Panel 5 The Cultural Forum x Africalia: North-South cultural collaborations
Every second Saturday of the month, from March to September 2025, from 10:00 to 11:15 GMT, Africalia and Le Forum Culturel invite three actors from the cultural sector to explore current themes related to the development of CCIs. The fifth session is entitled “North-South cultural collaborations: towards new artistic opportunities” and will be held in French.
The panel will be broadcast online on Africalia's Facebook page and available to watch on Facebook and YouTube in replay. The audience will be able to ask the experts questions in real time.
More info on Africalia's collaboration with Le Forum Culturel: here.
The topic
This panel hosts a discussion on Africa-Europe cultural collaborations. How do they strengthen the shared creative landscape and create new opportunities for African and Afro-descendant artists? Drawing on inspiring collaborative initiatives on and/or between the two continents, the speakers will share ideas for more equitable and sustainable synergies.
The panelists
Dorcy Rugamba (Rwanda) is an author, actor, dancer and director. Based between Brussels and Kigali, he has (co)written numerous plays, such as "Rwanda 94" (1999), "Bloody Niggers" (2007) and "Umurinzi" (2019) and has staged several performances on various European, African and international stages, such as "L'Instruction" (2005), "Planet Kigali" (2018) and "Liberté, j'aurais habité ton rêve jusqu'au dernier soir" (2021). In 2001, he founded the Ateliers Urwintore in Kigali, a space for contemporary creation—then in 2012, he founded the Rwanda Arts Initiative, an art center dedicated to cultural entrepreneurs. With the Rwanda Arts Initiative team, he created the Kigali Triennale, the first edition of which was held in February 2024.
Leslie-Yosra Lukamba (Belgium), public policy analyst and founder of theI See You association, embodies an innovative vision of the future. At the helm of this utopian laboratory, she explores new avenues, seeking to inspire collective transformation through her work and actions. With a background in political strategy, gender, and innovation, Leslie-Yosra brings a unique perspective to her work, merging field analysis, scientific theory, and artistic expression to design possible and desirable futures. Her commitment as a lobbyist for inclusive public policies demonstrates her determination to bring about tangible change in the present.
Patrick Mudekereza (DRC) is an author and curator. He directs the Centre d'art Waza in Lubumbashi and contributed to the creation of various international networks such asArts Collaboratory and Another Roadmap for Arts Education. He co-founded the Rencontres Picha, Biennale de Lubumbashi (2008-2015). He develops curatorial and editorial projects between Africa, Europe and Latin America, and has notably participated in documenta fifteen (Kassel). He teaches at the University of Lubumbashi and is preparing a thesis at the Université libre de Bruxelles.
The moderator
Jeanne Ngo Nlend (Cameroon) is a cultural journalist, African art critic, and web journalist. She is head of the French-language desk at Crtvweb and Secretary General of the Network of Cultural Journalists of Cameroon.
You can also rewatch the previous panels on gender representations, on art and resilience, on cultural mobility and on new technologies.
