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The tchiloli, a theater tradition of the settlers of Sao Tomé unmasked

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Excerpt from Tchiloli in Sao Tome / Vincent Mambachaka © Vincent Mambachaka / Cécile Lavolot

By: Pascal Paradou Follow

On the African island of São Tomé, on the Equator, three hundred kilometers off the coast of Gabon, the Tchiloli is perpetuated, one of the most original forms of traditional theater in popular culture.

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Unique in Africa, it combines theatre, dance and music

With Vincent Mambachaka,

actor, director, director, artistic advisor to the

for the Africa2020 season and director of

 in Bangui, which he created in 1990. 

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