Son of the Wind is a multilingual, multimedia theatrical production that combines the modern art of film with the ancient San tradition of storytelling. The characters inhabit a world lost deep in the bush, a place at the border between past and future, where Jackals are dream catchers, woodpeckers bring news of death and where one man’s story has waited silently for thirty years to finally be heard.
Between October of 2007 and June 2009 the South African San Institute (SASI) requested Misty Brodiaea, who at the time, was a volunteer with the United States Peace Corps, to research, write and direct Son of the Wind.
The production was conceived as a vehicle in which the story of two misbegotten San tribes, the !Xun & Khwe, could be showcased to a wide audience, thus generating income, and greater awareness of the community, its struggles as well as its talents and resources.
Son of the Wind is based on historical fact and personal accounts of members of the community. The actors in the production are novice non-professionals who trained and rehearsed for over six months in preparation for their debut. Son of the Wind is truly a unique telling of a compelling story because it is their story and it is told them.
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