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1808: THE DAY CAPE TOWN WAS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN
24, 25 & 27 OCTOBER 2008
’1808: The day Cape Town was
turned Upside Down’
is a collaborative initiative between the
Rooster Collective and Iziko Museums of Cape Town. Produced to mark
the bicentenary of the first slave uprising at the Cape of Good
Hope, the piece creatively combines performance and audience
participation to recount this historical episode in Cape history.
On 27 October 1808, over 300 slaves
and Khoikhoi servants from the Koeberg and Swartland grain farms
marched on Cape Town to demand their freedom. The leaders attacked
several farms, taking the farmers hostage and convincing the
labourers to participate in the protest, all in the course of one
day! This was the first ‘mass movement against slavery and
oppression at the Cape and highlights the extent of the
consciousness of slaves and Khoi servants around issues of abolition
and freedom.
The Rooster Collective will present
a special public performance of 1808: The day Cape Town was
turned Upside Down at the
Iziko Slave Lodge
on
24 October 2008 at 13h00. The performance features Bianca Mannie,
David Johnson and Mark Johnson, directed by Myer Taub and assisted
by designer Angela Nemov.
Please note seats are limited to 50 participants.
Time: 13h00
Date 24 October 2008
Venue:
Iziko Slave Lodge, Corner of Wale and Adderley Street, Cape
Town
Tel: 021 460 8200
For further information contact
Fiona Clayton at
fclayton@iziko.org.za
or
call 021 464 1261
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