The Market Theatre in collaboration with POPArt Theatre presents "The Fluidity of Resistance" an online festival devised by Kwasha Theatre Company with the first years from the Market Lab.

The theme speaks to the notion of social protest exploring how individuals and specific groups of people challenge current societal norms to own their life choices. 

The Festival is available online from 18 - 27 September, with a new work profiled via our social media on specific days throughout the festival. All works can be accessed via the POPArt or Market Theatre websites. Book here to be sent the direct links & passwords. 

Featured works include: 

Selling Kisses 

A creative response to Proverbs 30: 20 “This is the way of an adulterous woman. She eats and wipes her mouth and says, I’ve done nothing wrong.” This piece aims to explore Black womanhood and sexuality inspired by texts from Ruined by Lynn Nottage and Eclipsed by Lori- Parks.

Log (In)

In a world that has always exploited female bodies through advertising because ‘sex sells’ Log (In) advocates the legitimacy of sex work by unpacking the tensions and imbalanced biases between  sex worker and consumer. Unveiling the nature of sex work as it evolves into a more lucrative digital presence, this piece positions sex work within a narrative of autonomy and female empowerment.

Just for Gags

A comical response to our different realities since the beginning of  lockdown. This piece is interested in looking at the various ways the everyday man has responded to the changes brought on by the pandemic through social media skits and gags using TikTok.

Book of Rebellations

A sound cloud experience inspired by The Book of Rebellations written by Kgafeld Oa Magogodi and Monagen. This powerful audio journey interrogates the politics of black bodies using Afrofuturism as a tool to reimagine and repurpose Blackness.

SOLD

An art film follows a man and a woman who are on a quest for fortune and fame. Their respective journeys before and after they consume a magic potion from a witch allows them to stay forever young granting them immorality. The story is inspired by David Koepp and Martin Donovan's 1992 screenplay Death Becomes Her.  

I Don’t

A young woman find herself at a crossroads , she must choose between her own happiness and pleasing her family. This short film takes us through her journey of self-discovery. No matter which way she turns, she will lose something precious.

The shows are free however we will kindly accept donations.

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