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Art of Time Ensemble | Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale

October 25 @ 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm

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$35
Art of Time Ensemble - graphic for the opera Sankofa: A Soldier's Tale Retold

Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale Retold reimagines Igor Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat in a new libretto by poet Titilope Sonuga. Through the journey of a fictional soldier attempting to enlist in WWI, this Soldier’s Tale is set against the historical context of the No. 2 Construction Battalion — the only Canadian battalion composed of Black soldiers to serve in the First World War.

In a psychological battle with the devil on the road to enlisting, the soldier embodies the battalion’s resilience and enduring struggle against racism, discrimination and historical erasure. Like the symbol of the Sankofa bird from which this story draws its name (a word in the Twi language of Ghana which means to go back and retrieve what was forgotten), this work blends past and future as the rhythm of Sonuga’s poetry weaves through Stravinsky’s original music. Sankofa is an invitation to honour a difficult history while moving toward a more promising future.

Cast:
Diego Matamoros, Devil
Wade Bogert-O’Brien, Devil understudy
Olaoluwa Fayokun, Soldier
Ordena Stephens-Thompson, Narrator

Ludwig Van

Details

Date:
October 25
Time:
8:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Cost:
$35
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Website:
https://artoftimeensemble.com/sankofa

Venue

Harbourfront Centre Theatre
235 Queens Quay W
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2G8 Canada
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Phone:
(416) 973-4000
Website:
http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/theatre/

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