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ZANNIMO LATE
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Zannimo Late is a play written and directed by France Herve, loosly inspired by the dystopian classic "Animal Farm" by George Orwell. It is a piece of musical and choreographic theatre in a mixture of French and Creole, for sixteen actors and several marionettes. It was commissioned for the Festival des Quatre Chemins, Port-au-Prince, Haiti in September 2009 and co-produced by the Centre Culturel Pye-Poudre, Fokal and l'Institut Francais de Haiti. Zannimo Late tells the story of the animals of a farm who, inspired by the discourse of the eldest animal, Sage Legba, revolt and overthrow their human master, the down-and-out Mr Jones. Each animal represents a human archetype; Malabar, the horse, is a tireless and loyal worker; Zepon d'Or, the rooster, is a proud and feisty macho with two wives; Gaston, the duck, has ambitions to become a journalist, but is unfortunately dyslexic. Meanwhile, the three pigs, Napo, Babo and Bebe, who autoproclaim themselves "intellectual workers", undertake the reorganisation of the farm in the name of the new egalitarian philosophy named "animalism"... The play is infused with voodoo symbolism, particularly in the representation of Sage Legba, who appears in three different marionette forms throughout the play. "Legba", is a Voodoo deity and is the lord of crossroads and gateways. In the play Legba opens the door to revolution, but the interpretion of his words leads to multiple problems and eventually disastrous consequences. French puppeteer Alexandra Melis-Shiva who also fabricated the puppets, trained the actors in marionette manipulation during the creation and during a two week workshop in April 2009 entitled "Theatre stylisee, masques et marionettes" in Port-au-Prince in April 2009 along with the other project directors France Herve and Lucien Johnson. The play contains original music by Lucien Johnson in the form of songs, recorded atmospheres and instrumental pieces. The live music was performed by Johnson on piano and saxophone and Fritznell "Fanfan" Morriseau on Haitian percussion. For more information, full biographies, synopsis and photos please click on the following link: Click here to listen to NAPO's THEME
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