DUT Drama Presents
Marikana to Mahagonny
DUT Courtyard Theatre: 27 – 31 August, 2018
To honour the anniversary of Marikana, the drama department of DUT is hosting a special production: Marikana to Mahagonny in which the cast pay homage to the mining tragedy.
Dr Pamela Tancsik adapts and directs Marikana to Mahagonny – an adaptation of the seldom performed masterful operatic songplay by iconic German powerhouse music makers – Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht which plays for a short season at DUT Courtyard Theatre from 27 until 31 August nightly at 7.30pm.
Tancsik has adapted the opera to reference the Marikana tragedy – the aftermath of which is the opening scene – told through song set against the backdrop of the watershed documentary, Miners Shot Down by Rehad Desai.
The cast features DUT drama students. Marikana to Mahagonny will be staged at DUT Courtyard Theatre nightly at 7.30pm Tickets at the door / in advance on 031 373 2194.
Pictured is a scene from the production.
