Azonhon Faton

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Azonhon Faton (* 18th January 1957 in Porto-Novo , † 2008 ; actually Faton Sêmèdéton as Marie ) was a Nigerien director , playwright and actor .

Life

Azonhon Faton first appeared on stage in the school theater in 1966 . He tried his hand at various professions - such as a driver, mechanic, bricklayer and dock worker - and finally got a diploma as a construction electrician. He won several awards in the early 1980s for plays he wrote and performed by school theaters in Niamey and Agadez . In addition to dramas, he also wrote scripts for short films .

In 1987 Faton founded the theater ensemble Messagers du Sahel (" Messengers of the Sahel ") under his direction in Niamey , which in the 1990s was Niger's best-known private theater initiative. Unlike most of the other troops in the country, who played in the national languages ​​of Niger for reasons of broad impact , the Messagers du Sahel used the official language of French . In addition to Niger itself, the troupe performed at pan-African festivals abroad, around 1992 in Burkina Faso . When developing the repertoire, Azonhon Faton focused on the performance of the collective. The troupe had a realistic style. Like other established ensembles in Niger such as Yazi Dogo's troops and the ORTN troops, Faton's Messagers du Sahel also produced commissioned works for national television and non-governmental organizations .

Anzonhon Faton died in 2008 of complications from an illness.

Dramas

  • La langue mielleuse . 1981.
  • Attention professor . 1982.
  • Awa l'ambitieuse . 1982.
  • Nous sommes tous coupables . 1987.
  • Quel sort pour Zak? 1988.
  • Rêve déçu . 1989.
  • Le Génie de Kamalo . 1991.
  • Histoire du rêveur . 1994.
  • Un times mystérieux . 1997.
  • Samira n'ira pas à l'école . 1997.
  • Tanko, l'Enfant bafoué . 1998
  • Si Wa Fa (Ne les tuez pas) . 1998.
  • Koula da yara (Prenons soin des enfants) . 1998.
  • Kalatchi (Le Manger) . 1999.
  • Un retour providentiel . 2000.
  • Papa Ma folie . 2000.
  • Suspens au tribunal .
  • Le champ de l'espoir .
  • L'avisée et l'incrédule .
  • Espoir perdu .
  • Les deux séducteurs .
  • Notre administration .
  • Pour une affaire de femme .
  • Le sort d'une veuve .
  • Kandé et Biba .
  • Liberté de conscience .
  • Djogol ou la magouille .
  • Le désarroi d'une famille .
  • Tu commandes je commande .
  • La force de l'art .
  • Azno and Mariam .
  • Binta la fille modèle .
  • Le demon du plaisir .
  • L'enfant-trésor .
  • On change la vue .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c M. S. Abandé Moctar: Saadou Bori, Azonhon Faton ... ces artistes qui nous ont quittés . In: Le Sahel . No. 7556 , July 15, 2008, p. 7 ( nigerdiaspora.net [PDF; 1.1 MB ; accessed on October 8, 2019]).
  2. ↑ a b Chaibou Dan Inna , Ousmane Tandina: Niger . Translated by Helen Heubi. In: Don Rubin, Ousmane Diakhaté, Hansel Ndumbe Eyoh (Eds.): The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theater: Africa . 2nd Edition. Routledge, London / New York 2001, ISBN 0-415-05931-3 , pp. 213-214 .
  3. ↑ Chaibou Dan Inna: Le théâtre . In: Marie-Clotilde Jacquey (ed.): Littérature nigérienne (=  Notre librairie . No. 107 ). CLEF, Paris 1991, p. 66-67 .
  4. ↑ Chaibou Dan Inna, Ousmane Tandina: Niger . Translated by Helen Heubi. In: Don Rubin, Ousmane Diakhaté, Hansel Ndumbe Eyoh (Eds.): The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theater: Africa . 2nd Edition. Routledge, London / New York 2001, ISBN 0-415-05931-3 , pp. 215-216 .
  5. ^ Section Dramatique: List des adhérents (DRA). (PDF; 456 kB) Bureau Nigérien du Droit d'Auteur (BNDA), May 2, 2018, accessed on August 21, 2019 (French).
personal data
SURNAME Faton, Azonhon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Marie, Faton Sêmèdéton B. (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Nigerien director, playwright and actor
DATE OF BIRTH January 18, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Porto-Novo
DATE OF DEATH 2008