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anybody seen this show?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6122014.stm
"You must not become involved," are the opening words of the play Truth In Translation.
The play focused on the stress of being a translator at the TRC
This was the instruction to the freshly recruited interpreters when South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission started in 1996.
Director Michael Lessac researched the TRC for two years reading testimonies and meeting people who had taken part including its chairman, Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
But instead of focusing the play directly on the story of the victims and perpetrators, he put the experiences of the interpreters centre stage.
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some links
http://www.truthintranslation.org/
http://www.tonight.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=3437126&fSectionId=360&fSetId=251
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6122014.stm
"You must not become involved," are the opening words of the play Truth In Translation.
The play focused on the stress of being a translator at the TRC
This was the instruction to the freshly recruited interpreters when South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission started in 1996.
Director Michael Lessac researched the TRC for two years reading testimonies and meeting people who had taken part including its chairman, Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
But instead of focusing the play directly on the story of the victims and perpetrators, he put the experiences of the interpreters centre stage.
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some links
http://www.truthintranslation.org/
http://www.tonight.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=3437126&fSectionId=360&fSetId=251