Nwabisa Plaatjie

Nwabisa Plaatjie A cultural leader, theatre-maker and independent producer.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and everyone who came to Ziyana. Everyone who left reviews, the pane...
18/03/2023

I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and everyone who came to Ziyana. Everyone who left reviews, the panelists who gave their hearts to the discussion of storytelling after one of our runs. These contributions grow me as an artist and give me room to reflect on the multiple meanings that you all draw from my collaborative works. It is comforting to create knowing that there's a community waiting and willing to receive your work. Nenze kanje nakwabanye abafana nam. Ndibamba ngazibini.

Ziyana was part of the project, An Artist is Made, funded by the

Last night we had a panel discussion with Athambile Masola, author and historian, as well as Lungiswa Joe, ceramicist, a...
10/03/2023

Last night we had a panel discussion with Athambile Masola, author and historian, as well as Lungiswa Joe, ceramicist, about how storytelling shows up in their practice. From what inspires them to how they collaborate with others, the speakers shared their reflections on Ziyana. The conversation was facilitated by Ntshadi Mofokeng.

Ziyana runs at Theatre Arts till tomorrow, 12 March.
Book your tickets at: theatrearts.co.za/show/ziyana

Following this evening's showing of Ziyana, we'll be hosting a discussion about storytelling across disciplines. Nwabisa...
10/03/2023

Following this evening's showing of Ziyana, we'll be hosting a discussion about storytelling across disciplines.

Nwabisa Plaatjie, playwright and director, will be joined in conversation by Athambile Masola, author and historian, as well as Lungiswa Joe, ceramicist, about how storytelling shows up in their practice. From what inspires them to how they collaborate with others, the speakers will share their reflections. The conversation will be facilitated by Ntshadi Mofokeng and will include a Q&A.

Book your tickets at: theatrearts.co.za/show/ziyana

Change begins within oneself then saturate to the rest of the people around. What other affirmations, manifestos can we...
10/03/2023

Change begins within oneself then saturate to the rest of the people around.

What other affirmations, manifestos can we add here to enrich our creative processes and affirm black women creatives?

With Ziyana, I hope we begin a conversation that reflects on the type of storytellers we are, how we can build relation...
08/03/2023

With Ziyana, I hope we begin a conversation that reflects on the type of storytellers we are, how we can build relationships across disciplines, draw on our cultural backgrounds, and most importantly, one that can see women celebrate and embrace everything that comes with being a woman in the arts industry.

I hope we can reflect as a collective, sharing ideas on how to build conducive and sustainable working environments

07/03/2023

When I pitched Ziyana to funders, I wanted to co-create a story with my community that showed the challenges young mother's face in the Theatre industry. It really was about consciousness building, awareness raising, and working together to solve the sector's problems, but once I understood what I was trying to do and understood the themes I was exploring by reading various resources on Inclusion, Accessibility and Fairness, I was able to adapt what I was learning for my local context through the script and to create a working manifesto with the creative team that enabled us to play and to dream.

Book here:theatrearts.co.za/show/ziyana



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ZIYANA In a family of storytellers - the youngest, Diana, is waiting for her ancestors to unveil her storytelling gift s...
05/03/2023

ZIYANA

In a family of storytellers - the youngest, Diana, is waiting for her ancestors to unveil her storytelling gift so that she knows what type of storyteller she is. Her Grandmother and Mother wait anxiously because she is supposed to have received her gift by now.

The play was written to create mechanisms for helping women and vulnerable groups articulate how they experience the theatre and dance industry in South Africa; to understand and dismantle the working culture in the theatre industry which has resulted in the disempowerment of women who are parents and caregivers; and lastly, to emphasize the need for African women to speak about their experiences and to bring their perspectives and interests to the table - Ziyana is a dream space for young black professionals.

Ziyana opens at Theatre Arts on the 7 - 12 March

book here: theatrearts.co.za/show/ziyana

This rainy, mushy weather brings me nothing but gratitude for everyone who participated in the making of When We Awake t...
05/03/2023

This rainy, mushy weather brings me nothing but gratitude for everyone who participated in the making of When We Awake that closed yesterday at The Baxter Theatre. From my fellow performers and collaborators to the audience .Ndiswele aliwaka🙏

My second theatre offering, a musical drama, Ziyana opens .obs on the 07 -12 March. Also a very short run, the space is limited so do your bookings on time.

I appreciate each and everyone who shares and recommends my work. Enkosi kakhulu.

Book here: theatrearts.co.za/show/ziyana

Words cannot express how grateful I am of each and everyone who came to see When We Awake today.Ndibamba ngazibini. Ning...
28/02/2023

Words cannot express how grateful I am of each and everyone who came to see When We Awake today.

Ndibamba ngazibini. Ningadinwađź’ť.

When We Awake is at The Baxter until 4 March. Tickets are available at Webtickets.

Sisipho Gift Mbopa Webtickets Baxter Theatre Nolufefe Ntshuntshe

Meet the cast member of When We AwakeNolufefe Ntshuntshe performed in Lara Foot’s adaptation of J.M Coetzee’s The Life ...
26/02/2023

Meet the cast member of When We Awake

Nolufefe Ntshuntshe performed in Lara Foot’s adaptation of J.M Coetzee’s The Life and Times of Micheal K, which had it’s world premier in Dusseldorfer Schauspielhaus, Germany through a live stream in November 2021, and continued to tour with this production to Germany in 2022. She was nominated for best ensemble on the Fleur du Cap Theatre awards in 2022 for Nwabisa Plaatjie’s When We Awake at the Baxter's Masambe Theatre space. In 2019, Fefe facilitated a workshop on creating space in the theatre for the University Of Cape Town’s Res4Res Festival. She toured France performing with the Magnet Theatre Early Years piece Ekhaya. In 2018 she performed Knock at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in the United States of America. In the same year, she toured Toronto in Canada with Scoop: A kitchen play for babies and carers.

She played Rivo in Mbuzeni at the Edinburgh International Festival, directed by Koleka Putuma. She performed in Walk by The Mothertongue Project at the National Arts Festival, curetted by Sara Matchett. She has toured the Reunion Island with Ekhaya as part of the Retro Festival. She played Dadobawo in Silindile directed by Qondiswa James at the
Theatre Arts Admin.

Fefe curetted the processes of creating for early years productions with Jason Jacobs for the Mothertongue Youth Project. In 2016 she worked as a performer/facilitator on the FEMME project’s Theatre in Education (TIE) project which toured the Western Cape High Schools. She choreographed and performed Caught in the Crossfire for the Infecting the City Festival. She has also worked with ASSITEJ S.A Cradle of the Creativity festivaL. Fefe was casted as Blue on Thando Mangcu’s Pieces which was staged at the Theatre Arts Admin Collective. She worked on (facilitated/directed) Ebusweni bothando- Ons is Hier a poetry production with the Mothertongue Youth Group for the McGregor Poetry Festival.

Book your tickets here: www.baxter.co.za/when-we-awake

25/02/2023

In the Limelight: Nwabisa Plaatjie When We Awake, returns to The Baxter, from February 28 to March 4, 2023 -

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