Notes Towards an African Orestes

00:00:10 NOTES FOR AN AFRICAN ORESTEIA

00:03:11 Orestes goes in disguise to the Court in Argos

00:06:43 This sinister black veil

00:10:41 As well as for characters, l also looked for locations of course.

00:13:49 Inquisitive children.

00:16:48 are obedient, passive and humble.

00:19:09 Ethiopia.

00:20:50 constructed by European leaders.

00:22:46 There are still other characters to find: the Furies.

00:25:44 The incandescent sign which flew from Lemnos to be reflected on Mount Athos

00:27:54 but as an abstract war.

00:31:05 that the 20 million black sub-proletarians of America

00:45:57 as are used when they go to give offerings and say prayers at the grave.

00:48:16 for, still almost in their down

00:51:31 Now Orestes is before the Temple of Apollo.

00:54:29 Townsmen or Tribesmen.

00:56:30 From now on and forever, this people

00:58:32 We have discovered many things in terms of civilisation

01:00:39 But are you sure that everything you see in the western world is positive

01:02:30 what he learnt -

01:04:21 This is the idea that the new Africa, the Africa of the future

01:06:07 But though your experience is greater

01:08:53 Dancing gaily and loosely

01:10:51 There is a great freedom, a great openness to the future, in Africa.