An Apprenticeship with Sorrow

With Sara Matchett, Nina Callaghan

An Apprenticeship with Sorrow is a theatrical exploration of loss, grief, and societal collapse. Using the personal experience of losing loved ones to dementia, the performance reflects the wider planetary collapse brought about by climate change. Through embodied and sonic performance, it asks: How are human and ecological systems interconnected? Can somatic intelligence foster resilience? Can reframing grief as collective mourning create pathways for renewal? This work invites audiences to reimagine collapse as a space for connection, transformation, and emergence.

Director Lwanda Sindaphi

Writers Sara Matchett, Nina Callaghan, T.S. Eliot

Design Sara Matchett, Nina Callaghan, Lwanda Sindaphi

Projection and video design Nikki Pilkington, Mangaliso Ntekiso

Stage manager Ropafadzo Chatindo