Fresh from working with Young Artist of the Year Jeff Tshabalala on his commissioned work for the National Arts Festival, Kwasha! Theatre Company has begun rehearsals on a performance devised specifically for the Zoom app The Art of Facing Fear, featuring artists from seven countries in Africa, South America, and Europe.
The Art of Facing Fear is a digital international collaboration conceived by Rodolfo García Vázquez and Ivam Cabral from acclaimed theatre company Os Satyros in São Paulo. After the first version’s success in Brazil, this new international iteration will premiere on the 31st of July 2020 and run from Friday to Sunday throughout August at 8pm.
The Art of Facing Fear is set in a dystopian world, 5555 days in the future, while the global pandemic still rages. In this isolated world, in which lockdown continues to be a
reality, many things are not available to people. Despite the government’s absolute control of digital communication, a group of friends still have the chance to keep in contact with each other via the internet. This group doesn’t understand how it’s still possible to have electric energy and web access because all the TV channels and newspapers have vanished, and the cities have been abandoned. The main themes are depression, loneliness, hatred, the fear of infection, the angst of nearing death, and political extremism. The idea is to establish the points in common among different national realities during the pandemic. What are the fears that have taken over humankind during this period globally? What are the effects of social intolerance and political extremism in the world today?
At the end of the performance, artists and audiences will gather and chat as an international community. They will be invited to talk freely about the performance, the effects of the pandemic in their own countries, and ways for a better political future.
Stream details: Zoom
Cost: Free | Donations are encouraged
Time: Fri to Sun at 8pm
Fonte: Whats On Cape Town
