Anti-apartheid playwright Athol Fugard passes away at 92 – Culture

Athal Fagarard, a widely appreciated South African’s largest playwright, has died at the age of 92, at the age of 92, BBC News Notified.

The son of an African mother, she was known for the political accusations challenging the racist government.

Paying tribute to South Africa’s arts and Minister of Culture Gatin McCaine, he was praised for “a fearless story that exposed the strong facts of color through his plays.”

“We were cursed with colorfulness, but were blessed with great artists who highlight its effects and help us guide us. McKenzie added that we have a huge debt to this late, amazing man.

Fogard wrote more than 30 plays in career that spanned 70 years, which causes him to make his identity Blood knot In 1961.

It was the first drama in South Africa with a black and white actor – herself was performing in the front of a multi -faceted audience, before the colorful government introduced the prohibition of mixed castes and audiences.

Blood knot With a play in the United States, Foggard was cut on the international stage, and was shielded for British television.

Later, the colorful government confiscated its passport, but it reinforced Fogard’s commitment to break the racial barriers and expose the injustice of colorful.

Despite harassing by the colorful government’s security forces, he worked with a group of black actors, Nag players and performed in Black Township.

Fogrd’s famous plays are included Bosmine and layWho saw the difficult conditions of a mixed generation couple. After being a premiere in 1969, it was made in 2000 in Danny Glver and Angela Basit.

Their novel, tsotsiThe 2006 Oscar for the best foreign language film was also made in a movie.

This is included in other well -known plays Ceso Benzie has died And IslandWhich he wrote jointly with actors John Kanye and Winston Nutshona, in a strong condemnation of life on Robin Island, where opposition icon Nelson Mandela was imprisoned.

Originally appeared In Dawn, March 11, 202