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LAND Contemporary Dance Theatre Production Choreographed by Haymich Olivier 2 - 4 October 2025 20:00 Auditorium National Theatre of Namibia NTN Windhoek Poster

LAND – A Contemporary Dance Theatre Production

National Theatre of Namibia (NTN) - Auditorium entrance Robert Mugabe Avenue, cnr. John Meinert St, Windhoek, Namibia

• LAND – A Contemporary Dance Theatre Production • Text on the website of the organiser, the National Theatre of Namibia (NTN): "LAND: A Contemporary Dance Theatre Production Choreographed by Haymich Olivier Motivated by lived memories of the Old Location in Windhoek, LAND confronts histories of land dispossession, colonial violence, and forced removals, while asking […]

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LAND Contemporary Dance Theatre Production Choreographed by Haymich Olivier 2 - 4 October 2025 20:00 Auditorium National Theatre of Namibia NTN Windhoek Poster

LAND – A Contemporary Dance Theatre Production

National Theatre of Namibia (NTN) - Auditorium entrance Robert Mugabe Avenue, cnr. John Meinert St, Windhoek, Namibia

• LAND – A Contemporary Dance Theatre Production • Text on the website of the organiser, the National Theatre of Namibia (NTN): "LAND: A Contemporary Dance Theatre Production Choreographed by Haymich Olivier Motivated by lived memories of the Old Location in Windhoek, LAND confronts histories of land dispossession, colonial violence, and forced removals, while asking […]

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LAND Contemporary Dance Theatre Production Choreographed by Haymich Olivier 2 - 4 October 2025 20:00 Auditorium National Theatre of Namibia NTN Windhoek Poster

LAND – A Contemporary Dance Theatre Production

National Theatre of Namibia (NTN) - Auditorium entrance Robert Mugabe Avenue, cnr. John Meinert St, Windhoek, Namibia

• LAND – A Contemporary Dance Theatre Production • Text on the website of the organiser, the National Theatre of Namibia (NTN): "LAND: A Contemporary Dance Theatre Production Choreographed by Haymich Olivier Motivated by lived memories of the Old Location in Windhoek, LAND confronts histories of land dispossession, colonial violence, and forced removals, while asking […]

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People of Song Unpacking Untold Story Transnational musical theatre production 17 and 18 October 2025 18:30 Auditorium National Theatre of Namibia NTN Windhoek Poster Momentbühne

People of Song – Unpacking an Untold Story

National Theatre of Namibia (NTN) - Auditorium entrance Robert Mugabe Avenue, cnr. John Meinert St, Windhoek, Namibia

• People of Song – Unpacking an Untold Story • Transnational musical theatre production World Premiere An encounter with a stranger forces a girl to confront the past and find new paths for the future.   Text of the organiser, Momentbühne: "On October 17th, the Namibian German musical theatre production "People of Song – Unpacking […]

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Sounds of Namibia People of Song in Concert Unpacking Untold Story selection songs transnational musical theatre production People of Song Unpacking Untold Story 18 October 2025 12:00 UN Plaza Katutura Windhoek poster Momentbühne

Sounds of Namibia – People of Song in Concert

UN Plaza Penning St, Katutura, Khomas Region, Namibia

• Sounds of Namibia – People of Song in Concert • Selection of songs from the transnational musical theatre production 'People of Song – Unpacking an Untold Story' In attendance of the Governing Mayor (Regierender Bürgermeister) of Berlin, Kai Wegner, and the Senator for Culture and Social Cohesion, Sarah Wedl-Wilson. They are leading a delegation […]

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People of Song Unpacking Untold Story Transnational musical theatre production 17 and 18 October 2025 18:30 Auditorium National Theatre of Namibia NTN Windhoek Poster Momentbühne

People of Song – Unpacking an Untold Story

National Theatre of Namibia (NTN) - Auditorium entrance Robert Mugabe Avenue, cnr. John Meinert St, Windhoek, Namibia

• People of Song – Unpacking an Untold Story • Transnational musical theatre production World Premiere An encounter with a stranger forces a girl to confront the past and find new paths for the future.   Text of the organiser, Momentbühne: "On October 17th, the Namibian German musical theatre production "People of Song – Unpacking […]

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Scars of genocide memory dialogue reconciliation Invitation Black Society Namibia CommonGroundZ National Archives of Namibia discussion 5 December 2025 centre Windhoek Poster Black Society Namibia

Scars of genocide – memory, dialogue, reconciliation – Discussion

National Archives of Namibia Marais St, Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia

• Scars of genocide - memory, dialogue, reconciliation – Discussion • Description by the organisers, Black Society Namibia and CommonGroundz: "Namibia’s history still carries the scars of genocide, dispossession and fractured communities – traces left by the German colonial era. As young Namibians we are stepping forward to hold memory, build dialogue, and lead reconciliation. […]

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Invitation Black Society Namibia online discussion Colonial Conversations Colloquium Youth Colonial Legacies Storytelling 24 January 2026 Google Meet Poster

Colonial Conversations Colloquium: Youth, Colonial Legacies & Storytelling – Discussion

Online - Google Meet

• Colonial Conversations Colloquium: Youth, Colonial Legacies & Storytelling – Discussion • Description by the organiser, Black Society Namibia: "This session brings together young thinkers and filmmakers from Namibia and the United States to examine colonial legacies in law, education, culture, and storytelling – and to discuss how young people can engage these systems critically […]

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Cultural Erasure Memory Reclamation invitation part 1 discussion series Intergenerational Dialogues 19 February 2026 Gateway Conference Centre Windhoek Namibia Institute for Democracy NID Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Namibia FES Windhoek

Cultural Erasure and Memory Reclamation – Discussion

Gateway Conference Centre (GCC) Khomasdal, Windhoek

• Cultural Erasure and Memory Reclamation – Discussion • Part 1 of the discussion series 'Intergenerational Dialogue' Information by the organisers, Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID) and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Namibia (FES):   Cultural Erasure and Memory Reclamation What happens when language is silenced, memory is fractured, and culture is pushed to the margins, and how do […]

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Hendrik Witbooi God from heaven has now broken the treaty Documentary Alexander Honisch screened 14 March 2026 15:50 part of Namibia Film Week 12 to 15 March 2026 at NUST in Windhoek Poster Source Instagram post Golden Dunes Film Festival

CANCELLED: Hendrik Witbooi – Documentary

Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) Brahms St, Windhoek West, Namibia

• CANCELLED: Hendrik Witbooi – Documentary •   Please note: On Friday afternoon, 13 March 2026, the Namibia Film Commission confirmed rumours that the screening had been cancelled due to protests by members of Nama communities. No further details were provided.   82-minute film "Hendrik Witbooi: 'God from Heaven Has Now Broken the Treaty'" by […]

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Joint Declaration Reconciliation Invitation to part 2 of discussion series Intergenerational Dialogues 25 March 2026 Bird's Mansion Hotel Keetmanshoop by Namibia Institute for Democracy NID Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Namibia FES

The Joint Declaration and Reconciliation – Discussion

Bird's Mansion Hotel 6th Avenue, Keetmanshoop, ǁKharas Region, Namibia

• The Joint Declaration and Reconciliation – Discussion • Part 2 of the discussion series 'Intergenerational Dialogue' Information by the organisers, Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID) and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Namibia (FES):   The Joint Declaration and Reconciliation What does reconciliation truly mean after historical injustice, and who gets to shape that process? Join us for the […]

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Annual Genocide Memorial Walk 10 to 12 April 2026 Lüderitz commemorate Nama genocide 1904 - 1908 on day of massacre of Hornkranz Hoornkrans 12 April 1893 Organised by Nama Traditional Leaders Association NTLA Screenshot of event announcement NTLA's Facebook page

Annual Genocide Memorial Walk 2026 – NTLA

Lüderitz ǁKharas Region, Namibia

• Annual Genocide Memorial Walk 2026 – NTLA • As per announcement of the event on Facebook by the organiser, Nama Traditional Leaders Association (NTLA): Annual Genocide Memorial Walk 10 April to 12 April 2026, in Lüderitz, Karas Region "The NTLA is delighted to announce that we will host Professor Joshua Castellino at the Annual Genocide […]

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