Petit Pays

in agreement with Production L’Espace (Rwanda) and Ensemble Atopique II (France) Gahugu Gato (Petit pays)

Gaby lives a happy childhood in Burundi, with a French father and a Rwandan mother. But in 1993, his parents' separation coincided with the start of the civil war that would lead to the genocide of the Tutsis. In 2016, Gaël Faye's first novel approached history through narrative. To adapt this poignant text with the complicity of its author, Frédéric Fisbach and Dida Nibagwire invite Rwandan and Burundian performers to evoke memory and make heard the reality of their country's reconstruction. Blending spoken word, song, and dance, Gahugu Gato (Petit Pays) questions the possibility of living together again. Designed to be performed outdoors, the show was presented in Rwanda, in Kigali and then in the hills where the genocide began, the thirtieth commemoration of which took place in April 2024.

Directed by

Frédéric Fisbach and Dida Nibagwire

With the complicity of Gaël Faye

Translation Emmanuel Munyarukumbunzi

Based on the French adaptation by Samuel Gallet

With Frédéric Fisbach, Olivier Hakizimana, Léon Mandali, Carine Maniraguha, Natacha Muziramakenga, Dida Nibagwire, Norbert Regero, Michael Sengazi, Philipe Mirasano

Composition and on-stage music

Jean-Patient Akayezu, Kaya Byinshii,

Samuel Kamanzi

Costumes ASANTII, HOUSE OF TAYO, Moshions

Surtitles Dida Nibagwire

Lighting design and general stage management Eloé Level

Sound engineer Foucault de Malet

Delegated production L’Ensemble Atopique II

Production L’Ensemble Atopique II and L’Espace

Production management En Votre Compagnie