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Eoan - Our Story (Hardcover)
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Eoan - Our Story (Hardcover)
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The legendary Eoan group has performed opera, ballet and drama
since the 1930s. The group was the first amateur company in South
Africa to perform dance, theatre and grand opera often to packed
houses in Cape Town’s best concert halls. During their artistic
peak, from the 1950s to the 1970s, Eoan was extremely popular
amongst opera lovers, but because of South Africa’s racial
policies, could not perform with white opera and ballet companies
and had to suffer the many indignities of segregation. Nonetheless,
Eoan remains a vital part not only of the performance history of
classical music and opera in South Africa, but also of the rich
cultural heritage of District Six in Cape Town. Through extensive
interviews with former Eoan members, and rich visual and archival
material (from the archive now housed in the Documentation Centre
for Music at Stellenbosch University), this book, the first on the
history of the group, makes a unique contribution to South African
music history. It illustrates not only how difficult it was for
many people to work in the classical arts during the apartheid
years, but also how music and the arts can bring meaning to the
lives of communities and individuals. The publication of Eoan – Our
story is made possible through generous funds provided by
Stellenbosch University, The Nussbaum Foundation and the LW
Hiemstra Trust, established by Riekie Hiemstra in remembrance of
Ludwig Wybren (Louis) Hiemstra.
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