My Father's Coat - Five Men and the Great Story of South Africa
Fri Oct 27, 18:00 - Fri Oct 27, 23:00
Joostenberg Wine Farm
ABOUT
“MY FATHER’S COAT” is the acclaimed new story by Michael Charton. The realisation of his decade-long ambition to make the incredible story of South Africa more accessible. For Michael’s belief is that our past, notwithstanding the trauma, holds within it great powers of unity.This is South African history as it has never been told: An emotional and provocative story tracking two-hundred tumultuous years through the eyes of five, inter-connected and controversial protagonists: Mzilikazi, Kruger, Rhodes, Smuts and Mandela.
A beautifully crafted story providing new order and meaning to our notoriously complex past, at a time when our history has never been more relevant.
We will serve a delicious dinner between 18h00 and 19h00, accompanied by our superb Joostenberg wines. Michael will begin the talk at 19h15.
DINNER
Dinner
A delicious dinner, accompanied by a selection of fine wines from the Joostenberg cellar, will be served between 18h00 and 19h00.
MORE ABOUT THE TALK
Step into the boots of Mzilikazi, Kruger, Rhodes, Smuts and Mandela and allow Michael Charton to lure you into their spell as he subtly endorses their beliefs and biases.
With the introduction of each subsequent character, new facts are carefully leaked into the narrative, undermining previous biases and providing a new depth of understanding, until a balanced view eventually emerges.
Because the lives of these characters overlapped, Michael finds unique opportunities to tell the same pivotal moments in the story through more than one set of eyes, so providing a powerful reminder of our heavy biases and the absurdity of our historic attitudes - those attitudes ultimately responsible for South Africa’s catastrophic 20th century?
With the introduction of each subsequent character, new facts are carefully leaked into the narrative, undermining previous biases and providing a new depth of understanding, until a balanced view eventually emerges.
Because the lives of these characters overlapped, Michael finds unique opportunities to tell the same pivotal moments in the story through more than one set of eyes, so providing a powerful reminder of our heavy biases and the absurdity of our historic attitudes - those attitudes ultimately responsible for South Africa’s catastrophic 20th century?
DIRECTIONS
My Father's Coat - Five Men and the Great Story of South Africa
Joostenberg Wine Farm
R304, Muldersvlei, 7607, South Africa
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