# Event Details - **Event Name**: Tales of an African Child - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 08 Nov, 2025 at 08:00 pm – Sat, 08 Nov, 2025 at 09:30 pm - **Event Description**: Tales of an African Child by Express-so Dance Part of the RELATE Festival (Autumn–Winter 2025) 08 November | Doors Open: 19:30 Dance House Lefkosia Visual Voices (CY), Generation for Change (CY), l’atelier des artistes en exil (FR), and Dance House Lefkosia invite you to Tales of an African Child by the dance duo Express-so (composed of Collins Ugo and Chinonso Onyia, also known as Spirit). Through a fusion of Afro dance and spoken word, Tales of an African Child narrates the journey of African youth navigating identity, expectation, ambition, and belonging. The performance explores the complex realities shaped by cultural norms and parental expectations, where stability and tradition are often prioritised over passion and self-expression. In school halls, success is measured by hard study and following the “right” path. But what happens when that path is not their own? “As children, we dreamed beyond borders. We imagined Europe, its lights, its freedoms, its promises. It was a place we thought would embrace us, where our ambitions would finally find space to bloom. But upon arrival, fantasy dissolved into reality. We were met not with open arms, but with silent stares and spoken stereotypes. Discrimination, isolation, and the aching question followed: ‘Why am I different? Why am I not enough?’ Tales of an African Child doesn’t just dwell in the pain, it celebrates resilience. It reveals how in foreign places, we found familiarity with each other. Strangers became friends, and friends became chosen families. Together, we carved our belongings, danced through the silence, and spoke the truth our younger selves needed to hear.” Collins and Spirit are joined by Q Smith, with soundtracks by Giggs. Express-so is a newly founded Afro-dance duo by Collins Ugo and Chinonso Onyia, also known as Spirit. Their name reflects their philosophy: to express oneself, and to do so in an authentic way. Their collaboration grows from a shared passion for Afro-dance, rooted in their Nigerian heritage, as both a vocabulary of movement and a tool for storytelling. Spirit is an award-winning dancer and graduate in Economics, while Collins holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science. Express-so participates in RELATE (REveaL – Art To Exchange), where they benefit from the mentorship of Lia Haraki, a leading figure in Cyprus’s contemporary dance and performance scene, whose guidance supports the development of Express-so’s artistic practice throughout the residency. RELATE is co-funded by the European Union through the CERV programme. #RELATEproject, #Culture, #Art #CreativeExchange #sociallyengagedarts - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nicosia/tales-of-an-african-child/200029089360613 - **Event Categories**: art, dance, festivals, entertainment, spoken-word, storytelling - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 60 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029089360613?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=nicosia-events ## Event venue details - **city**: Nicosia - **state**: NI - **country**: Cyprus - **location**: Dance House Lefkosia - **lat**: 35.1761 - **long**: 33.34928 - **full address**: Dance House Lefkosia, Οδός Παρθενώνος 23, 1105 Λευκωσία, Κύπρος, Nicosia, Cyprus ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 2 - **organizer**: Generation for Change CY (https://allevents.in/org/generation-for-change-cy/25117814) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/e4bed91d5264bb00c1620116438a2c6757baf07bd3513c079d66add06abd4719-rimg-w1200-h628-dcfdfdfd-gmir?v=1762085336 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/0883721f86269066d0ec593f528b44eaf995d5cd0626ab2ae988c2bec8466901-rimg-w300-h300-dcebedee-gmir?v=1762085337 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Sat, 08 Nov, 2025 at 08:00 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Dance House Lefkosia, Οδός Παρθενώνος 23, 1105 Λευκωσία, Κύπρος, Nicosia, Cyprus - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Generation for Change CY - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** art, dance, festivals, entertainment, spoken-word, storytelling - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Tales of an African Child ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Tales of an African Child", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/e4bed91d5264bb00c1620116438a2c6757baf07bd3513c079d66add06abd4719-rimg-w1200-h628-dcfdfdfd-gmir?v=1762085336", "startDate": "2025-11-08", "endDate": "2025-11-08", "url": "https://allevents.in/nicosia/tales-of-an-african-child/200029089360613", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Dance House Lefkosia", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Οδός Παρθενώνος 23, 1105 Λευκωσία, Κύπρος", "addressLocality": "Nicosia", "addressRegion": "NI", "addressCountry": "CY" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "35.1761", "longitude": "33.34928" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Tales of an African Child\nby Express-so \n\nDance\nPart of the RELATE Festival (Autumn–Winter 2025)\n08 November | Doors Open: 19:30\nDance House Lefkosia\n\nVisual Voices (CY), Generation for Change (CY), l’atelier des artistes en exil (FR), and Dance House Lefkosia invite you to Tales of an African Child", "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Generation for Change CY", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/generation-for-change-cy/25117814" } ] } ] ```