GUGA S'THEBE CULTURAL HUB
Guga S’thebe: Telling it like it is
“Every child you encounter is a divine appointment” – Wess Stafford
Theatre for Social Change hosted in Guga S’thebe brings to its audiences and delegates an opportunity to listen to the voices of children and take action. This focus day venue asks us to see what children see, affording us the possibility of a divine appointment with children.
09h00 - 09h30
Guga S'thebe OutdoorAmphitheatre
10h00 - 11h00
Guga S'thebe The Dome
11h30 - 13h00
Guga S'thebe The Dome
15h15 - 17h00
Guga S'thebe The Dome
17h45 - 18h30
Guga S'thebe The Dome
18h30
Guga S'thebe Outdoor Raised Stage
21h30 Bus departs
Focus: Social Change Plenary / Welcome Telling it like it is. - Led by Drama for Life
Documentary "VMESTE. Teenage theatre against xenophobia " - Documentary screening by Ada Mukhina (Russia)
Documentary theatre as a tool for education - Panel by Ada Mukhina (Russia), with Natasha Borenko (Russia) and Maria Kolosova (Russia) by skype
Presentations:
- Verbatim Theatre: Staging Children's Stories
- I told my Mum I was going on an RE Trip…
- I promise the unborn child a liveable place
Papers led by Kate Brown (Ireland), Julia Samuels (UK), & Priyanka Chatterjee (India)
Discussion of Insta-Grammar & Closure - Led by Drama for Life
Social Event – stay into the evening and enjoy a meal ekasi style - Jazz and township braai
Focus Day Productions:
09h30 – 18h00 Guga S’Thebe Live – a celebration of local performance - Guga S’thebe Outdoor Amphitheatre
10h00 - 60 min - Making Mandela - Guga S'Thebe Theatre
14h00 - 60 min - Our House - Guga S'Thebe Theatre
17h00 - 45 min - Insta-Grammar - Guga S'Thebe Theatre
ITHEMBA LABANTU CULTURAL HUB
iThemba Labantu: Self-Governance
“We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today.” – Stacia Tauscher
Theatre for Social Change hosted in iThemba Labantu brings to its audiences and delegates the magic of self-governance within children. This focus day venue probes into the act of building citizenship and autonomy in children.
09h00 - 09h30
iThemba Labantu Primary School Classroom 1
10h00 - 11h15
iThemba Labantu Primary School Classroom 1
11h30 - 13h00
iThemba Labantu Primary School Classroom 2
14h00 - 17h00
iThemba Labantu Primary School Classroom 3
15h30 - 17h00
iThemba Labantu Primary School Classroom 1
18h00 - 18h30
iThemba Labantu Primary School Classroom 1
18h30 Bus departs
Plenary / Welcome - Led by Drama for Life
Social change Presentations: Twenty2016, 40 Year's a Growin' and Roots of Ubuntu - Projects led by Olivia Harris and Paul Jenkins (UK), Tony Fegan (Ireland) and Pamela Tancsik and Kanya Padayachee (SA)
Diversity and multiculturalism: Multicultural theatre in Jaffa - Presentation led by Norman Issa and Gidona Raz (Israel) and The Quality of Difference - Diversity in Children's Theatre - Presentation by Liz O'Neill (UK)
ART INVASION - Workshop in the power of art for social transformation of schools and communities led by Angela Merl (Germany)
Mistatim: (Re) Mapping – exploring how indigenous knowledge can remap the way young people understand their world - Presentation by Sandra Laronde of the Ojibway peoples (Canada) with video
Closure after ‘Phefumla’ - Led by Drama for Life
Focus Day Productions:
9h30 - 18h00 - iThemba Labantu Live– a celebration of local performance - iThemba Labantu Outdoor Courtyard
10h00 - 60 min - Panali Panali - iThemba Labantu - The Church
14h00 - 60 min - Maimane! - iThemba Labantu - The Church
17h00 - 60 min - Phefumla - iThemba Labantu - The Church
VRYGROND CULTURAL HUB
Vrygrond: Perceptions of Home
“Safety and security don’t just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear” – Nelson Mandela
Theatre for Social Change hosted in Vrygrond brings to its audiences and delegates a child’s perception of home. This focus day venue pays attention to what is deemed as home for children in a world where children are forced into migration and displacement.
09h00 - 09h30
Vrygrond Fit For Life Training Room
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11h30 - 13h00
Vrygrond Fit For Life Training Room
15h00 - 17h00
Vrygrond Fit For Life Training Room
18h00 - 18h30
Vrygrond Capricorn School Hall
18h30 Bus departs
Plenary / Welcome - Led by Drama for Life with
Of INNOCENCE and BEAUTY in Motion .02 by Jeremiah Ikongio (Nigeria)
Presentations:
Theatre for healing and social change / The artistic strategies employed by the Inner-City High Schools Drama Festival
Papers by Michael Anyanwu (Nigeria) and Zanele Madiba (SA)
PUSH: Exploring gender, migration and over-protection in theatre and dance for young audiences - LAB led by Gerhard Verfaillie (Belgium)
Closing - Led by Drama For Life (SA)
Focus Day Productions:
9h30 - 18h00 - Vrygrond Live– a celebration of local performance - Vrygrond Communiversity Garden
10h00 - 60 min - Spirit Songs - Vrygrond Capricorn Primary School Hall
14h00 - 65 min - Obisike: It Takes A Lion's Heart - Vrygrond Capricorn Primary School Hall
17h00 - 60 min - My Culture, My Strength, My Identity - Vrygrond Capricorn Primary School Hall
Other productions to see if you’re interested in Theatre for Social Change
- Animal Farm
- Full Moon
- Karoo Moose
- Moi Monsieur, Moi!
- No Functional Language
- Patrice Balbina’s Chance Encounter With The End Of The World
- The Kids From Amandla Street
- Us/Them