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THEATRE
From Africa With Laugh
Venue: Baxter Theatre, Main Rd,
Rondebosch. Tel: (021) 680 3989
Time: Various
Price: -
Performances: 9 Jun - 3 Jul 2010
Genre: Comedy
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From Africa With Laugh brings together a collection of
talented stand up comics from our continent, commenting on everything from
current affairs in our own country to the small matter of a little world
cup - all with an African perspective.
Three talented African stand up comedians will entertain
audiences nightly at the Baxter Studio Theatre throughout the World Cup,
from 8 June till 3 July, with special appearances from SA's own Lungi
Pinda, best known for his role in Mike van Graan's hilarious play, Bafana
Republic.
To mark 50 years of independence in 17 African countries and the first
time that the FIFA World Cup is hosted in Africa, the African Arts
Institute (AFAI) will host From Africa with Laugh at the Baxter Theatre,
with comedians and satirists giving their views on life, love and football
on the African continent.
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“The overwhelming images of Africa in western media tend to
be about conflict, poverty and disease. Even if this is true, we want to
show life on the continent from another perspective, through humour and
satire, rather than only as tragedy” said Mike van Graan, Executive
Director of AFAI and Secretary General of Arterial Network, a
continent-wide civil society network active in the creative sector and its
contribution to human rights, democracy and development.
The show opens on Thursday 10 June, the day before the first matches of
the FIFA World Cup. It features Chibwe Katebe from Zambia, a finalist in
Stand Up Zambia, M-NET’s comedy talent search in that country and a
leading member of Natuseke Comedy Express, regarded as the hottest comedy
outfit in Zambia. Other featured comics are Philip Luswata from Uganda and
Edgar Langeveldt, one of Zimbabwe’s finest stand-up comics and in 2005 and
a winner of the Prins Claus Fund Award in recognition of his social and
political commentary through comedy.
Although the 3-week slot at the Baxter Theatre was initially booked for
the final edition in the Bafana Republic franchise, it was decided to use
the slot to provide artists from other parts of the continent with access
to South African and international markets during the World Cup. Part of
AFAI’s vision is help artists from the rest of the continent to develop
sustainable livelihoods through regional and international exposure. The
show will also include some of the best sketches from Bafana Republic 3:
Penalty Shootout with Lungi Pinda, directed originally by Mandla Mbothwe.
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