Life Esidimeni | Performance snippet
This collaboration of theatre and journalism looked at the Life Esidimeni tragedy, which involved the deaths of 143 people at psychiatric facilities in Gauteng, due to starvation and neglect.
Bulelani Mabutyana, Lwanda Sindaphi and Asiphe Lili set out to bring Daily Maverick journalist Marianne Thamm's articles surrounding the Life Esidimeni scandal to life, in the form of a live performance. These performances, which drew audiences of between approximately 50 and 200 people, consisted of seven separate shows and took place over a period of three weeks in April 2019.
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