New — Africa Pages
July 27, 2009
from ethio.vtheatre.net/africa :
CHORUS
Stages of Drama : start with ethnicity
* When they [actors-characters] discover their African Identity? How?
* Ethiopian identity?
* Human — universal
“I am Who I am”? — American Chorus Line [Broadway] uniformity, not unity : final number.
west of africa
Without getting over the “social” formas one cannot get to oneself … and to our hearts.
* Selves
… “Africa Chorus Line”? [overcoming personal limitation, getting to the core = being an artist, actor]
“Afro-centric” and “anti-western” and “proud Ethiopian” and nationalistic and … 3 girls, 3 boys (cast) scenes
