magnet theatre

magnet theater is a form of community theater that is audience specific, venue specific and seeks to maintain a repeat audience. The activity uses music dance and puppetry to mobilize people a given site in a magnetic manner hence the name. after the mobilization a short skit is done targeting specific behaviors in the community which presents a dilemma for the purpose of provoking them to give their opinions on the issue at hand, then a facilitator comes in to co-ordinate the audience views. The facilitators aim is to mediate the discussion and whatever comes out of the discussion his/her opinion are not welcome.magnet theater runs under the assumption that the community has its own problems and provides its own solutions to the problems. Repacted Kenya is one such organization that i work with going to various communities within Nakuru each week tackling health issues, peace and reconciliation and other issues that may arise.

OPEN MIC FESTIVALS

5th april marked the end of another successful open mic festival at Kaptembwa in Nakuru town. the festivals were organized by REPACTED KENYA and funded by APHIAIIUSAID were the second of its kind in Nakuru.The festivals aim is to promote hiv/aids awareness to the youths through use of rap music by engaging young and aspiring artist in freestyle battles on thematic issues. The festivals which continued in a series of weeks from estate to estate picking the winning artist to compete at the finals. then the artist were taken through a week long workshop to empower them with the content required by the judges before the finals and they teamed up to compose a song. PILIPILI grazzed the occasion and the music and sound system was handled by DJ Solly from TIDYS RESTURANT.

HIP-HOP HOME OF PHILLOSOPHERS

These is the only single biggest movement that allows youths to explore their creative minds independent of class rooms and allow them to learn from the society and speak philosophies that have proven to teach more than most educational systems and syllabus teach. the only way any one is ever going to compete with hihop is if they provide a stage or forum for young people to speak freely and truely about our systems of educations, politics and society cos at the end we spend most of our time in class chasing the ROAD RUNNER and when we graduate we find our selves at the beggining with papers that amount to nothing. Then we start looking for what has all along been important that is SKILLS, otherwise you'll die a poor man satsified with nothing. Its because of these that I am forced to agree with the argument of dalc’s head of missions that in the near future there may actually be no schools these artist and the culture of their music may be the only people able to lead and mislead the youth. we face the truth that It’s only in their lyrics that youths will find hope and understanding in whatever harsh realities they face and they can therefore relate with what life has to offer. For that “keep the fire burnin”.

Quotes: ‘stay true to who you are and where it is that you came from coz at the top will be the same place you from’ Nas young Jeezy’s my president is black

(who says hip-hop is all noise, stop hearing and start listening)

introduction

hi
i opened my blog recently but i havent been able to post any thing becouse of the slow network at my office. anyhow i havin an affair with art for a better part of my life. i am an actor peer educator and rapper based at the nakuru players theatre and member of Repacted kenya. thru my art ibelive i can chage my society though not yet a big house hold name i hope to reach out to any form of assistance becouse even thou i am an idealist no man is an island so being open minded i would like your views on what you i should be about as an artist and the better ways to perfect skills. kenyan no kenyan i would appreciate your views. and truth bites your welcome to bite me

nice blogging
Oddie