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====Date: [[:Category: | ====Date: [[:Category:1979|1979]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:Africa|Africa]]==== | |||
====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]==== | |||
====Medium: [[:Category:Theatre|Theatre]]==== | |||
====Medium: [[:Category:Theatre|Theatre | |||
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'''Artist:''' Kolosa John Kargbo | '''Artist:''' Kolosa John Kargbo | ||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Sierra Leone party officials, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | '''Confronting Bodies:''' Sierra Leone party officials, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | ||
'''Date of Action:''' 1979 | |||
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'''Location:''' Freetown, Sierra Leone | '''Location:''' Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' ''Land of Distress'' (Poyo Togn Wahala) is a play that was performed by Kolosa John Kargbo and his company of 11 others in Freetown. It is about corrupt government officials and a young man who returns from Europe to expose them while introducing democracy (Sierra Leone had recently become a one party state and the government had resisted a coup d'etat.) <P> | |||
'''Description of Artwork:''' | |||
'''The Incident:''' In the middle of their performance run at city hall, the company was summoned to police headquarters and told, without reason, that the play should be cancelled. When they returned to city hall, it was surrounded by police. <P> | '''The Incident:''' In the middle of their performance run at city hall, the company was summoned to police headquarters and told, without reason, that the play should be cancelled. When they returned to city hall, it was surrounded by police. <P> | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' A month later it was decided that all manuscripts would have to be cleared by the government before being preformed. <P> | '''Results of Incident:''' A month later it was decided that all manuscripts would have to be cleared by the government before being preformed. <P> | ||
Kargbo and company found it difficult to cope. After another uncompromising play, Karbgo was transfered to the city of Bo by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The decision was based on the idea that he could cause less damage there. Another of the comapnies plays was critical of female circumcision, but this was censored due to complaints from the secret society that practiced it. After continued harassment, the group disbanded. <P> | Kargbo and company found it difficult to cope. After another uncompromising play, Karbgo was transfered to the city of Bo by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The decision was based on the idea that he could cause less damage there. Another of the comapnies plays was critical of female circumcision, but this was censored due to complaints from the secret society that practiced it. After continued harassment, the group disbanded. <P> | ||
'''Source:''' Censorship: A World Encyclopedia. Ed. Derek Jones. Chicago; London: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001. | '''Source:''' Censorship: A World Encyclopedia. Ed. Derek Jones. Chicago; London: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001. | ||
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[[Category:Africa]] | [[Category:Africa]] | ||
[[Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] | [[Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] | ||
[[Category:Theatre]] | [[Category:Theatre]] | ||
[[Category:Kolosa John Kargbo]] | [[Category:Kolosa John Kargbo]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:55, 3 January 2012
Date: 1979
Region: Africa
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion
Medium: Theatre
Artist: Kolosa John Kargbo
Confronting Bodies: Sierra Leone party officials, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Date of Action: 1979
Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone
Description of Artwork: Land of Distress (Poyo Togn Wahala) is a play that was performed by Kolosa John Kargbo and his company of 11 others in Freetown. It is about corrupt government officials and a young man who returns from Europe to expose them while introducing democracy (Sierra Leone had recently become a one party state and the government had resisted a coup d'etat.)
The Incident: In the middle of their performance run at city hall, the company was summoned to police headquarters and told, without reason, that the play should be cancelled. When they returned to city hall, it was surrounded by police.
Results of Incident: A month later it was decided that all manuscripts would have to be cleared by the government before being preformed.
Kargbo and company found it difficult to cope. After another uncompromising play, Karbgo was transfered to the city of Bo by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The decision was based on the idea that he could cause less damage there. Another of the comapnies plays was critical of female circumcision, but this was censored due to complaints from the secret society that practiced it. After continued harassment, the group disbanded.
Source: Censorship: A World Encyclopedia. Ed. Derek Jones. Chicago; London: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001.
