Artistes éclairs
A creative approach to solar energy
From 2016 to 2018, Solafrica worked with local partners to implement the Artistes-éclairs project in Burkina Faso. It combined artistic education with training in solar technology and enabled theater, dance and music performances that were powered entirely by solar energy.
Context and challenges
Artistes-éclairs showed how art and solar energy can connect people. Local artists toured the country, reaching even remote villages without an electricity grid. The audience experienced cultural events with solar power and at the same time learned about the practical benefits of renewable energy. After the performances, market stalls provided information about solar materials and offered quality products from local partners.
Fully solar-powered theater performances in non-electrified villages
Sale of solar material directly after the performances
Development of a cooperation between the Pantaabo cultural center and the solar company Sethi
Thanks to the collaboration between artists and solar technicians, a creative approach to renewable energy was developed – a sustainable contribution to awareness-raising, environmental protection and cultural participation.
The Santé Solaire programme has emerged from theestablished networks – in particular with the local organization Sethi.