Theatre & dance
The Masks (KITFest, South Africa)
A South African one-actor play on rejection, love and resilience, on the first day of KITFest.
Arts & culture in Nairobi and East Africa Organisers
Kenya International Theatre Festival Trust
Nairobi, Kenya · Official site ↗
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Festival
Polish Heritage in Motion (KITFest)
Poligrodzianie perform Polish folk dances with music, song and costume in the Main Auditorium.
Theatre & dance
KITFest African Theatre Market 2026
A trade market for festival directors, programmers and producers at the Kenya Cultural Centre, Nairobi, 6-8 November 2026, with a roundtable and a pitch session.
Theatre & dance
Black Box (KITFest, Kenya)
Kenyan experimental performance on grief, mortality and ego, built from the maker's woodworking and painting practice; three evenings on the outdoor stage.
Theatre & dance
Free
Twali Banji Audio Installation (KITFest, Uganda)
A free Ugandan radio play on newborn and maternal deaths in health facilities, on the outdoor stage at KITFest.
Regular Talks & books
Free
Poetry After Lunch (KITFest)
Free outdoor afternoon of East African spoken word, storytelling and acoustic sets at the Kenya National Theatre, on 5 and 12 November.
Theatre & dance
AI Mum (KITFest, Kenya)
A Kenyan play about a young athlete who secretly builds an AI version of her late mother, in the small hall at KITFest.
Theatre & dance
Crazy Storms (KITFest, Uganda)
A Ugandan play set in a refugee camp where relentless storms mirror the chaos.
Music
Free
Mushikishiki Vibes: Tyson Meya (KITFest, DR Congo)
Congolese pianist, singer and composer Tyson Meya brings Mushikishiki Vibes to Kenya, free, ahead of his album YO MOKO.
Theatre & dance
Changing the World One Poem at a Time (KITFest, USA)
A US production that fuses drama, live music and original poetry in the Main Auditorium.
Theatre & dance
Y - What Refuses to Fade (KITFest, India)
A devised physical-theatre piece from India about the memories the body refuses to release.
Theatre & dance
La Mona Simona (KITFest, Spain)
A show from Spain mixing Chinese shadow theatre, puppetry and storytelling about a sleepy monkey waiting for sunrise.
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