A bilingual version of “Breaking the Silence,” a critically acclaimed play about the legacy of Cambodia’s genocide, will be stage for the first time in Rwanda this Saturday to mark the 18th anniversary of the start of the 1994 genocide in the African nation.
The play written and directed by Annermarie Prins in 2009 and produce by Cambodia’s Amrita Performing Arts which has been widely shown in Cambodia’s provinces, will be performed in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, and two other cities.
In additional to the seven regular Cambodian cast members, two Rwandan actors will be joining the tour and will help to bridge the language gap by speaking in the local language, Kinyarwanda, according to a statement by the producers.
“It is an opportunity for two communities still coming to terms with the aftermath of genocide to explore the arts as a means of reconciliation,” said Fred Frumberg, executive director of Amrita Performing Arts. [Read full article…]
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