Culture
Portraits of misery and resistance
7 de August, 2024Foto: Alda Costa In the city of Maputo, an exhibition recalls the scars of Portuguese colonialism in Mozambique. "Black Ink on White Background" by Portuguese artist João Ayres (1921-2001) brings to light profound portraits of misery, racism, and the social condition of...
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A Jaguar in the City
25 de July, 2024Photo: Gillelio Cossa The writer Deusa D'África transmutes the setting of her novel "Uma Onça na Cidade" (A Jaguar in the City) (2023) into a vibrant surreal canvas, unveiling the core of collective memory, interspersed with disturbing ideas and images. The narrative...
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Azgo Festival: celebration and cultural exchange
10 de July, 2024Foto: Yassin Mussá The Azgo Festival stood out as a vibrant stage for cultural and artistic exchange, bringing together talents from various parts of the world. Under the theme "Afrofuturism," national and international artists performed in a series of acts ranging from...
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The art of living from culture
19 de June, 2024Photo: CCFM Professionals seek solutions The artistic and cultural sector is often considered fragile, with many professionals asserting that it is nearly impossible to live exclusively from the arts and culture. According to these professionals, the solution is to seek...
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FITI 2024 present reflection on polygamy
28 de May, 2024Foto: Associação Luarte The twentieth edition of the country's largest and oldest festival of theatre, the International Winter Theatre Festival (FITI, acronym in portuguese), kicks with "Niketche," inspired by the eponymous novel by writer Paulina Chiziane. It's the...
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African cultural diversity celebrated at the Azgo...
24 de May, 2024Photo: Festival Azgo The event is of a musical nature, but it's not just the music that stands out. The Azgo Festival, at least judging by the 11th edition, which recently took place in Maputo, was marked by artistic diversity. For example, there was a prize of 50,000...
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Quive and Mélio discuss global problems
21 de May, 2024Photo: Gillelio Cossa Mélio Tinga e Eduardo Quive Inspired by the dilemmas of their daily lives in their native Maputo, writers Eduardo Quive and Mélio Tinga wrote ‘Mutiladas’ and ‘Nevoa na Sala’, respectively. Both works address global problems such as war and...
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