by Kerstin Ortmeier | Oct 13, 2026 | News
The vines wind their way crisscross through the rainforest—powerful, resilient, and always in motion. For his choreography, choreographer and dancer Zora Snake drew inspiration from the mighty vines of Cameroon’s forests. Like a living organism, the dance piece grows...
by Kerstin Ortmeier | Sep 4, 2026 | News
How can we translate theatrical texts that are shaped by multilingualism, migration, colonial continuities, and hybrid identities? What responsibilities do translators bear when plays from African contexts are adapted for the German-speaking theater scene? And how...
by Vierviertel | May 22, 2026 | News
On May 19, the festive award ceremony for the Cologne Cultural Awards 2025 took place at the COMEDIA Theater in Cologne. In the “Cultural Event of the Year 2025” category, 10 projects were initially nominated by the jury, including africologneFESTIVAL! The...
by Kerstin Ortmeier | Jan 24, 2026 | News
As part of Black History Month 2026, africologneLOCAL is presenting the exhibition #KIMUNTU by photographer and filmmaker Benga Mavinga for the first time in Cologne. The photographs, taken in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo, are shown as prints and unfold...
by Claudine E. | Jun 7, 2025 | News
The africologneFESTIVAL took place this year from June 11 – 22. africologne presents theater, dance, performance, music, film and dramatic literature from various African countries and in international co-productions. Audience discussions are held after the...
by Claudine E. | Jun 6, 2025 | News
The CommonLAB 2025 residents are in Cologne! africologne is part of Common Stories, a European cooperation project on questions of cultural diversity in changing European societies. We are delighted that eight selected artists from the Common Stories Residency 2025...
