Thirty years after the atrocities committed during the genocide against the Tutsi people in Rwanda, Bwa Kayiman—Tout Moun Se Moun opens a space for remembering and for honouring the lives lost, those lived, and the enduring spirit of human resilience and hope.

This call is an invitation to recollect not through our own eyes, but through the eyes and stories of those who lived it. Inviting playwrights, singers, writers, and film-makers, this series of performances, readings, and conversations seeks to raise the voices of those most affected once more to recount tales of unimaginable loss intertwined with the unbreakable will to survive through healing, reconciliation, and the rebirth of a people. In an attempt to maintain continuity in the face of adversity, playwright Kiki Katese accompanied by singer Mushimiyimana Marguerite present a newly developed performance titled Come To Life, a powerful reminder of the human capacity for endurance and the unwavering determination to rebuild and heal.

The commemoration continues with a conversation on human resistance and life-making which brings together three generations of people who experienced this time in person or through familial transmission. Writer Scholastique Mukasonga as well as film-makers Samuel Ishimwe and Amelia Umuhire have each contributed to telling the stories of Rwandan communities through film-making. Bringing them into conversation is a way to foster dialogue about a faith in a future that never ceases to grow despite undue calamity. Together they are invited to share stories of transitional justice that have helped mend the social fabric of Rwandan society by remembering the genocide, emphasizing collective responsibility in acknowledging the past and the depth of its wounds, and nurturing a future defined by peace, dignity, and hope. 


17:00
Come to Life 
Performance by Kiki Katese and Moise Mutangana

17:30
Remembering the Rwandan Genocide: Thirty Years of Human Resistance and Life-Making
Conversation with Kiki Katese, Samuel Ishimwe, Scholastique Mukasonga, and Amelia Umuhire