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EASATER THEATRE FESTIVAL

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Easter Theatre Festival in second coming

 


By Sam Banda Jnr:
Blantyre is set to play host to two festivals next month and these are Nyasa Music and Easter Theatre festivals.
Organisers of Nyasa Music Festival have already announced that the inaugural event will take place at Kamuzu Stadium from April 19 to 21 2019.
The festival is expected to bring several high-profile artists both local and international and they include South Africa’s AKA.
The Easter Theatre Festival, spearheaded by Solomonic Peacocks, will also be held at Jacaranda Cultural Centre at Mandala a few kilometres from Kamuzu Stadium.
Solomonic Peacocks Director, McArthur Matukuta, said Monday the festival was on and that they had made a tremendous progress in terms of preparations.

“We know that we have another festival but we have different audiences and Easter Theatre Festival is a family festival where father, mother, son and daughter enjoy e activities on the menu,” Matukuta said.

He said they were determined to stay active every year despite being out for four years, saying they have partnered Jacaranda Cultural Centre, Hannover City Council in Germany and Maison de la France.

“At the moment tickets are being sold online on webticket. We will actually be ready with the programme by Wednesday (tomorrow),” Matukuta said.

He said the festival unites those engaged in drama, theatre, dance and poetry in a unique setting.

“The festival is the first of its kind and we are following up on the success of the 2015 edition,” Matukuta said.

Meanwhile, the organisers have released a list of some of the artists set to perform at the festival.They include Solomonic, Young Travellers, Erlebnis from Germany, Dikamawoko and Nkhokwe Arts.
There will also be poetry featuring Yankho Seunda, Sylvester Kalizang’oma, Luckier Chikopa, Yohane Pangani, Frank Naligonje and Raphael Sitima.
The comedy section will feature Tame and McBen and Madalitso Nyambo, with Dikamawoko, Chichiri, Jacaranda and Robert and Joshua featuring in the dance category.

“We also have a drama group from South Africa which will be part of the festival and Vilipanganga Poetry Movement,” he said.

Since 2015, the festival has not taken place due to funding constraints, according to Matukuta.
The festival debuted in 2015, attracting the presence of acts from Zambia including renowned comedians Bikiloni and Difikoti.

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TREK PERFORMANCE IN HANNOVER, GERMANY

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Borders Overcome with dance and play

HANNOVER. The globalized world is getting closer together. But to overcome the walls in the minds, is not enough long-distance flight, but it needs something more. Direct encounter. They were in the Ballhof with the group Aware and Fair from Hanover's twin town Blantyre (Malawi) at the theater festival Jugend spielt für Jugend.

 

In Trek, the young Africans drew individual stories of exclusion, discrimination, ignorance and abuse, but also a dispute between the continents. Force of arms in America, trafficking in Asia, terror in Africa, export of arms from Europe - every continent has essential problems, no one can solve them without the others. The project was sealed with a metaphorical marriage between Africa and America. Overcome boundaries instead of building walls. And at the exuberant dance at the end, the Grezen also blurred between stage and audience.

 

Blantyre's mayor Wild Ndipo had traveled with delegation and did not miss the performance of the group. We are very happy to be here and enjoyed everything.

Directed by McArthur Matukuta

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Grenzen Überwiden mit Tanz und Spiel

HANNOVER. Die globalisierte Welt rückt näher zusammen. Doch um die Mauern in den Köpfen zu überwinden, reicht kein  Langstreckenflug, dafür braucht es etwas mehr. Direkte begegbung. Die gab es im Ballhof mit der Gruppe Aware and Fair aus  Hannovers Partnerstadt Blantyre (Malawi) beim Theaterfestival  Jugend spielt für Jugend.

 

In Trek ziegten die jungen Afrikaner Einzelschicksale, die von Ausgrenzung, Diskriminierung, Ignoranz und Missbrauch erzählenaber auch einen Streit zwischen den Kontinent. Waffengewalt in Amerika, Menschenhandel in Asien, Terror in Afrika, Waffenexporteaus Europa – jeder Kontinent hat essenzielle Probleme, keinerkann sie ohne die aderen lösen. Mit einer metaphorischen Hochzeit zwischen Afrika und Amerika wurde das Vorhaben besiegelt. Grenzen überwinden statt Mauern bauen. Und beim ausgelassenen Tanz zum Abschluss verschwammen auch die Grezen zwischen Bühne und Publikum.

 

Blantyres Bürgermeister Wild Ndipo war mit Delegation angereist und ließ sich die Aufführung der Gruppe nicht entgehen. Wir sind sehr froh, hier zu sein, und haben alles genossen.

 Regie führte McArthur Matukuta

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CHILDREN CHAMPION GIRL CHILD EDUCATION

Learners from Chichiri primary school stage a play that relate issue of girl child education. the play was developed by young actors from Solomonic peacocks theatre. The production was staged in an open theatre space during school closing day on 29th March 2018 at Chichiri Primary School.

MAPEACOCKS CAUGHT DURING WORLD THEATRE DAY

Mapeacocks working with students

Mapeacocks back on set with aware and fair project which is collaborative with secondary schools, 2018 approaches with silent mode but on the ground were so underlined with a lot of work to do. As the world theatre day for children and young, Mapeacocks were in several activities related to theatre for young audience TYA. On 20^th March across the celebrate theatre practitioners recognize this day for children and young people going down to this year’s theme “Take a child to theatre” the celebration run for a week.

Lydia Banda Directing pupils from Chichiri Primary

Solomonic decided to use this day to prepare different activities for children and young people, on 29^th March two day after world theatre day, this Malawian prominent theatre will be stage a production with children from Chichiri primary school. They play is being directed by young people from Solomonic peacocks theatre which talk more of protecting the girl child. These youngsters from Solomonic they are still working to improve the standards of theatre for children. From working primary students of Chichiri primary school they venture into another production under Aware and Fair project

on youth acts for youth 2018 International formerly known as Fair culture festival to place in Hannover, Germany.

It is the second time for Mapeacocks to be involved in this project, in 2013 they travelled with Chichiri secondary school to Hannover, Germany where they stage the play in titled “The lost key” late in 2015 they travelled with same school to Young Malta festival in Poland. Mapeacocks realize the goodness with children as a great tool of keeping next generation theatre alive. McArthur Matukuta has been working these youngster immediately after they graduate from high school through Solomonic theatre class where they conduct several project like theatre for education and mindset project.

Fumban Phiri helping the students in sketching the play

“We need to do a lot for children living in far-flung rural villages, for children living in inner-city poverty, to experience theatre so that they can get exposed, there have to be other options. And this kind of transformation can make a profound difference to their experience of the world” Fumban Phiri explained.

Aware & Fair Project skeching

As little has been done by our government to improving theatre for children and young people where theatre is always about transformation. Its capacity to transform a space of ordinariness and even crisis, into a place where the imagination is activated and unexpected possibilities unfold, is unique. It offers a moment in which children can experience powerful social change in action. Here they can see that change is possible. That magic can come from the mundane. That joy can be found even in the most deprived of spaces. The quality of a theatre experience that achieves this miracle is not less than one which allows us to take flight in a specially designed cocoon, with technology and design fully at our disposal quoted from Yvette Hardie president for ASSITEJ International.

The Aware and Fare project is being executed with students from four secondary schools in Blantyre; Jacaranda School of Orphans, Chichiri Secondary school, M’jamba school and Stella Maris girls secondary. This collaboration shall bring unique presentation based on theme 40 ways to make the world more attractive. The cast of student depart for Germany on 15^th June 2018.

We quotes this from Mohamad Al Jounde from Syria “Theater is still one of the best ways to express yourself and a mirror to show people what’s good and wrong in our world. The stage is a space where you can create your own world, where you can feel your dreams coming to life. The kids I used to work with were able to show us their past, and the future they wanted, by the play they wrote and acted. They were able to influence people’s emotions and give them the chance to live what was real for those kids, because they never acted, but they were showing their feelings and their reality in a touch of art”

The Lost Key

MAPEACOCKS RENDERS WHAT A WOMAN NEEDS by News Team

Solomonic Peacocks staged yet another exciting production titled “the needs of a woman”. It was performed at Jacaranda Culture Centre (JCC) in Blantyre. For the past seventeen years Mapeacocks have been leading contemporary theatre in domestically as they try to maintain the momentum they decided to produce this master piece. The one hour long play had controversial themes such as adultery and barrenness.

The true life story talks about a woman whose rich husband is impotent and seek a child from a not so well to do guy. The play allowed the audience to ask themselves question they initially thought could be easily answered question like “what are the needs of a woman”.

The contemporary set of the play quantified the desires of a married Woman, it is every woman's dream to get married, have a child, and have a happy family. The play narrates a true life story which was twisted into a script by Fumban Innot Phiri. Most African marriages around the world are shaken because of miss interpretation of the term ‘’ marriage’’

Induna Matiki played  by Matukuta

The main aim for the show was to support the trip of the Theatre’s artistic director MacArthur Matukuta, who will be travelling to Switzerland to pursue a masters in expanded theatre at Bern University. The show was to raise funds of the trip. In his words he pleaded to the general public. As the journey of Matukuta approaches, the director has left a charm in both the actors and students to continue with the fire that has always been there in Solomonic Peacocks show. The show was also a farewell to Malawian audience.

The play feature Fumbani Phiri, Wiseman Kadzandira, Mathews Khonati, MacArthur Matukuta, Jimmy Maole, Florence Magombo, Lydia Banda and Martha Chalamba.

The performance was nice and creatively stage. The performance was highly appreciated and loved by the audience. The audience found it entertaining in a funny way. The production successfully managed to arouse a mixture of emotions in people, leaving them with questions in the end.

A scene of conflict in marriage

With improvements from the last production and numerous additional elements to spice up the production. Sadly, for the fans, it was the last time seeing MacArthur Matukuta on stage for the next one year six months. Never the less the last scene had a weakness of taking too long before setting. After the performance, the group was open to critics, questions and compliments. But nonetheless equally interesting as it captured an important message.

It is not what a man wants

The play assured the fans that, the director has left a charm in both the actors and students and even in his absence the Solomonic Peacocks will continue marching with theatrical confidence towards the sun and beyond. because he will be living Malawi to Switzerland where he is going to study further in Theatre and he is asking the general public for financial support amounting to K1.6 Million equivalent to US$ 2192 for his trip to be successful. Those who want to support him should visit Jacaranda Cultural Centre who are responsible for his trip. Remember blessed is the hand that give.

jacarandaculturalcenter@gmail.com

Theatre for Climate change 2

Theatre for Climate Change

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MAPEACOCKS BRINGS STREET THEATRE FROM SA

By Innot Fumban Phiri Jnr.
B1 seminar was more than extraordinary experience as LEAD project takes its centre stage, from Germany young trainees from 9 countries across the world converge in South Africa. The Seminar which launched late in April in the Germany where two representatives from participating countries like Malawi, Uganda, Germany, Israel, Bosnia, Ukraine, Tunisia and South Africa were present. Lydia and Jacky will leaved on 24^th June for B1 one Seminar in South Africa to highlight the theme Cultural Diversity.

Get to know the place, when the trainees arrived In Johannesburg they were taken to tour several place across South Africa. The first trip they toured in Pretoria where in places like; Freedom Park and Mandela park at these park’s they were getting exposed to the into the history of South Africa. They also learn Zulu cultural believes where they were taken to cradle of humankind right there in Pretoria. The next tour was of Johannesburg and Soweto, where at Johannesburg they visited Museum and go through some dance move lessons. Then at Soweto they go to see Mandela House and Soweto school where hundreds of students were killed during 90s state of emergency.

That was all for the touring and on the second week, the seminar activities begun, the first activity was Team building workshop by Shirra from Israel. Shirra continues with other two presentations like creative thinking and problem solving. Her last presentation was Feedback workshop. A Germany Coordinator Mike, kirk start with a presentation on Communication and the walk of Privilege.

Before a presentation by Lydia and Jack, there was a presentation workshop by International Coordinator, Collina. The presentation was called Theatre of Oppressed the workshop was clearly connected to the theatre piece which Lydia and Jack perform. The performance was great and touching as the Solomonic youngster delivers strong message on issues of Xenophobia, Racism and Albino killing. The contemporary theatre piece has been adopted to be one of the key element of implementing the whole project.

The next phase of the seminar was developing project of which three project were identified. Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, German and Israel are in a project of climate change. Whistle the other will have deal with Post-Pregedes and Environmental Action. Before the departure day the trainees went on SABC radio interviews to talk more of the project.

A bring home package is to work produce a video documentary of about climate change if that is not enough ten street theatre production has to be produced and staged across Malawi from September to March 2018. The street there will be based on climate change in form of theatre for development (TfD). The project will be launched in September together will Germans, South Africans, Ugandan and Israelites. As for Mapeacocks side host such project will be beneficial to the national.