(Right: Thabile
Nyathi & Lynn Willem from “Flames Of Another World”)
Imbewu festival happens annually and it
caters for young emerging writers, directors and actors. “Imbewu” simply means
seed, and the organisers take this festival as a platform that will implant
potential to the seed (generations) of the art. They want to encourage youth to
take initiative of studying the art, because they believe that the most of the
young artist lack knowledge and youth with knowledge deserves equals to bright
future for arts.
This festival aims to empower and uplift
emerging writers as well as the directors and actors. It is also a platform for
artist to fundraise for the following year National Arts Festival if they
taking their productions there.
(Tusani
Sindani from “Ushonilanga”)
Imbewu was founded by Thobani Nzuza, Mnqobi
Msimango, Nhlakanipho Gamede and Bonginkosi Thwala.
It is produced by
Nkosingiphile Dlamini under MagentaPro Company with her team Fezeka Shandu,
Sanelisiwe Mbhele, Nolifa Nkwanyana, Kristi Leigh, Ntando Madlala, Senzo
Mabanga, Peter Majola Dlamini and Thobile Mbanjwa.
This year is the 4th annual festival. It
will happen in two venues the Stable Theatre in Durban central and KCAP in
KwaMashu.
It will be a Pay What You Have type of a festival (donations for each
production)
(Left: Sbahle
Khwela from “Trapped”)
IMBEWU THEATRE FESTIVAL NOVEMBER 14 to 17, 2019
OPENING
NIGHT:
STABLE
THEATRE: NOVEMBER 14.
Sundowners
17h00 - TheSure-Teez
17h30 - Poetry
17h45 - Music item
18h10 - Room 106 directed by Thobile
Theatre
performances
18h30 -The
Light Of Truth directed by Zizo Bana
18h45 - Phakama dance company with choreography
by Cue Ngema
19h00 - The
Blue Jacket directed by Ngcebo Cele and Lucky Simayile
20h00 - Lost
Potential with choreography by Mzamo Kunene
(Anele
Nene from “Hymns of a Sparrow)
MAIN
FESTIVAL
STABLE
THEATRE: NOVEMBER 15
11h00 - Creating and directing workshop by
Menzi Mkhwane (Stable Theatre; Rehearsal room)
17h00 - Revealed
Truth directed by Sandile Shezi and Khulekani Mtshali
17h30 - Million
Tears directed by Nqobile Mseleku
18h00 - Umakoti wezimanga
KCAP:
NOVEMBER 15:
16h00 - Flames
Of Another World directed by Sabatha Ngcobo
16h45 - The
Light of Truth directed by Zizo Bana
17h00 - Lost
Potential choreography by Mzamo Kunene and Phakama dance company with choreography
by Cue Ngema
18h00 - Brothers
directed by Anele Nene
(Left: Akhona
Zungu and Kwanele Nyembe from “The Light Of Truth”)
STABLE
THEATRE: NOVEMBER 16
11h00 - Pitching workshop by Kristi Leigh
12h30 - Zulu dance
14h00 - Million
Tears directed by Nqobile Mseleku
14h30 - Flames
On Another World directed by Sabatha Ngcobo
15h15 - Ebandla
directed by Nhlakanipho Mhlongo
16h00 - Abahlali
directed by Sabatha Ngcobo
KCAP:
NOVEMBER 16
13h00 - Ushonilanga
directed by Siphokazi Msani
14h00 - Unrevealed
Truth directed by Sandile Shezi and Khulekani Mtshali
14h30 - Trapped
directed by Ayanda Nxumalo
15h15 - Ubonda
directed by Sihle Mzobe
16h00 - Hymns
Of A Sparrow directed by Anele Nene
17h00 - The
Blue Jacket Ngcebo Cele and Lucky Simayile
18h00 - The
Cut Is Too Deep directed by Sicelo Khuzwayo
(Right: Vuma
Madlanga, Snabo Nxumalo & Lungisa Zondi from “Unrevealed Truth”)
STABLE
THEATRE: NOVEMBER 17
11h00 - Dance workshop by Cue Ngema
12h30 -The
Cut Is Too Deep directed by Sicelo Khuzwayo
13h00 - Ebandla
directed by Nhlakanipho Mhlongo
13h30 - Ubonda
directed by Sihle Mzobe
14h00 - The
Hymns Of A Sparrow directed by Anele Nene
16h00 - Trapped
directed by Ayanda Nxumalo
16h35 - uShonilanga directed by Siphokazi
Msani
17h15 - Sundowners music & Poetry (open
mic)
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