Commemorating Genocide through short films

Breaking the Silence (theatre play)“Breaking the Silence” was produced by Amrita Performing Arts, (Cambodia) and hosted by La Benevolencia (Rwanda)The play shows the effects of the genocide on the daily life in Cambodia. Its new version will be performed by a mixed cast of Cambodian and Rwandan actors.Cast: Morm Sokly, Kov Sotheary, Chhon Sina Pok Sovanna, Ruzibiza Wesley and Niyitegeka Gratien.Language: Kinyarwanda and CambodianEnglish subtitlesAge: 15+April 8 - 9, from 7pmFree entrance.Set/costume design – Scénographie“In memory of our lost ones and for those who are born after us…”Set/costume design – Scénographie, presented by Kimie Nakano. The workshop started April 1 and ends this Saturday.She will be conducting the workshop for professional set designers.Language: French and English UrubanzaThis Rwandan production presents a dramatic contrast between the play’s dealing with the themes of the Holocaust and the experiences of the Rwandan actors, each having experienced their country’s own genocide. Directed by Dorcy RugambaLanguage: KinyarwandaAge: 12+Free entrance. OUR PASTThis event will bring together the youth born after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, and the authorities, including RPF soldiers, to discuss life before 1994, the Genocide and the liberation war.The event will include talks, testimonies, movies, songs, and poetry.The “OUR PAST” event takes place from Thursday – Friday, starting from 3pm to 6pm.It is in collaboration with” J’Art donc Je Vis”Directed by Dorcy RugambaLanguage: KinyarwandaAge: 12+Free entrance.Workshop: Voice TrainingBy Cécilia Kankonda (Belgium/DRC).The co- founder of the internationally acclaimed acapella music group Zap Mama, singer, actress in theatre and cinema, Cécilia Kankonda, is a lecturer at the IAD (Institut des Arts de Diffusion) in Belgium. She will be conducting a voice workshop in preparation for the upcoming “Mboka”Musical.Venue: Ishyo Theatre HallDates: From April 18 to 30, 2012.On selection only; casting dates to be announced soon!Accoustik Night The monthly discovery of Rwandan acoustic music- for the 18th commemoration of the Genocide against Tutsi.Venue: Ishyo Theatre Hall on Sunday, April 22 at 7pmEntrance: Rwf2000 Theatre: DEMOBFrom Musanze to Kigali, the “Théâtre Témoin group” bring a one of a kind play.It is devising a piece on 48 recently demobilised child soldiers around their experiences of reintegration and return to Rwanda.The piece will incorporate narrative storytelling and testimony, physical theatre, poetry, and traditional dance and drumming. Directed by Ailin Conant, an American-born theatre artist now based in London.In 2007, Conant founded Theatre Témoin, a professional theatre company dedicated to international collaborations in the creation of new work that is daring, socially engaged, and fun. Language: KinyarwandaFrench: English subtitlesEntrance: FreeAge: AllIn partnership with: Never again Rwanda – RDRC (Rwanda Demobilisation and Reintegration Commission), and Goethe Institute - Ishyo Arts Centre.

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Commemorating Genocide through short films