South Africa's 'Vogue Opera' honours life of gay anti-apartheid activist Nkoli

Actors perform during a dance opera celebrating the life of late gay anti-apartheid activist Simon Nkoli, who was jailed in the 1980s, and, alongside comrades, went on to establish the first-ever Gay Pride march in South Africa, at the Market Theatre stage in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 19, 2023.REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African anti-apartheid and gay activist Simon Nkoli, who organised Africa's first Pride march in 1990, died 25 years ago but a group of artists inspired by him are determined to keep his legacy alive in an opera celebrating his life.

"Vogue Opera" - a mix of classical music, hip-hop, protest songs and dance - tells the story of Nkoli, whose activism helped to enshrine gay rights in South Africa's constitution - the first country on the continent to do so.