Gahugu Gato (Petit Pays) • Gaël Faye Dida Nibagwire Frédéric Fisbach

What to expect

Gahugu Gato is performed in Kinyarwanda, a language rarely heard on stages.

It is based on Gaël Faye's novel Petits pays and uses the original language to anchor the story in contemporary Rwandan reality.

Dida Nibagwire and Frédéric Fisbach chose a sober staging inspired by travelling theatre, with little set and a small cast.

It was a success with audiences and critics at the most recent Avignon festival.

The performances offer a hopeful space for remembrance, sharing stories, processing and rebuilding.

• Combines acting, song and dance
• Performed by Rwandan and Burundian artists
• Music is poetic and intense
• Choral narrative tells of a raw past
• Travels easily and performs outdoors
• Stories deal with violent events
• Coincides with Tutsi genocide commemoration
• Copresentation with Théâtre des Martyrs