{"id":3736,"date":"2017-03-28T19:13:51","date_gmt":"2017-03-28T17:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=3736"},"modified":"2017-03-28T19:13:51","modified_gmt":"2017-03-28T17:13:51","slug":"sibikwa-arts-centres-ilembe-bags-nine-naledi-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2017\/03\/28\/sibikwa-arts-centres-ilembe-bags-nine-naledi-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"Sibikwa Arts Centre’s iLembe Bags nine Naledi Nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"

iLembe, produced by Soweto Theatre in association with Sibikwa Arts Centre received nine Naledi Theatre Awards nominations last night at The Market Theatre.<\/p>\n

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Written by Sibikwa Arts Centre directors Smal Ndaba and Phyllis Klotz in co-operation with Balungile Dlamini, Bhoyi Ngema (\u2020), Andries Mbali and Jeremy Richard, the play was also directed by Ndaba and Klotz.<\/p>\n

iLembe is a powerful play that depicts the last few months of the life of Shaka kaSenzangakhona, better known as Shaka Zulu, whose statesmanship and vigour marked him as one of the most prominent Zulu kings in history. His story is told through the eyes of Shaka\u2019s interpreter Jackot Msimbithi, the young Englishman Henry Fynn, Shaka\u2019s attendant Mbopha, and his sister Nomcoba, while two female musicians playing traditional instruments form the chorus.<\/p>\n

iLembe\u2019s innovative reinterpretation of this icon\u2019s story is what surely caught the Naledi\u2019s judges\u2019 attention. What makes this play so unique is the way this traditional story is told through re-interpretation, contemporary dance, originally composed music and soundscapes.<\/p>\n

\u201ciLembe creates some profound storytelling by giving the audience four very different interspliced narratives, contrasting the written received word with the oral tradition,\u201d explains Phyllis Klotz.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Naledi Theatre Awards judges have nominated iLembe, and its cast and crew, in the following categories; Sarah Roberts for Best Theatre Set Design, Sarah Roberts for Best Costume Design, Gladman Balintulo for Best Sound Design, Oscar Buthelezi for Best Original Choreography, Tholani \u2018Khoni\u2019 Miya for Best Supporting Actress in a Play, Alesandro Mendes for Best Supporting Actor in a Play, Busisiwe Nyunudu for Best Performance in Play: Female, Andries Babalo Mbali for Best Performance in Play: Male, and the play also received a nomination in the category Best New South African Script.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very excited that an arts centre such as Sibikwa, with limited resources, could mount such a large scale production and gain recognition for it,\u201d says Klotz. \u201cWe can play in an informal settlement one day and a fully equipped theatre the next. We are not stuck in one mode and service the entire community.\u201d<\/p>\n

She says Sibikwa is most grateful to the Naledi\u2019s for this recognition. \u201cWe work very hard in the performing arts for little financial reward and it is rare that our community can get together and celebrate our achievements. The Naledi Awards offer us such an opportunity to come together and to acknowledge and reward our peers.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information, visit sibikwaartscentre.wordpress.com<\/a>. Alternatively, catch up with Sibikwa on YouTube<\/a>, Twitter<\/a> or Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

iLembe, produced by Soweto Theatre in association with Sibikwa Arts Centre received nine Naledi Theatre Awards nominations last night at The Market Theatre. Written by Sibikwa Arts Centre directors Smal Ndaba and Phyllis Klotz in co-operation with Balungile Dlamini, Bhoyi Ngema (\u2020), Andries Mbali and Jeremy Richard, the play was also directed by Ndaba and… Continue reading Sibikwa Arts Centre’s iLembe Bags nine Naledi Nominations<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-theatre","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3736"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3736\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}