Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Six years since her death, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is being honoured with a production at Johannesburg’s Market Theatre this week Full text...
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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba has reaffirmed his government's full support for the theatrical arts, announcing the creation of the first two theatres of the General Authority for Cinema, Theatre and the Arts in Benghazi and Tripoli early next year Full text...
The 22nd edition of the Carthage Theater Days canceled due to COVID-19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 22nd edition of the Carthage Theater Days (JTC), initially scheduled for December 5 to 13, has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), organizers of the festival announced in a statement Tuesday Full text...
Theatre personalities honoured at Carthage Theatre Days
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Theatre personalities from several countries have been honoured at the ongoing 11th Carthage Theatre Days in Tunisia Full text...
Cote d'Ivoire: The 11th Abidjan Performing Arts Market to be held in March 2020
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 11th edition of the Abidjan Performing Arts Market (MASA) will take place from March 7 to 14, 2020, on the theme "Africa-World", with Canada as a guest country, PANA learned on Wednesday from cultural sources Full text...
Tunisia wins first two prizes of Journées Théatrales de Carthage
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 20th edition of Journées Théatrales de Carthage (JTC) ended on Sunday at the City of Culture of Tunis, marked by the supremacy of the theatre of Tunisia, which won the first two prizes
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Eleven plays selected for 20th edition of Carthage Theatre
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Eleven plays have been selected for the 20th edition of the Carthage Theatre scheduled from 8-16 December
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Nigeria: Nigeria says will not sell iconic National Theatre
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Federal Government assured on Monday that it will not sell the iconic National Theatre, purposely built for the 1977 World Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC) which the country hosted in the commercial city of Lagos
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Cape Verde: Eight countries to attend Cape Verde international theatre festival
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) – Groups from at least eight countries have confirmed their participation in the 20th edition of the international theatre festival of Mindelo (Mindelact 2014), to be held 19-28 September on the Cape Verdian island of Sao Vicente, organizers told PANA here on Thursday
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Magnificent National Arts Theatre, Lagos, to become 5-star hotel
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The National Arts Theatre, a key landmark in Nigeria's commercial city of Lagos, is set to assume a new status if the Federal Government carries out its plan to turn it into a hotel, according to local media reports
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Senegal's National Theatre will allow revisit of African, world history
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade said in Dakar on Friday that the newly-inaugurated National Theatre in his country would allow the revisit of the history of Africa and the world
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10th Benin International Theatre Festival begins 27 March
Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- The tenth edition of the Benin International Theatre Fes tival (FITHEB), one of Africa's most popular meetings for arts begins on 27 Marc h in ten Beninese localities, sources disclosed to PANA here
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Festival of Afro-Arab theatre ends on Saturday
N'Djamena- Chad (PANA) -- The fourth edition of the Festival of Afro-Arab Theatre is due to end in N’Djamena on Saturday with a concert
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Cotonou to host “Francophone Africa theatre” in December
Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- The second edition of the “Grand Prix d'Afrique du theat re francophone” contest, aimed at boosting the arts in French-speaking countries , will take place 10-12 December in Cotonou, organisers said
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Chinese leader visits Dakar's proposed national theatre site
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade and his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao here on Saturday visited the proposed site for the big Na t ional Theatre, to be financed by China to the tune of FCFA 20 billion
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