Magnetic performances scheduled for Ghana Theatre Festival 2018

Genre : Communiqués
Principal country concerned : Column : Intercultural/migrations
Release/publication date : 2018
Published on : 16/09/2018
Source : www.artsghana.org

Diverse performances will mark the 2018 edition of Ghana Theatre Festival, which kicks of at the National Theatre in Accra on Tuesday September 25 with a dance drama titled "Lantaba", an inventive piece that highlights social issues.
 
On Wednesday September 26, a play titled "Boeing Boeing", which centers on a bachelor Ekow Richardson and three attractive flight attendants engaged to him without knowing about each other will be performed alongside a music al dubbed "Highlife Time" with the Police Band, Dromo Naa Cultural Band and others. 
 
Spoken word group Ehalakasa will on Thursday September 27 present a literary night with poems dubbed "Naked Truth Spatters", which comprise unapologetic expressions of life and love while a film titled "Ancestral Treaty" will also be screened.  
 
On Friday September 28, the National Symphony Orchestra will perform local and foreign classical music that will leave a lasting impression on the minds of the audience. A fashion by show DSG Model Agency and comedy thrills by Lekzy Decomic, Teacher Kwadwo will also form part of the evening.  
 
Aya – The Fern, a three leg dance piece which deals with issues of life after death, political and socio-economic activities of an ancient African empire will be performed on Saturday September 29 alongside a drama piece titled "You Play Me I Play You".  
 
The festival, which forms part of activities marking the 25th anniversary of the National Theatre, ends on Sunday September 30 with the performance of two plays titled "The Marriage of Anansewa" and "The Barber and the Apprentice" alongside a concert party with Paa Goerge, Ice Water and others.
 

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