"Macbeth" de Brett Bailey

Owen Metsileng (Macbeth) and Nobulumko Mngxekeza (Lady Macbeth). Copyright: Mome van Zyl e Brett Bailey

A ópera "Macbeth", encenada por Brett Bailey, estreia hoje no Artscape Theatre na Cidade do Cabo. O cenário para o clássico de Shakespeare é a República Democrática do Congo.

Perhaps people will complain that this is just another portrayal of a black dictator, which is a stereotype. But there are so many stereotypes. There’s Idi Amin and Robert Mugabe but then there’s also Putin and Milosevic. It’s just part of the landscape of who we are.

Leiam o artigo de Shirley Aprthorp.