Photo by Des Clarke.Artistic Director with DJ Steloo and Yaw P
The team took ‘Sui Generis’ to the Chalewote Street Art Festival, organized annually by Accra [dot] Alt. Artistic Director Elisabeth Efua Sutherland teamed up with ATW regulars James Brown, Sena Asante, and Doris Djangmah, along with newbie Gloria to bring an adaptation of the show to the streets of Jamestown.
Audu of the Nubuke Foundation joins Doris in costume before the show
James and Efua take a walk. Photo by WIRED
The piece used recycled set pieces, plastic headgear and movement to explore themes of reclamation, and the idea of the Ghanaian youth as “digital native”.
During the performance. Photo by Nana Sir Osei @ashantiimmigrant
Check out this article by OkayAfrica featuring artists from the festival: 7
See more photos of the festival by MESH at their online gallery: gallery-thousands-of-art-lovers-throng-to-james-town-accra-for-the-5th-chalewote-street-art-festival
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