UJ Arts & Culture (a division of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture) gears up for a diverse three-month theatre season presented at the Con Cowan Theatre.<\/p>\n
Based on the University of Johannesburg\u2019s Bunting Road Campus in Auckland Park, the Con Cowan Theatre will come alive with work set to appeal to young audiences, families & seasoned theatre lovers alike.<\/p>\n
Roald Dhal\u2019s magical\u00a0James and the Giant Peach<\/b>, enthusiastically performed by UJ students, kicks off the programme on the 17th August, followed later by Rehane Abrahams\u2019 tour de force in Womb of Fire, which brings body politics into focus from 27th September.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn Womb of Fire, Abrahams interrogates her own slave ancestry as well as her Khoekhoen, or first indigenous people, ancestry to examine the founding violence of colonialism and its continuing impact on the female body,\u201d says Sara Machett, Director of Womb of Fire.<\/p>\n
On 30th August, 20th September & 18th October UJ Arts & Culture will present the\u00a0Out the Box Comedy<\/b>\u00a0in partnership with P.O.P. Art and Goliath & Goliath. The grand finale will be presented at the UJ Arts Centre Theatre on the Kingsway Campus on 10th November, and will feature 20 of South Africa\u2019s best standup comedians.<\/p>\n
A limited number of performances of Reza de Wet\u2019s award-winning\u00a0African Gothic<\/b>\u00a0(the English-language version of (Diepe Grond) will be presented as part of the final development phase of an interdisciplinary design project with the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture. This intensive collaboration has seen second year students, working in teams comprising all the disciplines in the faculty, competing for their designs and marketing strategies to be selected for the production.<\/p>\n
The development run will feature a stellar cast including Liezl de Kock, Zak Hendrikz, Mpho Osei-Tutu and South African icon Thembi Mtshali-Jones, under the direction of Alby Michaels. The performances are scheduled to kick off on the 10th of October.<\/p>\n
Wrapping up the season is Standard Bank Ovation Award winner\u00a0Dear Mr Government may I have a meeting with you even though I\u2019m six years old?<\/b>, which has been in incubation at UJ Arts & Culture since 2016. Superbly performed by Cherae\u2019 Halley and Bongile Lecoge-Zulu, the production is a tender retelling of what children are saying about their governments. Director Jessica Lejowa says this work is important because it shares the voices of children, and gives both adults and children a valuable opportunity for introspection and dialogue.<\/p>\n
For more information please contact 011 559 2690 or send an email to lakinmb@uj.ac.za<\/p>\n
ABOUT THE PRODUCTIONS<\/b><\/p>\n
About James and the Giant Peach<\/b><\/p>\n
Written by: Roald Dhal<\/p>\n
Directed by: Alby Michaels & Ayanda Bulose<\/p>\n
Dates: 17 \u2013 27 August<\/p>\n
Venue: Con Cowan Theatre \u2013 Bunting Road Campus<\/p>\n
Tickets: General public \u2013 R80 \/ Children under 12 R50 \/ UJ Students \u2013 R20 \/ Group sales (10+) \u2013 R60<\/p>\n
One of Roald Dahl\u2019s most poignantly quirky stories James and the Giant Peach is brought to life with elaborate soundscapes, colourful costumes, physical theatre, shadow puppetry and puppets. James is orphaned and is consequently sent to live with his two cruel aunts. With the help of a bit of magic, a peach on the once barren tree grows larger than the house. One night, James sneaks out to visit the peach, he sees an entrance at the bottom of the peach, and he begins to crawl into the peach and so begins a whirlwind of adventure.<\/p>\n
Out the Box Comedy<\/b><\/p>\n
Presented by UJ Arts & Culture in partnership with P.O.P. Art and Goliath & Goliath<\/p>\n
Dates: 30 August, 20 September & 18 October (Con Cowan, Bunting Road Campus) & 10 November (Arts Centre Theatre \/ Kingsway Campus)<\/p>\n
Tickets: General public \u2013 R50 \/ UJ Staff & Students \u2013 R20<\/p>\n
About Womb of Fire<\/b><\/p>\n
Written by: Rehane Abrahams<\/p>\n
Directed by: Sara Matchett<\/p>\n
Performed by: Rehane Abrahams<\/p>\n
Dates: 27 September \u2013 01 October<\/p>\n
Venue: Con Cowan Theatre \u2013 Bunting Road Campus<\/p>\n
Tickets: General public \u2013 R100 \/ Staff & Students \u2013 R20 \/ Group sales (10+) \u2013 R60<\/p>\n
Womb of Fire seamlessly weaves together the story of three women \u2013 Draupadi (from the epic, The Mahabharata), Catrijn (the first recorded female convict slave banished to the Dutch-occupied Cape of Good Hope) and Zara (a Khoikhoi woman born in the Cape and employed as a servant from a young age). This emotive and passionate piece utilises the performing female body as an instrument of disruption where the body itself challenges the borders and boundaries of body politics.<\/p>\n
Development run of African Gothic<\/b><\/p>\n
Written by: Reza de Wet<\/p>\n
Directed by: Alby Michaels<\/p>\n
Performed by: including Liezl de Kock, Zak Hendrikz, Mpho Osei-Tutu and South African icon Thembi Mtshali-Jones<\/p>\n
Dates: 11 October \u2013 15 October<\/p>\n
Venue: Con Cowan Theatre \u2013 Bunting Road Campus<\/p>\n
Tickets: General public \u2013 R100 \/ Staff & Students \u2013 R20 \/ Group sales (10+) \u2013 R60<\/p>\n
Set against the backdrop of a farm in a desolate ruin, the play tells the story of the complicated, passionate, and troubled relationship of Frikkie and Sussie. Their parents are long gone and God has forgotten them. While they live in the past with no discernable future, struggling with their own demons, they face eviction by an officious lawyer.<\/p>\n
Dear Mr Government may I have a meeting with you even though I\u2019m six years old?<\/b><\/p>\n
Written by: Cherae\u2019 Halley, Jessica Lejowa & Bongile Lecoge-Zulu<\/p>\n
Directed by: Jessica Lejowa<\/p>\n
Performed by: Cherae\u2019 Halley & Bongile Lecoge-Zulu<\/p>\n
Dates: 25 \u2013 29 October<\/p>\n
Venue: Con Cowan Theatre \u2013 Bunting Road Campus<\/p>\n
Tickets: General public \u2013 R100 \/ Staff & Students \u2013 R20 \/ Group sales (10+) \u2013 R60<\/p>\n
This is a tender retelling of what children are saying about their governments. They want to make decisions, they want to talk to Mr Government and they want Mr Government to listen to them. A cross-border collaboration built on the words of children in Lesotho and South Africa, the play invites audiences, from ten year olds to adults, to see with the eyes of children and hope with the hope of children.<\/p>\n
About UJ Arts & Culture<\/b><\/p>\n
UJ Arts & Culture, a division of the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture (FADA) produces and presents world-class student and professional arts programmes aligned to the UJ vision of an international university of choice, anchored in Africa, dynamically shaping the future. A robust range of arts platforms are offered on all four UJ campuses for students, staff, alumni and the general public to experience and engage with emerging and established Pan-African and international artists drawn from the full spectrum of the arts.<\/p>\n
In addition to UJ Arts & Culture, FADA (www.uj.ac.za\/fada) offers programmes in eight creative disciplines, in Art, Design and Architecture, as well as playing home to the NRF SAR Chair in South African Art & Visual Culture, and the Visual Identities in Art & Design Research Centre. The Faculty has a strong focus on sustainability and relevance, and engages actively with the dynamism, creativity and diversity of Johannesburg in imagining new approaches to art and design education. Equipped with state-of-the art, custom-built facilities, the Faculty is staffed by highly regarded academics, architects, artists and designers.<\/p>\n
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