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THE NBO MTI PODCAST
Our podcasts aim to offer an insight into conversations on musical theatre held by our participants.
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NEW KENYA MUSICALS COMING SOON
…11 musicals have evolved, each at its own pace, but spurred on by the momentum and inspiration of the group. Just a few months before the pandemic hit…
The Marriage of Music and Story Redefining Kenyan Identity Through Musical Theatre
How do we, the Kenyan artist community, choose to understand our place in this contemporary, independent nation? And how do we use our art to express the realities of our contemporary experience in Kenya?
Will theatre survive COVID-19? How Kenya’s art scene is fairing
Social gatherings sustain the performing arts. Before Covid-19, strangers would queue in winding lines to buy tickets for shows, then commune in a dark room to watch either a film or theatrical performance. Now, with audiences setting up schedules to support their favourite artists on social media as the world continues to observe social distancing, the theatre finds itself emptier than it has ever been, its future left to speculation.
Sundance 2020 Artists Announced With One of Our Own!
We are so proud of Mwendwa and the entire DON’T TURN OFF THE LIGHTS team on this massive accomplishment! Hongera
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The Nairobi Musical Theatre Initiative Podcast is live and running!
Not the Same Old Song and Dance.
There is an urgent need for arts-based initiatives across Africa, not only to support the development of new work but also to expose the global community to theatrical and storytelling techniques that have existed in African traditions for generations. And to witness firsthand the support and encouragement that these artists had received in creating a new musical was truly inspiring.
Thespians transform Kenyan Tales Into Musical Theatre
What’s thrilling about this project is that it’s based on the realisation that not only do we have brilliant storytellers among us; but Kenyans’ life stories are also exceptional
Musician Eric Wainaina brings creatives together
Long before Eric Wainaina got involved in setting Tinga Tinga Tales to music for the stage, the Dreams in Stereo/Daima musician was dreaming musical theatre.
Musical theatre taking shape at The Elephant
.. But their current initiative is so ambitious that it promises to transform Kenya’s cultural scene in ways that not only embrace music and theatre and storytelling. It’s committed to creating no less than 15 original works of musical theatre that have been conceived, composed, and crafted by no less than 40 Kenyan creatives, including writers, poets, composers, instrumentalists and lyricists