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Just Now: May 2009
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South Africa, in a bit. Monday, May 25, 2009. On the final session of the storytelling lab we took as a part of our applied theatre studies, one of my colleagues - a fellow American - announced that storytelling was the "most African experience" he'd had through the university, and the only training he received here that he could not have gotten at home. Perhaps more importantly though, what elicited this this apologetic performance? I can only speculate. Or Kabuki style of presentation. As a class, ...
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Just Now: January 2009
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South Africa, in a bit. Saturday, January 31, 2009. Lost in the Supermarket. Shortly after dropping off my stuff, I went with Thabo to "Campus Square" - a 5-10 minute drive away - to get groceries and to buy airtime for my program issued South African cell phone. There are three major options for buying groceries: Pick n Pay, Spar, and Woolworths. I blindly opted for Pick n Pay. Before I left I kept telling people, yeah! It's ten rand to the dollar there! Everything is going to be so cheap! I mentioned a...
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Ah fafa lala: Why an international collaboration?
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AH FAFA LALA community. Thursday, June 18, 2009. Why an international collaboration? The question has been brought up: why an international collaboration? Why do I desire to attempt to connect artists hailing from different countries instead of artists of different U.S. cities? I could tackle this question by assuming the question, "What is the point. Of an international collaboration? Currently, AH FAFA. Of an international collaboration? Or even what is the dream. Of an international collaboration?
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Ah fafa lala: Electronic updates
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AH FAFA LALA community. Sunday, June 14, 2009. Use them to keep people abreast of what's happening! It's easy to do online and consistently updating your team and fans about your project's goings on is valuable for several reasons. Secondly, it's a quick way to show activity and progress. Fans and members alike enjoy witnessing the project moving forward. Everything we do is a narrative, and the story of the project from start to finish should be exciting to keep track of. They're actually doing something.
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Ah fafa lala: November 2009
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AH FAFA LALA community. Monday, November 16, 2009. Re: Orange Hats: concept v 1.1. If anyone would like a copy of our concept document for Orange Hats. Just e-mail me at:. Will you FAFA LALA? Sunday, November 15, 2009. Orange Hats: concept v 1.1. What is Orange Hats? People running around in orange hats getting audience feedback after exiting theatre shows to encourage critical discussion in a public space. How did it get started? Where are the Orange Hats right now? We desire a critical culture which.
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Ah fafa lala: May 2009
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AH FAFA LALA community. Sunday, May 31, 2009. International collaboration: a draft. Here is a possible statement for our international collaboration in Johannesburg in 2010. Let us know what you think! What additions, amendments, and removals can be made? We want your input! What is AH FAFA. A child's sing-song chant. Part taunt, part dare, part challenge. A phrase used to identify, and often encourage mischief. What is AH FAFA. But how you ask? Work will be developed in collaboration with the New Joburg.
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Just Now: Voor Trek
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South Africa, in a bit. Monday, March 9, 2009. A blonde haired, blue eyed fantasy of the colonization of South Africa. I was immediately reminded of an exchange between Owen Wilson's and Bill Murray's characters from The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Zissou: It's a documentary! It's all really happening! Ned: Well, then damn you for that. Now, before I begin an incredulous tirade, I'll ramble into a tangent:. Recall, the ghost in Hamlet. Charges his son, "Remember me"; Hamlet pleads to Horatio,. Histor...
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Ah fafa lala: News from the front
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AH FAFA LALA community. Sunday, June 14, 2009. News from the front. Here's what's been going on with the 2010 International Collaboration this week. Met with a representative from New Joburg. Underground to discuss their involvement on the South African side of the project. Highlights from that meeting:. Possible structures for the first half of the project:. 2 Five Americans fly to Johannesburg the last week in June and travel to the Grahamstown. Side of the project. There's no reason a team of ten ...
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Ah fafa lala: August 2009
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AH FAFA LALA community. Saturday, August 22, 2009. Seth Godin: Brands that matter. Pointing out the "obvious"- and yet, it's so easy to forget this. So simple; so true. In this era, there are two questions every marketer answers:. Do I want people to interact with me and my brand in unexpected ways (as opposed to just quietly consume it)? When they interact, do I overwhelm people with delight worth remarking about? Tide and United Airlines: this is exactly how I feel about the majority of theatre sites.
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Ah fafa lala: Orange Hats: in your dreams
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AH FAFA LALA community. Wednesday, September 2, 2009. Orange Hats: in your dreams. Yesterday at the theater, a colleague told me she dreamt she walked out onto her patio to find the Orange Hats team sitting in deck chairs, sporting our signature beanies, poised and ready to review her. A minor event, perhaps, yet I can help being excited about the idea of Orange Hats rolling around in someone's sub-conscious. Funny how someone else's dream can make your own wispy aspirations feel more solid. BENJAMIN (Bi...
