Grantee on the road: Va-Bene Elikem Kofi Fiatsi (aka crazinisT artisT)

Va-Bene Elikem Kofi Fiatsi (aka crazinisT artisT) travels today from Accra, Ghana to Mindelo, Cabo-Verde, to participate in Mindelact Festival of Theatre (November 2-11). crazinisT is a multidisciplinary artist and performer. Performance is for [her/it] “an embodiment of life”: a site of intimate dialogue between artist and audience. As such, [sHe/it] also sees it as…

Grantees on the road: Judith Olivia Manantenasoa and Ariry Andriamoratsiresy

Judith Olivia Manantenasoa and Ariry Andriamoratsiresy travel today from Antananarivo, Madagascar, to Kampala, Uganda, to perform and participate in the Tuzinne Festival (November 1-3). Judith Olivia Manantenasoa and Ariry Andriamoratsiresy are leading figures in Madagascar’s contemporary dance scene. As the founder of Compagnie Rary, Ariry Andriamoratsiresy has been a pioneer in creation, research, training and…

Grantees on the road: Amina Omar Juma, Abdulrazak Abubakar Abdulrazak & Rahma Hassan Ameir

Amina Omar Juma, Abdulrazak Abubakar Abdulrazak and Rahma Hassan Ameir of Siti & the Band are travelling from Zanzibar, Tanzania to Lagos, Nigeria today to participate in this year’s edition of Felabration! festival.  Siti & The Band are a Zanzibar-based band who have been rising in popularity for their contemporary arrangements of Zanzibar’s traditional Taraab…

Grantee on the road: Koudoussou Adéchina Laourou

Cotonou-based storyteller and AMA grantee Koudoussou Adéchina Laourou is currently in Dondoutchi, Niger, to participate in the biennial Gatan-Gatan festival (International festival of storytelling and orality) taking place between December 2nd and 5th. M. Laourou has been working as a professional storyteller and actor since 2012. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the…