Our Programs
Our Programs
Our current programs comprise:
OUR PROGRAMS
Encounter with Fantasy
Children from tender age are introduced to the world of thought,
discovery, understanding, imagination, creativity and practical
interactive engagement by way of language, games, storytelling
performance and playmaking. They
are taken through voyages into wonderlands where possibilities
closely knit with realities of their own surroundings abound.
Schools Orature (Oral Literature/Fasihi Simulizi)
In this program, high school students together with their teachers
of language and literature are taken through highly participatory
educational performance experience of African folklore tradition.
Through the living art of storytelling, various interactive elements
typical of African performance heritage are recreated within
school educational spaces.
Banter, riddling, chant, singsongs, music, stylized movement are
all interwoven into dramatic telling that intentionally breaks down
audience performer dichotomies. Oral literature is brought to life
as a supportive practical expose to the students’ formal study
curriculum. It is a shared journey of participatory learning and
rediscovery of the rich world of African folklore.
These
schools Orature
presentations are prepared and presented by Zamaleo
Sigana Storytellers
on special invitational arrangements
New Tellers
We hold hands and walk the ropes with those determined to learn
and practically put to use the art of storytelling. These are often young tellers, mature adults, teachers, librarians,
social activists, community workers, freelancers, content creators
etc. who work under coaching facilitation of Zamaleo Sigana
Storytellers. They
grow their love for stories, acquire skills of story research,
crafting, adapting and performance while exploring practical creative
participatory ways of engagements. Get in touch
Sigana International Storytelling Festival (SISF)
Started in 2009, the Sigana International Storytelling Festival
(SISF) brings together wide array of international professional
Storytellers from diverse cultures and modern practice to Kenyan
audiences. Held yearly at the onset and now staggered
biennially, the festival continues to be a platform for professional
exchange, growth and collaborations for many experienced
Storytellers. They get to plunge into memorable interactions with
some of the most enthusiastic audiences across Kenya’s diverse
cultural milieus both in urban and rural settings.
The festival has in the past featured leading Storytellers from Canada, Denmark, Ethiopia, India, Romania, Singapore, South Korea, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Tanzania, Uganda, and USA.
The festival has in the past featured leading Storytellers from Canada, Denmark, Ethiopia, India, Romania, Singapore, South Korea, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Tanzania, Uganda, and USA.
