January 21,1960 explores the journey of young man from Lesotho who works at Sonder Water mine in Sasolburg, Zamdela Free State in the early 1970s. Searching for a better life, a man comes to South Africa. Instead, he is faced with misfortune and constant hallucinations of an old man he never saw before. The daily delusions leave the young man exhausted. He is left with no choice but to seek the help of those who came before us.
Are we the generation created by those who lived before us, or we are a generation with no custom, culture and tradition?
The story is told through gumboot dance, pantsula dance, movement, sound and images, and the lighting is used to intensify the ambience.
Production Credits
Dancers: Mpho John Mokoena, Sello Maloisane, Zukile Mtheto, Ramaisa Otlile and Maholeho Mohau
Vocalist: Gaowele Mapoledi, Zanele Khumalo, Lerato Nkoana and Ntsekiseng Mabe
Characters/Movement: Tlou Lelosa and Dinah Masilo
Visuals and Craft: Terencia Claudine Marley
Production Manager: Mpho Hlahane
Concept and Direction: Styx Mokejane
About the Artists
Styx Mokejane (Concept and Direction)
Styx Mokejane is an artist with 20 years of experience within the creative arts landscape. Styx works trace and question African mythology and practices in movement, text and music. His work also depicts the internal and social struggles faced by civilians. He is a formally trained theatre maker who belives he can sharpen his craft through research, symposiums and workshops.
Performance Credits:
2007 Grahamstown Main programme (A Story of African Choir), written and directed by Jane Collins.
2007 Fringe Programme (One Man Act Silent Cries), directed by Goitsemang Pholo
Fringe Programme Grahamstwon 2008 (Free State Theatre Legacy Mentor)
Fringe Programme Grahamstown 2011 (Coat of Arms Musical Theatre)
Fringe Programme Grahamstown 2012 (Live wire Explosion) Dance theatre
Fringe Programme Grahamstown 2023 (Free State Theatre Productions) Productions Manager Assitej SA (Arts4Youth program) Free State Coordinator
Free State Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation Drama Instuctor
- Venue: PJ'S
- Location: Hoerskool P.J. Olivier
- Ticket price: ZAR 100.00
- Programme type: The Fringe
- Genre: Dance & Physical Theatre
- Duration: 50 minutes
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Ages:
ALL AGES
