Mahareng: Passage of the Bird

Title

Mahareng: Passage of the Bird

Department

Theatre

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Production Type

Third Year Student Production See all items with this value

Description

Mahareng: The Passage of a Bird, based on a myth by Pule Welch and Samantha Nell, has been collaboratively made by the CTDPS 3rd year Acting students. The production considers migration and its associated challenges through tracing the passage of a bird that was born to a human King and Queen. The bird is forced to take on human qualities. When the nation realise that the boy-child is in fact a bird, they cast the King, Queen and their bird-child out. Their only hope is for their child to remember how to fly. They take him into the Land of the Dead to drink from the River of Remembrance. He remembers how to fly and carves a path of stars through the sky for his parents to follow. However, after the King, Queen and Bird have been cast out, power struggles over who should lead the nation erupt, resulting in civil war. The land burns and everyone is forced to flee. Their only hope is to follow the path of stars carved by the bird in the sky. The production traces the many trials and tribulations they must face on this journey to ‘freedom’.

Various sites on Hiddingh Campus are being utilised. The audience will journey from site to site.

Script Type

Adapted

Year Created

2019

Opening Date

22 May 2019

Closing Date

25 May 2019

Start Time

19h30

Ticket Price

R70 / R50 (students/pensioners)

Geographic Location of Performance

Cape Town

Producer

CTDPS

Director

Sara Matchett

Assistant Director

Jacqueline Kehilwe Manyaapelo
Alfred Kunutsor

Choreographer

Jacqueline Kehilwe Manyaapelo

Text By

Pule Welch
Samantha Nell

Cast

Samuel Alexander See all items with this value
Anathi Godlo See all items with this value
Brett Isley See all items with this value
Cullum McCormack See all items with this value
Tebatso Molapo See all items with this value
Damon Munn See all items with this value
Tshiamo Moretlwe See all items with this value
Basetsana Motloung See all items with this value
Sandy Ncagayi See all items with this value
Bokang Ntsutle See all items with this value
Emma-Jane Pieters See all items with this value
Klara Schoonraad See all items with this value
Megan Tromp See all items with this value
Tamzin Williams See all items with this value
Liam Walsh See all items with this value

Musician

Alfred Kunutsor

Vocal Coach

Morné Steyn

Set Designer

Bridie Bird

Lighting Designer

Shamiel Abrahams

Costume Designer

Leigh Bishop

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