Marikana - The Musical (Lighting Showcase)

'Marikana - The Musical' is an adaptation by Aubrey Sekhabi of a novel entitled “WE ARE GOING TO KILL EACH OTHER TODAY” The Marikana Story - by Felix Dlangamandla, Thanduxolo Jika, Lucas Ledwaba, Sebabatso Mosamo, Athandwa Saba and Leon Sadiki. Meshack Mavuso and Mpho “Mckenzie” Matome lead a strong cast of 30 that unleashes a blow by blow account of the events that led to the loss of 44 lives at the hands of the police and the miners. Twenty years into our democracy, can we say that we are a tolerant society if we can lose so many lives at our own hands? The killing did not start on the day of the shooting and after it started it spread like wildfire and “Tomorrow morning, the men will sing again. Their spears, pangas, inculas and sticks will clatter menacingly. They will recite battle cries from their homelands, and move about in organized columns, raising clouds of dust. But 34 of them will sing for the very last time”.
Written and Directed by: Aubrey Sekhabi, Set & Lighting and AV Designer: Wilhelm Disbergen, Costume Designer: Irene Mathe, Cast: Meshack Mavuso, Mpho”Mckenzie”Matome, Emma Mmekwa And Others. Choreographer: Thabo Rapoo