Last performance of Mayihlome Ahwaan - tonight at 19h00 at the Homecoming Centre, District Six Musuem. The Centre for Creative Arts (Univerity of KwaZulu-Natal) is proud to present the first performance of Mayihlome-Aawand! the second daring work from the ensemble that produced Insurrections. Having wowed audiences at the 17th Poetry Africa in Durban, this year the Insurrections ensemble performs in Cape Town as part of the 18th Poetry Africa’s Tour outside of Durban. This oratio is a collective work generated by performers from India and South Africa using voice, instruments, visuals and poetry. Whereas Insurrections was a response to a sense of outrage in nature and among people in the contemporary world, the new work is a call of hope in the midst of extreme forms of violence and war. We refuse to be shards of collateral damage. Despite the fact that we are broken, we still write, sing and hope. Drawing from traditions of collective and ensemble work in India and South Africa and refusing to compromise to market and power, the participants have been slowly crafting a range of new pieces. Insurrections focused on the fretless instruments that found their timbre and range in: the sarod (Pritham Ghosal), the bows (Sazi Dlamini and Ze Maria), the double-bass (Brydon Bolton). Mayihlome Aawand adds, a sarangi (Ali) and a range of Southern African strings and guitars (Neo Muyanga). Soundscapes from Jurgen Braunnger, Paki Paleole and Pryia Sen will modulate the intensity of the ensemble’s sound. The voices of Sumangala Damodaran and Tina Schouw will be heavily featured. Ari Sitas, Vivek Narayanan, Sabitha Satchi and Mbali Vilakazi have been smithing away at lyrics. Croc E Moses Khalo Carlo Mus. Chimba Xtina Magwaza Iqhwa Zippy Nyaruri Anika Prins Anita Akinyi Wisaal Abrahams Monica Rorvik
Posted on: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 08:00:18 +0000
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