Pula! From Broadway To Gabs With Dance
Monday, September 23, 2019
Pula dance show. PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Even though the show experienced some disturbing sound glitches, the local production team produced an almost a match of a Broadway production standard. Directed and written by Andrew Kola of Mophato Dance Theatre, Pula (Setswana name for rain) is a powerful dance theatre that uniquely tells a story of Batswana and their relation with rain.
The story presents the scenes of life in traditional Botswana village during the good rains and then moves to a drought season.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...