Ubuntu (work view) - Guro Sibeko

Does it make sense to help old ladies who are victims of purse-snatching regardless of their ethnic background? Is it racist to call a group racist? Can stealing makeup be considered a revolutionary act? Is it more or less acceptable to attack police dogs than racist and annoying neighbors? How do you do it guerrilla-style? And can you get away with makeup theft and guerrilla-style murder if you just exploit people's racist prejudices to the maximum?

In the stage text Ubuntu, we meet three friends who all grew up in Norway, but whose parents have a background in the African liberation struggle, their two daughters and two of their political and musical role models. The generations have different attitudes to violence, private property rights, law enforcement and truth, and the different perceptions of what is morally acceptable and sensible behavior collide with and complement each other.

The text is a work in progress, and this work screening is part of helping author Guro Sibeko further in the process. It's an eight-day pilot project that we hope you will come to see the result of - and feel free to give your feedback in the post-screening discussion.

Target group: From 15 years old

Venue: Pilotscenen

Cast:

Playwright: Guro Sibeko 

Director: Rania Broud

Actors: Jae Nyamburah, Maria Agwumaro, Hanna Asefaw, Natalie Bjerke Roland, Samantha Gurah, Sisi Sumbundu, Hawa Janlo, Mari Elise Haugen and Pål Fredrik Kvale

The pilot project is supported by Dramatikkens Hus, Fritt Ord and the Arts Council of Norway, and is being carried out in collaboration with Dramatikkens Hus and Kloden theater.

Wed 10 - Thu 11 July 2024

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