{"id":144017,"date":"2015-08-17T11:49:41","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T11:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=144017"},"modified":"2015-08-17T11:58:42","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T11:58:42","slug":"the-heritage-theatre-series-wogb%c9%9b-j%c9%9bk%c9%9b-returns-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=144017","title":{"rendered":"The Heritage Theatre Series, Wogb\u025b J\u025bk\u025b, returns this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Producers of the Heritage Theatre Series are set to stage a re-run of\u00a0<strong>Wogb\u025b J\u025bk\u025b &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>The Birth Of A Nation\u00a0<\/strong>on Saturday August 22 at the National Theatre, Accra.<\/p>\n<p>Wogb\u025b J\u025bk\u025b: The Birth Of A Nation, tells the story of Ghana from ancient times to 1957 in a\u00a0two hour theatrical spectacle of dance, music and drama. The production has a rich\u00a0display of Ghana\u2019s culture and history, featuring the legendary stories of historical personalities\u00a0such as Ndewura Jakpa, Yaa Asantewaa, Agokoli, Kwame Nkrumah among many others.<\/p>\n<p>The rerun has been necessitated after a successful outing from on July 4 and 5 at the same venue, which got amazing reviews and requests from the general public for more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Wogbe-Jeke1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-144029\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Wogbe-Jeke1.jpg\" alt=\"Wogbe Jeke\" width=\"945\" height=\"1418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Wogbe-Jeke1.jpg 945w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Wogbe-Jeke1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Wogbe-Jeke1-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The producers are sparing no expense at making this an utterly breath taking production. With a\u00a0cast and crew of about 150 people made up of dancers, singers, actors, poets, and\u00a0instrumentalists, this is certainly going to be one of the biggest theatre productions in the\u00a0country.<\/p>\n<p>The Series is Written and produced by one of Ghana\u2019s outstanding young poets, Chief Moomen,\u00a0and directed BBC award winning playwright, Anima Misa Amoah and Abdul Karim Hakib, a\u00a0lecturer at the School of Performing Arts, UG. It is choreographed by international\u00a0choreographers, Sena Atsuga and Baffour Awuah, a fellow of the Choreomundus International,\u00a0Norway and supported by a team of theatre professionals from the School Of Performing Arts,\u00a0UG.<\/p>\n<p>The production is on Saturday 22nd August\u00a0July at the National Theatre with two\u00a0showings at 4pm and 8pm.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Kojo Akoto Boateng\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Producers of the Heritage Theatre Series are set to stage a re-run of\u00a0Wogb\u025b J\u025bk\u025b &#8211;\u00a0The Birth Of A Nation\u00a0on Saturday August 22 at the National Theatre, Accra. Wogb\u025b J\u025bk\u025b: The Birth Of A Nation, tells the story of Ghana from ancient times to 1957 in a\u00a0two hour theatrical spectacle of dance, music and drama. 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