Mistero Buffo
HOD Andrew Buckland presents two exlusive performances to aid Drama Bursaries
Rhodes University Professor and Award Winning Theatre Legend Andrew Buckland will be presenting two exclusive performances of Dario Fo’s highly acclaimend work Mistero Buffo to Grahamstown audiences on Friday and Saturday (25 February). All proceeds from these two shows will go directly to supporting and aiding bursaries for drama students.
Prof Buckland presents this onslaught from a specifically South African perspective and, in so doing, accesses the universal truths of this phenomenal work of theatre. The work is sophisticated yet simple, wildly physical and extremely funny.
In Mistero Buffo, first staged in 1969, this one-man epic performance combines the grotesque comedy of the Italian medieval performance traditions with razor-sharp contemporary political satire.
The play, which caused great controversy in 1977 when televised, by distilling the popular and irreverent elements of medieval mystery plays, functions as a political and cultural onslaught against the repressions of religious institutions and landowning classes throughout history, expressing them in the language of the peasantry.
Ticket prices for Mistero Buffo are R25 (Public) and R20 (Students). Tickets available at the Theatre Café, Rhodes Drama Department. 24 February @ 8pm (Rhodes Main Theatre) and 25 February @ 7pm (Rhodes Main Theatre)
Source: Grocott’s Mail
Beyond Fighting
Come join the Rhodes Drama Department in the Box Theatre, Wednesday 22 @ 7pm for a free Lecture Demonstration on two Japanese martial art forms (Karate & Aikido). The Interdisciplinary Lecture Demonstration is a monthly event bring together various components of body awareness in an array of fields.
Pantsula Van Tuka Af
A new show about the birth of Pantsula
Directed by Ayanda Nondlwana
Choreographed by Thozamile Ngqcongo (Rocky)
Saturday 12th November | 7pm
Box Theatre
Ayanda Nondlwana presents his take on the History of Pantsula, from its roots in 1950s Sophiatown to its present day entertainment value.
Pantsula Van Tuka Af is an episodic play, following a number of vivid characters through their journey of discovering Pantsula. The show is full of lively and engaging dance routines. It provides a sense of the history and development of Pantsula, from its origins in the Gangsterish clubs of Sophiatown where it was a dance for tough guys, to its present form as a highly skilled and specifically South African dance form.
This show not only provides an insight into South African culture and history, but also offers a show of highly skilled dance from passionate and dedicated performers.
Tickets
R20 and R15 for students
Available at the door and from Ayanda Nondlwana
Bookings | k.bold at ru.ac.za
Duration |1 - 1.5 hours
Reza de Wet Bursary Launch
The Rhodes Drama Department presents two productions by major leading artists at this year’s Graduation ceremony. With the aim of raising funds to allow future post-graduate students the benefit of studying Drama, this special two night event will mark the official launch of the Reza de Wet Post-Graduate Bursary for Drama Students.
The acclaimed Ubom! Eastern Cape Drama Company will be presenting The Dogs Must Be Crazy, a new work under the skilful direction of Rob Murray. Theatre legend, Andrew Buckland will also be presenting his classic one-man comedy The Ugly Noo-Noo, which marks as a major treat for all returning students and their families.
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