3rd space : A Yoruba House Music Project
Founded in 2014 in Lagos, the creative agency Whitespace unearths and supports young visual artists (photographers, filmmakers, illustrators and art directors) by providing them with a working environment conducive to completing their projects, allowing it at the same time to develop a strong network within the West African creative sector.
The main objective of the project is to produce an album of Yoruba house music. The first step is to engage two separate groups, each consisting of 14 dancers and drummers, who will lay down ancient rhythms and songs over electronic music. The recorded performances will then be used to create an album.
Gbemidjade
ESMA is a professional training centre in visual and performing arts focused on sustainable socio-cultural development. It works to safeguard and promote its artistic heritage in Africa and internationally, and fights against extreme poverty.
The main objective of the "Gbemidjade" project ("shining light on my potential") is to strengthen the capacities of uncertified talents and to get these budding artists out of precariousness. Specifically, the aim is to train 240 vulnerable people (regardless of gender, race, age or disability) in visual and performing arts techniques, to introduce them into the network, and to establish a value chain for the promotion of their work.
Wasséxo kplonnou, ou Contons les Objectifs de Développement Durable (ODD)
The Katoulati cultural association contributes to the growth of the creative economy and to human and sustainable development through theatre and storytelling. It is involved in artistic production and supports creations in production to entertain, educate and raise awareness.
The project "Wasséxo kplonnou, or Let's talk about SDO's" will use storytelling, slam and song to promote the objectives of sustainable development. The 10 artists selected for this mission will benefit from masterclasses and workshops to adapt traditional tales or produce new ones on the urgency and best practices of sustainable development. This production will result in a 5-show residency, 140 performances and podcast recordings.
Théâtre Chez Vous
In response to the lethargy into which Covid 19 has plunged theatre in Togo and with a view to democratising its production and performance, the Cultural Association Clinik'art is launching the "Théâtre Chez Vous" (TCV) project.
Places where people naturally gather, such as houses, courtyards, schools, etc., or where people live together on a daily basis, are ideal places for theatrical performances, including during the Covid period. In order to revive the taste for theatre and bring it to new audiences, TCV has chosen to invest in these new fields of expression and to produce 5 creations in the 5 main languages of each administrative region of Togo.
ISIS ou la tragédie des corps dispersés
The CTDC's mission is to promote and defend cultural diversity through an organisational ecosystem of national operators and stakeholders in the arts and culture. Within the framework of this mission, the ISIS project resembles an international research laboratory on a new form of theatre that will later be called "Théâtre du souffle".
The objective of ISIS is to gather anthropological material linked to traditions and cults of possession and then to submit it to a scriptwriting process (in the form of tales, puppets, masks, etc.) in order to create an aesthetic of breath that animates the bodies and voices of the actors and pushes them into all the twists and turns of their performance. This research will result in a contemporary theatre show, on the route to a future theatrical aesthetic capable of inspiring the rest of the world.
Numéric’Arts
As a producer of events and promoter of creative initiatives, Umané Culture participates in the development of Burkina Faso's artistic heritage, particularly in the field of music. From local work to international cooperation projects, Umané Culture works to professionalise artists.
The "Numéric'Arts" project aims to encourage collaboration between technological start-ups and cultural and creative companies to develop digital solutions that will facilitate the digital transition of companies in the sector and allow cultural and creative products to adapt to new modes of consumption. To support this digitalisation, "Numéric'Arts" also plans to create a platform for the promotion and marketing of quality local musical and audiovisual productions.
Faim de contes
The creation of the NGO Groupe Efrouba pour la Culture (GREC) in Grand-Lahou (south-western Côte d'Ivoire) was motivated by a group of writers' desire to decentralise the book promotion sector, 95% of whose activities take place in Abidjan. GREC is now multiplying its literary activities in Côte d'Ivoire and on the African continent, and extending its field of intervention to education, tourism, gastronomy, etc.
The main objective of "Faim de contes" is to enhance the oral traditions of Côte d'Ivoire through the promotion and professionalisation of native traditional storytellers. This new project is an opportunity for GREC to acquire human, technical and financial resources to bring together 12 Ivorian storytellers from different regions, to transcribe their stories into works that will be offered to publishers worldwide.
Tigritudes Itinérances
Les Films du Djabadjah is an independent production and distribution company created by filmmaker Berni Goldblat in 2006. It is also involved in executive production, in the organisation of film writing residencies, in circulation and programming, and works for a better visibility of African cinema on the continent.
Initially conceived as part of the Africa2020 Cultural Season, then presented in early 2022 at the Forum des Images in Paris, "Tigritudes" is a film cycle of 119 pan-African and Afro-diasporic films, produced between 1956 and 2021. The project in question aims to organise a touring programme, in Burkina Faso in the first instance.
By revealing an accessible and eclectic cinema, "Tigritudes Itinérance" works to deconstruct a reductive and restrictive vision of African cinema.
Valorisation Talent de Tombouctou
Essakane Productions was created in 2010 to meet the professionalisation needs of the team behind the Timbuktu Festival. Since then, it has developed and taken on projects in artist management, event management and organisation, and audiovisual production and broadcasting, notably for the Cultural Caravan for Peace.
The "Valorisation Talent de Tombouctou" project aims to identify artists among disadvantaged populations in isolated regions or in zones of conflict. After offering them a residency and supporting them in the production and distribution of their work, Essakane Productions will do its utmost to bring these talents to light through national and even international partnerships, by broadcasting live shows and using new music streaming platforms.
Trajectoire
The Centre de Développement Chorégraphique "La Termitière" aims to be an iconic location for contemporary African choreographic creation, guaranteeing artistic excellence. Here, creation is always conceived and carried out with the aim of distributing works and professionalising artists.
The "Trajectoire" project is part of the promotion of the creations of young West African choreographers using the importance of digital technology and networking. At the end of the project, 11 young dancer-choreographers and 5 cultural administrators will have benefited from training in creation, management and mastery of digital tools, and 5 works will be produced and distributed on the sub-regional and international markets.