Newsletter September 2024

Dear readers,

We are entering September with renewed vigor and are looking forward to the onset of the rainy season in Rwanda and the beginning of autumn in Germany.

Following our Open Call for artistic projects for the Weekend Culturel DÉCOLONIAL 2024 together with the Centre Iriba at the end of May, the winners have now been selected. We will share further information and the festivals programme with you in October.

Volkano Fest 2024 is also just around the corner. The fourth edition will take place in Musanze from October 4th-6th, with some new features such as film screenings and a wellness village. This year's festival theme is “Unity in Rhythm, Nature, Music, and Soul” and artists such as Kaya Byinshii, Kenny Mirasano, 1Key and DJ Lyynduh await you. Take a look at the line-up and get your early-bird ticket by September 30th.

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Warm regards,
the Goethe-Institut Rwanda

Upcoming events

Imana Y'Umudiho

“Imana Y’umudiho" is a musical theatre play about traditional African rhythms and drums and the influence they have had around global genres.
The Umudiho collective intends to use theater as a tool to embrace and celebrate African rhythms, as they already did through their dance performance “Nahuye n’Umudiho" ("I met the rhythm") last year.

This two hour long theater play will be nurtured by its accompanying artistic installation and performed at the Urukari Hall at Camp Kigali. Do not miss on this adventure and spread the word!

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The face behind the facade

This theater and dance piece is curated and directed by the Rwandan multidisciplinary artist Eya Khalifa. After successfully working on the choreographies for "Beyond the Shame" and "Bodies Unbound", he now presents his very own body of work. Combining dance, poetry, music and theater, this piece takes the audience on a journey. Depicting topics like gender-based violence, mysogony, homophobia and belonging.

The play will be performed on Saturday, September 14th at the Goethe-Institut Kigali. Make sure to not miss this important piece with incredible artists performing in it.

Ubutumwa

Shema Amani Isaac is the first grantee from our Open Call for artistic projects 2024, presenting his project at our institute on September 18th.
“Ubutumwa - an ode to the lost loved ones” is a dance and theater piece which interprets the struggles and the life of the artist’s relatives before and during the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi. The lives they would be living now if they had not been killed. It also includes a documentary, telling survivors stories and giving insides on the artist's journey.

AfriComics - A Pan-African comic anthology

The AfriComics project from 2022 aims to strengthen and focus on comics in Sub-Saharan Africa. The result from the Goethe-Institute's project is a 200-page comic, published in French, English and German. It includes 14 stories, which tackle issues of colonialism in various ways. On the 28th of September, the Rwandan artists Odile Uwera and Dolph Banza will be on site for the launch event and exhibition opening at the Goethe-Institut Kigali.

More information

Past events

Concert by Jeff Gunn

The Canadian artist Jeff Gunn stopped by in Kigali on his tour through East Asia and East Africa. Guided by his own passion, he held a workshop on guitar techniques at our institute. Participants were able to learn from Jeff's expertise and exchange ideas with him.

Another highlight was it, that he also did perform a show on our stage later that day. With his incredible skill set, he captured the audiences attention and gave them an inspirational experience. Thank you, Jeff, very much for this great performance.

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