Let’s Get Together
Dissecting boundaries with the cutting edge. This is what contemporary South African dance is well known for. Think First Physical Theatre Company, Tossie van Tonder, Mamela Nyamza, Gregory Maqoma and … Read More
Tag: physical theatre
Pared ’til raw: Wena Mamela
I booked for Wena Mamela when the original programme was out, planning to watch halfway through its run. By the time I got to CT I was watching the last performance … Read More
A Happy Tune
Whistle Stop is an absurd piece of physical theatre about the meeting of two strangers. However, alongside their awkward, flirty chatter, the audiences are given explicit access to their interior … Read More
Bad Dreams
Imagine Duke from Fear and Loathing going cold turkey from his cocktail of drugs while Mick Jagger songs looped in his mind, and the rock legend himself attempted to take … Read More
Piet se Optelgoed: Honey, I ate the kids and your …
Life is apocalyptic, crazy and torn with unspeakable acts, like chomping phallic sweet potatoes in anger. Piet se Optelgoed (Kingswood Theatre, Friday 4th and Saturday 5th) is physical theatre and … Read More