ABSTRACT
Dawn is an autobiographical university theatre production based on the narrative of Samanyanga, a University of Zimbabwe undergraduate. The article draws from interview materials, personal communication and observations to theorise the experience of participating in the project. The concepts of Aesthetics of Existence and Technologies of the Self are used to explore how participants acquired enhanced resources to unearth and challenge the political economy of soccer and how its power-knowledge system is implicated in the ‘manufacture’ of bodily impairments. The article demonstrates the tensions that may emerge from a theatrical exploration of this process.
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Nehemiah Chivandikwa
Nehemiah Chivandikwa has published in development communication, focusing on gender, disability and activism/advocacy in public health promotion. He has been involved in practice-oriented research projects where marginalised communities use theatre and media to interrogate, articulate and solve forms of oppression that impact on their developmental hopes and aspirations.