FILE - In this April 1959 file photo, actor Kirk Douglas, left, in the title role as a Roman slave and gladiator, Spartacus, battles Woody Strode in the role of gladiator Draba in a scene from "Spartacus" filmed in Hollywood, Ca. A new South African production of the ballet, "A Spartacus in Africa," will incorporate African dance styles with classical and contemporary dance for a story that its producers say resonates on a continent with its own history of oppression. (AP Photo/File)