Anthem of Life Part 1

By Tololwa Mollel 

An adaptation of Mazisi Kunene’s Anthem of the Decades: A Zulu Epic

Edmonton’s Theatre Prospero is premiering a production of their engaging Zulu Epic, adapted by Edmonton Playwright Tololwa Mollel. Starting June 21 at Alberta Avenue Community Centre, witness South African Poet Laureate Mazisi Kunene’s Anthem of the Decades: A Zulu Epic, as adapted by Mollel and brought to visual life by multicultural artists collaborating in one of Edmonton’s most ground-breaking companies. Experience new, inclusive Canadian Classical Theatre at its birth.

Theatre Prospero’s Anthem of Life, Part 1  – presented by TD Bank Group, springs from a Zulu Creation Myth. The Gods create humans – but some decide it was a really bad idea. Plots, terror campaigns, quests and adventures among the Gods, Humans, Animals and Ancestors ensue.