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UPCOMING 2009! March 6th - 8th in New York City Stigma, Denial and HIV/AIDS, Lesotho to New York: A Weekend Residency in Theatre for Development at Empire State College, SUNY The Opening Session, Friday March 6th at 7:30 p.m., will be hosted by The Brecht Forum. The session will be open to the public and will include a screening of a short documentary on WSI's work, live music, and an interactive panel with award winning South African journalist Jonny Steinberg and microbiologist/science writer Helen Epstein. Steinberg's Siswe's Test: A Young Man's Journey Through Africa's AIDS Epidemic and Epstein's The Invisible Cure: Why We Are Losing the Fight Against AIDS in Africa informed our creative work in Lesotho and the resulting WSI performances. | ||||||
 | READ! The article in the November issue of American Theatre Magazine about WSI's work in connection to Helen Epstein's research about concurrent relationships and the role they play in the spread of HIV in Africa. Click here | |||||
November 3rd - 9th: Africa Research Conference in Applied Drama and Theatre at Wits in Johannesburg. WSI facilitator Selloane Mokuku of Lesotho is in the Wits Drama for Life post-graduate programme which organized and will host the conference. See: http://www.dramaforlife.co.za/ click on "events" | ||||||
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| Since 2006 we've been working to make theatre in Lesotho,
southern Africa that makes a difference in the region's fight against HIV/AIDS.
The Winter/Summer Institute in Theatre for Development (WSI) is a
multicultural collaboration between participants from four universities
on three continents and villagers from the rural mountains of Lesotho.
In June of 2006 student performers and faculty from New York City, the UK, South Africa and Lesotho gathered in Lesotho for the first WSI residency. We focused our creative work on the role of gossip and silence in the spread of HIV, which disproportionately affects young women (aged 18-24) in the sub-Saharan.
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The resulting theatre piece, Dance Me to the End of Love (Ntjeke Ho Is a Phelestong ea Lerato), was performed at the National University of Lesotho, in the capital city, Maseru, and in the Malealea Valley. In Malealea we collaborated with local villagers to improvise scenes based on their responses to the play and concerns about HIV. Together we created a new drama – the centerpiece of a valley-wide festival, drawing an audience of over 500 village residents. |
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Palesa Koloko, Katt Lissard, Tshegofatso Makhafola, Jerry Maleke, Popa Maleng, Rethabile Malibo, Rob Matthews, Lebohang Mncina, Rethabile Mokete, Selloane Mokuku, Katleho Moleli, Julius S. Nkosi, Linda Oliphant, Sele Radebe, Molomo Ramothello, Jussara Santos-Raxlen, Lisemelo Sefotho, Ithateleng Sesinyi, Melissa Shetler, Sophy Lebogang Sito, Despina Stamos, Denise Toricollo, Ken Triwush, Lucy Winner, Alta Van As, Simpiwe Banzi Zondo. |
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