Theatre & dance
Kenya International Theatre Festival (KITFest) 2026
The Kenya International Theatre Festival returns to Nairobi in November with the theme 'Reimagining Theatre'.
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Coming up
Theatre & dance
Octopus Garden (Jardin de Pulpos) (KITFest, Venezuela)
A bilingual English-Spanish play from Venezuela about memory, dreams and exile, at the Kenya International Theatre Festival on 4 November.
Theatre & dance
Palunko's Wife (KITFest, Croatia)
A non-verbal physical comedy from Croatia with aerial acrobatics about a woman who returns to her circus career, on 5 November.
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After Silence (KITFest, Brazil)
A Brazilian theatre-dance piece based on the life of Helen Keller, performed in Portuguese and Libras, on 5 November.
Theatre & dance
Make Room (KITFest, Uganda)
A Ugandan play set at a bus stop during a lockdown curfew, at KITFest on 6 November.
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Avatara: The Ten Manifestations (KITFest)
A Bharatanatyam dance production about the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu, at KITFest on 6 November.
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Amathambo (KITFest, South Africa)
A South African poetic theatre piece about a former Ndebele warrior and his son's spiritual journey, at KITFest on 6 November.
Theatre & dance
Dying Need No Shoes (KITFest)
A Kenyan family drama about buried secrets, abuse and the cost of silence, with four performances from 6 to 14 November.
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Romeo and Juliet: a love in pasta (KITFest, Argentina)
An Argentine show in which two bilingual chefs cook dishes inspired by Shakespeare's stories, at KITFest on 6 November.
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Voices in My Head (KITFest)
A Kenyan psychological dance drama about a young man pressed by career, love and identity, on 7 November.
Theatre & dance
Guerrier (KITFest, Canada)
A Canadian multimedia interactive theatre experience that draws on Kenyan iconography and Afrofuturist aesthetics, on 7 November.
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