- Film Festival
- Fairtrade Brunch
- Hunger Symposium
- Interreligious Celebration
- Theme Eatery
- Oase Concerts
- Lecture Banao Nambo
- Lecture Henning Mankell
- Theatre Peggy Pickit
- Dance Theatre
- Saturday Matinée
- Exhibition Paintings
- Exhibition Shonastone
- Exhibition Clever
- Marionette Theatre
- Fairy Tales
- Camel Ride
- Street Art
- Drum Circle
- Bicycles for Africa
- Blindness Bus
- Workshop Finissage
Thanks to the popular workshops at Afro-Pfingsten, you don't stay just a spectator, but get the chance to actively participate in the festival! More than 30 courses allow you to experience African culture first-hand, through percussion, dance, singing and more:
Program & Booking
As of now, you can book your workshops easily online: course listing & booking (in German only).
DANCE: The fascination of motion
Learn traditional and contemporary dance styles from Africa, the Caribbean and South America. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced student, our experienced instructors make sure you'll have a great experience.
PERCUSSION: Feel and experience rhythm
Our professional drummers teach beginners the foundations of rhythm and help advanced students perfectionate their playing with various instruments from Africa and Latin America. Feel the rhythm!
SINGING: The mirror of the soul
Discover new dimensions in your voice! Whether through R&B, Afro-choir, intriguing polyphonic singing, worldmusic songs or African yodelling, you can learn to let your soul express itself the African way.
MISCELLANEOUS: Cultural treasures from Africa
There are many more ways to experience a piece of Africa: Learn to cook the best African recipes, hair braiding, sewing dresses or make your own African jewelry: African culture holds many treasures that want to be explored.
Workshop Program in PDF format (German only)
Use our workshop program in PDF format to print, save or email to friends.
Do you want to distribute our workshop flyer to your friends or display it at your work place? Order the desired number of flyers through our contact form and we will send them to you by snail mail.
Do you want to distribute our workshop flyer to your friends or display it at your work place? Order the desired number of flyers through our contact form and we will send them to you by snail mail.
Finissage
The "finissage" forms the spectacular closing event of the Afro-Pfingsten workshops!
On Whitsunday at 6.30pm, the instructors and workshop participants invite you to an exciting and colorful performance at the Alte Kaserne. A colorful mix of music, dance and singing will be presented.
All fans of Afro-Pfingsten, friends, collegues, parents and families of the participants are welcome.
Admission is free.
On Whitsunday at 6.30pm, the instructors and workshop participants invite you to an exciting and colorful performance at the Alte Kaserne. A colorful mix of music, dance and singing will be presented.
All fans of Afro-Pfingsten, friends, collegues, parents and families of the participants are welcome.
Admission is free.
