THE FALL EXCURSION

THE FALL: ALL RHODES LEAD TO DECOLONISATION

Due to a generous grant from the Arts Centre, twenty one of our students from mixed year levels were able to attend the Baxter Theatre at University of Cape Town's production of The Fall at the Arts Centre on Thursday 30 August. We were also extremely lucky to have award-winning writer, actor, social-activist, hip-hop artist, educator, comedian and producer, Candy Bowers deliver a workshop for our students the week prior to the excursion.

STUDENT REFLECTIONS:

"I loved the play. I thought it was so powerful and important. I learned more about institutionalised racism and I thought the workshop and the play worked well together."

"'The Fall is a powerful & important piece of art that everyone needs to see. The theme's explored are so relevant and happening RIGHT NOW. Seeing this play was such an eye-opening and moving experience & one that others need to have."

"In April 2015, a student revolution at the University of Cape Town rocked South Africa and made waves around the world. The movement sought to bring down the statue of colonialist Cecil Rhodes, in protest of the white, Euro-centric cultural experience which dominated South African student life.

Rising from the #RhodesMustFall movement, this collaborative piece of theatre emerges from the heart of South Africa, written and performed by seven students who were involved in the uprising. Recounting personal experiences, race, class, gender, sexism, colonialism and ideologies of patriarchy – core to global conversations and interventions today - are tackled head-on, seeking to unpack discrimination in all its forms." 

https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/en/event-archive/2018/schools-and-teachers/the-fall