KIVU THEATRE FESTIVAL / DR CONGO

The aim of the Kivu Theatre Festival is to draw people together through art. A diverse mix of artists from the DR Congo, Rwanda and Burundi have united to organise the Kivu Theatre Festival with the aim of supporting and promoting:

• the freedom of the arts
• the freedom of speech
• the peaceful resolution of conflicts

The DR Congo, Rwanda and Burundi have, since the colonial era, shared a long history of terrible violence and war, and sadly these damaging co… Mehr anzeigen

The festival aims to confront the region’s cultural and societal struggles. The artists participating in the festival all share a vision: one of “togetherness”. Their wish is to challenge the prejudices that can make it difficult for artists to network and collaborate in a positive spirit of partnership and cultural entrepreneurship.

The festival also strongly emphasises working with the children and young people from the fringes of society — the former ch… Mehr anzeigen

“Africa is much more than just a continent, more than the sum of its nations and ethnic groups, but most importantly, it is more than the image that the Western world has of Africa”, says Yves Ndagano, director of the Kivu Theatre Festival. Together, we stand up for erasing stereotypes with the help of the universal language of art. We share a vision of “togetherness”. We want to bring together former child soldiers and the local community, people from the… Mehr anzeigen

The money will be used to pay the artists and the workshop-leaders, their travel expenses, to advertise the festival, to buy much-needed technical equipment and to take care of the children who will be participating in the workshops.

Yves Ndagano is the director of the Kivu Theatre Festival. He is a former child soldier and founder of the theatre company SIKILIK’AFRIKA, which means both “Listen to Africa” as well as “Africa is heard”. Ndagano was born in Bukavu in 1990. He works as a choreographer, director and actor and his vision is to transform society through art.

Jan-Christoph Gockel is a German director; Michael Pietsch works as an actor, puppeteer and puppet maker. To… Mehr anzeigen