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Reading and conversation: Werewere-Liking Gnepo and Jimmy Hartwig, Sat 03.07.2010 | 18:30 h
Werewere Liking Gnepo, innovator of the aesthetics of ritual theater, initiates the audience into this art form with singing and theatrical games. The writer, painter and director founded in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) the artists' village "Ki-Yi M'Bock",... |+| read article
Concert: Simphiwe Dana - The Queen of Modern African Soul at HKW in Berlin, 11.7.2010
In the framework of the Cup of Cultures" festival and just before the World Cup Final, we are presenting the South African Queen of Afro Soul, Simphiwe Dana at Haus der Kulturen der Welt. Already by age 29, she has followed in the footsteps of... |+| read article
Editions Duboiris: Charles N'Tchorere - Face aux Nazis
A l'occasion du 70ème anniversaire des combats de juin 1940 contre les nazis, les Editions Duboiris publient la biographie du Capitaine Charles N'Tchoréré, un officier français originaire du Gabon, qui s'est illustré par son courage exceptionnel dans la... |+| read article
New Video: Lebogang Mashile live at Haus der Kulturen der Welt
Poetry Performance by Lebogang Mashile (RSA / USA) on Friday 11.06.2010 at Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin, in the framework of the "Cup of Cultures" festival. The founder of the famous "Feel a sistah" spoken-word collective gives a... |+| read article
We recommend: Staged Reading: Yesterday, Tomorrow, Friday, Jul 9, 19:30
“Yesterday, Tomorrow” is based on Nuruddin Farah's book, Yesterday, Tomorrow: Voices from the Somali Diaspora. It is a portrayal of the personal stories of people who, due to political instability in postcolonial Somalia, find themselves forced to flee their... |+| read article
Pilgrimages: 14 African writers to explore the complexities of disparate urban landscapes of 13 African cities and Salvador in Brazil
PILGRIMAGES, a creation of the Chinua Achebe Center for African Writers and Artists at Bard College and Chimurenga Magazine, will send 14 African writers to 13 African cities and one city in Brazil, for two weeks to explore the... |+| read article
Offiziellen Dak’art Katalog 2010 jetzt bei AfricAvenir bestellen - Solange der Vorrat reicht!
In Absprache mit der Geschäftsführung der Biennale Dak’art vertreibt AfricAvenir ab sofort und solange der Vorrat reicht eine limitierte Anzahl von offiziellen Katalogen der Dak’art 2010. Hintergrundtexte zu 20 Jahre Dak’art, alle... |+| read article












