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Ouvertures

Oct 5, 2019 · 2h 20m
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Reflecting on the legacy of Haitian revolutionary Toussaint L’Ouverture, "Ouvertures" follows a collective’s process of translating Édouard Glissant’s play Monsieur Toussaint from French to Creole.

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CAST

Mackenson Bijou
Rossi Jacques Casimir
Dieuvela Cherestal
James Desiris
James Fleurissaint
Louis Henderson
Léonard Jean Baptiste
Cynthia Maignan
Directed by Louis Henderson

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Status
Released
Original language
FR
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Arts Council of England, Centre National des Arts Plastiques (CNAP), Région Bretagne, Spectre Productions
Country
FR, GB

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