Rehearsals and performances of A DISTANT DRUM in Bloemfontein, South Africa, Andre Huguenet Theatre
October 13 2014: Matinee
October 13 2014: 7:30 pm
October 14 2014: 7:30 pm
A Carnegie Hall commission, violinist Daniel Hope curates a unique production of music-theatre, joining forces with his father, Christopher Hope, one of South African’s most eminent novelists, and German musician Ralf Schmid.
“A Distant Drum” tells the story of Nat Nakasa, a brilliant, irreverent spirit of his generation, who left behind South Africa’s Apartheid of the 1960s, for New York.
Daniel Hope, violin
Ralf Schmid, piano & electronics
Daliwonga B Tshangela, cello
Angelo Mockie, drums