KoKo: Patulula
About the Performance
“KoKo: Patulula” is the third iteration of Ulenga’s one woman show, originally conceptualised for the Otjomuise Live Art’s Festival (OLAF) in 2022. Ulenga performs her parents’ childhood stories from the apartheid period. The piece deals with childhood joys, ethnic tensions and personal loss, in the context of a township and an armed struggle. KoKo is about reclamation of identity, commenting on the fluidity of identity and how it's inherited through story. It also touches on the phenomenon of epigenetics and generational trauma; silently probing how much of our parents’ stories do we carry with us, both in memory and in our physiology. This iteration adds new stories and songs to the piece, bringing in Ulenga’s own musings on life in Independent Namibia.
Event Details
- Dates: 27th – 29th August, 2026
- Time: 19:00
- Venue: Goethe-Institut Namibia, 6 Simeon Shixungileni St, c.o. Dr. W. Külz St. Windhoek
- Tickets: N$300 in advance, N$350 at the door
Purpose
This is a fundraiser for Ulenga’s upcoming Master’s studies in the UK.
Presented By
NU Theatrics and Dark Crown Productions, in partnership with the Goethe-Institut Namibia, with support from the National Theatre of Namibia.