Truth in Translation - A Heart Rending Interpretation
“The Truth & Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in South Africa provided a space in which all those who had been victims of human rights violations under aparthied could come forward and make their stories heard for the first time.”
This heart rending play is a look at the TRC through the eyes of a group of interpreters doing translations during the hearings.
^ White man on black. A moving scene from the play
^ Looks of pain, songs of defiance
^ Face of Fear. While others stood by and watched…
^ Dejection. Trauma. Loss. The interpreters go through many emotions and have to deal with a lot of their own racial issues as they do their work
^ In 1994 Nelson Mandela asked of his country: “Can you forgive the past to survive the future?” The interpreters, old and young face this dilemma in a very real way…
Written by fungaijames on April 30th, 2008 with
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