PREMIERE : April 2018
21 children and young people from Hillbrow, a district of Johannesburg, outline possible and impossible scenarios for the future of their district and its inhabitants. Hillbrow, originally planned as a model development, is now infamous for its poverty and corruption. On stage the performers dance scenes about »the Hillbrow of the future«. What might a life together in the district look like in an ideal future? We see utopias and dystopias of ghettoisation and gentrification. Aliens land on earth and establish a new social hierarchy where good dancers call the shots. A revolutionary princess with an endless name has the gift of shifting the parameters of space and time. People have learned to levitate off the ground instead of struggling with broken elevators. They deal with the racism and violence they experience daily and subvert stereotypical narratives. The work, created under the guidance of choreographer Constanza Macras, fascinates due to the infectious energy of its performers and humorously challenges our view of how the world operates.
Produced by Constanza Macras | Dorkypark and Outreach Foundation’s Hillbrow Theatre Project.
Cast
Director: Constanza Macras
Choreography: Constanza Macras, Lisi Estarás
Dramaturgy: Tamara Saphir
Costume Design: Roman Handt
Costume Management, Props Management: Marcus Barros Cardoso
Lighting Design, Technical Direction: Sergio de Carvalho Pessanha
Sound Design: Stephan Wöhrmann
Assistant Director: Mica Heilmann
Tour Management: Jimena Soria, Léo Pflimlin
Production Assistant: Johannesburg Linda Michael Mkhwanazi
International Distribution Plan B – Creative Agency for Performing Arts Hamburg
With Miki Shoji, Emil Bordás, John Sithole, Zibusiso Dube, Bigboy Ndlovu, Nompilo Hadebe, Rendani Dlamini, Brandon Mangengelele, Tshepang Lebelo, Jackson Mogotlane, Bongani Mangena, Karabo Kgatle, Sandile Mtembo, Vusi Magoro, Amahle Mene, Thato Ndlovu, Simiso Msimango, Blessing Opaku, Pearl Segwagwa, Ukho Somadlaka, Lwandile Thabede
