Ouagadougou: The Minister in charge of Culture Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo presided over the celebration of the international theater day on the evening of Wednesday March 27, 2024, at the Carrefour International de ThéStre de Ouagadougou (CITO) . with a Russian play dealing with corruption.
With the support of the Russian-Burkinabe association AFRICAN INITIATIVE, International Theater Day was celebrated with a theatrical production at the CITO Theater in Ouagadougou, on March 27, 2024.
The play ‘The Revizor’ is the work of Nikolai Gogol.
Cultural figures came to see the Russian classic. It was the Minister of Communication, Culture, Arts and Tourism of Burkina Faso, Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel OUEDRAOGO, who chaired this ceremony rich in colors and lights.
Professor Alexandre, on behalf of the AFRICAN INITIATIVE association and the Russian delegation, took the floor to testify to the excellence of cooperation between Burkina Faso and Russia.
A minute of silence was observed at the request of the Profess
or to pay tribute to the victims of terrorism in both countries and in particular during the last attack which took place in Russia.
For Professor Alexandre, Burkina Faso and Russia must strengthen their ties to fight terrorism which spares no one.
‘We have the same fight and it is certain that we will overcome this phenomenon in the very near future,’ he added.
The large audience greatly appreciated the show and the actors received a long standing ovation.
Let us remember that ‘Le Revizor’ is a play which deals with the issue of corruption, the battlehorse of the current Transition government.
Source: Burkina Information Agency