Online Exhibition
Virtual Black Out takes a step into digital “space” making. Engaging African scenographers and digital artists to rethink space, location and time for new digital theatre making. Five pieces developed in lockdown over two weeks.
Project Credits / Acknowledgements
Project Leads:
Dintshitile Mashile (POPArt Productions)
Hayleigh Evans (POPArt Productions)
Jenni Lee Crewe (Independent scenographer & lecturer, University of Cape Town)
Mwenya Kabwe (Independent theatre maker and scholar)
Tegan Bristow (Director, Fak’ugesi African Digital Innovation Festival & Senior Lecturer, Wits School of the Arts)
Digital artists:
Kombo Chapfika (ZW)
Meghan Judge (ZA)
Natalie Paneng (ZA)
Vanessa Lorenzo Toquero (CH)
Xopher Wallace (ZA)
Scenographers:
Craig Leo (ZA)
Hannah Lax (ZA)
Jayne Batzofin (ZA)
Noluthando Lobese (ZA)
Vaughn Sadie (ZA)
Theatre makers: writer, director and actors:
Baeletsi Tsatsi (ZA)
Billy Langa (ZA)
Carla Fonseca (ZA)
Francesco Nassimbeni (ZA)
Gerard Bester (ZA)
Katlego Chale (ZA)
Liezl De Kock (ZA)
Lindiwe Matshikiza (ZA)
Mongiwekhaya (ZA)
Nikki Pilkington (ZA)
Rob Murray (ZA)
Roberto Pombo (ZA)
Teresa Phuti Mojela (ZA)
Tshego Khutsoane (ZA)
Ukwanda Puppets and Design Art Collective (Luyanda Nogodlwana, Sipho Ngxola, Siphokazi Mphofu) (ZA)
