Tag : 2010
Artists
Al-Bugaa Theatre Troupe operate in Sudan’s conflict zones. Based out of Khartoum, Nuba Mountain and Dafur, they stage plays in this war-torn region to bring their message of peace and reconciliation to everyone, including militia groups and refugees in camps.
Aron Atabek is a dissident, poet and creative writer in Kazhakstan. He was jailed for 18 years after being accused of orchestrating a mass disorder protesting against the demolition of a shanty-town, a charge he vehemently denies. He rejected an offer by the government of a pardon if he admitted...
The children belonging to the United ACT theatre group believe the stories they perform on stage will someday protect a young person from being trafficked. They live and perform in refugee camps along the Thai-Burmese border where human traffickers and smuggling brokers target the vulnerable and...
Basal’ya Bazoba uses musical theatre, rap and drama to address the persecution of child witches in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country that is struggling to rebuild itself after decades of conflict.
Having played to over100,000 people, this troupe has encouraged open discussions on the...
The 5th Brigade, also referred to as the ‘Gukurahundi’, are renowned for atrocities committed in Zimbabwe in the 1980s under Robert Mugabe. Communities are still nervous about discussing the incident publicly or commemorating the missing.
