by Likikiri Collective | Oct 21, 2017 | Heritage
From UNESCO: “On 3 October 2017, the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports of the Republic of South Sudan submitted three heritage sites to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre to be included on its first ever Tentative List of potential World Heritage sites: Sudd...
by Likikiri Collective | Sep 8, 2017 | Events, Festivals, Film / Video
Likikiri’s Elfatih Atem collaborated with Ibdaa drama group to produce the short film Bliss, which premiered at the Juba Film Festival the week of September 4, 2017. This year marks the second year of the Juba Film Festival, an annual event showcasing the newest...
by Likikiri Collective | Jul 4, 2017 | Conferences
On July 5 – 6, Likikiri’s Elfatih Atem participated in the inaugural workshop of the newly established South Sudan Museum Network. The workshop convened curators of South Sudanese objects housed in museums across Europe, scholars of material culture,...
by Likikiri Collective | May 26, 2017 | Conferences
On May 26, 2017, Likikiri’s Elfatih Atem participated in a one-day conference on the lived experience of South Sudanese displacement held at the Uganda Museum in Kampala. He spoke on the “long view” of displacement in the context of (South) Sudan’s...
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...
