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Lesereise: "50 Jahre afrikanische Un-Abhängigkeiten - Eine (selbst)kritische Bilanz"

In nur vier Monaten war unsere Publikation „50 Jahre afrikanische Un-Abhängigkeiten - Eine (selbst)kritische Bilanz" restlos ausverkauft! Nun freuen wir uns sehr, die 2. Auflage der Publikation in Form eines aufwändig gestalteten... |+| read article

Rules, Lessons and Questions. An Essay by Temitayo Olofinlua

Temitayo Olofinlua

AfricAvenir herewith publishes the essay "Rules, Lessons and Questions" by Temitayo Olofinlua,  for which she won the Heinrich Böll Foundation 'Unity in Diversity' Essay Competition. Temitayo Olofinlua holds a BA in... |+| read article

Nest of Stones: Kenyan Narratives in Verse – Poetry reading with Wanjohi Wa Makokha on Friday, 6 May 2011, 7pm

AfricAvenir is proud to introduce the Kenyan author and literary scholar Wanjohi Wa Makokha, who will be giving a poetry reading on Friday, 6 May 2011 at 7 pm at the Listros Gallery in Berlin. He will be presenting his poetry book Nest of... |+| read article

“I write what I feel and in the way I feel it should be written” - Poetry, Dub and Rap-Master Lesego Rampolokeng in Berlin

lesego rampolokeng

On Tuesday, 9 November 2010 at 18.00 hours, the Embassy of the Republic of South Africa in Berlin in cooperation with the Seminar of African Studies at the Humboldt University and AfricAvenir presents a reading of South African... |+| read article

Theatre World Premiere: "Traumatismes - Traumata" by Ousmane Aledji (Benin), 27.-29.10.2010 | 20h at Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin

traumata - traumatismes

In the framework of „50 Years of African Independences – A (self)critical Evaluation“ AfricAvenir will present the World Premiere of Ousmane Aledji's latest stage play „Traumata – Traumatismes“, on the 27, 28 and 29 October 2010... |+| read article

Reading with Grada Kilomba: Strange Possession - The Intrusive Past and the Future

Grada Kilomba

On Sunday, 8 August 2010, 16h AfricAvenir in cooperation with Staatliche Museen Berlin presents a reading by Grada Kilomba "Strange Possession - The Intrusive Past and the Future" (in English) followed by a discussion at Friedrichswerdersche... |+| read article

jozi.tv: Staged reading of Amy Evan's play "The most unsatisfied Town"

amy evans

The following video has been produced by Thabo Thindi, of http://jozi.tv about the staged reading of Amy Evan's play "The most unsatisfied Town", premiered on Tuesday, 27 April 2010 at the... |+| read article

Dialog und Lesung mit Prinz Kum'a Ndumbe III. am 19.4.2010

Prinz Kum'a Ndumbe III.

Am Montag, 19. April 2010 um 19 Uhr laden im-motion, Hrovath's und der OÖ Familienbund in Bad Ischl zu einer Lesung von und mit Prinz Kum'a Ndumbe III. Der aus Kamerun stammende Autor, Schriftsteller und Universitätsprofessor
liest aus seinem... |+| read article

Staged Reading: The Most Unsatisfied Town - A new play by Amy Evans based on the Oury Jalloh Case

On Tuesday, 27 April 2010 at 7:30 PM playwright and performer Amy Evans in cooperation with the Institute for Cultural Inquiry (ICI) and AfricAvenir presents the staged reading "The most unsatisfied Town" at |+| read article

9.12.09, 19h: Open Workshop/Probebühne "The Most Unsatisfied Town" by Amy Evans

On Wednesday, Dec 9, 7 pm playwright Amy Evans and the ICI Kulturlabor Berlin invites to the Performance Event (Open Workshop / Probebühne) "The Most Unsatisfied Town" (working title). Based on the death-in-custody of... |+| read article

RE/VISIONEN: Deutschlandpremiere: Poetry Performance mit Akeem Lasisi

Akeem Lasisi

Im Rahmen der interdisziplinären Veranstaltungsreihe RE/VISIONEN - präsentiert AfricAvenir am Donnerstag, den 17. Dezember um 19 Uhr den mehrfach preisgekrönten nigerianischen Dichter und Journalisten Akeem Lasisi, der für seine experimentelle... |+| read article

OPEN WOR:L:DS - Spoken Word, Open Mic

open worlds

On Thursday, 3rd December 2009 at 9 pm Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin invites to an international poetic tussle at LIFELINES #2 Nuruddin Farah. What literary paths do young Somali wordsmiths follow at home or in the diaspora? Are there... |+| read article

RE/VISIONS: Poetry, Performance and Resistance: An Evening With Award-Winning Kenyan Artist-Activist Shailja Patel

Shailja Patel

On Saturday, 7 November 2009 at 7.30 p.m. AfricAvenir in cooperation with House of World Cultures will host the Germany Premiere of Award-Winning Kenyan Artist-Activist Shailja Patel's spoken word performance "Poetry, Performance and... |+| read article

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