Siphokazi Jonas for Artscape show

Following her Wrestling With Dawn production, last December, the English literature and Bachelor of Arts major, Siphokazi Jonas, returns in 2016 with Around The Fire.

"Around the fire" will be staged at Artscape on

Thursday, 31 March 2016 at 20:00 (once off)

Tickets range from R80 (discounts and block bookings) - R120

In December 2015 the UCT Master's graduate, and former Queenstown local, captivated audiences with Wrestling With Dawn, her third challenging creative emersion, which was captured live to DVD. Since then Jonas has been hard at work on drafting her next chapter that is Around The Fire.

The entirely original South African script unfolds within a unique fusion of theatre, poetry and live music. Four women, all from very different backgrounds, Mbali, Faiza, Amber and Angel, find themselves sharing a makeshift fire on a rainy Cape Town evening. Brought together by unexpected circumstances, the four form a bond as fierce and fleeting as the fire. Mbali, the homeless guardian of the fire, and Eastern Cape 'refugee', liberates the stories that brought them together in an effort to understand her newfound place in a city that renders her invisible.

Jonas weaves all four characters together through dialogue and poetry with the live band playing an integral 'fifth character' in innovative modes of storytelling.

All the highly talented band members feed concepts into the melting point and herein lies the genesis of the work called "Around the Fire "

The production takes place as part of this year's Artscape Spiritual Festival themed, "Healing Self - Healing Society". Tickets are available at Computicket.

The cast is Nolan Africa, , music composition and direction for Around The Fire fell to Sikhumbuzo Ndebele. The balance of the cast sees UCT-trained guitarist Germaine Leonard,
Vocalist and much-applauded multi-instrumentalist Keanu Harker joins the powerhouse collective, having recently wrapped up performing as part of the Adam Small BeJazzed production. The classically-trained pianist, jazz vocalist student and SAMRO Overseas Scholarship winner Zoe Modiga adds her voice to the ensemble

Keys and vocal support comes in the form of Josh Prinsloo, the 2014 Music Experience's Cape Town Folk 'n Acoustic Music Festival Bass guitar duty falls to actor, dancer, model and musician Rosco Roman. Jason Skippers is the collective's beat keeper. Drummer, composer, producer and songwriter Keys and beautiful voice is what Eden Myrrh Toohey brings to Around The Fire.

Date: 31 March 2016
Time: 20:00 - 23:00
Venue: Artscape, Cape Town
Cost: R80-R120

More info:

Artscape