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Les funerailles du desert
A joint programme by the Mainfranken Theater Würzburg and C.I.T.O. Carrefour International Théâtre Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) - supported by the Wanderlust Fund
The Burkinian actor Issaka Zoungrana has been a member of the ensemble at the Mainfranken Theater in Würzburg since the 2008/09 season. This contact to Burkina Faso spawned the idea of establishing a partnership between the Würzburg/Mainfranken regional theatre and the C.I.T.O Theatre in Ouagadougou, a place of encounter and cultural exchange for Burkinian artists with international orientation. A German and a Burkinian playwright will visit each other’s city, carry out research and write first drafts of scenes on climate change, desertification, mourning rituals and family. Bernhard Stengele, theatre director at the Mainfranken Theater, will head two workshops in Ouagadougou during which these scenes will be further developed. Following a rehearsal phase under Stengele’s direction with Burkinian and German actors, the bilingual play (in German and the Burkinian national language Mooré) will premiere in Würzburg, followed by a series of performances in Burkino Faso.
Theatres: Mainfranken Theater Würzburg and C.I.T.O. Carrefour International Théâtre Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
Artists / participants: Adama Kaboré (BF), Petra Paschinger, Birgit Remuss, Bernhard Stengele, Martin Zongo (BF) and others
Schedule:
February 2010 – January 2012
Artistic Areas:
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| 08.10.2011 | Mainfranken Theater, Würzburg | "Les funérailles du désert - Die Stadt der Einsamen" Premiere of the co-production |
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| 13.11.2011 | Mainfranken Theater, Würzburg | Symposium "Making theatre in West Africa" |
| 07.01.2012 | C.I.T.O., Ougadougou (Burkina Faso) | "Les funérailles du désert" Premiere |
Contact:
Mainfranken Theater Würzburg
Petra Paschinger
Theaterstraße 21
97070 Würzburg
www.theaterwuerzburg.de
Further Informations
The Wanderlust Fund
The German Federal Cultural Foundation established the Wanderlust Fund to support German municipal and state theatres that wish to engage in a partnership of exchange with a foreign theatre for a period of two to three seasons.
Wanderlust blog
In February 2010 the participating theatres began sharing their impressions of their joint meetings, workshops, guest performances and co-productions in our Wanderlust blog. In addition each season, three Pfadfinder (scouts) head out and visit the Wanderlust projects, describe the international theatre partnerships and document these exciting cross-border encounters in texts and images.
