Pieter-Dirk Uys
(Cape Town, 1945) is the most famous cabaret artist in South-Africa. He is a gifted story teller who in his succesful cabaret acts reveals a keen, critical vision on South African politics and society. Originally his critic was incorporated in his plays. However, in 1975 when the government banned all his plays, he fought on by means of his one-man shows. In his new performance 'The end is naai' he takes stock of ten years of democracy en equality in South Africa. A programme in which the razor sharp humour of Uys introduces you to the South Africa of today. This satirist attacks head on and speaks his truth about Mandela, Tutu and Mbeki. Even Dutch society cannot escape Uys' keen eye. Uys has involved himself with elections and supports a democratic South Africa and he focusses on the South African youth to try to arm them against HIV and the aids-epedemic.
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Between fool and preacher
What do you do as independent cabaret artist and the message in your act has lost its urgency, and your ideas have become public property? What is the relationship between humour and morality, or in other words: when does a fool become a preacher? Pieter-Dirk Uys and Freek de Jonge explain how they define their role as fool and discuss this with one another. Henk van Gelder chairs the discussion. English spoken.
