Play paints portrait of simmering anger among Kenyans
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The Daily Nation
The play, Tales of The Accidental City, is a fresh breath into the literary scene.
Business Daily
Play paints portrait of simmering anger among Kenyans
Podcast Alert!
When we as Africans tell our own stories, we re-write the stories in the history books that our children are still taught in schools.
BBC Focus on Africa
Tales of the Accidental City’s Director Maimouna Jallow talked to BBC Focus on Africa radio about holding rehearsals via video link, and how the Covid-19 pandemic had an impact on the project.
Nairobi Ni Mimi- A series of realistic and othered African narratives
As with many literary and theatrical yarns, the ‘Tales of the Accidental City’ audio play has spawned another series titled, “Nairobi Ni Mimi” (Nairobi is Me). Through this series we will bring you stories that reflect the real lives of Africans living in African cities.
When the arts call: How three Kenyan women followed their dreams
There is a meme doing the rounds on the internet in which a teen tells his dad: “I want to be an actor”. The father replies: “No son, it’s pronounced doctor.”
The power of telling our own stories
When we as Africans tell our own stories, we re-write the stories in the history books that our children are still taught in schools.
Finding my way back Home – The Power of Folktales
Mze Jomo Kenyatta was facing Mount Kenya when he had his epiphany. Some 500 kilometers southeastwards, I was facing the Indian Ocean when I had mine, and it came to me through a folktale.
Publishing Perspectives
The second international event in the PublisHer series featured performance, discussion, and networking at the International Publishers Association’s ‘Africa Rising’ seminar in Nairobi.