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Ouvertures
Overview
Reflecting on the legacy of Haitian revolutionary Toussaint L’Ouverture, "Ouvertures" follows a collective’s process of translating Édouard Glissant’s play Monsieur Toussaint from French to Creole.
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Cast
Mackenson Bijou
Rossi Jacques Casimir
Dieuvela Cherestal
James Desiris
James Fleurissaint
Louis Henderson
Léonard Jean Baptiste
Cynthia Maignan
Sophonie Maignan
Olivier Marbœuf
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