Stephen Joel Chifunyise and his Legacy to Zimbabwean Theatre and Performance
Stephen Chifunyise’s death At about 1830hrs on Monday, 5 August 2019, Stephen Joel Chifunyise breathed his last and died at...

10th August 2019,

Samuel Ravengai

News,Playwriting,Zambia,Zimbabwe
"Formidable Creativity and Innovation": South Africa's National Arts Festival
The National Arts Festival, the largest Arts festival in Africa opened on 27th June running for eleven days in Makhanda,...

9th August 2019,

Lungile Sojini

Festivals,News,South Africa
"Kafka’s Ape": Humanity Through the Eyes of a Human-like Primate
It’s natural to see apes living in the wild and climbing trees and other things. Unfathomable, however, is seeing...

7th August 2019,

Lungile Sojini

Adaptation,Review,South Africa
Silent Voices’ “Niqabi Ninja”: A Technical Triumph
Silent Voices Uganda has for many years now outdone themselves while producing theatre. From a set on wheels in Ga-aD!, Just...

3rd August 2019,

Kaggwa Andrew Mayiga

Review,Transmedia,Uganda
Soyinka Meets Shakespeare
One of the only three curated shows showcased at the 2019 edition of the Lagos Theatre Festival was the...

28th July 2019,

Franklin Ugobude

Adaptation,Festivals,Lagos Theatre Festival 2019,Nigeria,Review
"Queen Moremi The Musical": Immortalizing a Traditional Legend
The Story of the Little Known Heroine There are a couple of names that are in popular culture today but...

27th July 2019,

Franklin Ugobude

Musical Theatre,Nigeria,Review
Lekan Balogun's "Ogun Skugga": Memoirs of A Civil War
The Lagos Theatre Festival may have come and gone but the memories of the week-long activities live on. Annually,...

27th July 2019,

Franklin Ugobude

Adaptation,Festivals,Lagos Theatre Festival 2019,Nigeria,Review
Avignon 2019: In Search Of Multiple Selves: “Multiple-S” By Salia Sanou And “Oskara” By Kukai Dantza
The focus of this review is inspired by the title and the theme of Salia Sanou’s multidisciplinary creation Multiple-S that he brought...

21st July 2019,

Yana Meerzon

Avignon 2019,Burkina Faso,Devised Theatre,Festivals,France,Review,Spain

Africa

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Arts Festival Reflects Nation’s Soul: National Arts Festival in Makhanda in South Africa

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Stephen Joel Chifunyise and his Legacy to Zimbabwean Theatre and Performance

Stephen Joel Chifunyise and his Legacy to Zimbabwean Theatre and Performance

Aug 10, 2019

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“Formidable Creativity and Innovation”: South Africa’s National Arts Festival

Aug 9, 2019

“Kafka’s Ape”: Humanity Through the Eyes of a Human-like Primate

“Kafka’s Ape”: Humanity Through the Eyes of a Human-like Primate

Aug 7, 2019

Silent Voices’ “Niqabi Ninja”: A Technical Triumph

Silent Voices’ “Niqabi Ninja”: A Technical Triumph

Aug 3, 2019

Soyinka Meets Shakespeare

Soyinka Meets Shakespeare

Jul 28, 2019

“Queen Moremi The Musical”: Immortalizing a Traditional Legend

“Queen Moremi The Musical”: Immortalizing a Traditional Legend

Jul 27, 2019

Lekan Balogun’s “Ogun Skugga”: Memoirs of A Civil War

Lekan Balogun’s “Ogun Skugga”: Memoirs of A Civil War

Jul 27, 2019

Avignon 2019: In Search Of Multiple Selves: “Multiple-S” By Salia Sanou And “Oskara” By Kukai Dantza

Avignon 2019: In Search Of Multiple Selves: “Multiple-S” By Salia Sanou And “Oskara” By Kukai Dantza

Jul 21, 2019

Ethiopian Theater: A Brief Introduction

Ethiopian Theater: A Brief Introduction

Jul 6, 2019

First Egyptian Integrated Dance Show Spotlights Dancing With Disability

First Egyptian Integrated Dance Show Spotlights Dancing With Disability

May 7, 2019

“It Is All Very Satisfying”: Director Of India By The Nile, Ila Gupta On Her 25 Years In The Arts Field

“It Is All Very Satisfying”: Director Of India By The Nile, Ila Gupta On Her 25 Years In The Arts Field

May 6, 2019

The Structure Of The Arts And Culture Industry In Zimbabwe

The Structure Of The Arts And Culture Industry In Zimbabwe

May 5, 2019

Veteran Kenyan Actress Returns to Stage With Feminist Show

Apr 28, 2019

“Dust” At D-CAF: An Operatic Dystopia With An Environmental Message

“Dust” At D-CAF: An Operatic Dystopia With An Environmental Message

Apr 23, 2019

In Photos: Egypt’s Renowned Actor Yehia El-Fakharany To Return As King Lear

In Photos: Egypt’s Renowned Actor Yehia El-Fakharany To Return As King Lear

Apr 23, 2019

Powerful Athol Fugard Classic For Fugard Theatre

Powerful Athol Fugard Classic For Fugard Theatre

Apr 8, 2019

Necessary Questions: On Representation And Role Of Women In Egypt’s Theatre

Necessary Questions: On Representation And Role Of Women In Egypt’s Theatre

Apr 4, 2019

“A Man of Good Hope” Is No Tale Of Triumph Over Adversity, But It Is The Story Of Many

“A Man of Good Hope” Is No Tale Of Triumph Over Adversity, But It Is The Story Of Many

Apr 1, 2019

World Theatre Day 2019: On (Dis)Connection

World Theatre Day 2019: On (Dis)Connection

Mar 31, 2019

South Africa

Arts Festival Reflects Nation’s Soul: National Arts Festival in Makhanda in South Africa

by Ismail Mahomed | Aug 12, 2019 | Festivals, News, South Africa, Theatre and Politics | 0

Ismail Mahomed, CEO of the Market Theatre Foundation, visited the National Arts Festival in...

“Formidable Creativity and Innovation”: South Africa’s National Arts Festival

by Lungile Sojini | Aug 9, 2019 | Festivals, News, South Africa | 0
“Kafka’s Ape”: Humanity Through the Eyes of a Human-like Primate

by Lungile Sojini | Aug 7, 2019 | Adaptation, Review, South Africa | 0
Powerful Athol Fugard Classic For Fugard Theatre

by Christine Skinner | Apr 8, 2019 | Review, South Africa | 0
“A Man of Good Hope” Is No Tale Of Triumph Over Adversity, But It Is The Story Of Many

by William Peterson | Apr 1, 2019 | Festivals, Review, South Africa | 0

Morocco

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

The University of Bordeaux Montaigne concluded its 2018 public cultural program with a...

Bouchra Ouizguen’s Subversive Feminine

by Nahrain Al-Mousawi | May 15, 2017 | Morocco, Theatre and Dance, Theatre and Gender | 0

Tunisia

Staging the Transition in North Africa: Theatre as a Tool of Empowerment

by Cleo Jay | Mar 13, 2017 | Egypt, Morocco, Theatre and Politics, Tunisia | 0

In the two years since the beginning of the ‘Arab Spring,’ North African theatre...

Moussem Cities Festival Reflects on Autocratic Tunisia

by Joachim Ben Yakoub and Fida Hammami | Jun 7, 2016 | Belgium, Festivals, News, Tunisia | 0

Egypt

First Egyptian Integrated Dance Show Spotlights Dancing With Disability

First Egyptian Integrated Dance Show Spotlights Dancing With Disability

May 7, 2019

“It Is All Very Satisfying”: Director Of India By The Nile, Ila Gupta On Her 25 Years In The Arts Field

“It Is All Very Satisfying”: Director Of India By The Nile, Ila Gupta On Her 25 Years In...

May 6, 2019

“Dust” At D-CAF: An Operatic Dystopia With An Environmental Message

“Dust” At D-CAF: An Operatic Dystopia With An Environmental Message

Apr 23, 2019

In Photos: Egypt’s Renowned Actor Yehia El-Fakharany To Return As King Lear

In Photos: Egypt’s Renowned Actor Yehia El-Fakharany To Return As King Lear

Apr 23, 2019

Necessary Questions: On Representation And Role Of Women In Egypt’s Theatre

Necessary Questions: On Representation And Role Of Women In Egypt’s Theatre

Apr 4, 2019

Basma Hamed, A Remarkable Star Of Egypt’s Arts Management

Basma Hamed, A Remarkable Star Of Egypt’s Arts Management

Feb 21, 2019

“Crime In Maadi”: A Notable Revival Of Commercial Theatre In Egypt

“Crime In Maadi”: A Notable Revival Of Commercial Theatre In Egypt

Jan 16, 2019

Egypt’s Puppet Show Al-Aragouz Joins UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List

Egypt’s Puppet Show Al-Aragouz Joins UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List

Dec 24, 2018

Battlefield Generations: On The Iraqi Theatre Play “A Smell Of War”

Battlefield Generations: On The Iraqi Theatre Play “A Smell Of War”

Nov 24, 2018

Renowned Egyptian Artist, Puppeteer Nagy Shaker Dies At 86

Renowned Egyptian Artist, Puppeteer Nagy Shaker Dies At 86

Sep 2, 2018

Obituary Of Hazem Azmi: Egyptian Theatre Critic And Scholar

Obituary Of Hazem Azmi: Egyptian Theatre Critic And Scholar

Aug 7, 2018

National Festival Of Egyptian Theatre Honors Playwright Mahmoud Diab, Features Sudanese Theatre, And Children’s Plays

National Festival Of Egyptian Theatre Honors Playwright Mahmoud Diab, Features Sudanese Theatre, And...

Jul 19, 2018

Egyptian Theatre Expert And Critic Hazem Azmi Dies At 49

Egyptian Theatre Expert And Critic Hazem Azmi Dies At 49

Jul 16, 2018

Arab Arts Focus To Be Featured In Festival Off Avignon

Arab Arts Focus To Be Featured In Festival Off Avignon

Jul 11, 2018

MAAT Kicks Off: Las Bernardas Contemporary Dance At Cairo’s Falaki Theatre

MAAT Kicks Off: Las Bernardas Contemporary Dance At Cairo’s Falaki Theatre

Jun 19, 2018

In Photos: Backstreet Festival Kicks Off In Alexandria

In Photos: Backstreet Festival Kicks Off In Alexandria

Jun 5, 2018

“Possession:” Music And Movement Dominate Performance On Hermits, Deserts And Demons

“Possession:” Music And Movement Dominate Performance On Hermits, Deserts And Demons

May 1, 2018

D-CAF’s “Before The Revolution” Portrays All Roads To ‘Inevitable Eruption’

D-CAF’s “Before The Revolution” Portrays All Roads To ‘Inevitable Eruption’

Apr 25, 2018

“Without Damage” Gets A Ground-Breaking Debut At Egypt’s D-CAF

“Without Damage” Gets A Ground-Breaking Debut At Egypt’s D-CAF

Apr 17, 2018

Make Way For Egypt’s Independent Contemporary Performing Arts

Make Way For Egypt’s Independent Contemporary Performing Arts

Mar 30, 2018

New York Theatre Honored Magda Saleh In Celebration Of Egyptian Dance

New York Theatre Honored Magda Saleh In Celebration Of Egyptian Dance

Mar 26, 2018

Disability And The Arts To Be Discussed Within D-CAF

Disability And The Arts To Be Discussed Within D-CAF

Mar 23, 2018

7th Edition Of Egypt’s 2B Continued Lab And Festival Took Place In Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor

7th Edition Of Egypt’s 2B Continued Lab And Festival Took Place In Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor

Feb 26, 2018

In Photos: “Forsa Saeeda” Play Opens At Cairo’s El-Salam Theatre

In Photos: “Forsa Saeeda” Play Opens At Cairo’s El-Salam Theatre

Jan 14, 2018

Theatre Play “Surrender” Sheds Light On New Egyptian Talents Ready To Enter Acting Scene

Theatre Play “Surrender” Sheds Light On New Egyptian Talents Ready To Enter Acting Scene

Jan 9, 2018

The “Motherline” Project Honors The Stories Of Women With Depth And Diversity

The “Motherline” Project Honors The Stories Of Women With Depth And Diversity

Nov 12, 2017

“A Feminine Edition”: Women’s Voices Prevail At 2017 Cairo Contemporary Theatre Festival

“A Feminine Edition”: Women’s Voices Prevail At 2017 Cairo Contemporary Theatre Fe...

Oct 17, 2017

Arab Arts Focus At Edinburgh Festival Shines Despite Visa Rejections By UK

Arab Arts Focus At Edinburgh Festival Shines Despite Visa Rejections By UK

Sep 27, 2017

A Step Forward: A Look Into The 2017 Cairo Intl. Festival For Contemporary And Experimental Theatre

A Step Forward: A Look Into The 2017 Cairo Intl. Festival For Contemporary And Experimental Theatre

Sep 24, 2017

In Memoriam: Adel Hakim

In Memoriam: Adel Hakim

Sep 2, 2017

Egypt’s National Theatre Festival Marked Adaptations, Mystical Works, And An Enthusiastic Youth Presence

Egypt’s National Theatre Festival Marked Adaptations, Mystical Works, And An Enthusiastic Yout...

Aug 28, 2017

Hazem Shebl Appointed Vice President Of Prestigious International Theatre Organization

Hazem Shebl Appointed Vice President Of Prestigious International Theatre Organization

Jul 6, 2017

Being ‘Inappropriate’ The Unspoken Battle of Self-Censorship

Being ‘Inappropriate’ The Unspoken Battle of Self-Censorship

Jun 19, 2017

Egypt Ministry of Culture Signs Agreement with DMC Channel to Film Plays

Egypt Ministry of Culture Signs Agreement with DMC Channel to Film Plays

Jun 10, 2017

Queer Chronopolitics: Forests, Freaks and Performativity

Queer Chronopolitics: Forests, Freaks and Performativity

Apr 25, 2017

“Untangled”: Gender-focused Comedy Brings Realities of Egyptian Youth to Stage

“Untangled”: Gender-focused Comedy Brings Realities of Egyptian Youth to Stage

Apr 20, 2017

Theatre Adaptation of “The Forty Rules of Love” Opens at Cairo’s Salam Theatre

Theatre Adaptation of “The Forty Rules of Love” Opens at Cairo’s Salam Theatre

Apr 16, 2017

Staging the Transition in North Africa: Theatre as a Tool of Empowerment

Staging the Transition in North Africa: Theatre as a Tool of Empowerment

Mar 13, 2017

Obituary: Nehad Selaiha, Renowned Theatre Scholar And Activist Dies

Obituary: Nehad Selaiha, Renowned Theatre Scholar And Activist Dies

Jan 21, 2017

“Sah El-Nom” Monodrama At Cairo’s Osiris

“Sah El-Nom” Monodrama At Cairo’s Osiris

Jan 12, 2017

“Ordinary People”: One-Woman Play Explores Memory and Loss, Death and Disappearance

“Ordinary People”: One-Woman Play Explores Memory and Loss, Death and Disappearance

Dec 3, 2016

BuSSy Project to Stage “Forced” Based on Personal Testimonies of Sexual Violence

BuSSy Project to Stage “Forced” Based on Personal Testimonies of Sexual Violence

Dec 1, 2016

Egyptian Play “Paranoia” Participates in 23rd Jordan Theatre Festival

Egyptian Play “Paranoia” Participates in 23rd Jordan Theatre Festival

Nov 18, 2016

“An Enemy of the People”: The Egyptian Experience

“An Enemy of the People”: The Egyptian Experience

Oct 13, 2016

“Ya Sem”: An Egyptian Feminist Performance Closes The 23rd Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre

“Ya Sem”: An Egyptian Feminist Performance Closes The 23rd Cairo International Festival...

Oct 5, 2016

The 23rd Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre

The 23rd Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre

Sep 23, 2016

“Perfume” Spotlights Challenges of Hearing-Impaired in Egypt

“Perfume” Spotlights Challenges of Hearing-Impaired in Egypt

Sep 15, 2016

Ahmed El-Attar’s “The Last Supper” Returns to Cairo’s Falaki Theatre

Ahmed El-Attar’s “The Last Supper” Returns to Cairo’s Falaki Theatre

Sep 12, 2016

Brecht’s “Mother Courage” at Cairo’s Miami Theatre

Brecht’s “Mother Courage” at Cairo’s Miami Theatre

Sep 9, 2016

Egypt on Stage: Tanoura Folkloric Dance‏ and Sahar El Mougy’s New Play

Egypt on Stage: Tanoura Folkloric Dance‏ and Sahar El Mougy’s New Play

Aug 10, 2016

“Leila Men Alf Leila” Revives Artistic Heritage Of Arabic Theatre

“Leila Men Alf Leila” Revives Artistic Heritage Of Arabic Theatre

Jul 13, 2016

“Leila Men Alf Leila” Revives Artistic Heritage Of Arabic Theatre

“Leila Men Alf Leila” Revives Artistic Heritage Of Arabic Theatre

Jul 11, 2016

The Tragedy of Hamlet With an Egyptian Twist in Al-Hanager Theatre

The Tragedy of Hamlet With an Egyptian Twist in Al-Hanager Theatre

Mar 30, 2016

The Tragedy Of “Hamlet” With An Egyptian Twist In Al-Hanager Theatre

The Tragedy Of “Hamlet” With An Egyptian Twist In Al-Hanager Theatre

Mar 27, 2016

Kenya

Veteran Kenyan Actress Returns to Stage With Feminist Show

by Alexander Nderitu | Apr 28, 2019 | Kenya, News, Theatre and Gender | 0

Veteran Kenyan thespian Mŭmbi Kaigwa returns to the stage on 25th April 2019 for a single showing...

Using Art To Tackle Air Pollution: A Story From A Nairobi Slum

by Cressida Bowyer | Mar 23, 2019 | Kenya, News, Participatory Theatre, Theatre and Science | 0

Rwanda

Avignon: Symphonies of Pain Part I – Dorothée Munyaneza’s “Unwanted”

by Yana Meerzon | Jul 22, 2017 | Festivals, Rwanda, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom | 0

My journey through the Festival d’Avignon this year (20171) has just begun, but I have already...

Rwanda’s “Radio Play” Brings Focus on Censorship to Egypt Theatre Festival

by Ahram Online | Sep 22, 2016 | Festivals, Review, Rwanda, Theatre and Politics | 0

Uganda

Silent Voices’ “Niqabi Ninja”: A Technical Triumph

by Kaggwa Andrew Mayiga | Aug 3, 2019 | Review, Transmedia, Uganda | 0

Silent Voices Uganda has for many years now outdone themselves while producing theatre. From a set...

Kampala International Theatre Festival, 2018 Edition

by Alexander Nderitu | Nov 17, 2018 | Festivals, News, Transcultural Collaborations, Uganda | 0

Ethiopia

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...

South Sudan

South Sudan Artists Protest Civil War With Street Performances And Other Art

by The Theatre Times | Dec 11, 2016 | News, South Sudan, Theatre and Politics | 0

Musicians played lively tunes in South Sudan’s capital, and pedestrians and market shoppers...

Nigeria

Soyinka Meets Shakespeare

by Franklin Ugobude | Jul 28, 2019 | Adaptation, Festivals, Lagos Theatre Festival 2019, Nigeria, Review | 0

One of the only three curated shows showcased at the 2019 edition of the Lagos Theatre Festival...

“Queen Moremi The Musical”: Immortalizing a Traditional Legend

by Franklin Ugobude | Jul 27, 2019 | Musical Theatre, Nigeria, Review | 0
Lekan Balogun’s “Ogun Skugga”: Memoirs of A Civil War

by Franklin Ugobude | Jul 27, 2019 | Adaptation, Festivals, Lagos Theatre Festival 2019, Nigeria, Review | 0
Gabriel Gbadamosi’s “Stop And Search” at The Arcola Theatre

by Aleks Sierz | Jan 25, 2019 | Ireland, London, Nigeria, Review, United Kingdom | 0
“Barber Shop Chronicles”: Man Talk In A Man’s World

by Jane Baldwin | Dec 26, 2018 | Nigeria, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom | 0

Burkina Faso

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, Spain | 0

The focus of this review is inspired by the title and the theme of Salia Sanou’s multidisciplinary...

Chad

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...

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