Creating work has never been easy. Not even in the best of circumstances. This year was the worst of circumstances.
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The yearning to tell a story, to have it heard, to give voice to an experience that has never been exposed can be all-consuming. Especially when you are not able to access resources, artistic education or opportunities.
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2018 will be remembered as a year where we at Almasi expanded our capacity in the name of increasing the African Artist’s opportunity to excel.
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From the 3rd to the 13th of January 2018, Almasi Collaborative Arts presented the Almasi African Playwrights Conference at Zimbabwe German Society.
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We at Almasi are pleased to announce our second Almasi African Playwright’s Conference will take place from January 3rd to 13th 2018 in Harare, Zimbabwe.
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We are pleased to announce Gideon Wabvuta as the awardee for the Walter Mparutsa Fellowship for the second year.
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The pursuit of story is not for the faint at heart. It is a noble search, an unwavering inquiry into the truth, into what must be said but what must be found first.
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The stories and voices of African artists have long been denied their full breadth and global exposure. Since it's inception, Almasi has fought to challenge and abolish this inequity.
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We at Almasi are deeply pleased to announce Gideon Jeph Wabvuta as our second recipient of the Walter Muparutsa Fellowship for Artist of Excellence Award. His talent, hard work and excellence made this selection an obvious one.
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Almasi has already had an amazing year. With two Almasi fellows recently in the US, as well as continual programs and collaborations on the ground in Zimbabwe, the design of this organization -- to allow the African artist to thrive globally -- has taken true shape.
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In 2015, we conducted our first Playwright’s Festival in collaboration with the Ojai Playwrights Conference. Mr. Robert Egan, Ojai's Artistic Director, along with playwright/director/screenwriter Steven Belber, came to Zimbabwe and provided mentoring for playwrights, actors and directors alike.
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We at Almasi are deeply pleased to announce Tafadzwa Bob Mutumbi as our first recipient of the Almasi Walter Muparutsa Fellowship for Artists of Excellence. His abilities, dedication and excellence made this selection an obvious one.
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As a result of our recent collaboration with Ojai Playwrights Conference, Gideon Wabvuta will be traveling to their Conference to further develop his work in Ojai, California next month.
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As an evolving body, things adjust constantly to allow for the best manifestation of that mission. Below is a letter from Patience Tawengwa, co-founder of Almasi Collaborative Arts, describing a change we have commenced.
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I recently returned from Zimbabwe; we held our annual retreat and simultaneously conducted a training workshop with American Actor Ross Marquand. We then immediately continued with our Staged Reading Series/Director Mentor Program, this reading helmed by local artist Kudzi Sevenzo.
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2014 marked a year of great transformation and growth. We saw two American actors: Andre Holland and board member Nyambi Nyambi come to Zimbabwe and teach acting intensives with fantastic results.
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Gideon Jeph Wabvuta is a recent graduate of the University of Zimbabwe Bachelor of Arts program in Theater. He has been a part of almost all Almasi trainings and productions.
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Sandra is a candidate to train for the next six months in our Director Training Program. With your support, she will be exposed to theater greats, given skills in script analysis and dramaturgy and will learn directorial tools.
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I was also encouraged by the outcome of our workshops, the obvious transformations and unexpected innovations that came to pass for both the American and the Zimbabwean alike.
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ALMASI is thrilled to announce yet another collaboration between a talented American Artist and Zimbabwean artists.
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