| ISPA 2025 Lugano Congress– Dorcy Rugamba |
 Dorcy RugambaArtistic Director Dorcy Rugamba is a writer, actor, and director whose work seamlessly integrates both the performing and visual arts. Trained in dance by his father, Cyprien Rugamba, and in dramatic arts at the Royal Conservatory of Liège. A former member of Peter Brook’s renowned company, Rugamba has worked alongside several prominent contemporary stage directors. He co-wrote Rwanda 94, a monumental six-hour play. His works, such as The Investigation by P. Weiss and Bloody Niggers, grapple with the complexities of historical violence and its reverberating effects across time. In 2012, Rugamba founded the Rwanda Arts Initiative, which gave rise to projects like Planet Kigali and the opera Umurinzi. In 2022, he collaborated as associate director with Abderahmane Sissako and Damon Albarn on the opéra *The Flight of the Boli*. He also created Les Restes suprêmes, a compelling visual and performative piece showcased at the Dakar Biennale 2022. In 2024, Rugamba launched Kigali’s inaugural arts market, Kigali Triennial, and published Hewa Rwanda, a critically acclaimed book that garnered widespread praise and was nominated for the prestigious Renaudot Prize.
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