THE FARBER FOUNDRY(Montreal / Johannesburg)
www.farberfoundry.org

MOLORA
Adapted from the Oresteia Trilogy
Adapted and Directed by Yael Farber

Following a triumphant four-month command tour of Europe and the U.S. in Spring 2008, and the recent publication of her testimonial triology THEATRE AS WITNESS: THREE TESTIMONIAL PLAYS FROM SOUTH AFRICA by Oberon Books, Farber remains considered among the world’s finest directors. Widely recognized as the pre-eminent artist of the post-Apartheid theater movement, Farber’s MOLORA is a work of great maturity and precision featuring the world-renowned Ngoko Cultural Group as chorus, known and studied widely for their singular split-tone vocal technique. Expanding her prowess as adaptor of classic texts by setting the work amidst the Truth and Reconciliation Committee, this powerful work made its mark as a defining moment in South African theater. A dark and challenging play examining the drive to vengeance and the impulse to forgive.

"Simply one of the best productions this critic has ever seen, anywhere"
– The Gazette

"In selecting a Greek tragedy to explore the cycle of violence, and the irresistible human impulse for revenge, uncompromising director Yael Farber creates sophisticated theatre in its rawest form."
– The Star, Johannesburg

"This is art from the gut. I cannot recommend it highly enough.”
– The London Times