'The Golden Stool, or the Story of Nana Yaa Asantewaa' is an opera performance that debuts at the London's Barbican on 14 October.
The performance takes 12 classical opera songs, including Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy' and reworks them to tell the story of Warrior Queen Nana Yaa Asantewaa through an all-female cast.
In our 8th episode in season 6, we speak to the creator and artistic director behind this afropera - Belgium-based Gorges Ocloo.
Gorges is a multi-disciplinary artist whose expertise includes performance art, contemporary dance – he is a stage director, librettist and composer and co-artistic director of Antwerp-based performing arts theatre Toneelhuis in Belgium.
Click the images to listen to our interviews with Gorges.
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