The Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts invites you to Jay Pather's
QAPHELA CAESAR!
A multimedia massacre of William Shakespeare's Julius CaesarPresented by the Gordon Institute For Performing and Creative Arts (GIPCA)
Featuring Siwela Sonke Dance Company, Mwenya Kabwe, Mark Hoeben, Jazzart Dance Company, the UCT School of Dance and singers from the UCT Opera SchoolBased in a world of power struggles and politics, Shakespeare’s classic text about honour patriotism and friendship is reworked by Pather and the company to create this interdisciplinary adaptation. Relocating the characters into a South African context, Qaphela Caesar explores betrayal, prophesy, the power of political structures and the position of the individual within it. Performed in Cape Town’s historic City Hall, the performance integrates the design and history of the site to create a rich and multi-layered collaborative work which incorporates dance, spoken text, multimedia and opera. The work is an onslaught on the senses and re-examines the themes of corruption and political power from a modern African perspective. The deconstructed style of the work allows the audience to travel through 14 rooms, alternates between installation, performance art and dance, and incorporates the architecture of the City Hall into a unique and multi-layered performance.
QAPHELA CAESAR!
A multimedia massacre of William Shakespeare's Julius CaesarPresented by the Gordon Institute For Performing and Creative Arts (GIPCA)
Featuring Siwela Sonke Dance Company, Mwenya Kabwe, Mark Hoeben, Jazzart Dance Company, the UCT School of Dance and singers from the UCT Opera SchoolBased in a world of power struggles and politics, Shakespeare’s classic text about honour patriotism and friendship is reworked by Pather and the company to create this interdisciplinary adaptation. Relocating the characters into a South African context, Qaphela Caesar explores betrayal, prophesy, the power of political structures and the position of the individual within it. Performed in Cape Town’s historic City Hall, the performance integrates the design and history of the site to create a rich and multi-layered collaborative work which incorporates dance, spoken text, multimedia and opera. The work is an onslaught on the senses and re-examines the themes of corruption and political power from a modern African perspective. The deconstructed style of the work allows the audience to travel through 14 rooms, alternates between installation, performance art and dance, and incorporates the architecture of the City Hall into a unique and multi-layered performance.
DATE : 18 - 22 September 2010
TIME : 20h00
VENUE : Cape Town City Hall
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