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Obisike – The Heart of a Lioness
What is polis ? Who belongs to it and who is allowed to shape it – and who isn’t? What duties are demanded from members of a society? Can one balance one’s intuition and sentiment with one’s obligation to society? Can one challenge the “truths” of...
Simulizi Mijini. Urban Narratives
In the Global North, most measures which strengthen urban cultural heritage focus on preserving historical buildings and structures. In many places in the Global South, however, guidelines for safeguarding urban cultural assets are being developed at...
Msonkhano.de/ Begegnungen.mw
The project “Msonkhano.de/ Begegnungen.mw” (Encounters) was a collaboration between the Hannover theatre collective Fräulein Wunder AG and the Solomonic Peacocks Theatre from Blantyre. The groups jointly produced a play that addressed the question...
Return to Sender
There is still a long way to go before Europe is able to look at the non-Western World without its colonial glasses. Perhaps the answer lies in repositioning Europe's role in the world, as voiced by one of Africa’s leading intellectuals, Achille...
Sorry
Inspired by the horror movies of the Nollywood film industry, the German theatre group Monster Truck and the Nigerian theatre group The Footprints are collaborated on a production titled “Sorry” about vampires and other creatures of the night. On...
African Futures
“If you want to have any idea of the world that is coming, the world ahead of us, look at Africa!”, says Cameroonian writer and intellectual Achille Mbembe. From Lagos to Nairobi to Johannesburg, the continent is giving answers to global questions of...
A Labour of Love
The Weltkulturen Museum in Frankfurt/Main has been collecting contemporary African art since 1974; its collection now comprises some 3,000 artworks. The exhibition “A Labour of Love” featured South African works from this collection along with...
Aller et Retour
In the project “Aller et Retour”, the transnational performance group Hajusom collaborated with young performers from the Centre de Formation et Recherche en Arts Vivants (CFRAV) in Ouagadougou on a production examining the images and views of Europe...
Le Grand Magasin
When art is used in a department store, it normally follows the dictates of the economy - i.e., it serves the interest of the business (for example, in advertising, design or architecture). With its project Le Grand Magasin, the Cultural Affairs...
in arbeit / w toku / en construction / lavori in corso
According to the participants of Cinéma copains, "If working society is in a crisis today, then it's primarily because economic thinking has been applied to every area of human activity. There is nothing more absurd than to expect solutions from a...
