Opera Village Africa (French: Village-Opéra Afrique, German: Operndorf Afrika) is an arts education project located in Ouagadougou, the capital city of Burkina Faso. It was initiated by the German film and theatre director, actor, and artist, Christoph Schlingensief.[1] It is operated by Festspielhaus Afrika as a non-profit GmbH (limited company) based in Germany.[2] The first phase was completed in November 2011.[3]
- ^ Hegenbart, Sarah. (2012) "A New Idea of Art: Christoph Schlingensief and the Opera Village Africa". The White Review, Issue 5.
- ^ Website Village Opera Africa
- ^ The Art Newspaper, "First phase of African opera village completed 1 November 2011"