News & Events

News—04—2025

Open the Door: Croatian premiere of a powerful international theatre production

Open the Door, the powerful theatre production by Lithuanian director Justinas Vinciūnas is coming to Rijeka for its Croatian premiere on 11 April at 19:30 at the Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl. Zajc.

News—04—2025

Open the Door: Award-Winning theatre performance starts its European tour

The DECONFINING partner National Kaunas Drama Theatre (Lithuania) officially begins its international tour season. Following its critically acclaimed premiere in Lithuania, the powerful play Open the Door, directed by Justinas Vinciūnas and based on a text by Aristide Tarnagda (Burkina Faso), is now heading across Europe.

News—01—2025

BEYOND HORIZON: DECONFINING Arts, Culture and Policies in Europe & Africa

The BEYOND HORIZON conference aims to present the initiative to public and civil stakeholders while building a dynamic network of engaged actors committed to decompartmentalizing cultural policies in Africa.

News—02—2025

OPEN CALL – SHAPING CROSSROADS

Peer-to-peer exchange programme on intercontinental mobility and cultural cooperation between Africa & Europe. Apply now and become part of the workshop series!

News—10—2024

The Third DECONFINING Partner Forum

We are excited to announce the third DECONFINING Partner forum that will take place on Thursday, 17 October 2024, online via Zoom.

News—09—2024

Premiere announcement: “Open the Door”

We are thrilled to announce the premiere of the performance “Open the Door,” produced by the National Kaunas Drama Theatre (Lithuania) in collaboration with Les Recreatrales (Burkina Faso) as part of the DECONFINING project.

News—11—2024

Premiere announcement: “Dialogue from the Between Worlds”

We are thrilled to invite you to the screening and discussion of the film “Dialogue from between the Worlds” produced by the National Kaunas Drama Theatre (Lithuania) in collaboration with RAW Material Company (Senegal)

News—04—2024

Narratives of closeness and distance – ebook

We are happy to present to you our intercontinental anthology titled “Narratives of Closeness and Distance from Central-Eastern Europe and South-Eastern Africa”, created thanks to the ART TRANSPARENT Foundation, PRO PROGRESSIONE and the Women’s History Museum Zambia, and together with editors Urszula Markowska-Manista & Natasha Omokhodion-Kalulu Banda.

Interview—07—2024

Embracing Indigenous Narratives and Fostering Global Cultural Cooperation: An Interview with Samba Yonga

In this interview, Samba Yonga discusses her work in restoring African indigenous narratives, the challenges and successes in promoting intercultural understanding, and her vision for the future of cultural exchange and cooperation between Africa and the global community.

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