| The National Theatre of Ghana | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Theatre |
| Town or city | Accra |
| Country | Ghana |
| Construction started | 8 March 1990 |
| Completed | 16 December 1992 |
| Opened | 30 December 1992 |
| Client | Ghana National Commission of Culture |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Cheng Taining and Ye Xianghan |
| Website | |
| www.nationaltheatre.gov.gh | |
| References | |
| http://www.nationaltheatre.gov.gh/index.php/history/ https://archnet.org/sites/1413/media_contents/15314 | |
The National Theatre of Ghana was opened in 1992 in Accra, the capital of Ghana, to spearhead the country's theatre movement by providing a multi-functional venue for concerts, dance, drama and musical performances, screenplays, exhibitions and special events. In Ghana, theatre as an artistic form has existed for centuries in the traditional dramatic expressions of society,[1] however, the National Theatre Movement (NTM) was conceived around the time of Ghana's independence in 1957 to help remold the new nation's cultural identity. The theatre is governed by the National Theatre Law 1991, PNDC Law 259.[2] The building houses the three resident companies of the National Dance Company, the National Symphony Orchestra, and the National Drama Company.
- ^ Lokko, Sophia (September 1980). "Theatre Space: A Historical Overview of the Theatre Movement in Ghana". Modern Drama. 23 (3): 310. doi:10.3138/md.23.3.309. ISSN 0026-7694.
- ^ Donkor, David Afriyie (2017). "Making Space for Performance: Theatrical-Architectural Nationalism in Postindependence Ghana". Theatre History Studies. 36 (1): 29–56. doi:10.1353/ths.2017.0002. ISSN 2166-9953.