Ibsen in Maputo: Mutumbela Gogo debuts “The Pillars of Society”

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Ibsen in Maputo: Mutumbela Gogo debuts “The Pillars of Society”

10:15 CAT | 18 Jul 2017

O País

The Mutumbela Gogo Theatre Company will premieres Ibsen’s “The Pillars of Society” on the 21st of this month at the Teatro Avenida in Maputo.

Written by Henrik Ibsen, the play takes an in-depth look at corruption, at a time when Mozambique is undergoing a crisis generated by the effects of this phenomenon.

Mutumbela Gogo is joining several world-wide institutions engaged in the fight against corruption. The piece was written 150 years ago but its content is always up to date, with Mozambique currently immersed in a very explicit corruption scenario.

Despite constantly reporting situations of corruption, the play does not evince concrete cases but seeks to generalize to show how the problem becomes ingrained. Mutumbela Gogo wants the work to incite a peaceful revolt, with every citizen fighting this evil in his or her post.

As well as awakening society to the evils of corruption, Teatro Avenida and Mutumbela Gogo also want the play to celebrate 40 years of cooperation between Mozambique and Norway.

Two members of the cast will surely reinforce Mutumbela Gogo’s reputation for excellence: actor Hélder Timane from Mbeu, who has not been on the scene for a while, and Wate Penalva, the son of actress Graça Silva and the youngest member of the group.

About an hour-and-a-half long, “The Pillars of Society” will play at the Avenida Theatre at 6:00 p.m. on the 21st, 22nd and 23rd of July. There will be a reprise in the September season.

“The Pillars of Society” is directed by Manuela Soeiro and staged by Jorge Vaz.

Full cast includes: Adelino Branquinho, Vítor Raposo, Jorge Vaz, Isabel Jorge, Yolanda Fumo, Felix Tinga, Hélder Timane, Angelina Chavango, Atila César, Yuck Miranda, Júlia Novela, Flávio Mabota, Carlos Zicu.

Source: O País