Caroline Odongo News Today

The Trust for Indigenous Culture and Health (Ticah) embarked on a rare and risky experiment this past week.

It was a Play Reading like no other. A story told by 10 actors seated before a house-full audience in the congested upstairs library of Goethe Institute.

This past year must have broken records for the number of productions staged in a 52-week period when there were two and occasionally three shows happening the same weekend.

Bold Theater of Kenya to be Featured in DOWNTOWN VARIETY One of the works in Downtown Variety will be a new, short play DREAM IN A MATUTA.by BWW News Desk Bold Theater of Kenya - comprised of young theater artists from across the East African nation -- will be featured in an exclusive DOWNTOWN VARIETY presentation live-streamed online Friday, April 30 at noon (eastern) it has been announced by Mia Yoo, Artistic Director of La MaMa. To register, visit www.lamama.org (donation suggested). Under ...

Mbalamwezi players back together for a day or more Friday February 26 2021 Youth group, Pillars of Kibera, performs a traditiona Giriama dance at the Kenya National Theatre. FILE PHOTO | NMG By MARGARETTA WA GACHERU Summary Kenyan theatre, just like most aspects of the performing arts, came to a grinding halt over the past year when the Covid-19 pandemic locked down most folks in their private abodes. Granted a few groups tried to meet over Zoom, but that never could compare to the ensemble exp...