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Ghanaian poet and playwright Chief Moomen will be performing at Earth to Space Festival slated for April 2025 at The Kennedy Center in Washington DC.
Making the announcement on his Facebook page, he wrote: "On April 5th 2025, I will bring the best of my storytelling prowess to bear, horned over two decades of practice and underpinned by centuries of ancestral tradition, on an exclusive one man show within the lineup of EARTH to SPACE festival at The Kennedy Center in Washington DC."
He also added that he will be joining an impressive lineup of Nobel Laureates, poets, astronauts, musicians, researchers, visual artists, engineers, actors, environmentalists, architects , astronomers, dancers, scientists, film makers and others, at the event.
Chief indicated that there will be a series of spectacular thought-provoking events of this highly-anticipated festival dubbed 'Earth to Space: Arts Breaking the Sky.'
The Earth to Space Festival is a multidisciplinary event that combines art, science, and technology to explore the wonders of space while also highlighting the importance of protecting our planet Earth.
According to Chief, his schedule includes a performance at the launch of the festival on April 1, 2025 at 8pm and his main show on April 5, 2025.
People in Washington or close by can join Chief Moomen at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St. NW, Washington, DC 20566. Details here.

Chief Moomen, for the past decade has cemented his place in Ghana's poetry and theatre space as formidable force, working hard to market his craft to the outside world.
His ambitious storytelling project 'The Mansa World', launched at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (UNESCO) headquarters in Paris on October 18, 2023, has earned him a lot of plaudits.
One of the most colourful and interesting periods in ancient West African history is set to be relived in an epic musical theatre production titled
This spectacular 150 cast and crew African production created by Ghanaian theatre maestro Chief Moomen is expected to take play and tourism to another level.
On 24th January 2025, 'Mansa Musa and the Trail of Lost Gold, The Prelude', which is the first in a series of world premieres across Africa, Europe, America, The Middle East and Asia, was staged at the at the National Theatre of Ghana.
This spectacular 150 cast and crew African production is expected to be staged again in Ghana in March 2025.
According to Chief Moomen, it has always been his dream to introduce his works of arts to bigger audiences across the world.
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