News & Events
Debut of the film, Hidden Abilities
The collaborative documentary Hidden Abilities debuted on Saturday, September 29, 2018. Logali House in Juba, South Sudan, hosted a full house, with Hidden Ability Melody members in attendance along with diverse guests including family members, filmmakers...
Likikiri Collaborates with Hidden Ability Melody
Likikiri has recently started a collaboration with the cultural group Hidden Ability Melody. Founded in 2010 by a group of dedicated visually impaired South Sudanese, Hidden Ability Melody uses music and drama to raise awareness and change attitudes about...
Oral History Movement
In August 2018, Likikiri Collective, Rift Valley Institute (RVI) and the Institute for Justice and Peace Studies (IJPS) at the Catholic University of South Sudan launched a new collaboration in the field of oral history. Two new intensive courses in oral...
RVI’s Chiefs and Youth in Conversation
As part of Likikiri's ongoing partnership with the Rift Valley Institute, we dramatized research conducted for their South Sudan Customary Authorities Project and performed the play at their June 2018 Chiefs and Youth in Conversation meeting. The play was...
South Sudan Museum Network Workshop in Juba
As a member of the South Sudan Museum Network--a transnational network of academics, museum curators and South Sudanese culture and heritage stakeholders--Likikiri Collective attended the third network workshop held in Juba in June 2018.
Performing the Past in Aweil
In April 2018, Likikiri worked with a group of actors in Aweil to perform plays inspired by oral history-inspired research at the Rift Valley Institute's (RVI) regional chiefs' meeting in Northern Bahr al-Ghazal. The research, conducted by Dr. Nicki...
Oral History and Documentation workshop for JMWOA
Likikiri Collective, in partnership with the Institute for Justice and Peace Studies at the Catholic University of South Sudan, conducted a workshop on documentation methods for members of the Juba Massacre Widows' and Orphans' Association (JMWOA). The group had...
Drama missions to Agok, Akuem and Maban
In February 2018, two Likikiri teams traveled to Agok and Maban on crucial drama missions! Dominic, Mary, Juma, and Vivian spent 2 weeks with communities teaching youth how to use drama and communication to address social issues. Likikiri is using drama to...
South Sudanese Folktales
Likikiri Collective has been maintaining an online platform called South Sudanese Folktales to host a growing collection of folktales documented in different languages from around the country. The collection process was initiated through two avenues:...
