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Truth Without Fear
Kahwai Njoroge, founder of The Blacks, highlights the underappreciated role of technical theatre in Kenya, saying backstage crews are essential to production success yet often undervalued.
There is a particular kind of suffering that comes not from poverty alone, nor from violence alone, but from the persistent gap between what a nation professes and what it practises.
There is a particular kind of suffering that comes not from poverty alone, nor from violence alone, but from the persistent gap between what a nation professes and what it practises.
The expectation that teachers of literature can seamlessly handle theatre and film without deliberate retooling is a serious aberration.
I heard it on the grapevine that mandarins at the schools’ national drama fest have reportedly moved to censor “political” messaging in performances.
Kenya’s political landscape, marked by events like the impeachment of Rigathi Gachagua, is increasingly seen as a theatrical distraction that diverts public attention from pressing issues.
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