From the autobiographical Ujumbe and The Absurd (Kenyatta University) to the profound The Ape Address and the playful The Puppets, both Indian, Kenyan), to the political and satiric (Woza Albert), the personal (Meetings) and poetic (Still I rise), there was so much to see at this year’s KITFEST 2023, one could have spent the last two weeks at Kenya National Theatre just watching fantastic performances.
The diversity of the showcase did not stop with thoughtful plays and storytelling. There was a good deal of dancing as well, including everything from Western ballet (Sleeping Beauty) to traditional dance from Italy and India to indigenous dance coming from the six counties where KITFEST had run workshops, namely Embu, Kiambu, Uasin Gishu, Mombasa, Nakuru and Kisumu.
