Watch the following documentary entitled Voices of Sarafina (link below) and answer the list of questions below. Before ‘Sarafina’ was a movie, it was a stage play. Sarafina! premiered on Broadway on 28 January 1988, at the Cort Theatre in New York City and closed on 2 July 1989, after 597 performances and 11 previews. I think you will find it very interesting!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoJ5bojx758&t=2295s
What feeling does the singing in the documentary give you (soulfulness? uplifting? sadness? a bonding spirit? what else?).
Who wrote the music for the film?
What does the film’s director and writer, Mbongeni Ngema, say about the importance of theater in the beginning of the documentary?
4). Describe the character of the teacher, Mary Masambuka. What emotions does she express in her movement?
5) Describe the actors body movements as they are delivering their lines within the stage play. Are they normal movements or are they more dance like and bigger than life? How would the actors movements enhance the viewers experience in absorbing the story?
6) Please share anything else you would like to after viewing this documentary
