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The fact that EugeneTerre Blanche's
funeral took placethe sameday
Afrikaaps openedat the Baxter
Theatreprovidedan unexpected
contextfor this ground-breakingstage
work.
aliasJitsvinger,
leadshis'moutharchitects'
in a
WMPPED lN THETAAL:QuintinGoliath,
wild ridethroughtheAfrikaansof the people.Behindhim is ShaneCooperPicture:ARYAN
KAGANOF
one
Themixtureof video,music,dance,hip-hopandpoetryis an exhilarating
. Theatre:Afrikaaps
. Where:BaxterTheatre
. Cast:QuintinGoliath(Jitsvinger),
KyleShepherd,
EmileJansen,Janinevan Rooy
(Monox),ShaneCooper,Charlvan der Westhuizen
(BlaqPearl),lvloenierAdams
(Bliksemstraal)
fromJethroLouw.Videoby DylanValley
with contributions
. By: DieArgitekbekke
andAryanKaganof
. Setdesign:JantjeGeldofandCatherine
Henegan
. Director:CatherineHenegan
. When:UntilADril
24
. To book.Comouticket
. Review:MarianneThamm
and despotslikeTerreBlanche
The symbolicliberationofAfrikaansfromdemagogues
edgeto this multi-media
explosion.
transgressive
broughta delightfully
The individualsinvolvedin this boldcollectiveproject- who callthemselvesDie
(looselytranslatedas the "moutharchitects")
artistsin
Argitekbekke
- are all established
theirown rightand "genres".
For example,KyleShepherdis regardedas one of SouthAfrica'sforemostyoungjazz
anda likelysuccessor
to Abdullahlbrahim.EmileJansenandJanine
composers/pianists
van Rooyhavebeenfine-tuningtheirhip-hop,jazz and R&Btalentsfor ages.B.Boyand
poetCharlvan der Westhuizen,
aka Bliksemstraal,
is a well-knownartistin
"metaphysical"
this neckof the hood.
lvloenierAdams
has beensteepedin the Klopseand Malaychoirsof CapeTownsince
primaryschool;electric
playerShaneCooperis an accomplished
anddouble-bass
the lankyQuintinGoliath- Jitsvinger
composer
andproducer;
- hasbeenburningup the
poet,
stoMeller
and
activistJethroLouwhas
sculptor,
hip-hopcircuitsince2000,while
beena maiorinfluencein the recentrevivaland celebrationof Khoiculture.
The researcherfor this projectis filmmaker,novelistand poetlan Kerkhof'aliasAryan
Kaganof,andthe directoris CatherineHenegan,founderof The Glasshousein
Amsterdam.
agitpropwas that all of this
The potentialartisticpitfallof this pieceof contemporary
and dispersedfocus Butthe
brimmingindividualtalentcouldhaveso easilyoverwhelmed
and a singlecollectiveartisticvisionhas resultedin a
goodnewsis that co-operation
originality,
energyand intelligence
iohesivenarrativethat sizzleswith authenticity,
The seamlessmixtureof video,music,dance,hip-hop,breakdancingand poetryis an
butdifferent
one.Eachof thesetalentedartistsbringsa complementary
exhilarating
of
flavourto the unfoldingnanative,whichis aboutthe altemativehistoryand reclamation
Afrikaans.
WhileDavidKramerandthe lateTaliepPetersentracedthe historicrootsof the songsof
the Capein Ghoemain 2006,the emphasiswas on the musicand theyavoideddirect
commentary
sociopolitical
ButwithAfrikaapsthereis a distinctpoliticalvoice,one that assertsthatAfrikaansis,
contraryto popularwisdom,not in its deaththroes,but a thrivinglanguage- albeitone that
has not beenrecognised.
van RegteAfrikaners- formedin
Farfrom beingthe tongueclaimedby the Genootskap
(pure)
languageis a creolecreatedby
promote
Afrikaans
the
suiwer
1875to protectand
slaveswhoworkedin Dutchkitchensin the Cape.lt is a languagefirstwrittenin Arabic'
of the WesternCape
and todayis spokenby around64%of the inhabitants
that is
celebration
Farfrom beinga dull historylesson,this is a slickand professional
and exciting.Heneganand her castare to be
visuallyand artisticallyprovocative
much
newground.
for breakingso
congratulated