The Africa Pavilion Expo 2000 cultural management Griot GmbH









PERSONS & VENUES







The agency has been in existence for almost two decades and during this time has organised several thousand concerts, lectures, theatre plays, exhibitions and events with artists and VIPs such as Nelson Mandela, Hugh Masekela, Desmond Tutu, Miriam Makeba, Johnny Clegg, Veronika Feldbusch, Johannes Rau, Francis Bebey, Gerhard Schröder, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Stuttgarter Philharmoniker,Freshlyground, Simphiwe Dana, etc. Our range of venues includes places like the Alte Oper Frankfurt, Kölner Philharmonie, Komische Oper Berlin, Liederhalle  Hamburg, Beethovenhalle Bonn, Royal Albert Hall London etc.








THE EXPO







GRIOT worked out the cultural concept for the Africa Pavilion at the Expo 2000 and was in charge of realization, management
and artistic direction of the cultural programme. During that period the agency organised some 500 concerts, 70 workshops and 25 exhibitions in the Africa Pavilion and for the Global House - and 200 concerts outside within 6 month time. Between 10 000 to
20 000 people came each Saturday to enjoy the performances that took place on three different stages.  The Africa Pavilion was a major success: in terms of media response and reception by the audience the Africa Pavilion was always listed between rank one and three of all attractions of the Expo like independent market research prove. Griot is proud until today that we were an important part of this success and that we were able to reach this goal without the biggest budget, but with a cultural concept that simply worked well.








CLIENTS AND PARTNERS







GRIOT produces special events for companies, NGO´s and the German Government. We organised the cultural events for the celebrations of the 40th anniversary of Deutsche Welthungerhilfe (Bonn Beethovenhalle), BMZ & GTZ (Altes Wasserwerk & Frankfurt Hoechst Jahrhunderthalle), Misereor (NRW Kunstsammlung), The Africa Gala of the Deutscher Bundestag (Paul Löbe Haus Berlin) and the One World Exhibition at the Potsdamer Platz Arkaden, Berlin Shopping Mall, Fashion events and exhibitions with Oumou Sy for BPB at Museum fuer Kunst und Gewerbe, Wolfsburger Schloss, Pavillon Hannover, Fliegende Bauten Hamburg, most recently the Africa Day at Fifa Fan Fest Berlin (during footbal worldchampionship in cc with Agenz/GTZ / BMZ and Departement of Arts and Culture , South Africa) and in 2007 , the cultural programme of the  One World Village, Berlin  Alexanderplatz (for the same clients in cc with Piranha Events) and finally as last public act for the Documenta Kassel a special event with Oumou Sy (to only name a few ... ).











 





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