‘Watatu’ Review: When the Oppressed Turn to Theatre to Amplify Their Voices
'Watatu' highlights youth radicalisation, religious extremism, xenophobia, economic disparity, corruption and politics at the Kenyan coast.
Joseph Obel is a multidisciplinary artist, educator and curator. He is a graduate of Theatre Arts and Film Studies from Kenyatta University in Kenya. Obel is a former writer of 'The XYZ' show, a satirical puppet TV show that aired in Kenya, Nigeria and the US. He was also a juror at World Monologue Games in 2020 and 2021, an online monologue competition based in Sidney, Australia. In 2021, Obel became the inaugural director of the Motion Pictures International Film Festival headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria with branches in Utah, USA and now Nairobi, Kenya. He is also currently the curator and co-producer at Dark Hard Chocolate, an art collective based in Nairobi, Kenya where they use performing arts and storytelling to highlight the rights and freedoms of minority groups.
'Watatu' highlights youth radicalisation, religious extremism, xenophobia, economic disparity, corruption and politics at the Kenyan coast.
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