Mahama’s UN reckoning comes alive …as Latif Abubakar stages ‘The Darkest Chapter’
Playwright Latif Abubakar is set to bring President John Dramani Mahama’s United Nations reckoning to the stage with his 21st production. Produced by Globe Productions in partnership with the National Theatre, UNESCO, and the Ministries of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, and Foreign Affairs, the production, titled ‘The Darkest Chapter’, promises to be a world-class … The post Mahama’s UN…
Ghanaian playwright Latif Abubakar is set to bring President John Dramani Mahama's UN testimony to the stage with his 21st production, titled 'The Darkest Chapter'. Produced by Globe Productions in collaboration with the National Theatre, UNESCO, and Ghana's Ministries of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts and Foreign Affairs, the world-class musical dance theatrical experience promises to be an unprecedented production.
Inspired by Mahama's UNGA testimony, where the body voted 123 to three to declare transatlantic slavery the gravest crime against humanity, the production features an immortal narrator, 'The Witness', who embodies various aspects of the African experience from the Gold Coast to the Caribbean to the UN General Assembly. Set across three distinct worlds, the production combines West African, contemporary, and Caribbean dance traditions with a live score, providing an immersive and cinematic experience.
Abubakar urges audiences to walk through the performance, transforming the resolution into an answered prayer and celebrating Ghana's consistent bridge between theatre and social change.
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