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Albert Mongita

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Albert Mongita
human
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Country wey e be citizenDemocratic Republic of the Congo Edit
Name wey dem give amAlbert Edit
Ein date of birth8 March 1916 Edit
Place dem born amIrebu Edit
Date wey edie26 April 1985 Edit
Copyright status as creatorworks protected by copyrights Edit

Albert Likeke Mongita, dem sanso know am as Mongita Likeke (1916—1985) na he be an actor, dramatist, painter, filmmaker den theatre director wey komot de Democratic Republic of Congo. Na Mongita be "one of the leaders of the national theatre movement in the decades after World War II".[1]

Life

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Na dem born Albert Mongita for 8 March 1916 for Irebu insyd Belgian Congo. Wen na he be one year old, he cam to Léopoldville (now Kinshasa). After six years insyd primary school den two years insyd a professional school, he attend de middle school St. Joseph's Institute for five years. He stay on make he teach for five more years, he lef make he work give de post administration. Insyd 1949 he join Radio Congo Belge as an editor den announcer.[2]

After he wrep chaw sketches, he cam turn interested for theatre insyd. Mongita join de Alumni Association of the Fathers of Scheuts (ADAPES) insyd Léopoldville insyd de early 1950s, later he cam turn ein theatrical driving force. Plus André Scohy, Mongita organize chaw national popular theatre festivals, den tours to Léopoldville by foreign theatre groups.[1] Mongito wrep chaw plays insyd French give ein theatre group, La ligue folklorique congolaise. Na dem perform Soki Stanley insyd Léopoldville insyd 1954, for de fiftieth anniversary of Henry Morton Stanley ein death. Na dem perform Lifoco before de Governor General, Léo Pétillon insyd 1955.[2] Mongita ein Lifoco troupe tour thru rough Tshela (Mayumbe), Matadi, den Thysville insyd 1956.[3]

For de start of de 1950s na dem establish a Congolese cine-club insyd Léopoldville, den under Belgian instruction Mongita help make dem shoot La Leçon de Cinéma (The Film Lesson) insyd 1951.[4] Chaw of de club ein Congolese members no make films after independence, wey dem dey suggest say na dema training no be thorough, though Mongito make one documentary insyd 1963.[5] He sanso serve as director of cultural affairs insyd de post-independence country[6][7] den later as director of de national theater.[8]

Works

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Plays

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  • Mangengenge, dem publish insyd mimeographed form, 1956
  • Soki Stanley, La Quinzaine, 1957
  • Ngombe, dem publish serially insyd Présence Congolaise, 1964

Films

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  • (with other students) La Leçon de Cinéma [The Film Lesson], 1951
  • Tams-tams du Congo, 1963

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Don Rubin (1994). The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Africa. Taylor & Francis. p. 338. ISBN 978-0-415-05931-2.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Janheinz Jahn, Who's Who in African Literature, 1972, pp.233-4.
  3. ↑ Jadot, J. M. (1957). "Belgian Congo 1956". Civilisations. 7 (1): 123–128. ISSN 0009-8140. JSTOR 41230263.
  4. ↑ Barlet, Olivier (2012). "The Ambivalence of French Funding". Black Camera. 3 (2): 205–216. ISSN 1947-4237.
  5. ↑ Manthia Diawara (1992). African Cinema: Politics & Culture. Indiana University Press. p. 16. ISBN 0-253-20707-X.
  6. ↑ ""Satchmo Okuka Lokole": When Louis Armstrong traveled to the Congo". PAM - Pan African Music (in American English). 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  7. ↑ "TSHOMBE EXHORTS CONGOLESE CROWD; Says He'll 'Work Miracles' if People Back Him". The New York Times (in American English). 1964-07-19. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  8. ↑ Canaday, John (1973-10-14). "Art". The New York Times (in American English). ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
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