Dr Lenyora | CENTRE OUTSIDE THE CENTRE | BROWN UNIVERSITY

Conceptualised by interdisciplinary artist Deanne Fernandes, Dr Lenyora initially grew out of an attempt at activating a set of original cue cards she brought to the Pepper’s Ghost. They were soon activated by performer Katlego Letsholonyana and the character of Dr Lenyora was born.
Taking the form of a surreal and comedic game show, Dr Lenyora sees Letsholonyana - a miracle worker from Africa who’s come to America to heal its people - selecting three members of the audience and helping cure their various ailments, such as selfishness, lack of urgency/agency, and memory loss.
Predominantly improvisational, the work is a good example of the kind of playful, collaborative potential of the Pepper’s Ghost to bring together artists and strangers in the process of discovering a new work.
CONCEPTUALISER & VISUAL ARTIST | Deanne Fernandes
PERFORMERS | Katlego Letsholonyana & Brian Mertes
FOUNDER OF THE CENTRE | William Kentridge
CO-FOUNDER & DIRECTOR | Bronwyn Lace
MOMENTEUR-THE SO ACADEMY | Athena Mazarakis
HOLDER & ASSOC. PRODUCER | Dimakatso Motholo
DIRECTOR CINEMATOGRAPHY & EDITOR | Noah Cohen
EDITOR & COMPOSITOR | Octavia Sonyane
SOUND DESIGNER & ENGINEER | Zain Vally
ASSISTANT SOUND ENGINEER | Jack Garrett
WRITER & COMMUNICATIONS | David Mann
PROP & COSTUME DESIGNER | Nthabiseng Malaka
COSTUME DESIGNER ASSISTANT | Iris Courchaine
PRODUCTION MANAGER | Brendon Boyd
STAGE MANAGER | Meghan Williams
LIGHTING TECHNICIANS | Audrey Visscher,
Fred Young, Gabriel Goldman, Chris Griffin &
Alexander Foley
ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE | Bukhosibakhe Khoza
PRODUCED BY | THE OFFICE performing arts + film
Rachel Chanoff, Laurie Cearley, Bruna d’Avila, Elly Obeney
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
Brown Arts Institute at Brown University
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