After God’s Own Heart – Palesa Matabane

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After her untimely demise in a taxi a young girl finds herself at the Pearly gates. Before her Anubis, Death, Saint Peter, her Ancestors, a host of angels and Styx all awaiting to hear her final confession before she can be led to her final resting place. The audience take on the role of the host of Angels and the Ancestors who are there to help Saint Peter, Death, Styxs and Death determine her final resting place. The narrative is a true confession superimposed on the fictional situation of my death. The fiction provides a context through which to involve the audience and the confession is the performance. By using online social media tools and methods the performance is to be carried out as a guided confession where the actors coax the audience into performing with them and the come to a verdict.

Creator/director and performer: Palesa Matabane
Cast/content creators : Morena Hlatshwayo, George Dywilli, Mahloli Pesa, Matete Phala, Chad Johnston, Hlobisile Mahlangu