Président de la Rue-publique
Président de la Rue-publique
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Birth year:1982
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I'm currently working on organising the seventh edition of the international stand-up comedy festival: Rencontres Internationales de Rire (RIR) in Niamey, Niger, to be held from 21 to 31 May 2025.
Quick Facts:
My name is Iro le Président, born Iro Abdoul Aziz Maman. I'm a self-taught actor, director and set designer from Niger. I work with texts by African authors in general and Nigerien authors in particular. I am the promoter of the international stand-up comedy festival Rencontres Internationales de Rire à Niamey (RIR). The aim is to give a generation of young professional comedians the opportunity to develop and revive humour in Niger, and to access opportunities for exchange, education and entertainment through laughter. I plan to set up a permanent comedy and theatre training workshop. Thanks to various cultural collaborators, we will be welcoming volunteer trainers from Africa and Europe.
In addition, a new theatre project entitled 'Tortuous Path' was produced in September 2023. The solo play, based on a monologue performed by a woman, deals with breast cancer. It is a vibrant cocktail of music, song and text. In December 2023, my fifth one-man show, 'President for Life', will premiere. 'President for Life' is a show that tackles the issue of democratic change from an ironic and satirical angle. In the longer term, I'm looking for theatre and comedy collaborators to run a caravan training project in acting, playwriting and stand-up comedy in the eight regions of Niger. The project is called ‘TARMAC’.
Three relevant works from the last 5 years of artistic practice:
- Spectacle de théâtre « Allons pour le oui » portant sur le viol. Texte : Mimpaguib TIEM Mise en scène : Abdoul Aziz Maman Iro. Distribution : OUANGRAOUA Nafisseta, Bienvenu Rolly GODJO . Février 2022
- Mise en scène du spectacle de théâtre "6.666 tonnes de kilomètre de vérité soit Vérité puissance quatre culs". Distribution : Nako Omar du 15 août- 18 septembre 2022, Burkina Faso
- Tournée du spectacle "C'EST ÇA" au Bénin, Togo et Burkina Faso du 25 juin-16 juillet 2022