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Musho! Theatre Festival of One and Two hander theatre

Musho! Theatre Festival of One and Two hander theatre

Date: 2013-01-11
The Performing Arts Network of South Africa (PANSA) in KZN will be hosting the eighth Musho! International Theatre Festival of One and Two Person Theatre, at the Catalina Theatre in Durban from 16 - 20 January 2013 featuring virtually 20 productions over six days, all celebrating the art of the one and two-performer plays,

"Musho' - isiZulu for an enthusiastic praise response, something similar to "Bravo!" - embraces many forms of theatre: from mime to physical theatre, drama to comedy-theatre. It pays tribute to the smaller works featuring one and two performers. These are intimate productions that showcase the skill of theatre performance and storytelling, as well ascovering a wide range of styles, from drama to comedy and physical theatre.

This year there are productions which are informed by the world in which we live: a production from London, Sometimes I Laugh Like My Sister, which reflects on the death of Kate Peyton, a BBC journalist shot and killed by suspected Islamic radicals in 2005 in Somalia. There are two productions from Zimbabwe: Allegations looking at a true story of hope, fear and frustration; and Half Empty / Half Full - a satire on contemporary Zimbabwe. Twelve looks at the last few days of South Africa - looking for salvation on a map with old street names, written and directed by Dhaveshan Govender; Brothers features identical twins grappling with the social complexities of South Africa and Veil tells a beautiful love story of which society disapproves.

There are productions which explore the quirky, thoughtful and the whimsical: Le Chop TV by Cobus van Heerden introduces us to Benson Schwenson - a self confessed ego-maniac with a Robin Hood philosophy; Hambre del Alma is a solo mask performance by Tristan Jacobs directed by Andrew Buckland about Durban-born Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa.

Musho! typically provides a platform for new work. Assisting in this process are mentors who work with the New Voices and Twist productions: Neil Coppen, Themba Mkhoma, Gisele Turner, Christa Biyela, Rowin Moonsamy and Peter Mitchell.

There will be one Puppet Master Class on Monday 21 January from 9 and till 12.00. Free entrance but booking essential. Book though the PANSA offices. Mandisa Tshiqi. Tel: 031 201-4750 /Fax.: 031 201-4738 / email:mandisa@pansa.org.za