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Presentations of a play adapted from Amadou Hampaté Bâ 16th–17th January (Saturday–Sunday) 7:00 pm and 19th–23rd January(Tuesday–Saturday) 7:00 pm Adapted by: Marie-Hélène Estienne Directed by: Peter Brook Music by: Toshi Tsuchitori Light design: Philippe Vialatte Costumes: Hélène Patarot With: Makram J. Khoury, Tunji Lucas, Jared McNeill, Khalifa Natour, Abdou Ouologuem, César Sarachu , Maximilien Seweryn Stage manager: Arthur Franc. Tickets can be collected from the office of the Grotowski Institute, 27 Rynek-Ratusz, Przej¶cie ¯ela¼nicze, which is open from 10am to 4pm, or at the venue, Scena na ¦wiebodzkim, from 5pm to 6:30pm. Performed in English with Polish subtitles. Eleven and Twelve describes the life and teaching of a humble and extraordinary man who was Amadou Hampaté Bâ’s master. His story draws us deep into an Africa that is traditional, animist, impregnated with Islam, shaken by colonialism and torn apart of internal strife. Starting with a tiny disagreement over the meaning of the number 11 as opposed to the number 12 merciless conflicts arise that lead to massacres, to martyrdom. These tragic events create a chain that eventually links a small African village to the highest political decisions of the Second World War. Peter Brook About Tierno Bokar by Marie-Hélène Estienne The piece is a co-production of C.I.C.T./ Théâtre Bouffes du Nord, Paris, barbicanbite10, London, and the Grotowski Institute, Wroc³aw.
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