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Theatre-Vista: Soul Men
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008. There seems to be no escaping from the jinx that casts its dark shadows over the month of August. It has already ticked off two great performing artistes of our time in the space of one weekend, Bernie Mac on Saturday followed by Isaac Hayes on Sunday. Bernie Mac, who was a member of the Original Kings of Comedy. Quartet, died of sarcoidosis, a lung complication due to pnuemonia. Isaac ‘Black Moses’ Hayes who has been composing and performing Hot Buttered Soul.
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Theatre-Vista: June 2008
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Friday, June 27, 2008. Where are our movies, Project Nollywood? About a year ago, ten Kenyan artistes traveled to. For a two-week training program in movie making facilitated by. It has been silent since they returned and I’m sure quite a number of artistes are at a loss what to make of it. Is there anything cooking in the studios or was the trip for the personal benefit of the ten artistes only? Even so, what have they been up to since? Are we waiting for Godo? I cannot guess by what means the Commissio...
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Theatre-Vista: October 2007
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Friday, October 12, 2007. 8230; power bills. Harnessing something as elusive as the human imagination to create a set that will complement and enhance a dramatic production is every stage designer’s goal. Needless to say, well used stage effects will give every production that extra polish that greatly reflects on the artistes’ abilities. Enriching the theatre experience for your patrons should not beyond you. Wednesday, October 10, 2007. Greatness will not be thrust upon budding playwrights. They mu...
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Theatre-Vista: July 2008
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008. Okiya Okoiti Omtata - Playwright Playing it Right for Civil Rights. Is Okoiti Omtata a suicidal man? Last week, the cops enthusiastically landed on him and his colleagues again when they took to a procession calling for resignation of Minister Kimunya. And again, they ended up with body injuries, got locked up and were later released on cash bail and are awaiting court cases. Not CRE actually, but Mathematics. Oh yes, of which he is said to enjoy calculus immensely. Besides solvin...
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Theatre-Vista: August 2008
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008. Tugutuke Artistes Picking up the Pieces. In the run up to last year’s polls, I opined that the head-on plunge into active politics by a number of our artistes was misguided. As it turned out, the whole lot was walloped, sometimes literally. They are now dusting up as they pick up the pieces from a battle badly executed and are seeking to establish their relevance on the national arena once again. Kajairo is putting out little fires lit up everywhere by the media who keep runni...
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Theatre-Vista: November 2007
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Saturday, November 24, 2007. Log on to your patrons. The perennial grumbling from producers about dwindling numbers in the auditorium may be traced down to a flaw in their relationship with patrons. Many theatre groups have no profile of their customers. Consequently, they have little clue of what to offer them or what it takes to keep them coming back and build on the numbers. It is not creative to keep mumbling the tired lines of destitution when the necessary tools for emancipation are available.
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Theatre-Vista: Finding Churchill
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Monday, August 4, 2008. An internet search for Daniel Ndambuki gives amazingly few results with equally scanty detail. Which is fairly bizarre for a man whose trade hinges on popular ratings. And I have little doubt that Ndambuki is perhaps the wittiest stand-up comedian to come out of these parts in our times. The man’s wit is powerful and makes for a hilarious beginning to every morning on Classic FM. 8217;s breakfast show where he doubles as the streetwise Mwalimu Kingangi. Which is based in the US.
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Theatre-Vista: Tugutuke Artistes Picking up the Pieces
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008. Tugutuke Artistes Picking up the Pieces. In the run up to last year’s polls, I opined that the head-on plunge into active politics by a number of our artistes was misguided. As it turned out, the whole lot was walloped, sometimes literally. They are now dusting up as they pick up the pieces from a battle badly executed and are seeking to establish their relevance on the national arena once again. Kajairo is putting out little fires lit up everywhere by the media who keep runni...