GREAT APES OF THE WEST COAST
“Great Apes of the West Coast is the story I have always avoided to tell. But lately, I am realizing that this story is unavoidable”, says Princess Isatu Hassan Bangura.
MAKERS
Princess Isatu Hassan Bangura / NTGent
PRACTICAL INFO
✔ English spoken
✔ Dutch surtitles
✔ Trigger warnings: none
SYNOPSIS
‘Great Apes of the West Coast’ will be a visual, musical and lyrical solo performance that tells a story of new beginnings, re-discoveries, and past memories. Using theatre as a tool to resurrect and celebrate the light of the West-African culture, Bangura wants to reclaim the narrative of the Great Apes and overturn any negative connotation with the animal Queendom.
The most current version of the full promotext can be found on this page.
TOUR DATES
The most current version of the tour dates can be found on this page.
VIDEO
- Download the teaser of ‘Great Apes of the West Coast’ here: https://vimeo.com/ntgent/greatapes?share=copy
- Download the trailer of 'Great Apes of the West Coast' here: https://vimeo.com/800907156
- De volledige captatie van de voorstelling is op aanvraag verkrijgbaar via benny.dhaeseleer@ntgent.be
PHOTOS
Download all images here. Free to use by theaters and journalists provided correct credits are given.
PRESS QUOTES
✒ "With this solo, Bangura shows why she is considered a great talent in theatre" - NRC Handelsblad ****
For her performance in this play, Princess Bangura was nominated for a theatre award from the Belgian gild of actors.
BIOS
Princess Isatu Hassan Bangura (1996) graduated from the Drama Academy in Maastricht as a performer and has drawn on the forms and techniques of various art forms including performance, music and film ever since.She has played at the Nationaal Theater and NTGent and has created several solo performances. These have often been described as 'rich in images and colours' and are sometimes perceived as radical. Her performances are often motivated by memories of her past and a mixture of both her West African roots and her current knowledge and experiences of the Western world. Her work reflects her religious and spiritual background. She tends to take the role of storyteller on stage, while the audience usually takes the role of witness. Her physical presence on stage aims to touch the primal essence of being human.
Read Princess Isatu Hassan Bangura's bio here.
CREDITS
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CONTACT
❔ Are you interested in programming this performance? Please contact Sophie Vanden Broeck, sales manager at NTGent:
✉: sophie.vanden.broeck@ntgent.be
☎: +32 485 80 38 43
❔ If you didn't find the promotional material you were looking for on this page, please contact Benny D'haeseleer, communications officer at NTGent at benny.dhaeseleer@ntgent.be
❔ For the technical rider or other technical questions, please contact sander.michiels@ntgent.be