Mophato Relays Botswana�s Untold Stories Through Dance

Monday, October 26, 2015

After the snippet that Mophato Dance Theatre, a contemporary group, at Rhapsody restaurant’s press briefing on October 19, there was anticipation to see how the actual two-day show would go.

On October 22, the much-awaited Triple Bill show was launched at Maitisong Theatre in Gaborone.

The youthful group of creative contemporary dancers started the show on a high note. As the theme states, ‘Embracing 49 Years of Botswana’s Untold Stories’, the first story that was showcased was Inyaya, which is the untold story of Segametsi Mogomotsi, who was murdered in Mochudi, and the strikes that occurred in 1994.

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