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Sacrifice of Mmbatho, daughter of Nebo

Title
Sacrifice of Mmbatho, daughter of Nebo [videorecording] / [produced by] the Market Theatre Company ; conceived, written, and directed by Hilary Blecher ; choreography, Nomsa Kupi Manaka ; music, Victor N'Toni with Rashid Lanie.
Publication
1994.

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disc 2Moving imagePermit needed *MGZIDVD 5-714 disc 2Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance
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Additional Authors
  • Woolford, Jamila.
  • Mgcobo, Max.
  • Mtshali-Jones, Thembi.
  • Cele, Baby.
  • Manye, Matshidiso "Tshidi."
  • Sambo, Thembi.
  • Mahambehlala, Felicia.
  • Phillips, Sam.
  • Bojana, Vuyisile.
  • Sihula, Doris.
  • Kulu, Henry "Faca."
  • Shelembe, Mpumi.
  • Mzolo, Nkosana.
  • Mashigo, Peter.
  • Ntsiko, Norman.
  • Mvelase, Mthandeni.
  • Nzuza, Mduduzi.
  • Blecher, Hilary.
  • N'Toni, Victor.
  • Lanie, Rashid.
  • Roberts, Sarah.
  • Manim, Mannie
  • Manaka, Nomsa Kupi
  • Robison, Mark (Cameraman)
  • Market Theatre (Johannesburg, South Africa)
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music.
  • DHCA.
Description
2 videodiscs (NTSC) (101 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Musical theater work set in Nebo, a newly established village in the eastern Transvaal region of South Africa. It explores the conflict between old customs and new, supposedly more enlightened ways, and the need to integrate the two in modern life.
Uniform Title
Sacrifice of Mmbatho.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Video.
  • Musicals.
  • Dance.
  • Black films and programs.
Note
  • Presented by the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
  • Duration: disc 1 (61 min.); disc 2 (40 min.).
Access (note)
  • Permission required.
Credits (note)
  • Cameraperson, Mark Robison; scenery adapted from the original design by Sarah Roberts; costumes, Sarah Roberts; lighting, Mannie Manim.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music Carey Playhouse, New York, on March 10, 1994, by Character Generators/Video.
Funding (note)
  • This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-714
OCLC
NYPY94-F114
Title
Sacrifice of Mmbatho, daughter of Nebo [videorecording] / [produced by] the Market Theatre Company ; conceived, written, and directed by Hilary Blecher ; choreography, Nomsa Kupi Manaka ; music, Victor N'Toni with Rashid Lanie.
Imprint
1994.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Credits
Cameraperson, Mark Robison; scenery adapted from the original design by Sarah Roberts; costumes, Sarah Roberts; lighting, Mannie Manim.
Performer
Performed by Market Theatre Company: Jamila Woolford (child Mmbatho), Max Mgcobo (David Thobela), Thembi Mtshali (Ma Thobela), Baby Cele (Mmakhudu, Thobela's first wife/sangoma [medicine person]/villager), Matshidiso "Tshidi" Manye (Sempethe, Thobela's second wife), Thembi Sambo (Constance, Thobela's sister/sangoma), Felicia Mahambehlala (Mrs. Nakeni, Sempethe's mother/sangoma), Sam Phillips (Mr. Nakeni, Sempethe's father), Vuyisile Bojana (Mr. Komane [headman]), Doris Sihula (Mogase [chief sangoma]), Henry "Faca" Kulu (Mr. Maponyane [priest]/court interpreter), Mpumi Shelembe (Umthakathi [evil spirit]/villager), Nkosana Mzolo (sangoma/comrade), Peter Mashigo (comrade), Norman Ntsiko (old man), Mthandeni Mvelase (musician), Mduduzi Nzuza (musician).
Event
Videotaped in performance at Brooklyn Academy of Music Carey Playhouse, New York, on March 10, 1994, by Character Generators/Video.
Restricted Access
Permission required.
Funding
This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
System Details
DVD.
Local Note
Former classmark: *MGZIC 9-4249.
Added Author
Woolford, Jamila. Performer
Mgcobo, Max. Performer
Mtshali-Jones, Thembi. Performer
Cele, Baby. Performer
Manye, Matshidiso "Tshidi." Performer
Sambo, Thembi. Performer
Mahambehlala, Felicia. Performer
Phillips, Sam. Performer
Bojana, Vuyisile. Performer
Sihula, Doris. Performer
Kulu, Henry "Faca." Performer
Shelembe, Mpumi. Performer
Mzolo, Nkosana. Performer
Mashigo, Peter. Performer
Ntsiko, Norman. Performer
Mvelase, Mthandeni. Performer
Nzuza, Mduduzi. Performer
Blecher, Hilary. Conceptor. Director. Author
N'Toni, Victor. Composer
Lanie, Rashid. Composer
Roberts, Sarah. Set designer
Roberts, Sarah. Costume designer
Manim, Mannie, lighting designer.
Manaka, Nomsa Kupi, choreographer.
Robison, Mark (Cameraman), videographer.
Market Theatre (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Brooklyn Academy of Music.
DHCA.
Added Title
Sacrifice of Mmbatho.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-714
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