Alikiona
Alikiona (Consequences) is a play written in 1969 by Tanzanian playwright Ebrahim Hussein. Alikiona, originally written in Kiswahili, was translated to English by Joshua Williams. The play tells the story of an affair between a woman, Sadia, and her lover, Abdallah.[1] It centers on the discovery of the affair by Sadia's husband, Omari. The play is one act and is typically performed with five actors.
Alikiona has many naturalistic elements, as is characteristic of much of Hussain's earlier work. However, the play also has elements of kichekesho, which is a comic interlude often found in taarab performances.[2]
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Reception
Scholars have noted that the naturalistic elements found in this play are likely due to the colonial influence on Hussein's Theatre Arts education at the University of East Africa. This play, along with Wakati Ukuta (Time is a Wall) were written while Hussein was studying Theatre Arts and French at the University of East Africa. Both plays follow many elements of the European structure of the "well-made play."[3]
References
- ↑ Hussein, Ebrahim. Alikiona.
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- ↑ Ricard, Alain. Ebrahim Hussein: Swahili Theatre and Individualism. MKUKI NA NYOTA PUBLISHERS. pp. 13–33. Search this book on
- ↑ Fiebach, Joachim (1997). Ebrahim Hussein's Dramaturgy: A Swahili Multiculturalist's Journey in Drama and Theater. Indiana University Press. pp. 22–23. Retrieved 5 March 2019. Search this book on
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