Spanish Language Week

Thursday 4 Oct 2018, 18:30 → 20:00 Europe/Zurich

In-Person

Room XX (Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland)

Organised by Division of Conference Management (DCM) of UNOG, the Palabras+ Committee, the Association of Spanish International Officials (AFIE)

The Division of Conference Management at UNOG, the Palabras+ Committee and AIFE, in collaboration with a number of Permanent Missions of Spanish-speaking countries, are organizing a music and poetry performance in celebration of Spanish Language Day at the United Nations.

The programme includes performances led by Guinean poet César Brandon Njocu. Chilean actress Michele Millner will present the piece “Las Décimas de Violeta Parra”, accompanied by the musicians Aline Gonçalves, Yves Cerf, Sergio Valdeas y Sylvain Fournier.

About some of the artists:

Michelle Millner is a renowned Chilean actress, singer, educator and storyteller. After producing shows in Australia and France, she founded in Geneva the Théâtre Spirale with Patrick Mohr; In addition to her theatrical work, she offers storytelling shows for children and adults, workshops in the art of narration and reading aloud, and lectures and poetry shows accompanied by music. She currently occupies the presidency of the choral Le Choeur Ouvert of Geneva. To read more about Michelle Millner, see:

https://www.theatrespirale.com/compagnie/michele-millner/

César Brandon Njocu is a Guinean poet. At 25 years old, he became the winner of “Spain Got Talent” by reciting his poetry. To see César Brandon Njocu perfom, watch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwsGvsV50c8