About the Artist / Author:

Amanda Strydom is an award-winning actress and singer and has become a household name in South Africa.

About this Product:

State of the Heart was written by Amanda Strydom in 1993 and was the first of her six one-woman productions to date. It was awarded the DALRO Award for Best Cabaret, as well as the Showtime Award for Cabaret of the Year in 1994.

Strydom performed this piece throughout South Africa. In big and small theatres, school halls, living rooms, tents, a cave in Hermanus and on a train between Johannesburg and Bloemfontein. She was even awarded standing ovations in the Netherlands and in Namibia for this truly South African masterpiece.

This is the first of Strydom's theatrical productions to be released on DVD. It was filmed on 28 October 2008 at the Joburg Promusica Theatre in Roodepoort.

Track Listing / Chapter Index:

1. When the meadow was blooming

2. The man I love

3. Boeremedley:
* Aspatat se moses
* Antjie die rooi bruin hen
* Oom Bossie van die Bosveld
* Huisie in die berge

4. With my lover beside me

5. Dingaka Lullaby

6. French Medley:
* L'amour est bleu
* Plaisir d'amour

7. War Medley:
* I may never go home
* Another spring, another love
* La vie en rose
* Lili Marlene
* White cliffs of Dover
* A nightingale sang in Barkley Square

8. Skielik is jy vry

9. Papa

10. Ek loop die pad

11. At last

Shipping Information:

Usually within 48 hours. Shipped by registered mail to addresses within the Republic of South Africa. Postage and packaging are charged per order and not per item. Charges are calculated based on the total weight of the order.

Beneficiary:

The artist and/or owner of this DVD had nominated MES's Pre-Primary School as the Product Beneficiary. R 25.00 from each unit sold will be allocated to this facility. VAT and transaction costs are also included in the selling price.