THE HEAD & THE LOAD - COMPANY — WILLIAM KENTRIDGE

ACTORS

In loving memory of Mncedisi Shabangu

HAMILTON DLAMINI

NHLANHLA MAHLANGU

DAMBUZA NQUMASHE

LUC DE WIT

MNCEDISI SHABANGU

FEATURED VOCALISTS & PERFORMERS

JOANNA DUDLEY

ANN MASINA

SIPHO SEROTO

BHAM NTABENI

VINCENZO PASQUARIELLO

TLALE MAKHENE

N’FALY KOUYATE

DAPHNE

CHORUS

NOKUTHULA MAGUBANE

LYDIA MANYAMA

MAPULE MOLOI

MHLABA BUTHELEZI

MOTHO OA BATHO

AYANDA ELEKI

TSHEGOFATSO MOENG

LINDOKUHLE THABEDE

BULELANI MADONDILE

SIPHIWE NKABINDE

LUBABALO VELEBAYI

DANCERS

GREGORY MAQOMA

JULIA BURNHAM

THULANI CHAUKE

XOLANI DLAMINI

MUSICIANS

Violin: Waldo Alexander
Cello: Eilidh Martin
Bass: Brydon Bolton
Flute: Myles Roberts
French Horn: Rudolf van Dyk
Trumpet: Samuel Ewens
Trombone: Nicolas Jones, Benny Vernon
Tuba: Andy Kershaw
Accordion: Nathan Koci, Babette Viljoen
Percussion: Sam Budish

Past Performers: Mario Gotoh (featured performer / viola), Bongani Ndhlalane (chorus), Tshegofatso Clement Baloyi (chorus), Blaise Malaba (chorus), Eddie Mofokeng (chorus), Sunnyboy Motau (dancer), Sonia Radebe (dancer), Otto Nhlapo (dancer), Christina Courtin (violin)*, Colin Jacobsen (violin)*, Caitlin Sullivan (cello)*, Caleb van der Swaagh (cello), Eric Jacobson (cello)*, Logan Coale (bass)*, Shawn Conley (bass)*, Andrew Rehrig (flute), Alex Sopp (flute)*, Michael P. Atkinson (French horn)*, Deepa Goonetilleke (French horn), Laura Weiner (French horn), Samuel Jones (trumpet), Bob Couture (trombone), Richard Harris (trombone), Will Lang (trombone), Dave Nelson* (trombone), Jon Stokes (trombone), Jon Hill (tuba), Andrew Madej (tuba), Will Holshouser (accordion), David Stevens (percussion).

*with members of The Knights chamber orchestra (New York)

ACTORS

FEATURED VOCALISTS & PERFORMERS

CHORUS

DANCERS

MUSICIANS

THE HEAD & THE LOAD in Johannesburg is a co-production with the Centre d’Art Battat, Montreal

Executive Producer: Joe Battat
Executive Producer: Valerie Dillon
Co-Producer: Ichikowitz Family Foundation
Co-Producer: Brenda Potter
Co-Producer: Christophe Charlier

With leadership support from Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) and The Ford Foundation.

The Head & the Load performances in Johannesburg along with the extensive community outreach program has been made possible by the generous support of Rand Merchant Bank and First National Bank, The Rolex Mentor and Protegeé Program, Bank of America Securities, David and Amy Abrams, Robert Gold.

THE HEAD & THE LOAD was originally co-commissioned by 14-18 NOW: WW1 Centenary Commissions, MASS MoCA, Park Avenue Armory, Ruhrtriennale, and Yale Schwarzman Center with additional support from Holland Festival.