Calendar
All productions are presented with German surtitles or in German. There are introductions or audience discussions at almost all performances.
Program subject to change.
Wednesday
May 28, 2025
11:00 a.m.
À NOS MORTS (The Forgotten Liberators)
School presentation
Bürgerzentrum Nippes – Altenberger Hof
Mauenheimer Str. 92, 50733 Cologne
20:00
À NOS MORTS (The Forgotten Liberators)
Bürgerzentrum Nippes – Altenberger Hof
Mauenheimer Str. 92, 50733 Cologne
Thursday
May 29, 2025
5:00 pm
À NOS MORTS (The Forgotten Liberators)
Bürgerzentrum Nippes – Altenberger Hof
Mauenheimer Str. 92, 50733 Cologne
Saturday
June 07, 2025
3:00 p.m.
MASQUISARD
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum – Cultures of the World
Cäcilienstraße 29-33, 50667 Cologne
Sunday
June 08, 2025
3:00 p.m.
MASQUISARD
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum – Cultures of the World
Cäcilienstraße 29-33, 50667 Cologne
Wednesday
June 11, 2025
8:30 pm
OPENING SORCIÈRES / KIMPA VITA
Opening speech by Etienne Minoungou
Schauspiel Köln, Depot 2
Schanzenstraße 6-20, 51063 Cologne
10:30 p.m.
DJ FREEGAH
Schauspiel Köln, Garden
Schanzenstraße 6-20, 51063 Cologne
FREE ADMISSION
Thursday
June 12, 2025
16:00
DECOLONIZE THE STREETS | EN
Meeting point Bürgerhaus Stollwerck
Dreikönigenstraße 23, 50678 Cologne
FREE ADMISSION
7:00 p.m.
SORCIÈRES / KIMPA VITA
Schauspiel Köln, Depot 2
Schanzenstraße 6-20, 51063 Cologne
21:00
SYCOMORE
Old Fire Station, stage
Melchiorstraße 3, 50670 Cologne
10:30 p.m.
FESTIVAL BAR WITH VARINIA AKUA
King Georg
Sudermanstraße 2, 50670 Cologne
FREE ADMISSION
Friday
June 13, 2025
6:00 pm
SYCOMORE
Old Fire Station, stage
Melchiorstraße 3, 50670 Cologne
8:30 pm
QUÉ IMPORTA EL ABISMO | WHAT DOES THE ABYSS MEAN?
Tanzfaktur, stage hall
Siegburger Str. 233W, 50679 Cologne
9:15 p.m.
ÉPIQUE ! (POUR YIKAKOU)
Tanzfaktur, Werkhalle
Siegburger Str. 233W, 50679 Cologne
10:30 p.m.
FESTIVAL BAR WITH JAM SESSION
King Georg
Sudermanstraße 2, 50670 Cologne
FREE ADMISSION
Saturday
June 14, 2025
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
VERNISSAGE NANDO NKRUMAH
Old Fire Station, Hall
Melchiorstraße 3, 50670 Cologne
FREE ADMISSION
3:00 p.m.
ALIENS
Old Fire Station, Hall
Melchiorstraße 3, 50670 Cologne
6:00 pm
QUÉ IMPORTA EL ABISMO | WHAT DOES THE ABYSS MEAN?
Tanzfaktur, stage hall
Siegburger Str. 233W, 50679 Cologne
6:45 pm
ÉPIQUE ! (POUR YIKAKOU)
Tanzfaktur, Werkhalle
Siegburger Str. 233W, 50679 Cologne
21:00
DE CE CÔTÉ | ON THIS SIDE
Old Fire Station, stage
Melchiorstraße 3, 50670 Cologne
10:30 p.m.
FESTIVAL BAR WITH JAM SESSION
King Georg
Sudermanstraße 2, 50670 Cologne
FREE ADMISSION
Sunday
June 15, 2025
2:00 pm
DECOLONIZE THE STREETS | EN
Meeting point Bürgerhaus Stollwerck
Dreikönigenstraße 23, 50678 Cologne
FREE ADMISSION
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
NANDO NKRUMAH
Old Fire Station, Hall
Melchiorstraße 3, 50670 Cologne
FREE ADMISSION
6:00 pm
Old Fire Station, stage
Melchiorstraße 3, 50670 Cologne
7:00 p.m.
Odonien | Admission from 18:00
Hornstraße 85, 50823 Cologne
Monday
June 16, 2025
4:30 pm
BETWEEN THE LINES: THEATER TRANSLATION DECOLONIAL THINKING
Orangery Theater, Foyer
Volksgartenstraße 25, 50677 Cologne
FREE ADMISSION
7:00 p.m.
BOOK PREMIERE ANTHOLOGY TRACES
Orangery Theater, stage
Volksgartenstraße 25, 50677 Cologne
22:00
VARINIA AKUA
Orangery Theater, garden
Volksgartenstraße 25, 50677 Cologne
FREE ADMISSION
Tuesday
June 17, 2025
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
NANDO NKRUMAH WITH SKETCH & CONNECT
Old Fire Station, Hall
Melchiorstraße 3, 50670 Cologne
FREE ADMISSION
6:30 pm
LE TREMBLEMENT DU MONDE | THE TREMBLING OF THE WORLD
Theater im Bauturm | 18:00 Introduction to Édouard Glissant
Aachener Str. 24-26, 50674 Cologne
21:00
HEWA RWANDA, LETTRE AUX ABSENTS
Old Fire Station, stage
Melchiorstraße 3, 50670 Cologne
10:30 p.m.
FESTIVALBAR
King Georg
Sudermanstraße 2, 50670 Cologne
FREE ADMISSION
Wednesday
June 18, 2025
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
NANDO NKRUMAH
Old Fire Station, Hall
Melchiorstraße 3, 50670 Cologne
FREE ADMISSION
6:00 pm
DECOLONIZE THE STREETS | EN
Meeting point Bürgerhaus Stollwerck
Dreikönigenstraße 23, 50678 Cologne
FREE ADMISSION
7:00 p.m.
HEWA RWANDA, LETTRE AUX ABSENTS
Old Fire Station, stage
Melchiorstraße 3, 50670 Cologne
21:00
LE TREMBLEMENT DU MONDE | THE TREMBLING OF THE WORLD
Theater im Bauturm | 6 p.m. Introduction to Édouard Glissant
Aachener Str. 24-26, 50674 Cologne
Thursday
June 19, 2025
11:00 am – 6:00 pm
dialogFORUM
Old Fire Station, Hall
Melchiorstraße 3, 50670 Cologne
FREE ADMISSION
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
NANDO NKRUMAH
Old Fire Station, Hall
Melchiorstraße 3, 50670 Cologne
FREE ADMISSION
2:00 pm
MASQUISARD
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum – Cultures of the World
Cäcilienstraße 29-33, 50667 Cologne
7:00 p.m.
SILENCE
Old Fire Station, Hall
Melchiorstraße 3, 50670 Cologne
21:00
AFRICAN PARTY
Tanzfaktur, Werkhalle
Siegburger Str. 233W, 50679 Cologne
Friday
June 20, 2025
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
NANDO NKRUMAH
Old Fire Station, Hall
Melchiorstraße 3, 50670 Cologne
FREE ADMISSION
20:00
AFRICAN PARTY
Tanzfaktur, Werkhalle
Siegburger Str. 233W, 50679 Cologne
8:30 pm
ALL ABOUT TATTOO ART + COLLECTIVE TIBA
Oya Müllem
Buchheimer Str. 17, 51063 Cologne
FREE ADMISSION
Saturday
June 21, 2025
2:00 pm
MASQUISARD
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum – Cultures of the World
Cäcilienstraße 29-33, 50667 Cologne
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
NANDO NKRUMAH WITH SKETCH & CONNECT
Old Fire Station, Hall
Melchiorstraße 3, 50670 Cologne
FREE ADMISSION
16:00 – 20:00
DR CONGO FOCUS WITH COLTAN FEVER: CONNECTING PEOPLE
Theater im Bauturm
Aachener Str. 24-26, 50674 Cologne
21:00
ECOSYSTEM
Old Fire Station, stage
Melchiorstraße 3, 50670 Cologne
10:30 p.m.
FESTIVALBAR
King Georg
Sudermanstraße 2, 50670 Cologne
FREE ADMISSION
Sunday
June 22, 2025
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
SPOKEN-WORD WORKSHOP
Old fire station
Melchiorstraße 3, 50670 Cologne
FREE ADMISSION
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
NANDO NKRUMAH
Old Fire Station, Hall
Melchiorstraße 3, 50670 Cologne
FREE ADMISSION
16:00
IT’S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE
We bid farewell to festival founder and director Gerhardt Haag
Old Fire Station, Hall
Melchiorstraße 3, 50670 Cologne
FREE ADMISSION
6:00 pm
ECOSYSTEM
Old Fire Station, stage
Melchiorstraße 3, 50670 Cologne
7:30 pm
TAKE THE STAGE
Old fire station, courtyard
Melchiorstraße 3, 50670 Cologne
FREE ADMISSION
9:30 p.m.
SILENT DISCO with DJ FREEGAH
Festival finale
Old fire station, courtyard
Melchiorstraße 3, 50670 Cologne
FREE ADMISSION