Something different and unknown will happen with the favorite drama called Sarafina, which shows the nature of the situation faced by the youth who fought for their right to be taught in their mother tongue – until they sacrificed their lives on June 16, 1976.
This was announced by the company that records television and theater shows, Videovision Entertainment, which has revealed that it will collaborate with Sarafina’s leading actress in the 90s, Leleti Khumalo, to show it in cinemas on June 5, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the incident on June 16.
This play, written by the late writer and director of plays Mbongeni Ngema, made a name for itself around the world to such an extent that it made history as the first film from this country to be selected for the Cannes Film Festival, making it screened in different countries around the world on May 11, 1992.
Sarafina will be shown throughout the week in different cinemas including iBaywest, Blue Route, Brooklyn, CapeGate, Cedar Square, Cresta, Eastgate, Irene, Mall of Africa, Mooi River, Rosebank Nouveau, Sandton, Somerset, SunCoast CineCentre, The Grove, Vaal, V&A and Watercrest. Commemorative tickets will cost R50 per person.
The producer of Videovision Entertainment, Anant Singh, revealed that when the show is shown next month, some of its events that were not included in the well-known one will appear – which is combined with the song Thank You, Mama, which is sung by Leleti (Khumalo) and the late singer of this country, Miriam Makeba.
“This game will always be very important in the history of our country, so it will never be forgotten, that’s why 34 years have passed – but we still continue to put it on the map and spread it to different generations,” he said.
Leleti said that the youth of 1976 encouraged them to fight for the good and important things they need in life, so it will always be important that that is always highlighted every year and every time in the country and around the world.
The music in this show was written by Mbongeni (Ngema) and Hugh Masekela (also deceased), the dance was arranged by Michael Peters and Mbongeni (Ngema), and the producers of various works were David Barkham, Kirk D’Amico, Sudhr Pragjee, Helena Spring, Sanjeev Singh, David Thompson and Anant (Singh) and director Darrell James Roodt.