Who No Kno Go Kno

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Event Who No Kno Go Kno
Venue Beckett Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC
First Date 22 October 2024
Opening Date 28 October 2024
Last Date 1 November 2024
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description Who No Kno Go Kno is a bold new work by Kudakwashe that melds Afro-Surrealism, Afro-Futurism and a world of climate-inspired mysticism. Set in a futuristic unnamed African country, this gripping story follows Yung Sango, a teenager caught between the wisdom of the past and forces shaping an uncertain future.

This work is a dynamic sensory experience melding music, spoken word and movement. Feel the heat of tension through lighting, sound and staging that conjures both a visceral, dreamlike atmosphere and the volatility of the natural world. Be drawn into intimate moments of connection and jolted by intense encounters with larger-than-life forces, the elemental powers of Mama Earth and Mama Sun.

A compelling journey of self-discovery, Who No Kno Go Kno invites you to reflect on identity, legacy, the power of imagination and the invisible worlds that surround us all. As Yung Sango navigates familial bonds, ancestral spirits and the ravages of climate change, the play asks: Will we fetch what is at risk of being left behind?
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Education
Black Theatre
Surrealism
Subjects Africa
Africans
Climate change
Colonisation
Education
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Alpha Kargbo Actor Uncle Banga
Masego Pitso Actor Ariko
Tane Williams Accra Actor Yung Sango
Rhys Velasquez Casting Director
Effie Nkrumah Director
Bernadette Fam Dramaturg/e
Harrie Hogan Lighting Designer
Jonathan Homsey Movement Director Movement Consultant
Kwame Tosuma Movement Director Movement (West African) & Fight Consultant
Jimmy Zhu Movement Director Movement (Popping) Consultant
Lyall Brooks Producer Producer (Malthouse Theatre, the Suitcase Series)
Zoe Rouse Production Designer Set & Costume Designer
Joe Paradise Lui Sound Composer Composer & Sound Designer
Claudia Howarth Stage Manager
Kuda Mapeza Writer
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://stories.malthousetheatre.com.au/shows/who-no-kno-go-kno-2024/
Web https://www.malthousetheatre.com.au/whats-on/education/who-no-kno-go-kno
Contact / Friend
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 207709