�Moratiwa�, a touching Musical
Spira Tlhankane | Tuesday September 27, 2016 16:24
Led by veteran musician Socca Moruakgomo, the musical is a tragic story about ritual killings in Africa. The play is a result of the Unleash Your Star Qualities programme that was launched six months ago to embrace all genres of performing arts, which include music, dance, drama and poetry. Moratiwa is part of Target 20 000 up-skilling and up-scaling which is meant to equip the youth with the right skills to be able to participate meaningfully in the economy and reduce unemployment.
Backed by a band, the play started off by introducing the main characters of the story that included the lead actress Moratiwa and Moffat and his spoiled brat. The lead actress managed to capture the attention of the audience when she vividly and sadly narrated one incident where a girl was murdered for a ritual. She was able to express every emotion and the whole theatre roared with sympathetic silence.
The girl’s murder was never thoroughly investigated because the officer-in-charge feared for his life. He thought the powerful and rich people behind the ritual killings would easily kill him if he exposes their devious acts. The villagers were unsettled about the issue but there was nothing they could do because the case was dropped. An old man who aided in the ritual killing could not sleep because of what he had done and he ended up confessing the murder to the whole village. The actors, dancers and singers in the play managed to capture the whole tragedy in various aspects. The Minister of Education and Skills Development, Unity Dow launched the musical.