Ymako
- Synopsis
- Ymako Teatri, a theatre company based in the Ivory Coast, uses street theatre to question some contemporary West African problems. The group’s originality consists in using the ‘invisible theatre’ method to take the public by surprise and thus make them react to their own problems. This film shows how a local theatre company efficiently uses fiction to illustrate the realities of today’s Africa. It presents two performances - one criticises the current proliferation of religious sects, the other deals with the awakening of villagers to HIV/AIDS.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Belgium
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min.
- Year of production
- 1997
- Availability
- Sale; 2000 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)
- Subjects
- Anthropology; Drama
- Keywords
- Africa; education through drama; health education; Ivory Coast
Credits
- Director
- Laurent van Lancker; Robin Shuffield
Production Company
- Name
Uppercut
- Phone
- +32 2 57 03 22
- Fax
- +32 2 57 03 22
- Address
- 1070 Bruxelles
Distributor
- Name
Royal Anthropological Institute
- Contact
- Susanne Hammacher (Film Officer)
- film@therai.org.uk
- Web
- https://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7387 0455
- Fax
- 020 7388 8817
- Address
- 50 Fitzroy Street
London
W1T 5BT - Notes
- The Institute sells more than 250 anthropology and ethnology titles on video and DVD, including some produced by students and staff of the Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology. There is also a large library of internationally produced film and video productions from which items may be borrowed within the UK.
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