 Pan-African Cultural Festival in Alger
Sidiki BAKABA honored for lifetime achievement
10/07/2009
Under the spotlight in Alger
The International Theater Festival, the 2nd Pan-African Cultural Festival of Alger held from 5 to 2O July 2009, Sidiki Bakaba honored for his entire career.
A fair gratitude to this great man, Ivorian actor, considered one of the most brilliant of all time in Ivory Coast. His whole life merges with art.
He has traveled the globe. In its quest for a better and more fair, art and culture are for him at the center of existence, as creators of life. Also, no test has ever been right Sidiki Bakaba. His boundless passion is infectious, contagious or even wonderful.
And we review here on the trail of the cimarron Colombia, the descendants of black slaves who revolted fought for their freedom. Quest identity quest dignity at the heart of a mangrove powerless to quell the desire to break the chains of freedom. We see still there in the land of the rising sun made for a guru sent by the Gods. Or even on movie sets in Thiaroye in Senegal, for example, that history does not forget the martyrs. Freedom fighter, Sidiki Bakaba is surely he who deal with guns, had the courage to film, risking his own life, that other barbarism of our times that his country still bears sequelae. The victory could only belong to bare hands in these bloody days before the Ivory Tower and the main bridges in Abidjan.
This man-symbol, which has humbly agreed to return to serve his country as Director General of the Culture Palace in Abidjan, while leading his job admirably in Europe, has over 40 years of a career flowered. Years spent in the service of Art capitalized. A sum of unusual experiences on the art scene. Sidiki Bakaba has proved its value on the continent and beyond Africa.
It is therefore right that the Algerian government has specially invited to this 2nd Pan-African Cultural Festival in Alger. The honorary degree which was presented is a statement in Arabic saying: "To glorify Sidiki Bakaba in recognition for all his works, his artistic and cultural acts for art theater.
In addition, during remission, "its commitment to the influence of Africa in the world and his courage were welcomed.
This yet another distinction, the second he receives from Algeria after the gold medal for best actor in 1987, is a well deserved rededication e for the one that counts among the greatest contemporary African artists.
The return and the triumphant welcome
A few short days after the memorable ceremony of homage and gratitude Sidiki Bakaba returned to Côte d'Ivoire. It was Friday, July 17, 2009.
That day, the international airport Felix Houphouet Boigny had a special animation around midnight.
actors from the Actor Studio Abidjan, dressed in costumes from the Napoleonic era created for the play "Storm Island" of Bernard Dadi (directed by Sidiki Bakaba and produced by Ayala Bakaba under the 2007-2008 theater season at the Palais de la Culture in Abidjan), have booked a reception most remarkable and worthy of their master Sidiki Bakaba. While the airport had eyes only for the joyous party that joined the press. It was certainly welcome the most original and most famous novel ever the Felix Houphouet Boigny airport from there.
Award Presentation to the Press and Ivorians
Prize awarded to Sidiki Bakaba is a huge honor because the Côte d'Ivoire. The artist has presented to the press for a broad echo is done to all Ivorians. It was Tuesday, July 21.
During the press conference he hosted, Sidiki Bakaba reporters learned that other officials, a handful , as he had been honored. He is the father of Ivorian Letters Bernard B. Dadi, the Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka of Nigeria, Sotigui Kouyate from Burkina Faso and Senegal's Ousmane Diabaté.
Following the example of Sidiki Bakaba, each personnalitésa rec u a trophy and a diploma of honor that makes her a living monument to African culture.
Going back in his memories when he was barely a score d & rsquo ; years, Sidiki Bakaba was reviewed on the same stage where, 4O before, he played with other actors Ivorian part "Mr. Togognini" ; Bernard B. Dadi. (The first edition of the Pan-African Cultural Festival held in Algiers in 1969).
"I felt great emotion have been ; honored 40 years later on the same stage where I played Mr. Togognini. I am also happy for my country, "said Sidiki Bakaba.
The Director General of the Culture Palace in Abidjan did not fail to deplore the fact of having been present in Algiers the vast historical panorama that is part "Storm Island" by Bernard Dadié a section describing the struggle for liberation ration of Haiti, the first black republic, with Toussaint Louverture. The opportunity was even more beautiful than the theme of this 2nd edition of the Pan-African cultural festival in Algiers was on the African renaissance. And what symbol that he would not play on the same stage 40 after another piece of Bernard B. Dadi, "he concluded.
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