The overall highlight gained from the trip was the willingness of total strangers to go out of their way to help us. This is a lesson in trusting people and also if you want to experience a place in its’ entirety outside of the tourist route it is advisable to meet with these people and…
LOME – TOGO : 1. Rencontre entre les professionnels des chorales venues d’Europe et d’Afrique, 2. Signature de partenariat avec le festival pour des échanges divers sur les chorales et autres, 3. Rencontres avec les chorales et les chœurs susceptibles d’être invités à notre festival en décembre 2009, 4. Leçon retenue : implication des pouvoirs…
Reception: Introduction to Kuona Trust and Nairobi was somewhat informal, but occupied by utmost interaction. The open studio tour, observed especially at activity intervals, saw resident artist Catherine’s studio crowded for most in-studio discourse. The warm welcoming opening dinner was arranged in a friendly environment, an Ethiopian restaurant, evoking intensive talk and fun for both…
Les moments forts en ce qui me concerne ont été le travail de duo avec des danseurs de différentes cultures comme l’échange que j’ai pu faire avec le danseur asiatique de Corée du sud ce qui m’a permis de voir les choses différemment et d’être à l’écoute des autres pour mieux comprendre leur travail. Il…
N/A Grant Year : 2006 Profile : Visual artist Gender : M Mobility project Exposition de peintures et de 3 vidéos expérimentales dans le cadre du festival annuel Doual’art Session January Type of Project Exhibition Departure : Cairo, Egypt Destination : Douala, Cameroon
J’avoue que ce stage de formation est un moment de grands apprentissages, de révélation et du défi. les amples explications sur l’écriture chorégraphique et les exercices proposés par les différents professeurs m’ont permis de comprendre le processus de l’écriture. Les avantages que j’ai tirés de cette formation sont énormes, car j’ai obtenu l’essentiel de ce…
I met wonderful local artists from Maroc as well as international artists from around the world. These meetings have lead to collaborations as well as invitations for myself to work in their countries, and prospects of them working in South Africa. I believe I also learnt a lot about my own practise in terms of…
Results of trip with regards to initial purpose: 1. Rwanda – The Raiz di Polon dance company of Cape Verde and the Amizero Dance Company (a part of the University Center for Arts and Drama) of Rwanda intend to create and stage a collaborative dance piece for performance in Rwanda and, hopefully, Cape Verde and…
N/A Grant Year : 2005 Profile : Performer Gender : M Mobility project To visit Makerere University’s Department of Drama and Music to exchange information and activities, learn the problems that affect the theatre arts in Uganda and Kenya, and create job opportunities for artists in Uganda and Kenya. Session September Type of Project Workshop/training/seminar…
N/A Grant Year : 2006 Profile : Visual artist Gender : M Mobility project To participate in workshops in the context of the festival “I’TOTRA”, a cultural exchange between amateur and professional Malagasy and foreign artists, choreographers, music composers and amateurs. This will allow us to prepare for a new show, “Buyut”, which gathers performers…
