In person(s)
Hear Aimé Césaire for the National Day of Memories of the Slave Trade and Slavery
Audio 28:59
Jacques Martial staged and performed Aimé Césaire's “Cahier d'un retour au Pays Natal”.
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By: Pascal Paradou Follow
1 min
First poem by Aimé Césaire,
Cahier d'un retour au Pays Natal
recounts the French West Indies before the decline of the colonial empire in 1939. A text "
marked with the seal of his impatience as a young man of 25
", according to Jacques Martial who believes that “
the language of Aimé Césaire demands to be said as much as it is made to be heard.
»
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The actor and director has therefore adapted this text for the stage, in resonance with this national day of memories of the slave trade, slavery and their abolition.
Guest:
Jacques Martial
, actor and director of "
Cahier d'un retour au Pays Natal
", at the Théâtre de l'Épée de Bois, from May 5 to 15, 2022.
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