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Building Stages from Scratch
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Two fearless young theatre makers are rewriting the rules of South African performance art. Sophie Joans and Mxolisi Masilela, both Top 200 Young South Africans, built their own stages from scratch—no permission needed. Joans launched Spark in the Dark during the pandemic as a defiant act of creation, while Masilela turned an informal settlement into a globally respected theatre. Together, they’re nurturing raw, unfiltered talent in spaces where traditional theatre once failed them. Their mission? To give young voices—messy, bold, real—a platform where they can be seen, heard, and celebrated.
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