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10 de may. de 2024 · Kongi’s Harvest, the movie, has all the stuff of a legend. Regard it with the magical aura of an ancestral spirit, present but invisible, a rare masquerade displayed on special occasions. Then it is locked up again.
17 de may. de 2024 · But his more serious plays, such as The Strong Breed (1963), Kongi’s Harvest (opened the first Festival of Negro Arts in Dakar, 1966; published 1967), The Road (1965), From Zia, with Love (1992), and even the parody King Baabu (performed 2001; published 2002), reveal his disregard for African authoritarian leadership and his ...
21 de may. de 2024 · In examining the concept of leadership and the effects of changing communal values on African traditional theatre, the study undertakes a content analysis of Wole Soyinka’s Kongi’s Harvest and concludes that conflict would be largely abated if African cultures adapt, rather than adopt, received foreign cultures to suit local needs.
23 de may. de 2024 · In the same year, he wrote ‘Before the Blackout,’ ‘Kongi’s Harvest,’ and a BBC radio play titled ‘The Detainee.’ He was released from prison in 1969 and afterward traveled to France, where he wrote “The Bacchae of Euripides” and “Poems from Prison.”
Hace 4 días · In 1970, the film “Kongi’s Harvest,” directed by Ossie Davis, became a significant milestone. It highlighted Nigerian culture and talent on a global stage. The 1980s saw increased production with films like “Living in Bondage,” which revolutionized the industry.
Hace 2 días · President Tinubu has named the Arterial Road N20 from the Northern Parkway to the Outer Northern Expressway (ONEX) as the Prof. Wole Soyinka Highway. According to Persecondnews, President Tinubu named the road after the distinguished playwright, poet, and novelist who turns 90 on July 13. Soyinka was the first African to win the Nobel Literature […]
9 de may. de 2024 · Despite his scepticism about négritude, Soyinka came to see the premiere of his play Kongi’s Harvest. The historian Cheikh Anta Diop, who controversially argued that Egypt was a black civilisation, was one of the host country’s representatives.
