By TDN
Taung- Following hot on the heels of the North West leg of the 1913 Natives’ Land Act Exhibition hosted last month in August, theatre enthusiasts will find more connection with the storyline of the upcoming theatrical play Florence, performing at Mmabana Studio 1 from 2 – 5 October 2013 at 7:00pm every day.
Hosted in partnership between Mmabana Arts, Culture and Sports Foundation, Fitzgerald Goeieman and the National Arts Council; Florence is a play that touches on the painful question of farm dwellers’ displacement.

Written by Fitzgerald Goeieman and directed by Lebogang Inno, FLORENCE is a play about a young girl who lived on a farm in Jan Kempsdorp with her family as farm workers.
“Their lives took a negative turn when the farm owner migrated to Australia having sold that piece of land to new owners. The new owners kicked them out of the farm. Heartbroken and disappointed, the family went to stay in Pampierstad” Mmabana Marketing Manager Trinity Bogosi said.
Bogosi said her father dies of a heart attack. She buries her father on the side of the road next to his beloved farm, and then she went to Johannesburg to get money to buy the farm and give her father a decent burial.

“What transpired thereafter is a story of an ambitious young farm girl, who is new in the city but trying to achieve a goal far beyond her reach” he said.
About the director:
Lebogang Inno is a Mahikeng born and bred artist who honed his artistic skills at Mmabana before he went to study further at Market Theatre Laboratory in Johannesburg. He has since then featured in many plays nationally and internationally such as: African Choir – Market Theatre, The very next breath – Sweden, Acropolis Café – Market Theatre and Maru – Mmabana. He has done films such as The Sale & Zama Zama (movie about illegal miners).

His approach is abstract physical theatre with minimalism and open spaces. He has just returned from attending the International Directors Seminar in Germany.

The play features: Aobakwe Phetlhu, Portia Sambo and Thato Morokane.
Production is scheduled as follows:

Venue: Mmabana Head Office, Studio 1
Time: 19H00pm
Writer: Fitzgerald Goeieman
Ticket price: R 50 (sold at Mmabana Head Office every day)

Details
Duration: 60 minutes
Language: Mix (English & Setswana)
Age Restriction: 12+ (L)

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