Headquarters (HQ) Africa2020
Pan-African cultural centers
Each headquarter (HQ), hosted by a cultural institution, is designed as a small temporary pan-African cultural centrer accommodating several multidisciplinary projects (exhibitions, shows, concerts, film projections, round tables, master classes, creative workshops, culinary experiences).
Each HQ, set up by an African team in partnership with the hosting organisation, develops a programme with African associations and experts in cultural audience outreach lasting several weeks, and resonating with one or several of the main themes of the Africa2020 Season. The idea behind setting up the headquarters is to increase the number of opportunities for the African people involved (operators, artists, scholars) and the French public to meet. An Africa2020 HQ encourages areas of dialogue focussing on the challenges of the 21st century led by the Season. The creation of Headquarters in various French cities allows to develop a closer relationship with local communities that will be able to associate the Season with a permanent space. A HQ is a friendly meeting place, where people can discuss, exchange ideas, experiment and also obtain information on the projects proposed in the region and in the rest of France.
OPEN HEADQUARTERS:
Saint-Denis HQ (93) - from 24 June to 8 November 2021
Musée d’Art et d’Histoire Paul Eluard (France)
Farah Clémentine Dramani-Issifou (France/Benin)
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Fort-de-France HQ - Since 22 May 2021
Tropiques Atrium, Scène nationale (France)
Espace Tine (Congo)
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THE HEADQUARTERS:
Château-Thierry HQ - from 18 September to 9 October 2021
L’Échangeur - CDCN Hauts-de-France (France)
Irène Tassembedo / Le Grin des Arts Vivants de Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
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Cayenne HQ - Reported
L’Eldorado (France)
Le Globe (Senegal)
THE HEADQUARTERS THAT ARE FINISHED:
Roubaix HQ - from 21 April to 25 July 2021
La Condition Publique (France)
Exit Frame (Ghana)
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Paris Champs-Élysées HQ - from 3 June to 18 July 2021
Le Théâtre de la Ville (France)
L'Espace Linga tere (Central African Republic)
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Metz HQ - from 28 June to 3 July 2021
Passages Transfestival (France)
Ishyo Arts Centre (Rwanda)
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Bobigny HQ - from 1 July to 11 July 2021
MC93 - Maison de la Culture de Seine-Saint-Denis (France)
The Récréâtrales of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
Le D-CAF (Egypt)
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Montpellier HQ - from 3 July to 11 July 2021
La Halle Tropisme (France)
Bandjoun Station (Cameroon)
Contemporary Art Centre of Essaouira (Morocco)
La villa Gottfried (Senegal)
Kin ArtStudio (RCD)
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Rennes HQ - from 12 July to 22 July 2021
Le Théâtre National de Bretagne (France)
Mwenya B. Kabwe (Zambia / Zimbabwe)
Lindiwe Matshikiza (South Africa)
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Marseille HQ - from 4 June to 11 July 2021
› Open during the whole summer for music and cinema programs!
La Friche la Belle de Mai (France)
Emeka Ogboh (Nigeria)
Tringa musique and development (Senegal)
Tangier Cinematheque (Morocco)
Jay Pather (South Africa)
Neo Muyanga (South Africa)
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Paris Goutte d'Or HQ - from 3 February to 1st August 2021
Institut des Cultures d’Islam (France)
Think Tanger (Morocco)
Doual’art (Cameroon)
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Nantes HQ - from 9 April to 29 August 2021
Le Lieu Unique (France)
Oulimata Guèye (Senegal / France)
