Keeping the peace? Perspectives from Kenyan practitioners working in applied performance and peacebuilding on project challenges, funding and support

Abstract

In Kenya there are an increasing number of applied theatre and peacebuilding projects taking place. Currently, the perspectives and experiences of those undertaking this work, on the ground, are not adequately re fl ected in academic discourse or in the processes of setting up projects or establishing modes of support and collaboration. In this article we address this by outlining fi ndings from a series of two-day workshops with theatre practitioners. In doing so, we map the challenges practitioners face, the skills and knowledges they feel they already have, those they lack, and the future support and opportunities they would value.