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Sep 19th, 2004 - 06:43:34 |
SAMMY MWANGI
END OF THE VILLAGES OF KENYA
Jul 11th, 2004 - 11:21:25 |
Gathecha Kamau
VILLAGES OF KENYA
We are similar as we are different
reason for the festival
With the 42 communities in Kenya, it has been easy to
see one another as 42 different peoples, languages,
views, ideas, values, traditions, cultures: the list
can go on. This has bred negative traits in a lot of
us. We have witnessed negative relations between
ourselves. Because and according to our different
tribes, our lives have taken a certain approach:
® many have been favoured or disfavored,
® animosity has been red,
® sharp opinions have been developed,
® hatred has been cultivated,
® discrimination has been perfected
® futures have been decided
® economy has been mapped
………..the list can go on and on.
The country Kenya has, thus been administered with
such numerous differences unconsciously being
campaigned for. In essence, the society has been on a
wrong track all along because of that misguidance.
For this reason, Heartstrings Kenya will go all out to
highlight the valuable similarities, which exist
between Kenyan communities. The positive attributes
between us are our highlight. To do this, we are using
the real ethnic tongue, which is one dynamic
similarity we have.
On one platform, different communities will find
themselves discovering just how similar they are, by
being different.
This, thus, is the drive that has pushed Heartstrings
Kenya to make this noble move of showing just how
similar we are, by being different.
program of the project
Kamba play 30, 31 July, 1 August 2004 (5 shows)
Luhya Play 6, 7, 8 August 2004 (5 shows)
Luo Play 13, 14, 15 August 2004 (5 shows)
Kikuyu Play 20, 21, 22 August 2004 (5 shows)
Kiswahili Play 27, 28, 29 August 2004 (5 shows)
Nikivite, (IT'S BURNT), a play in Kamba directed by
Samwel Mwangi). This part of the festival will tackle
very delicately the interpersonal relationships that
have continued to crumble owing to pride. This
hilarious piece will bring forth the beautiful ladies
with empty heads, the successful men with sad faces,
liberal parents with confused future.
Olenyala hano tawe, (DON'T PEE THERE), a play in Luhya
directed by Ken Waudo. This ever-hilarious comedy is
set up in a traditional Western Kenya community that
has set three men against one another with the aim of
milking from them the highest bride price for the only
beautiful and learned girl of the village. Amid rib
tickling situations, the girl will manage to marry her
city-born boyfriend as the greedy extended family is
left without a cent.
Magdalina leng’ na, (MAGDALENE, MOVE OVER), a play in
Luo directed by Victor Ber. It will be one of the
fastest comedies of the festival as domestic force. A
modern setting with the world’s most perfect couple,
is about to be raffled up when the wife suddenly
decides that perfection is imperfect and goes out to
find this mysterious ‘monster’ that could knock any
time. The wife has the greatest fear of the unknown.
The husband who is the provider of this perfect life,
will have to double his efforts to ensure that he
keeps up the life as fake as it has been.
Maitho matatu (THREE EYES), a play in Kikuyu directed
by Samwel Mwangi. Beatrice disguised as a man secretly
comes to seek the killer of her fiancé. On arrival the
family of the fiancé find this as a perfect chance for
their daughter Grace to finally get married. Beatrice
will have to disclose her identity and fix Grace into
all this. For one and a half hours, this adaptation of
Carlo Goldoni’s ‘Servant of Two Masters’ will leave
ribs in shatters as more and more people are brought
into the plot. This climaxes to the explosive
revelation by the ever-clumsy servant who is servant
to both Beatrice and Grace.
Dreams za Yosefu, a play in Kiswahili will be the
festival’s grand finale directed by Victor Ber. This
society has dramatically taken a way of life that has
been brought about by the nature of people, places,
behaviours, characters, politics, etc. This festival's
grand finale will definitely be the curtaindowner in
its nature as a sidesplitting satire. It is told
through the ever-popular Bible story of Joseph and his
brothers. The story has been pasted on to this society
to bring out a mirror that the public will see itself
through. They will laugh, cry etc. but the reflection
will remain.
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