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The Namibian
Tue 13 Aug 2013
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| 2013-08-13
OYO premieres ‘The Dark Medea’
The Dark Medea
The OYO dance troupe are set to premiere their new piece, ‘The Dark Medea’ at the Goethe Centre on Wednesday, 21 August, at 19h00. This piece will be performed by the dance troupe, with guests Nancy Roberts and Emily Gibbs from the UK and revolves around the emotional topic of baby dumping.
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The OYO dance troupe are set to premiere their new piece, ‘The Dark Medea’ at the Goethe Centre on Wednesday, 21 August, at 19h00. This piece will be performed by the dance troupe, with guests Nancy Roberts and Emily Gibbs from the UK and revolves around the emotional topic of baby dumping.
Statistics about baby dumping in Namibia are rising. The abandonment of newborn babies, often in isolated areas, results in babies being abandoned in dustbins, flushed down toilets or left to die in the veld.
In 2010 UNICEF reported that in Windhoek, 13 dead babies were found every month at the sewage works and this figure is on the increase.
What leads a mother to dump her baby, leaving the infant to a certain death? More importantly, why is this phenomenon growing in our society?
The killing of one’s baby is often referred to as infanticide or filicide. In Greek methodology, Medea embodies a mother killing her children. Why did Medea kill her children? Is it revenge against a husband who didn’t love her anymore? Is it madness towards a community that didn’t care? Is it the act of despair of a lonely woman who couldn’t handle it all on her own?
There’s been many theories, and a great deal of artists have tried to understand Medea. Thousands of years later, in Namibia, it seems that the questions remain the same.
What do you do when you are a teenage mother and there’s nobody around you to guide you? What do you do when the father runs away, and the community blames you? What choices do you still have? And why is it that the young women get stuck while the young fathers go on, unpunished?
‘The Dark Medea’ is a continuation of OYO’s former works, such as ‘Eros and Thanatos’ in 2004 and ‘the Namibian Odysseus’ in 2008.
“I have always been fascinated by Greek mythology,” explains Philippe Talavera, choreographer. “They have an incredible relevance even nowadays. Everybody blames Medea. But what of Jason, her husband, who turns his back and walks away? Many boys and men in Namibia impregnate their partners and turn away. Is it right? Is it fair? Can we really blame a 16-year-old girl for an act that is clearly one of despair?
“Baby dumping shows that there is something fundamentally wrong in our society. It is time for us to look back at ourselves, and try to understand where we are going wrong. We hope ‘The Dark Medea’ will trigger many passionate discussions,” said Talavera.
Entrance to the premiere of ‘The Dark Medea’ is free of charge but there are only 120 seats available. Interested people are advised to call Karolina at 061-254915 to book their seats in order to avoid disappointment at the door.
The OYO dance troupe are set to premiere their new piece, ‘The Dark Medea’ at the Goethe Centre on Wednesday, 21 August, at 19h00. This piece will be performed by the dance troupe, with guests Nancy Roberts and Emily Gibbs from the UK and revolves around the emotional topic of baby dumping.
Statistics about baby dumping in Namibia are rising. The abandonment of newborn babies, often in isolated areas, results in babies being abandoned in dustbins, flushed down toilets or left to die in the veld.
In 2010 UNICEF reported that in Windhoek, 13 dead babies were found every month at the sewage works and this figure is on the increase.
What leads a mother to dump her baby, leaving the infant to a certain death? More importantly, why is this phenomenon growing in our society?
The killing of one’s baby is often referred to as infanticide or filicide. In Greek methodology, Medea embodies a mother killing her children. Why did Medea kill her children? Is it revenge against a husband who didn’t love her anymore? Is it madness towards a community that didn’t care? Is it the act of despair of a lonely woman who couldn’t handle it all on her own?
There’s been many theories, and a great deal of artists have tried to understand Medea. Thousands of years later, in Namibia, it seems that the questions remain the same.
What do you do when you are a teenage mother and there’s nobody around you to guide you? What do you do when the father runs away, and the community blames you? What choices do you still have? And why is it that the young women get stuck while the young fathers go on, unpunished?
‘The Dark Medea’ is a continuation of OYO’s former works, such as ‘Eros and Thanatos’ in 2004 and ‘the Namibian Odysseus’ in 2008.
“I have always been fascinated by Greek mythology,” explains Philippe Talavera, choreographer. “They have an incredible relevance even nowadays. Everybody blames Medea. But what of Jason, her husband, who turns his back and walks away? Many boys and men in Namibia impregnate their partners and turn away. Is it right? Is it fair? Can we really blame a 16-year-old girl for an act that is clearly one of despair?
“Baby dumping shows that there is something fundamentally wrong in our society. It is time for us to look back at ourselves, and try to understand where we are going wrong. We hope ‘The Dark Medea’ will trigger many passionate discussions,” said Talavera.
Entrance to the premiere of ‘The Dark Medea’ is free of charge but there are only 120 seats available. Interested people are advised to call Karolina at 061-254915 to book their seats in order to avoid disappointment at the door.
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