I just saw the most beautiful piece of theatre I've ever seen in my life. It was called Molora and was an adaptation of The Oresteia by Yael Farber set in South Africa's apartheid. "Molora is an examination of the spirals of violence begat by vengeance, and the breaking of such cycles by the ordinary man" Complete with a choris of Xhosa tribeswomen singing and speaking in their native language. The most amazing stage actress I've ever seen, a deep sorrowful voice smears blood on her face. A daughter struck with grief at her father's death sobs at his grave. South Africa's relatively peaceful transition was an extraordinary exception in our vengeful world.
A message of piece to us all: Hiroshima,Baghdad, Palestine, Northern Ireland, Rwanda, Bosnia, the concentration camps of Europe and modern-day Manhattan.
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