On Wednesday night, I went to see Atandwa Kani and Mncedisi Shabangu in Sizwe Banzi Is Dead. Athol Fugard, Winston Ntshona and John Kani debuted the play they had collaborated on in 1972. It deals with the themes of politics, race and identity in the time of Pass Laws in South Africa. Syracuse Guru IContinue reading “[Theatre]: "Sizwe Banzi Is Dead" at the Baxter Flipside”
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Loyiso Gola Breaks Down the State of Our Nation
On August 13, I went over to the Baxter Theatre to hear Loyiso Gola talk about how childhood growth spurts were a problem when it came to shopping for Christmas clothes, the bad teachers he had in school, the way his mother “subtweets” him in her prayers, and bacon. According to Gola, everyone loves baconContinue reading “Loyiso Gola Breaks Down the State of Our Nation”
Nkhensani Manabe 