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God Is Alive, Magic Is Afoot
The Echoes Of Lawino Reverberate In Uganda
“Theatre Is King”: The 2023 Kenya Theatre Awards
“Three Sisters,” National Theatre
Black Theatre in Asia—Spotlight Query
Kenyans Get a Taste of “The French Shakespeare”
Review: Jazzart Dance Theatre’s “Survive”
“Hostel Lights” at the Baxter
God Is Alive, Magic Is Afoot
by Kopano Maroga | Oct 1, 2023 | Dramaturgy, Essay, South Africa, Theatre and Decolonization | 0
South African performance artist, writer and cultural worker Kopano Maroga interrogates the...
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Review: Jazzart Dance Theatre’s “Survive”
by Sheila Chisholm | Oct 5, 2022 | Review, South Africa, Theatre and Dance | 0
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“Hostel Lights” at the Baxter
by Megan Choritz | Sep 24, 2022 | Design, Review, South Africa, Theatre for Young Audiences | 0
Act of Will: Kenya Theatre Award Defy Covid-19 Gloom
The 2020 Sanaa Theatre Awards were held on 20th December took place at the Kenya Cultural Center,...
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Stages Of Womanhood: On Female Theatre In The Arab World
by Nora Amin | Nov 25, 2018 | France, Morocco, News, Theatre and Gender, Transcultural Collaborations | 0
More Equal Theatre-Making in Europe: Reflection on Creative Europe and Practical Difficulties from Multilingual Perspectives
by Jeune Théâtre Européen Jeunes Publics | Feb 29, 2024 | Essay, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Producing, Serbia, Tunisia | 0
The Jeune Théâtre Européen Jeunes Publics (Young European Theatre for Young Audiences) (JTEJP)...
Samia Jaheen: The Story of All Stories
Disability And The Arts To Be Discussed Within D-CAF
In Memoriam: Adel Hakim
“Sah El-Nom” Monodrama At Cairo’s Osiris
“An Enemy of the People”: The Egyptian Experience
Plans for Kenya International Theatre Festival in Full Gear
by Alexander Nderitu | Jun 27, 2023 | Africa, Festivals, Kenya, News, Transcultural Collaborations | 0
Plans for the 2023 Kenya International Theatre Festival are in high gear. The 8th edition of the...
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“Theatre Is King”: The 2023 Kenya Theatre Awards
by Alexander Nderitu | Mar 17, 2023 | Acting, Kenya, News | 0
Hope Azeda And Her Art That Heals
by The African Theatre Magazine | Aug 13, 2020 | Devised Theatre, Featured, Rwanda | 0
“Theatre in Rwanda? Are you crazy? There’s no theatre in Rwanda,” said Hope Azeda’s...
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“Genocide 25”: A Rwandan Generation Learning About 94
by Kaggwa Andrew Mayiga | Aug 23, 2019 | Producing, Review, Rwanda | 0
The Echoes Of Lawino Reverberate In Uganda
by Trevor Mukholi | Aug 22, 2023 | Adaptation, Review, Uganda | 0
When considering Okot p'Bitek's perspective on African tradition, it becomes evident that change is inevitable. If African tradition is lived in the midst of the battle of life, then Lawino is not the character to focus on, as she refuses to acknowledge the possibility of change. Similarly, Ocol negates everything about himself to accommodate the other, but his transformation is ultimately revealed to be superficial. Opio and Clementine, however, require a more nuanced examination, as their experiences shed light on the agency of individuals in this exchange of aesthetics and epistemology.
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The Women Making Waves in Theatre in Africa Part 2
by The African Theatre Magazine | May 15, 2021 | Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, News, Nigeria, South Africa, Theatre and Gender, Tunisia, Uganda, Zimbabwe | 0
Ethiopian Theater: A Brief Introduction
by Zerihun Birehanu Sira | Jul 6, 2019 | Essay, Ethiopia | 0
European Influences in Ethiopian Theater Prior to the introduction of European form of theatre in...
“Daddies of Sugar” Pokes Fun at Shenanigans of Modern-Day Ruling Elites
by Tonderai Chiyindiko | Feb 13, 2020 | Africa, Review, South Sudan | 0
Daddies of Sugar with its catchy and somewhat risqué title is Jefferson Tshabalala better known in...
The Women Making Waves in Theatre in Africa Part 2
The Tragedy of Social Distancing in Physical Theatre
Exploring Funding in Zimbabwean Theatre
Zimbabwe’s Jasen Mphepo Little Theatre
“Three Sisters,” National Theatre
by Aleks Sierz | Jan 23, 2023 | Adaptation, Nigeria, Review, Theatre and Decolonization, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom | 0
Earlier in the week, I enjoyed a rainy afternoon at home by watching Inua Ellis’s 2019 adaptation...
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Black Theatre in Asia—Spotlight Query
by Todd Sullivan | Jan 6, 2023 | Nigeria, Producing, Taiwan, Theatre and Decolonization, Transcultural Collaborations | 0
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Ola Rotimi: The Enduring Influence of a Nigerian Theatre Giant
by Sanya Osha | Aug 12, 2021 | Essay, Nigeria, Playwriting, Theatre and Politics | 0
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The Women Making Waves in Theatre in Africa Part 2
by The African Theatre Magazine | May 15, 2021 | Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, News, Nigeria, South Africa, Theatre and Gender, Tunisia, Uganda, Zimbabwe | 0
Avignon 2019: In Search Of Multiple Selves: “Multiple-S” By Salia Sanou And “Oskara” By Kukai Dantza
by Yana Meerzon | Jul 21, 2019 | Avignon 2019, Burkina Faso, Devised Theatre, Festivals, France, Review | 0
The focus of this review is inspired by the title and the theme of Salia Sanou’s multidisciplinary...
Dance As A Language, Exhaustion As A Therapy
by Jean-Baptiste Joly | Mar 12, 2018 | Chad, Devised Theatre, Interview, Theatre and Dance | 0
… when no one is willing to listen, no one you could tell, no one you could talk it over with to...
Decolonising Shakespeare: Setting Othello in Ghana and Pericles in Glasgow
by Henry Bell | Jan 30, 2022 | Adaptation, Essay, Ghana, India, Theatre and Decolonization, Transcultural Collaborations, United Kingdom | 0
Over the last few years, the issue of decolonising the curriculum has become a growing concern for...
World Premiere: Ousmane Aledji’s “Traumatism”
by The Theatre Times | Nov 9, 2010 | Benin, Review | 0
On October 27, 28 & 29, 2010 at 8pm AfricAvenir presented the world premiere of the theatre...
The Women Making Waves in Theatre in Africa Part 2
by The African Theatre Magazine | May 15, 2021 | Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, News, Nigeria, South Africa, Theatre and Gender, Tunisia, Uganda, Zimbabwe | 0
In most parts of Traditional Africa, theatre was a prerogative of the woman. Women were the...
The Women Making Waves in Theatre in Africa Part 2
by The African Theatre Magazine | May 15, 2021 | Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, News, Nigeria, South Africa, Theatre and Gender, Tunisia, Uganda, Zimbabwe | 0
In most parts of Traditional Africa, theatre was a prerogative of the woman. Women were the...
BLACK. SPACE. RACE. Afrofuturism
by Zainabu Jallo | Jan 28, 2020 | Essay, Switzerland, Theatre and Science, Zambia | 0
Zambian scientist and teacher Edward Mukuka Nkoloso founded the Zambia National Academy of...
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Plans for Kenya International Theatre Festival in Full Gear
by Alexander Nderitu | Jun 27, 2023 | Africa, Festivals, Kenya, News, Transcultural Collaborations
Plans for the 2023 Kenya International Theatre Festival are in high gear. The 8th edition of the...
Read MoreWriting about African Arts 2022: Call for Participants
by The African Theatre Magazine | Oct 29, 2022 | Africa, Applied Theatre, Education, News, Theatre and Decolonization
The African Theatre Magazine invites applicants to the second edition of the Writing about African...
Read More“These Are Not My Shoes” is Powerful Social Commentary
by Tonderai Chiyindiko | Oct 11, 2021 | Africa, Review, South Africa
These Are Not My Shoes is a story about absent fathers and what happens to young men when they...
Read MoreIs COVID-19 A Blessing In Disguise For Theatre?
by Ian Kiyingi Muddu | May 21, 2020 | Africa, Covid-19, Essay, Theatre and Politics
On the center stage, where many an actor has strutted his stuff, sits a ghost light. Lonesome....
Read More“Daddies of Sugar” Pokes Fun at Shenanigans of Modern-Day Ruling Elites
by Tonderai Chiyindiko | Feb 13, 2020 | Africa, Review, South Sudan
Daddies of Sugar with its catchy and somewhat risqué title is Jefferson Tshabalala better known in...
Read More“Hoot” – Featuring the Inimitable and Versatile Matthew Ribnick is a Rib-Cracking Comedic Masterpiece!
by Tonderai Chiyindiko | Feb 8, 2020 | Acting, Africa, Review, South Africa
Matthew Ribnick is not your average actor and his performance in the highly acclaimed Hoot is...
Read MoreMbuso Khoza on why the “Battle of Isandlwana” Remains a Pivotal Moment in African History
by Tonderai Chiyindiko | Feb 7, 2020 | Africa, Interview, South Africa, Theatre and Age
Any interview with Mbuso Khoza is both a wide-ranging history lesson and a remarkable exploration...
Read MoreBroadway: Does “The Great White Way” Live Up to Its Name?
by Alexander Nderitu | Jan 17, 2020 | Africa, Essay, New York, Theatre and Gender, Theatre and Politics, Transcultural Collaborations, United States of America
Ntozake Shange, author of the famous Broadway play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide /...
Read MoreTop-Searched Musicals in Africa
by Alexander Nderitu | Jan 9, 2020 | Africa, Musical Theatre, News
Methodology The most-searched-for musicals in Kenya, online, are High School Musical, The Lion...
Read MoreThe “Time Traveler” Who Took Our Tobacco
by Alexander Nderitu | Nov 11, 2019 | Africa, Kenya, News, Transcultural Collaborations
The Akamba people of East Africa have a saying: “The visitor has the best tobacco.”...
Read MoreZimbabwe Produces a Visual And Performing Arts Syllabus for Junior School: Grades 3 to Grade 7
by Stephen Joel Chifunyise | Sep 25, 2019 | Africa, News, Zimbabwe
In 2015, I met with the late Stephen Chifunyise at the New Partnership for Africa’s Development...
Read MoreKankurang Festival 2019: The Gambia
by Aldith Gauci | Feb 23, 2019 | Africa, Essay, Festivals, Gambia, Participatory Theatre
In 2005, Kankurang was inscribed by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity. The...
Read More“Seven Plays of Koffi Kwahulé: In and Out of Africa” Is Made Available To Anglophone Audiences
by The Theatre Times | Sep 6, 2017 | Africa, Books, France
The work of renowned Ivoirian playwright Koffi Kwahulé has been translated into some 15 languages...
Read MoreQueer Chronopolitics: Forests, Freaks and Performativity
by Göksu Kunak | Apr 25, 2017 | Africa, Egypt, LGBTQ+ Theatre
The term ‘freak’ thus refers not only to bodies, but also to denormalizing social...
Read MoreChina’s “Cherry Orchard”
by Anne Manyara | Nov 17, 2014 | Africa, China, Review, Russian Theatre Abroad
“Medicine is my lawful wife and literature is my mistress,” said Anton Chekhov (1860-1904), “when...
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