. A production of ritual, song and magic realism, it stirs up a dreamlike state of spiritual ecstasy much like a sermon.
Run-Iteration Number
1
Genre
Tragedy
South African Adaptation
Language
Proficiency Level
Hybrid
Performance Run Type
Theatre Run
CTDPS Production Type
Research Based Production
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Production Type
Independent
Script Type
Adapted
Devised
Audience
Adult
Rehearsal Date
2022-01-31 - 2022-03-28
Rehearsal Venue
Year Created
2022
Preview Date
2022-03-28
Opening Date
2022-03-29
Closing Date
2022-4-02
Duration
01:28:00
Performance Venue
Geographic Location of Performance
Producer
Magnet Theatre
ReTAGS
Centre for Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies
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Performers
Musical Director
Choreographer
Movement Director
Stage Designer
Costume Designer
Lighting Designer
Production Manager
Stage Manager
Primary Production
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