This is a play detailing the life of a black boy called "Black Boi". It examines the every day living that black men go through, by exploring the life of a single black boy. Set in a time when he is remembering his own past, he has arrived at a mirror which is a cake and he must now face his own reflection, his past, his present, his future. The play is set closely to the theme of burning but spans beyond that and encapsulates many other themes.

The entire play is performed in poetic monologue, stringing together various poems to create a 45 minute epic poem that is also a multimedia and multidiscipline event. Will "Black Boi" come out broken or better after he has gone through the flames of life - this is what the show aims to answer.

About the performer:

Xabiso Vili is a performer, writer, TEDx speaker and social activist from South Africa, currently working in the City of Tshwane. His writings help him explore his inner world so as to be able to relate to the outer world.

Xabiso has been published in various anthologies and online, including SACE High School anthologies (2008, 2009, and 2010), Black Communion, Poetry Potion, Badilisha Poetry X-Change and most recently, Sky and Dust. He has performed all over South Africa, in the UK and the U.S., including Cape Town, Grahamstown, Johannesburg, London, Scotland and Washington D.C. He strongly believes that art influences his community positively and thus is constantly working towards creating alternative stages for art to be shared in innovative ways.

Venue: Studio Tamaasha
Date: 28th May, Sunday
Time: 12 noon

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