Newsletter August 2024

Dear readers,

It is with great pleasure that we announce the grantees of our Open Call for artistic projects 2024. We have selected 10 projects with different art forms and from more and less established artists. You will hear a lot more about the projects during this year and we are very excited to see the project outcomes.

Our intern Alice Uzayisenga finished her internship towards the end of July and will go back to Germany for her studies. We want to thank her for her sincrely fpr her engagement and wish her all the best for the future.
After one year, our volunteer Alice Rümmler is also leaving at the end of August. We will miss her. All the best, dear Alice!

Therefore we are warm-heartetly welcoming our two new interns Lotta Barth and Vasco Grampp. Both will be assisting in the Cultural Programme until the end of the year.

We would also like to remind you of the opportunity to apply for the International Coproduction Fund. Artists who are interested in an international co-production and would like to develop their project collaboratively and in an interdisciplinary format can still apply until September 1st.

Finally, a huge THANKS goes to Mr Peter Gyr, who has generously donated a lot of German books for our bookshelves. German learners as well as native speakers are welcome to borrow them from us on site.

Best regards,
the Goethe team

Unsere Sprachabteilung

Registration for Term 3

Our third and last term of 2024 starts in August! All those interested are reminded to register in time for the courses either online or in person.

Registration for classes:
05.08.-09.08.

Course duration:
Standard: 19.08.-08.11.
Intensive: 19.08.-11.10.

The course schedule can be found here. If you want to contact the language department directly, please call +250 785 242 959 or write to language-kigali@goethe.de

We are hiring!

The Goethe-Institut Kigali is hiring full or part-time German teachers at the next possible date.

Working conditions and remuneration are in accordance with Rwandan law and local custom.

Have a look at the offer and the according requirements on our website:

Vacancy notice

Upcoming Events

Workshop and concert from Jeff Gunn

The well-known Canadian musician Jeff Gunn is coming to Kigali and will give a workshop and a concert at our institute!

The workshop is specifically aimed at guitarists. At the concert later in the evening, Jeff will present pieces from his new album "Momentum" and allow workshop participants to show off their skills.

There are limited places available for the workshop, registration is required.

More information

Past Events

Faded

The dance and theater piece Faded was performed for the first time in Rwanda at the Ubumuntu Arts Festival 2024. It is a collaboration of performers from almost all East African countries: DRC, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania and encourages the audience to reflect on the need to whiten the skin in order to "belong". The performance of the four dancers with their impressive and masterful movements conveyed a range of emotions from body shame to insecurity to self-confident posing. The performance was accompanied by a poem that kept coming back to: "I am who I choose to be".

"NUMB3RS" at Ubumuntu Arts Festival 2024

"NUMB3RS" theater

The Nairobi based, award winning theater makers, Esther Kambaand Joseph Obelare present NUMB3RS aa a theater performance crafted for the Kenyan audience. As it touches an important topic, it was also programmed for an more international audience at the Ubumuntu Arts Festival in Kigali.

NUMB3RS tackles the truth about domestic violence. In the wake of increased cases of femicide and gender-based violence all around Kenya, the production of NUMB3RS was inspired.

"Inherrited sorrow" by Jean-Jules Irakoze

"Inherited sorrow" by Jean-Jules Irakoze

Jean Jules Irakozes theater piece was an outome from our Open Call for Artistic Projects 2023. It was performed twice last year and also for this years "Our Past - Forget not your past" event. Scheduled in the programme of the ICMEMOHRI conference: African Memorial and Human Rights Museums Building a More Sustainable Future for Peace, it was performed at our institute for the first time.

We'd like to thank the audience for their engagement as well as the team member Jean-Luc Usabwimana for exhibiting his artwork.

"Kibwuka, Resilience in Ink" by Raul F. San Miguel

"Kibwuka, Resilience in Ink" exhibition

As part of the "Icmemohri Conference 2024 -African memorial and human rights museums building a more sustainable future for peace", the spanish artist Raúl F. San Miguel exhibited at the Kigali Genocide Memorial from July 31st - August 5th.

The exhibition delves into the profound realm of graphic novels, exploring their dual nature as both mirrors of personal struggle and tools for collective healing.

Kigali Cine Junction film festival

The 2nd edition of the Kigali Cine Junction Film Festival happened from August 1st to 4th!
This year theme was "Black Aesthetics: Bridging Continents". In order to celebrate the richness of Black Culture, history, and identity, multiple movies were screened across the city, showing powerful narratives and stunning visuals.

The world-renowned Rwandan actress Elaine Umuhire did also host an acting masterclass at Cine Mayaka, which gave the participants the chance to explore various acting techniques, different character developments and the art of storytelling.

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