Vrijdag 20 Juli 2012

Malian singer/songwriter Rokia Traoré and Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison, two women of African and African American origin, come together to create Desdemona, an intimate and profound conversation between Shakespeare’s Desdemona and her African nurse Barbary, from beyond the grave. Moving beyond centuries of colonialism and racism, two women share stories, songs and hope for a different future.

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This rollercoaster epic saga is told by the people of the South African townships and the South Wales Valleys in a cross-cultural performance mixing drama, music, circus and dance. Set in South Africa and Wales, this classic love story of loss and separation takes us from 1964 and the film Zulu to the present day, set against the historic backdrop of South Africa's struggle for freedom and democracy.

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