{"id":423220,"date":"2017-09-28T21:58:46","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T21:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/28\/alkebulans-awakening-held-to-mark-founders-day\/"},"modified":"2017-09-28T21:58:46","modified_gmt":"2017-09-28T21:58:46","slug":"alkebulans-awakening-held-to-mark-founders-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/28\/alkebulans-awakening-held-to-mark-founders-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Alkebulan\u2019s Awakening held to mark Founders\u2019 Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Entertainment of Thursday, 28 September 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>ghananewsagency.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-09-28<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/99939822.295.jpg\" alt=\"Dance Performance\" title=\"Dance Performance\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>File photo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385179598\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385179598\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1506635926_839_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The National Theatre of Ghana in collaboration with Elwah Movement Dance Theatre, USA and the National Dance Company has organized a dance performance dubbed: \u201cAlkebulan\u2019s Awakening\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The performance \u201cAlkebulan\u2019s Awakening\u201d, literally meaning \u201cMother of Humanity,\u201d is a dance collection from various African countries, which showcase Africa\u2019s deep beauty with the negative residual effects of the middle passage.<\/p>\n<p>It also addresses topics of mental liberation, ancestral knowledge and the beautiful African spirit and its global manifestation.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Colette Eloi, Artistic Director, Elwah Movement Dance Theatre, said the event was part of the country\u2019s Founders\u2019 Day commemoration and that the dances included 10 dance techniques and it took the professional dancer, three years to perfect the dance style.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Eloi said the performance presented a concept of unity and the need to rise above the standard to make the future better for the continent.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the performers the Ghana News Agency spoke to said, the techniques involved in the dance were very demanding and they needed to focus to ensure that it was well performed.<\/p>\n<p>The performance was composed by Nii-Tete Yartey, the Artistic Director of the National Dance, Isaac Annoh, Director of the National Symphony Orchestra, Nana Asaase, Master story-teller and <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nMs Stephany Yamoah, Deputy Director, National Dance Company and Director of Alkebulan\u2019s Awakening.<\/p>\n<p>The performance was graced by the second lady, Mrs Samira Bawumia.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: -1 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entertainment of Thursday, 28 September 2017 Source: ghananewsagency.com 2017-09-28 File photo &#13; The National Theatre of Ghana in collaboration with Elwah Movement Dance Theatre, USA and the National Dance Company has organized a dance performance dubbed: \u201cAlkebulan\u2019s Awakening\u201d. 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