Africa-Press – Angola. Associação Chá de Caxinde calls for the recovery of the Cine-Teatro Nacional, to give life to this ’emblematic’ room, Cultural Heritage of Angola, said editor Jacques dos Santos recently in Luanda.
In an interview in the month dedicated to literature, Jacques dos Santos referred to the association’s intention, of which he is a founding member, to rebuild the theater to give life to a room located in the ‘heart’ of Luanda, where he says it does not exist, until today. , showrooms.
According to the interlocutor, the Chá de Caxinde Association believes that the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Filipe Zau, “because he is a person linked to culture, will allow us to achieve these objectives”.
Inaugurated on January 1, 1932, the Cine-Teatro Nacional, with capacity for 896 seats, including audience and boxes, was the first cinema and theater in Luanda, being considered the ‘mother room of all theaters in the country’ ‘.
With some nostalgia, the editor reveals that, although he no longer belongs to the board of Chá de Caxinde, he is still a figure linked to the association, which is why this struggle “animates me and gives me life”.
Literature
Referring to literature, the interviewee was concerned with the fact that there is currently no desire on the part of writers to “take” the country’s rich collection and turn it into literature.
“I think that the enormous richness that we have in oral tradition has not been taken advantage of (…), in which there are fabulous stories that could be turned into good books, but that end up dying in the knowledge of the elderly”, vented Jacques dos Santos.
He alerted to the need to value the academy, highlighting the faculties of letters, for the good of Angolan literature.
“To take literature seriously, writers have to study, get closer to the academy (…), read more and make very serious reflections on what they write”, he pointed out.
Decorated with the medal of the ‘Order of Rio Branco’ by President Lula da Silva, of Brazil, Jacques dos Santos went through a misfortune, when he lost his wife, a year ago, and his daughter (48 years old), four months ago.
Today, he ‘drowns’ his tears and sadness, dedicating himself more to writing and, once again, having the Angolan daily life as a backdrop.
The writer is planning to launch a book later this year.
Author of several literary works, Jacques dos Santos would like to see a better Angola, where the Angolan is more patriotic, cares more about others and stops accepting political positions, aiming at easy profit and self-promotion.
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