Yaa Asantewaa Warrior Queen

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Synopsis:

This was an ‘epic musical’ exploring the history of Nana Yaa Asantewaa, queen mother of the Asante, and the role she played in the 1900 war against Britain attempting to annex Asante, on the Gold Coast of Ghana, as a colony. The production dramatised one of the most important historical moments in African resistance to British subjugation, and purposely drew on pan-African aesthetics and art traditions as a source of inspiration.

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Author: Margaret Busby (writer). Music by Danso Abiam. George Dzikunu (choreographer)

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Director: Geraldine Connor

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