探索威廉·肯特里奇(William Kentridge)执导的非凡歌剧《头颅与负荷》，发现音乐、舞蹈、编剧和美术如何结合在一起，讲述一战期间的非洲人的令人难忘的故事。

三十多年来，威廉·肯特里奇一直将美术、表演、戏剧和歌剧结合起来，创作出梦幻般的、政治性的、人文主义的作品。他的装置艺术、电影和绘画作品常常涉及南非的政治局势、种族隔离和殖民主义的后果。本书深入研究了他的戏剧作品《头颅与负荷》，这部剧探讨了非洲在**次世界大战期间的作用。"在整个战争期间，100多万非洲人在危险的条件下为英、法、德三国军队运送辎重和军事装备，报酬极低或者根本没有报酬。威廉·肯特里奇讲述了这些非洲搬运工人的故事，他们确保了胜利者的成功，但却一直处于阴影之中。这段今天很少被研究的历史，在一个结合了音乐、舞蹈、表演、银幕和机械化雕塑的舞台剧中展开。本书包括演出中的照片和文字、文章以及肯特里奇为使该剧完整而专门创作的艺术作品。由***歌手、演员和舞者组成的演员阵容，加上菲利普·米勒创作的音乐，《头颅与负荷》是一部强有力的、多面性的作品，它重新思考了殖民历史及其在当今世界的影响。

Explore William Kentridge’s remarkable performance piece, The Head & The Load, and discover how music, dance, writing, and fine art are combined to tell the haunting story of Africans during WWI.

For over thirty years, William Kentridge has been combining fine arts, performance, theatre, and opera to create dreamlike, political, and humanist works. His installation, films, and drawings often deal with the political situation in South Africa, apartheid, and the consequences of colonialism. This book gives an in-depth examination of his performance piece The Head & The Load, which explores the role of Africa during World War I. Throughout the war, more than one million Africans carried provisions and military equipment in hazardous conditions for British, French, and German troops at minimal or no pay. William Kentridge tells the story of these African porters who ensured the success of the victors, but remain in the shadows. This history, rarely studied today, unfolds in a staged tableau combining music, dance, acting, screenings, and mechanized sculptures. The book includes photos and text from the performance, essays, and artworks created specifically by Kentridge to complement the play. Accompanied by an international cast of singers, actors, and dancers, and with music composed by Philip Miller, The Head & The Load is a powerful and multifaceted work that reconsiders colonial history and its repercussions in today’s world.