The JTC has 4 new plays that
are based on the environmental themes from “The
Smart Living Hand Book” published
by the City of Cape Town in line with the school
curriculum.
" Hoerikwaggo" is a fun, interactive,
educational play focusing on the importance of
Table Mountain as an example of biodiversity and
cultural diversity. The play concentrates
on the natural environment of Table Mountain,
with particular focus on indigenous flora, the
diversity of animal life and guidelines on how
to appreciate and conserve the mountain.
It also exposes the mountain as a cultural
melting pot that has always been in the hearts
of all Capetonians. Drawing from Khoi San, Cape
Malay and Dutch history and mythology, the play
illustrates to learners how disparate backgrounds
and cultures have formed South Africa’s
rich history.
“Father Sun” is an educational play
about energy and climate change.
The sun is fed up with people burning his ancient
sunlight in the form of fossil fuels. The sun
calls out to a family of consumers who are struggling
with power cuts. He tells them how air pollution
from electricity and petrol are causing him
to change the climate. The family decided to
change their life-style and find ways to use
the suns free energy. “Father Sun”
uses images music and audience participation
to make the learning experience fun for children
and teenagers.
“Rubbish Wrap” deals with the concept
of waste. The play uses song, dance,
comedy characters and a mixture of languages
to bring across the message in an entertaining
way. It demonstrates the transfer of energy
from one organism to another in nature. In contrast
to this the chain of consumption from raw materials
to the dump sites is also shown. It explores
how plants and animals suffer from the effects
of leach, the poison that emerges when water
drains though land fill sites. It shows how
we can break this cycle by changing our life
styles and reducing, reusing and recycling.
This show is about a married couple who perform
traditional praise poems mixed with modern rap
music about the qualities of water. The play
takes us into the comedy husband and wife struggling
as they wake up one morning to find no water
coming out of their tap. The stupid husband
learns all about the water cycle, where water
comes from and how it is treated. The two of
them decide to perform songs and dances around
the community teaching every body how to save
water for the benefit of their children in the
future.
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Theatre Company is offering a FREE 2 year training
course to 18-25 year olds with some
acting experience or theatre exposure, leading
to job opportunities in children’s socio-environmental
theatre. The programme will include various
performance skills; facilitation; prop and costume
making and equip trainees with tools to become
professionals in the arts industry. The programme
includes the creation and performance of new
works, which will be toured to 
schools
as part of the National Lottery Distribution
Trust Fund funded project. 
