by Likikiri Collective | Sep 5, 2018 | Community Development, Participatory Methods, Theatre
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 disability...
by Likikiri Collective | Jun 26, 2018 | Events, Oral History, Theatre
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...
by Likikiri Collective | Apr 22, 2018 | Events, Oral History, Theatre
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...
by Likikiri Collective | Feb 7, 2018 | Theatre
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 connect...
by Likikiri Collective | Apr 8, 2017 | Events, Heritage, Literature, Oral Tradition, Theatre, Uncategorized
On April 8, 2017, Likikiri Collective partnered with members of Ibdaa Drama Group to stage a production of Elfatih Atem’s new play Hilatna (Our Neighborhood), an adaptation of the South Sudanese folktale Kenyi and the Extraordinary Snake. The folktale is a...
by Likikiri Collective | Mar 27, 2015 | Events, Festivals, Theatre
Likikiri’s Elfatih Atem directed the play “Aha!” for World Theatre Day 2015, which took place in Nyakuron Cultural Center. “Aha!” juxtaposed an urban man reading a newspaper aloud with rural migrants approaching the town and building a...
