Phase 3: the performance and the production of the outputs of the project - May 2017 to September 2017

The project was seen as an occasion to expose the younger generation to the values associated with Indigenous culture and to a site, very close to the university campus, of great cultural heritage importance. From this point students became active participants in the project. It was decided that that they would act as “welcomers” at the entrance on 6 May, the day open to the public, explaining to them the ethical spirit behind the project. Their participation would help solve the problem of crowd management at the site with each student acting as a guide for a group of 10 people. The call was distributed a month before the performance in the form of an invitation and was made into a poster positioned at the entrance of the Cape Recife Nature Reserve on 06 May. The call detailed the ethical considerations and noted that filming and photography were prohibited. This was of fundamental importance in creating an atmosphere of complete peace and to immerse the participants in a shared, spiritual experience.

Phase 3: The performance and the production of the outputs of the project May 2017 to September 2017. From the morning of 05 May at Cape Recife, Chiefs and members of the KhoiSan community began preparing the site and building the two reed huts which would house us that night. This phase represented a unique learning opportunity for some members of the community because the structures are only built by the KhoiSan for the special occasions and celebrations like !NAU. When the two structures were finished, the first fire was lit in the middle of the hut and the group came together at the end of the day to prepare for the next day.