Tag: Mathiba Kgopa

  • November 2017: Upcoming Special Events in Denver

    November 2017: Upcoming Special Events in Denver

    We have two special (and totally free) shows coming up in Denver this month:

    DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE
    IN THE BOTSWANA DIORAMA HALL
    S    ATURDAY, 4 NOVEMBER, 7:00-9:00pm

    The Narrators is going to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science! Join us on Saturday, 4 November, for a special FREE all-ages show inside the Botswana diorama hall—IN FRONT OF WARTHOGS. This event will feature true stories by some of our favorite storytellers—Ellen K Graham, Kelly Shortandqueer, Mitch Slevc, Mathiba Kgopa, and Sydney Crain—with your host, Ron S. Doyle. Our performance is part of DioramART, a special program during Night at the Museums. Admission to the museum is free from 5-10pm and we’ll be sharing the diorama halls with other incredible artists, including Ian Cooke,Conscious Creatives, Life/Art Dance Ensemble, and #WeAreDenver.

    RSVP, invite friends, share photos and ask questions on the Facebook event page.

    DENVER FILM FESTIVAL
    FESTIVAL ANNEX AT THE MCNICHOLS BUILDING AT CIVIC CENTER PARK
    WEDNESDAY, 8 NOVEMBER, 7:00PM

    For the 40th annual Denver Film Festival, we have assembled a special lineup of performers to focus on the theme “Making a Scene.” This show will feature stories from Christie Buchele and Janae Burris (Pussy Bros., “Scary Lucy”), Yvie Oddly (Drag Nation), Theresa Mercado (Scream Screen), and more. With your host, Erin Rollman. Tickets are required but admission is free. Advanced tickets are available at https://www.denverfilm.org.

    RSVP, invite friends, share photos and ask questions on the Facebook event page.

    (As always, our regular monthly shows will take place on the 2nd Tuesday in San Diego and 3rd Wednesday in Denver.)

  • Next Wednesday: “Red-Handed”

    Next Wednesday: “Red-Handed”

    Because Gregorian calendars are weird, we have back-to-back shows next week—Tuesday, 14 February in San Diego and Wednesday, 15 February in Denver. Here are the lineups!

    San Diego at Tiger!Tiger! Tavern:

    Denver at Buntport Theater:

    …with hosts Mary Robertson and Erin Rollman stealing your hearts. Both shows start at 8pm and are as free as that third cheese sample you nabbed off the tray when the Costco employee wasn’t looking.

    Don’t forget:

    We will have limited edition 18×24 screenprint posters, signed and numbered by the artist, available for sale—$15 cash, $20 by credit card. Once they’re gone, they’re gone.

    See you there!

  • This Wednesday in Denver: “Promise”

    This Wednesday in Denver: “Promise”

    BUNTPORT THEATER, DENVER, 20 JANUARY 2016 at 8:00PM:

    We’re ringing in the new year with a phenomenal lineup of storytellers, sharing their true tales on the theme “Promise.” Dig it:

    Drew Bowlsby (Josef Korbel School of International Studies)
    Janae Burris (Comedy Works)
    Mathiba Kgopa (the ART)
    Ru Johnson (Roux Black)
    Rachel Pater (Futures Academy)
    Chris Walker (Westword)

    …and your host, Ron Doyle. We’ll have beer and wine available for donation (CASH ONLY). See you there!

    717 Lipan Street
    DENVER

     

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  • 65: Mathiba Kgopa, “Terrorist Visa”

    65: Mathiba Kgopa, “Terrorist Visa”

    For the regular monthly shows, we almost never edit our storytellers. If someone asks for help, we give them feedback, but we try hard to avoid meddling too much. Too much editing and everyone starts to sound the same. Too much coaching can twist a story into something that’s too slick—the structure is perfect and audience is impressed but the story feels disconnected from the storyteller. We want folks share their truths in their own voice. But that means every month we take a giant leap of faith—because we never really know what folks are going to say when they get behind the microphone. We have to trust total strangers, unpredictable friends and mercurial artists. It’s a gamble every month and, with only a handful of exceptions, we’ve hit the jackpot again and again.

    This week’s story started as one of those gambles. Mathiba Kgopa sent us a message on Facebook back in March. She said that she was from South Africa, would only be visiting Denver for two months. She had attended one of our live shows and wanted to share a story of her own. We’re so glad we embraced the unknown. Mathiba has decided to stay in Denver and these days is working with the Flobots as a call-and-response songleader for their project called No Enemies, a gig she discovered through a collaborative performance with The Narrators at the Denver Art Museum.

    This story was originally recorded on 15 April 2015 at Buntport Theater in Denver, Colorado and the theme of the evening was “The Flame.” Our theme music is by our friend Whalehawk (aka the Grammy-nominated musician Jake Sanders).

    Our next live event in Denver takes place at Buntport Theater on July 15, 2015 at 8:00pm. The theme of the evening will be “Take a Hike.” See you there!