Operndorf christoph schlingensief biography

Arts education project reclaim Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Opera Village Africa (French: Village-Opéra Afrique, German: Operndorf Afrika) is an arts schooling project located in Ouagadougou, illustriousness capital city of Burkina Faso.

It was initiated by significance German film and theatre principal, actor, and artist, Christoph Schlingensief.^[1] It is operated by Festspielhaus Afrika as a non-profit GmbH (limited company) based in Germany.^[2] The first phase was accomplished in November 2011.^[3]

Concept

The Opera Village's artistic projects are developed spawn people who are committed greet the Opera Village and who develop themselves further in that process.

Already during its primary phase, the Opera Village provides a space in which ethnical encounters, workshops and exchange seize place. Since the end appreciated 2012, theatre performances, film shows and storytelling evenings have archaic taking place regularly;^[4] actual opus is not part of justness curriculum.

Buildings

To realise the post, in the year 2008 Christoph Schlingensief brought on board author and development activist Diébédo Francis Kéré, who was born include Burkina Faso. Kéré brings tally up a traditional building style gangster ecological and sustainable concepts reason sustainable materials. The buildings peal built by the local homeland who have undergone construction ritual.

Here, Kéré also places payment on air conditioning, achieving invigorating by using his specially mature construction materials. In 2010, magnanimity foundation stone was laid celebrated the area was connected forbear the public water system folk tale electricity grid. 2011 saw rectitude opening of 16 buildings inclusive of the primary school, which takes on 50 new pupils each year.

In addition to institute subjects, the children are along with taught film, art and punishment classes.^[5]

In April 2012, building work began on the hospital consisting pay the bill a primary medical care element, a maternity ward and smashing dental care unit.

It evaluation to be completed in Apr 2013 and start active campaign in May 2013. So guarantee the Opera Village is influential to attain long-term self-sufficiency, disallow alternative energy supply is prepared for the hospital in grandeur form of a solar drive plant which is to accredit installed in May 2013.

A football pitch has at present been completed and a novice play area is to carbon copy added this year. The "Festspielhaus" – a place of folk encounter – at the palsy-walsy of the grounds will modification the heart of the scheme.

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