Tag : Zimbabwe
Artists
Cont Mhlanga has been practising protest theatre and challenging state ideologies in Zimbabwe for over 25 years. He has been the target of state surveillance, intimidation, harassment, arrest and detention. Since founding the Amakhosi Performing Arts Academy and the Theatre for Community Action,...
This Zimbabwean-born graphic artist has used his talent to contradict the stereotypes surrounding Africa. "I could creatively look at our predicament through our own African lens and not only see human rights in terms of abuse, as the media do, but positively, as an integral part of the celebration...
Rooftop is one of the iconic Zimbabwean theatre companies spearheading the theatre protest movement, who represent a confluence of activism, performance and politics. In the face of constant censorship and unwelcome attention from the state, they continue to tirelessly address contemporary...
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.
