The Day was 7th March when children staged the musical play to the public and their parents who came to watch the show at Oshwal Junior High Auditorium from 2 pm. The annual musical marked the end of semester one in the year 2019/2020 Talent development program.
children signed up to the semester for six months would come to our centre at Goan Gymkhana opposite the National Museum
of Kenya in Nairobi city every Saturday from 9 am to 12 pm. For the first one hour children would engage in specialized classes in either of the three dramatic areas: Dance, Acting or Music. Each child is auditioned upon joining in the program and is assigned any of the three specialized areas where they perfect the skills in that area for at least a period of one year and can either continue in the same area or change to explore on another on the next year.
The other two hours were used for rehearsing the play. Within the same period of time or within the semester children also got a chance to collaborate with the media and other production houses or events where children were also invited to perform on different platforms or areas of entertainment. Thus getting more exposed and also using diverse platforms in growing talents.
The play which is written by Kariithi Mugo is a child-friendly story that focuses on the philosophical statement that talents can also be a foundation to a career. The play also looked at the theme of physically challenged children. The main character Nyota was a blind girl with a beautiful voice. Her singing saved her from being homeless to becoming the princess of the land.
Drama is a great tool in education and language learning. There are many factors to drama learning than just language or command in it but also emotional and social interactive skills. African schools need to adopt drama as a tool in education and not just a tool for the drama festivals. We do not only have African stories to tell but also have to take advantage of drama in the upbringing of children.
Gifted Kids Kenya
Discovering and Developing Talents
Kariithi Mugo
Founder
children signed up to the semester for six months would come to our centre at Goan Gymkhana opposite the National Museum
The other two hours were used for rehearsing the play. Within the same period of time or within the semester children also got a chance to collaborate with the media and other production houses or events where children were also invited to perform on different platforms or areas of entertainment. Thus getting more exposed and also using diverse platforms in growing talents.
The play which is written by Kariithi Mugo is a child-friendly story that focuses on the philosophical statement that talents can also be a foundation to a career. The play also looked at the theme of physically challenged children. The main character Nyota was a blind girl with a beautiful voice. Her singing saved her from being homeless to becoming the princess of the land.
Drama is a great tool in education and language learning. There are many factors to drama learning than just language or command in it but also emotional and social interactive skills. African schools need to adopt drama as a tool in education and not just a tool for the drama festivals. We do not only have African stories to tell but also have to take advantage of drama in the upbringing of children.
Gifted Kids Kenya
Discovering and Developing Talents
Kariithi Mugo
Founder
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