(Tegan
Peacock)
The Theatre – St Anne’s College and
ReRouted Dance Theatre will present Paraphernalia
of Suffering in Hilton.
Lynn Chemaly, Theatre Director of St Anne’s
Diocesan College explains the concept: “As members of society, we are bombarded
with information on a daily basis, and much of this we receive subliminally. As
consumers, we become the driving force behind this economic rat race we find
ourselves living in, whether consciously, or unconsciously. We choose to ‘buy’
into this concept, blurring the lines between what we are conditioned to want,
and what we actually need. As a result, we often escalate into dissatisfaction,
distancing ourselves even further from the reality of our world.”
Paraphernalia
of Suffering is a 20-minute dance theatre
exploration featuring Tegan Peacock combining elements of contemporary dance
and structured improvisation, and using 30 shopping baskets. The shopping
baskets become a metaphor for so many factors in contemporary society; what is
being put into these baskets, and who determines their worth? How much of our
worth as human beings is determined by how much we spend, and how much
paraphernalia we are able to accumulate?
The performance will feature the Form 4
Dramatic Arts Students of St Anne’s College.
The Form 4 Drama Residency programme is
linked to Dramatic Arts Senior phase skills training and aims to give girls who
are taking Dramatic Arts as a Matric subject certain practical skills and tools
that they can use all the way through their three years of study. Professional
dancers and choreographers, Tegan Peacock and Ashleigh Joubert, will lead the
girls in the weeklong residency with a specific focus on physical performance
and working with the theme of Paraphernalia
of Suffering.
“The girls will attend four hour-long
classes a day, for five days, culminating in this Work-in-Progress performance
which will enable them to showcase some of what they have learned and created.
They simultaneously get to see their teacher perform on the same platform
alongside them. The Form 4 Dramatic Arts Residency Programme continues to be
one of our best skills training resources for Dramatic Arts in the school,”
continues Chemaly.
Paraphernalia
of Suffering takes place on February 2 at 19h00 at
The Theatre – St Anne’s College in Hilton. Entry is free but booking is
essential on 033 343 6100 or twoodgate@stannes.co.za
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