Masters Final Performance - Freddy Nyezi
Tue Nov 26, 20:30 - Wed Nov 27, 21:30
Defunct Context Pavilion
ABOUT
About Makude Kube Chosi Ntsomi by Freddy Nyezi:
Makude Kube Chosi Ntsomi is the culmination of Freddy Nyezi’s Master’s research into the power of intsomi (Xhosa folktales) to restore African queer histories that are only present in the archive through their attendant elisions. The title combines Makube chosi kube hele (“May all spoken at the shrine manifest”) with Chosi Ntsomi, the audience’s response to a storyteller. Freddy blends intsomi, izicengcelezo (nursery rhymes), and children’s games to invoke and present past queer lives that have been silenced metaphorically and literally. This performance explores how stories infiltrate lives, shaping psyches and worldviews, while interrogating the responsibility of storytellers in weaving and propagating narratives that reimagine erased legacies and challenge colonial archives.