Moving Africa - Performing Arts Platform Kinshasa (DRC)

Nkoyi and Dance speaks Swahili, French and English

nospam@example.com (Linda Gabriel) — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 12:56:00 +0200

You wake up in the morning
Prepared to make your eyes feast on dance
You are not worried, all you have to do is watch and enjoy
And get lost in the midst of all the beauty of body shapes
Deep, sweet, sour sounds
Dance finds a way of speaking to us
No need for translators
Somehow we glue our eyes to the Dance space
And we let our minds wander into their stories
Imagination carries us into sacred dance circles
And our spirits are intertwined into one
Dance knows Swahili, French, and English
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Curious of Kinshasa

nospam@example.com (Akwasi Boateng) — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:56:00 +0200

The invitation to visit the festival at Kinshasa was met with mixed feelings. Curiosity was the motivating factor that first made me accept to be part of the programme. I was curious to learn more about the country and her people since I knew very little about DR.Congo apart from the wars.
At the same time I saw the opportunity as an adventure trip into the unknown that was very much worth taking. Although I must admit that I had some reservations, it was all overshadowed by the curiosity to learn more about the festival and the good people of Kinshasa.

The Festival

nospam@example.com (Akwasi Danquah Boakye Boateng ) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:50:28 +0200

The festival was a brilliant idea and I give thumbs up to K.V.S for the effort they have made to promote the arts in the Kinshasa area and the greater good of the people of Congo. The festival was put together to showcase the artistic works of the youth in the Kinshasa area and what they have done throughout the year.

Groups were carefully selected from the Kinshasa area and Kisangani. For me, my interest was to see what artists in these areas are doing with respect to dance and with the little they had at their disposal i.e. in terms of infrastructure and motivation.

Space was provided for the various groups to rehearse on a daily basis during the festival period. So I had the chance to witness the groups rehearse before the main performance in the evening.

The festival also paraded some foreign groups. One of such groups was a Slovak Dance Collective which is based in Belgium and has a very good relationship with K.V.S, the organizers of the festival.

Une initiative énorme

nospam@example.com (Alaka Yakana ) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:50:00 +0200

La rencontre que j’ai plus faire et échange pendant mon séjour à Kinshasa à était très enrichissant l’échange était commun nous avons parlé sur la valeur de l’art les difficultés que nous rencontrons lord des créations, des projets.
C’était encore intéressant à mettre plus de poids sur sont être intéressé le public a l ‘art leur donné la possibilité de comprendre ce qu’on fait ou ce qu’on veut dire adapte les performances à fonction du spectateur en restant dans la même ambiance du message.
Mon idée est de resté présent et ouvert a tout les arts de la scène imaginé, les choses qui peuvent se réalisé a travers mon langage expressif et chorégraphique la sympathie des artistes invité en faite tout autour de la plate forme était relatif.
La réflexion était très ouvert, profonde et même plaine de comprendre la particularité personnelle de chacun.
Je veux dire ma participation à la première édition et à cette troisième art vivant de la scène a véritablement prix une dimension d’évolution de développement de l’art entre divers artistes.
Les mots différents mais les pensée vers un même chemin la plate-forme est une initiative énorme pour mettre l’art a sa juste considération bien mérité.
Je ne manquerai pas de salué la grande ouverture du Goethe institut à travers Moving Africa de donnée l’opportunité aux artistes de tout horizons de faire un croisement.

Before leaving for Kinshasa...

nospam@example.com (Akwasi Danquah Boakye Boateng ) — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:42:36 +0200

The invitation to visit the festival at Kinshasa was met with mixed feelings. Curiosity was the motivating factor that first made me accept to be part of the programme. I was curious to learn more about the country and her people since I knew very little about DR.Congo apart from the wars.

At the same time I saw the opportunity as an adventure trip into the unknown that was very much worth taking. Although I must admit that I had some reservations, it was all overshadowed by the curiosity to learn more about the festival and the good people of Kinshasa.