A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
THEATRE IN THE PARK
Saturday 16 March │ NIROX Sculpture P ark │ Cradle of Humankind
12h00 – 'Walking Tall' perf ormance theatre
13h30 – Readings from Shakespeare sonnets
15 h00 – A Midsummer Night's Dream
A collaboration between the National School of the Arts and NIROX Foundation presents a day of th eatre throughout the sculpture park\, culminating in an afternoon performa nce of Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in the Amphithea tre.
With scenography by Gabrielle Kruger and music composed and per formed by The Urban Village.
A selection of the Bard's so nnets will be read by accomplished actors David Butler and Brenda Sakellar ides on the Main Lawn. PAST presents performance theatre 'Walking Tall ' in the Poplar Forest to commence the day of 'plein-air' theatre in the park.
Outstanding cuisine will be on offer from NITA' s Kitchen at the Pavilion and from the Epicurean Emporium restaurateurs. B ernie's Bar will keep guests hydrated throughout the course of the day.
Tickets R200 online\; R250 at the entrance on the day – s ubject to availability.
Pensioners & students R150 at the entrance o n the day.
Children under 12 enter free of charge.
Part I
12h00 – Poplar Forest
'Walking Tall'< /p>
'Walking Tall' is a physical theatre performance taking the viewer on a 13.8-billion-year journey through time presented b y PAST – Palaeontological Scientific Trust. It has been performed to ove r 1.3 million people around the world. PAST endeavors to foster education\ , research and the public understanding of the sciences related to our ori gins.
Part II
13h30 – Main Lawn
Read ings: Shakespeare Sonnets
Acclaimed South African thespia ns David Butler and Brenda Sakellarides perform readings of their selectio n from Shakespeare's sonnets – a combination of tragedies and comedies.< /p>
Part III
15h00 – Amphitheatre
'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
presented by the National School of t he Arts
Renaissance drama meets Generation Z in the reima gined 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'\, giving credence to Ben Jonson 's claim that Shakespeare was "not of an age but for all time". The creati ve team behind the critically-acclaimed 'Afro-Punk MacBeth'\, Joh an Anker and Laine Butler's adaptation of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' is set in a South African urban plastic jungle reflecting both the at titudes and the materials of the 21st century. In a world that has become plastic and fake\, just for a moment this play gives us a chanc e to find our imagination and to dream.
Following an exte nded spell in the NIROX Artist Residency\, South African artist Gabrielle Kruger will create the scenography for the play. Her work explores the ide a of a socially and materially constructed landscapes. By utilising the me dium of solidified acrylic paint\, the landscape painting embodies plastic as it is liberated from its supporting canvas and frame in an attempt to deconstruct traditional Western painting. Kruger's work aims to rearticula te the language and meaning that is associated with landscapes and the nat ural environment.
The play's score will be performed live by musicians in residence at NIROX Lerato Lichaba and Tubatsi Moloi from The Urban Village ensemble. Their particular sounds of ancient-futurism ar e brought to life through flutes\, guitars\, vocal synthesisers\, traditio nal African instruments and live loops.
Tickets & informa tion available from www.niroxarts.com
Please note no food \, drinks\, pets\, gazebos or sporting equipment may be brought into the p ark.
Disclaimer: NIROX is an outdoor venue and so it is exposed to t he weather. In the event of inclement weather a decision will be taken on how to proceed. No refunds.
Children must be under adult supervision at all times. Entry to the park is at your own risk. NIROX is not respons ible for any loss\, injury or damage.
LOCATION:24 Kromdraai Rd\, Kromdraai\, Krugersdorp\, Gauteng\, 1739 SUMMARY:A Midsummer Night's Dream Theatre in the Park URL;VALUE=URI:https://nirox.howler.co.za/Shakespeare2019 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR