Ubuntu Nest – Matric Farewell Dress will
have performances at the Hexagon Theatre in Pietermaritzburg from March 1 to 3.
Ubuntu
Nest is a musical stage production series created
by veteran film, theatre and TV director, Makhubalo Cuba Ikaneng. The series is
based on a myth about a magical nest where all souls go to find peace, renewal
and refreshment when we sleep. The various stories of different souls that
visit Ubuntu Nest is told in fantasy, music and acting as they reflect on their
lives.
Currently the acting coach and mentor for
the Setlagole Musical Theatre on the SABC 1's show Future Leaders hosted by DJ Sbu, Makhubalo Cuba Ikaneng is a
veteran TV, theatre and film director/writer/producer.
Ikaneng’s career started when he directed
SABC's Flagship Educational shows Take 5,
Molo Show, Enterprise Zone, Buddyz on the Move, Vukuzenzele and Takalani Sesame. These shows were
followed by Ba Kae? Gospel Time, Gospel
Gold, The Chatroom and Hosanna.
In 2010, he was appointed as producer for
the SABC 1's hit youth show, Big Up.
The show won a SAFTA award. Ikaneng then wrote and directed nine films for
eTV’s EKASI stories including Sugar Mama, Cell 3, Ulibambe Lingashoni
and No Easy Money. He then focused on
producing independent films. Kitchen Girl
and Vuka Lova were films for the
workplace and Ubuntu and Anger
was produced in uMgungundlovu District of KwaZulu Natal.
Ikaneng has also written three novels with
one already published. He is passionate about developing art skills and is
regularly booked to be a talent adjudicator, casting director and workshop
facilitator.
Ubuntu
Nest was launched with The Painter's Story at the Golden Horse Casino in October 2017. The
second show of the series, The Ears and
Heart of Time, was staged at the Wits Theatre in December 2017.
This show, Matric Farewell Dress, which is third in the successful series, is
about fashion, relationships and identity. It is fun, fantasy conversation
starter about choices and relationships between adults and their children.
In 2017 the Spread Ubuntu Campaign was launched
where they painted the house of Gogo Nzuza (88 years old) at Imbali BB. This
was a successful intervention that helped brighten Gogo Nzuza’s festive season.
On December 9, 2017, they gave young people
from Setlagole Village in The North West Province an opportunity to showcase
their talents at the Wits University Downstairs theatre. These are the same
young people that director Ikaneng worked with on the SABC 1 Show, Future Leaders hosted by DJ Sbu. This
was done in the spirit of sharing which is one of the pillars of Ubuntu. By
attending the shows, audiences are contributing to their mission of making arts
without boundaries.
Ubuntu Nest has appointed #Siyamthanda
Cares to run the Spread Ubuntu Campaign for the production’s run at the Hexagon
Theatre. Siyamthanda Cares is doing a
great job searching for a deserving young woman who will wear a sponsored dress
to her Matric Farewell Dress. This part of the Spread Ubuntu Campaign supported
by "Oh So Chick - Boutique". Follow the journey by liking and
following: #SIYAMTHANDA CARES.
Ubuntu
Nest – Matric Farewell Dress will have performances
at the Hexagon Theatre (UKZN Pietermaritzburg Campus) on March 1 and 2 at 19h00
and on March 3 at 15h00. Tickets R50 to R100 available at Webtickets.co.za or
at Pick N Pay
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