African Tree Productions Brings BE A BETTER DOG to United Solo

African Tree Productions brings to United Solo Theatre Festival 2018 a theatre production titled "BE A BETTER DOG" performed by the Ellen Steward International Award 2018 Nominee Seiphemo Motswiri, all the way from South Africa.

The show tells a tale of Dog's life while at the same time we get to see the world we live in through the eyes of a dog. This one man play raises questions that challenge humans to self introspect. The play is an entire re-enactment of the dog's solid life with commentary on its several social issues as it interacted with its various owners. The dog highlights the results of a natural history of operant and classical conditioning within the differing domestic dogs' home environments.

The play uses humour and light commentary to speak to otherwise sensitive issues of class, care and abandonment as applied and taken up by the human being in an attempt to tackle life challenges. As a dog he grapples with questions such as to what extent is he a happy animal, and to what extent is he a traumatized orphan of human caused condition? Is any of it his own making and what power did he as dog have to change the situation? These are poignant questions that are relevant to a human world that is at crossroads with questions of destructive violence, corruption, injustice, racial discrimination, lack of care to the planet in and its inhabitants in general. In life we strive to be better human beings, but what does it mean to be better? And what does it take to be better? Be A Better Dog opens at Theatre Row on 16 November 2018.

UNITED SOLO THEATRE FESTIVAL is an annual international festival for solo performances held at the Theatre Row in the heart of the New York City theatre district on 42nd Street, currently in its 9th season. Fiona Shaw called United Solo "the mecca of the solo shows in the world." Over 130 participants from six continents will present their shows every day from September 13 until November 18, 2018. Numerous performances are already sold out. Through its mission, United Solo presents renowned artists as well as new talents, discovers original stories, connects artists with their audiences, exchanges diverse perspectives, fosters a dialogue for change, entertains, and now also educates through its professional training program led by distinguished artists and cultural icons. Artists and companies interested in being presented at The United Solo Festival in 2019 are now welcome to submit their applications online at www.unitedsolo.org/submit

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