US EditionSenegal Theatre Reverses Wig Ban After Backlash
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In Senegal, the controversy caused by an internal note calling on the employees of the Grand Théâtre de Dakar to stop wearing wigs or to stop depiging their skin was right. Tuesday, 15 July, The management of the public theatre officially cancelled the memorandum after a wave of outrage denouncing the discriminatory nature of this document against women.
Wig ban only lasts a day in Senegal theatre after backlash – DailyNews
A sudden and swiftly reversed ban on wigs, hair extensions, and skin-lightening products at an iconic theatre in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, has ignited a widespread public backlash – laying bare deep tensions around identity, gender politics, and cultural nationalism in the West African nation. The internal memo was stamped by the national culture ministry and issued on Monday by Serigne Fall Guèye, director of the Grand Théâtre de Dakar. He said…
In the Senegalese artistic landscape, often overshadowed by other priorities, Pa Assane, known as the stage Jules César, raises the voice to defend the dignity of his profession and the condition of artists. "I am an actor. A Senegalese artist," he says with lucid pride. Yet, behind this statement is a bitter observation: the acting profession is still far from being fully recognized in Senegal. "L的art is often perceived here as an unnecessary l…
The director of the Grand Theatre in Dakar, Serigne Fall Gueye, was forced to go back to the ban he had imposed on the women's staff in his establishment. He had justified it by the "pan-African" mission of his establishment.
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