Woza Albert!
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Woza Albert! is a seminal South African anti-apartheid satirical play that imagines the second coming of Christ in apartheid-era South Africa to critique racial oppression and injustice.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South African play
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anti-apartheid play ⓘ satirical play ⓘ theatrical play ⓘ |
| addresses |
economic inequality
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racial segregation ⓘ state censorship ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
expose injustice of apartheid
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humanize black South Africans under apartheid ⓘ |
| artisticTradition | South African protest theatre ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Africa ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
iconic anti-apartheid text
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seminal work of South African theatre ⓘ |
| features | multiple characters played by two actors ⓘ |
| form | episodic scenes ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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political satire ⓘ |
| hasCastSize | two actors ⓘ |
| historicalContext | apartheid in South Africa ⓘ |
| imagines | return of Jesus Christ to South Africa ⓘ |
| influenced | later South African political theatre ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | theatre audiences ⓘ |
| languageFeatures | code-switching between English and African languages ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
apartheid
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racial oppression ⓘ resistance ⓘ second coming of Christ ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| movement | anti-apartheid theatre ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of apartheid
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innovative use of physical theatre ⓘ international acclaim ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
everyday life under apartheid
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forced removals ⓘ pass laws ⓘ state violence ⓘ |
| setting | apartheid-era South Africa ⓘ |
| style |
improvisational origins
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physical theatre ⓘ |
| symbolism | Christ as liberator of the oppressed ⓘ |
| tone |
satirical
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tragicomic ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
allegory
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minimalist staging ⓘ satire ⓘ |
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