Interview

Architect Francis Kéré: 'Buildings need to breathe'

November 2008 -

Sustainability and extensive involvement in the development of his homeland are constant values in the work of the young architect from Burkina Faso.

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Pablo Groux: 'We are the heirs of a unique cultural tradition'

October 2008 -

State Secretary of Culture of Bolivia Pablo Groux has definite ideas about the role of culture in society.

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'The Kilimanjaro Film Institute puts a lot of emphasis on being enterprising'

October 2008 -

The market for television and films is growing in Kenia. There is a need for skilled camera people, script writers and editors.

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Nury Vittachi: 'I light fires in dark spots'

October 2008 -

Writer and humorist Nury Vittachi grew up in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and London, and he has been living in Hong Kong for years now. All those rambles have made him a mediator between east and west.

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Film festival defies war in Eastern Congo

October 2008 -

Film maker Petna Ndaliko is one of the founders of the Salaam Kivu International Film Festival which will be held in Goma, Eastern Congo in October 2008.

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Seun Kuti: 'Africa must save Africa'

October 2008 -

While his famous father Fela's message was 'stand up and fight', with his mere 25 years son Seun calls upon his listeners not to fight, but to think.

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Prince Claus laureate Jeanguy Saintus: 'The dead provide strenghth and comfort'

September 2008 -

The Haitian choreographer Jeanguy Saintus will never deny his roots. The traditions of his country, including voodoo rituals, are the starting point of his work.

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Donald Mugisha: 'I prefer digital filming because of the style'

September 2008 -

For Uganda film maker Donald Mugisha, the digital camera was sent from heaven.

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Video artist Fernando Arias on his project Humanos Derechos

September 2008 -

The main figures in an armed conflict literally strip to the skin in a video project by the Columbian artist.

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Mpumelo Paul Grootboom: 'Theatre climate in South Africa has many taboos'

September 2008 -

His play Township Stories was an enormous success and toured the entire world. The South African playwright and director is now working on a new production, Foreplay, based on Reigen by Arthur Schnitzler.

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