Theatre Arts • Methodist Church Hall • Cnr Milton Road and Wesley Street • Observatory • 7925 • Cape Town

Nguvu ya Mbegu… eNtabalanga

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Directed by MANDLA MBOTHWE Performance Coaching by THANDO DONI Choreography by MZO GASA Musical Direction by ZIMBINI MAKWETU Set and Costume by LINDA MANDELA SEJOSINGOE Sound Composition by ELVIS SIBEKO Multimedia by SANJIN MUFTIC Technical and Lighting by BAMANYE YEKO Production Managed by QONDISWA JAMES Collectively scripted and created by the past and current cast members Cast Thando DONI Indalo STOFILE Lungile LALLIE Mamello MAKHETHA Katlego LEBOGANG Luthabo MADUNA Luhle MACANDA
PG

The South African State Theatre in association with Mud&Fire Parables presents:

Nguvu ya Mbegu... eNtabalanga

a centennial commemoration of the 1921 Bullhoek Massacre

Nguvu ya Mbegu is a Swahili title meaning the power of the seed. The work was originally devised by students at the Centre for Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies at UCT and is performed in isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sesotho, SeTswana, and Swahili. Nguvu ya Mbegu strongly draws its aesthetic from African storytelling traditions, incorporating dance, song, and ensemble work. It is an excavation of the tragedy of the Bulhoek Massacre of 1921 where 193 people were shot dead for refusing to leave their mountain of prayer, eNtabelanga near Komani

This performance marks the 100th year anniversary of the tragedy and is a resistance against persistent narratives that continue to erase black history.