The Read Aunt Mzansi

  "My entire life had been struggle and survival. I'd been on my own since age seventeen. The fact that it was hard, shitty, was nothing new, but the biggest struggle was keeping hope and belief in myself. Then, finding an art community for support while fighting my ass off to stay alive." - Viola Davis in her book, 'Finding Me' My biggest beef with poverty is that it sets one a million steps back. Poverty and lack will have you questioning your worth even when you receive what you have tirelessly worked your ass off for. Your voice is in constant fear-mode on subjects you're well-versed on. Your confidence is almost non-existent in rooms you deem above you. Saying 'no' is not part of your vocabulary because you always consider others before you. Yet, you are capable and deserving. More than deserving. Because who, if not you? Getting out of this pit is one of the most difficult things one has to go through. Unfortunately, a majority of Bla...

SHOW: Sullied WHERE: The Market Theatre Laboratory WHEN: December 10, 2022 DIRECTOR: Matjamela Motloung How many of us? How many more of us? How many more of us have to die before something is done? How many more of us have to lose ourselves before justice becomes a reality? How many more screams, silences, exhaustion, reported cases, workshops, sermons, protests, hashtags, before enough becomes enough? How many more? The show opens with the perpetrator proclaiming they "did not do it,' and that, "they are lying about me." This happens in the corridor of the Theatre, a typical behaviour we often see where perpetrators claim not to be guilty, especially if they are adored by the public. This scene ushers us into an intimate and moving performance that is deliberate in showing us how society enables abusers and cushions them from accountability and punishment. The theatre in-the-round setting with the audience seated on the floor allowed for interaction with the perfor...