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M'APPELLE MOHAMED ALI

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Genre : Performance | Kampala

Tuesday 02 june 2015

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Principal country concerned : Column : Theater, Intercultural/migrations
Uganda

M'APPELLE MOHAMED ALI - Duration : 1h15min

Written by DIEUDONNE NIANGOUNA

Directed by Jean Hamado Tiemtore



Venue: NATIONAL THEATRE

Date & Time: 2nd June, 7:00pm

Entry fee: 20,000 UGX for adults,

10,000 UGX for AFK members and students



M'appelle Mohamed Ali (My name is Mohamed Ali) is a show by the Burkinabé actor, Etienne Minoungou, who happens to bear a strong physical resemblance to the legendary Mohamed Ali. Written for Etienne Minoungou by the Congolese writer Dieudonné Niangouna, the play recounts the life of the brilliant and provocative heavyweight champion, Mohamed Ali. It follows his story from his most important wins, to being banned and stripped of his title and sentenced to five years' imprisonment in early 1967 for refusing the Vietnam draft ("I ain't got no quarrel with the Viet Cong – they never called me nigger"), to the 'rumble in the jungle' when he reclaimed his world title in 1974. The play reflects on the power of resistance, on having faith in oneself, on complementing one another, on possessing a community spirit, a fighting spirit and on pushing boundaries.

Information / Venue


Time: 7 pm 
Entry fee: 20,000 UGX for adults,
10,000 UGX for AFK members and students



Uganda National Cultural Centre Plot 2, 4 & 6 De-Winton Road
Kampala
Uganda




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Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Guerrilla Arts
  • HOT
  • Bayimba
  • Uganda Women Writers Association
  • Arts 256
  • 32º East
  • Amakula Festival

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