Antie Wi’oekal Uncovers Coloured Female Stereotypes in the Entertainment Industry at #NAF2021
Faith Kinniar has a fantastic take on absurdist theatre in Antie Wi’oekal, an online show which she has written, performed and co-produced with the National Arts Festival 2021 with the collaboration of a dynamic team: Director Jeremeo Le Cordeur; Choreographer Rae Classen; Set & Lighting by Alfred Rietmann; Production & Stage Management by Dian Harcovecchio. With a clever use of symbolism, repetition, physical theatre and audio-visual material, the show calls out coloured female stereotypes prevalent in the entertainment world and, as the show advertises, stereotypes that are “exploited for comedic value”. Just as we get comfortable listening to the unidentified central character – fitting to the title of the play – express her frustration at the worn-out gown she’s wearing, we get pulled into her alternate world (“ek was innie yal in”) where she is living in the coronavirus pandemic (“die taxis het fokkel oep vensters”), being teleported (“djy gaatjie, vi wat teleport djy my