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My Country, My Country is a new, unproduced, multi-genre musical that centers around the nexus point of Congolese independence, following two central characters:
Both men, had parallel ambitions of creating a better future for Congo…and both were their own undoing. Come get a sneak peak into what manner scholars call the most important assassination of the 20th Century.
Artist Statement
“Both of my parents grew up in Congo. I was born with the languages and culture in my blood. And yet, I grew up in the US, and have travelled to many other places. And that has made me so fascinated with the intersection of stories. Whenever I tell people something difficult like ‘10 million people have died in Congo in the last 15 years’ or something positive like ‘Kinshasa is the 10th biggest city in the world,’ they always react with surprise. So it is my intention to erase any barriers between an audience and this story. I intend to show the intersections between Europe, Africa and the US through these two men how similar these cultures were and still are, and how looking at this period 60 years ago can give us a richer understanding of our world today, and ultimately – ourselves.”
– Brenton Weyi