Text, Theater, performance
After her parents’ separation, 13-year-old Simi, a city girl from Lagos, is sent to spend the summer holidays at her grandmother’s house in the countryside. When Simi stumbles upon a mysterious lake full of quicksand, she begins to uncover her family’s secrets. What is the truth behind the legend of the missing children—and does her grandmother know more than she is letting on? Inspired by Nigerian mythology, this thrilling adventure novel weaves together three generations of a family split between city and country life.
What happens in the workshop?
Based on the novel “Children of the Quicksands” by Efua Traoré, we set off together in search of traces of our own family histories.
Coordinators Nele Wagener & Lea Wendschuh
Meet & Greet with Efua Traoré
The workshop is conducted in German
Conditions of participation
- max 30 pupils
- first meeting (one school hour) with the class a few days before the workshop
- The students will read a few chapters before the workshop
- Day 1 of the workshop takes place at the school
- The teacher agrees to participate with their class in an online survey for the purpose of project evaluation
Kl. 7
