1 Round | SEASON 10

The epic operatic finds a natural home in the short form. 1 Round is a kasi opera that holds all of the drama, danger and thrill of a contemporary love triangle, and merges the grand operatic tradition with the unmistakable lyricism of South African township slang.
The betrayal is revealed at the very beginning. Matshidiso, waiting to meet her upstanding, religious husband, Mfundisi, gets a surprise visit from Zacharia, her lover, who has just been released from prison. The love triangle meets and the drama ensues, all told through striking musicality.
Gertrude, Matshidiso’s friend, is something of an audience surrogate, constantly breaking the fourth wall to express her shock and confusion, while the only non-verbal performer (Alfred Motlhapi) lends an engaging physicality to the performance.
There is laughter and outrage, lust and refusal. It ends as it begins, with a new love triangle developing out of the quarrel of the first.
CONCEPTUALISERS | Zandile Hlatshwayo, Simphiwe Skhakhane, Dikeledi Modubu & Lindokuhle Thabede
DIRECTOR | Phala Ookeditse Phala
PERFORMERS | Zandile Hlatshwayo, Simphiwe Skhakhane, Dikeledi Modubu, Lindokuhle Thabede & Alfred Motlhapi
SEASON 10 PRODUCTION
FOUNDER | William Kentridge
CO-FOUNDER & DIRECTOR | Bronwyn Lace
MOMENTEUR FOR THE SO ACADEMY | Athena Mazarakis
HOLDER & HEAD STAGE MANAGER | Dimakatso Motholo
STAGE MANAGERS | Sibongile Mathe & Khanyisile Ngwabe
DIRECTOR OF CINEMATOGRAPHY & EDITOR | Noah Cohen
CINEMATOGRAPHER & EDITOR | Bukhosibakhe ‘Pantsulatographer’ Khoza
EDITOR & COMPOSITOR | Octavia Sonyane
PHOTOGRAPHER | Zivanai Matangi
ASSISTANT PHOTOGRAPHER | Bash Hops
SOUND DESIGNER & ENGINEER | Zain Vally
ASSISTANT SOUND ENGINEERS | Ross Culverwell & Ruby Friedman
WRITER & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER | David Mann
SCENOGRAPHER & COSTUME DESIGNER | Nthabiseng Malaka
COSTUME DESIGNER | Nthabiseng Makone
SEAMSTER | Thoriso Mogale Jnr Mpshe
SET BUILDING & COSTUME ASSISTANT | Philani Masedi
SET BUILDER | Lindani Nxumalo
DRESSER | Masesi Hlatshwayo
SCENOGRAPHY & COSTUME MENTORS | Sabine Theunissen & Greta Goiris
​​MECHANICAL ENGINEERS | Chris-Waldo de Wet & Jacques van Staden
HOUSEKEEPING & SPACE MANAGER | Gracious Dube
PRODUCTION MANAGER | Wesley France
LIGHTING DESIGNERS | Barry Strydom (Cue Lighting & Sound) & Michael Inglis (Emmet Theatre)
LIGHTING TECHNICIANS | Matthews Phala, Themba Mthimkhulu & Ncedo Ivan Ntaba
LIGHTING ASSISTANT & CREW | Bongani Mpofu
FRONT OF HOUSE | POPArt Productions: Hayleigh Evans, Samkelisiwe Khuzwayo, Sboniso Thombeni, Aroma Lebooa, Aviwe Dasha, Nqobizitha Khupe, Raymond Taiwe, Martin Grendele, Aalliyah Matintela, Zanele Mthombeni, Muzi Trust & Linda Mangena with ushers from The Market Theatre Lab 2nd year and WITS CPM programmes
PUBLICITY | Bronwyn Coppola (ThinkArtMedia)
LIGHTING & AV | Splitbeam Gearhouse (Pty) Ltd Hiredesk
STAGE GEAR SUPPLIER | Setsational
SOUND EQUIPMENT SUPPLIER | SoulFire Studio (Pty) Ltd & Splitbeam Gearhouse (Pty) Ltd Hiredesk
Special thanks:
Linda Leibowitz, Natalie Dembo, Damon Garstang, Anne McIlleron, Anne Blom, Joey Netshiombo, Diego Sillands, Thandi Mzizi, Jessica Jones, Taryn Buccellato, Laurie Cearley, Rachel Chanoff & THE OFFICE performing arts + film.
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