You don’t want to miss Sullied, which is set for the Market Theatre in collaboration with Artsource. Choreographed by Kristi-Leigh Gresse and directed by Matjamela Motloung, it will run from Thursday, 24 November 2022, to Sunday, 11 December 2022. It explores the themes of religion, body politics, racism, gender, sexuality, rape culture, and toxic masculinity in a politically charged country led by powerful male politicians.
The audience will experience bright and joyful seminal work of Motloung and Gresse that engages various paradigms of movements, thought, emotion, and spirituality to confront sexual violence.
Andiswa Gebashe will showcase her sign-language performance skills, making this production accessible to a variety of patrons including people with hearing disabilities.
With harnesses of dance, silence, spoken word and sign language, Sullied tells the story about the daily strife South African women face while examining the psychological effects of patriarchal ideologies and misogyny.
“It confronts the idea of washing away the dirt trapped away in our subconscious because of fear, emotional trauma, and ingrained social norms around women’s identity,” says Motloung.
“The production interrogates the effects that patriarchal ideologies and misogyny has on the human psyche.
It puts the spotlight on gender-based violence with emphasis of looking into how these ideologies affect how we as human beings interact with one another,” he adds.
You can visit www.webtickets.co.za for tickets.
Written by Getrude Mamabolo
23/11/2022