ANTHEM OF LIFE
PART 1
BY: TOLOLWA MOLLEL
An adaptation of Mazisi Kunene's Anthem of the Decades: A Zulu Epic
Presented by:
JUNE 20TH - JULY 6th, 2024
At the Alberta Avenue Community Centre - 9210 118 Ave NW, Edmonton AB
Thank you to those who joined us for Part 1 of the Epic TRILOGY
The Gods create humans, but some insist it was not wise, and that the new creations must be destroyed! Others strive to empower mankind. Cosmic intrigues, battles, quests, trials and triumphs, among gods, animals, and other beings follow, as humanity struggles for a belonging on Earth.
This tale came down to South African Poet Laureate Mazizisi Kunene from his Swazi Court Poet Ancestors, which he then shaped into an epic poem, Anthem of the Decades. Tololwa Mollel’s Anthem of Life trilogy brings that epic to the stage, to be performed by a rainbow ensemble in a production by Theatre Prospero. The production interweaves South, East and West African and South Asian music and dance, epic-scale mask and puppetry, and African-style storytelling, to create a confidently inclusive piece of new Canadian Classical Theatre.
Performance Schedule
Thursday, June 20 @ 7:30PM (Preview)
Friday, June 21 @ 7:30PM (Opening Night)
Saturday, June 22 @ 1:00PM
Saturday, June 22 @ 7:30PM
Sunday, June 23 @ 1:00PM (Relaxed Performance) - CANCELLED
Wednesday, June 26 @ 7:30PM (Pay-What-You-Can)
Thursday, June 27 @ 7:30PM
Friday, June 28 @ 7:30PM*
*This performance will be filmed live with audience.
Sunday, June 30 @ 1:00PM (Relaxed Performance)
Tuesday, July 2 @ 7:30PM (Pay-What-You-Can)
Wednesday, July 3 @ 7:30PM - CANCELLED
Thursday, July 4 @ 7:30PM - CANCELLED
Friday, July 5 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, July 6 @ 1:00PM
There are no performances on June 24, 25, & 29 or July 1
CREATIVE TEAM
Playwright.........................................................Tololwa Mollel
Director..............................................................Mark Henderson
Assistant Director.................................................Abigail "Ameley" Quaye
Stage Manager.....................................................Naomi Esau
Apprentice Stage Manager....................................Ryan MacAuley
Set, Lighting, & Projection Designer....................Ami Farrow
Costume, Props, & Mask Designer........................Randall Fraser
Technical Director & Sound Designer...................Kevin Green
Composer............................................................Richard Sseruwagi
Composer............................................................Srijan Chatterjee
Choreographer....................................................Mpoe Mogale
Choreographer....................................................Enakshi Sinha
Dramaturg..........................................................Lebo Disele
Dance Dramaturg...............................................Eric Awuah
isiZulu Language Coach...............................Sokhana Mfenyana
CAST
Brennan Campbell
Patricia Darbasie
Lebo Disele
Andrés Felipe
Beshel Francis
Sokhana Mfenyana
Vwede Oturuhoyi
Enakshi Sinha
Valentine Ukoh
LIVE AFRICAN DRUMMING ENSEMBLE
Eric Awuah
Robert Kpogo
Stennie Noel​
Prince Owusu
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