As dancers jumped and turned to the beat of the words "bulbous," "bouffant," "macadamia" and "goulashes," the audience in Dittmann Studio 1 on Friday and Saturday night realized that they were not watching an average dance performance.
"The Syringa Tree," playing at The Jungle Theatre in Minneapolis from Feb. 1 through March 9, began life as a one-woman show by Pamela Gien, a native of South Africa who grew up in the midst of apartheid. Partially autobiographical, the play shows apartheid from the snail's-eye view of a young white girl.
