29/09/2024
Listen carefully. That was the only self-imposed dogma when I started working on this production over a year ago. We wanted to take a contemporary
African perspective to address the questions and problems surrounding looted cultural assets. So I tried to translate what I heard in all the interviews we conducted, in the conversations with our fantastic performers with all the emotions that have been expressed, into a visual storytelling. Otherwise I would not have been able to justify my participation. This was not easy but the most wonderful experience. I can hardly express how grateful I am. Through this approach I gained much more for myself personally, which goes far beyond historical understanding. No one will be able to take this experience and this awareness away from me. I hope this production will continue to tour widely and I hope that we will be able to convert this piece into a film format one day.
Thank you incredible people and thank you to everyone who watched the piece. We still have a show today!!
FOTOS: STEVE THOMAS