https://simplecast.com In Critical Stages in Malawian Contemporary Theatre, Fumbani Innot Phiri Jr. interviews established theatre artists from all backgrounds to explore the precarious journey of theatre in a modern world, define its problems, and find better solutions to sustain performing arts in a generation of motion pictures. Fumbani leads discussions with established performers, directors, and writers who are exploring ways to greet these challenges while their works inspire their communities. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. en Tue, 17 Jan 2023 14:53:11 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 08:00:13 +0000 https://critical-stages-in-malawian-contemporary-theatre.simplecast.com https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/5187348e-6ea4-4818-b609-7cba85c6c541/906dbb45-c230-453b-a41c-696b859156a4/3000x3000/1-6.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://critical-stages-in-malawian-contemporary-theatre.simplecast.com episodic In Critical Stages in Malawian Contemporary Theatre, Fumbani Innot Phiri Jr. interviews established theatre artists from all backgrounds to explore the precarious journey of theatre in a modern world, define its problems, and find better solutions to sustain performing arts in a generation of motion pictures. Fumbani leads discussions with established performers, directors, and writers who are exploring ways to greet these challenges while their works inspire their communities. Fumbani Innot Phiri, HowlRound Theatre Commons false https://feeds.simplecast.com/OFGg_rTW arts and culture, performing arts, theatre HowlRound Theatre Commons webmaster@howlround.com 9654589c-758d-446a-986d-1650cf15c964 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 14:53:11 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (HowlRound Theatre Commons, Fumbani Innot Phiri, Vitu Gwambaike Zgambo) https://howlround.com/championing-theatre-development-malawian-villages Championing Theatre for Development in Malawian HowlRound Theatre Commons, Fumbani Innot Phiri, Vitu Gwambaike Zgambo 00:34:57 Theatre for development, which uses theatre to foster civic dialogue in communities, is quite popular in Malawi. Fumbani Innot Phiri, Jr. sits down with theatre for development practitioner Vitu Gwambaike Zgambo find out what commercial theatremakers in Malawi’s cities and towns can learn from the community-based practitioners creating theatre in villages around the country. Theatre for development, which uses theatre to foster civic dialogue in communities, is quite popular in Malawi. Fumbani Innot Phiri, Jr. sits down with theatre for development practitioner Vitu Gwambaike Zgambo find out what commercial theatremakers in Malawi’s cities and towns can learn from the community-based practitioners creating theatre in villages around the country. civic practice, malawi, black theatre, community theatre, interviews, community-engaged theatre false full 12 1 43800ad0-d567-4c15-9fb5-0cc0349a7371 Mon, 9 Jan 2023 14:54:42 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (Fumbani Innot Phiri, Thomas Chibambo, HowlRound Theatre Commons) https://howlround.com/producing-malawis-first-multi-disciplinary-arts-festival Producing Malawi’s First Multidisciplinary Arts Festival Fumbani Innot Phiri, Thomas Chibambo, HowlRound Theatre Commons 00:35:28 When filmmaker Thomas Chibambo founded the Blantyre Arts Festival in 2009, it was Malawi’s first multidisciplinary arts festival. He joins host Fumbani Innot Phiri, Jr. to discuss the Blantyre Arts Festival’s current plans to better support theatrical performance and his own work to establish an Arts Council in Malawi. When filmmaker Thomas Chibambo founded the Blantyre Arts Festival in 2009, it was Malawi’s first multidisciplinary arts festival. He joins host Fumbani Innot Phiri, Jr. to discuss the Blantyre Arts Festival’s current plans to better support theatrical performance and his own work to establish an Arts Council in Malawi. organizational models, first nations, native theatre, arts advocacy and arts policy, malawi; interviews, festivals, climate emergency, indigenous, theatre for young audiences false full 11 1 602989bc-9035-424c-ae0f-3a2f8481aafe Wed, 4 Jan 2023 16:08:49 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (Fumbani Innot Phiri, Prince Kazembe, Deborah Butao, Ngwenyama Nkhata, Bright Africa Makina, Evelyn Kaipa, HowlRound Theatre Commons) https://howlround.com/how-ydc-theatre-leaders-are-navigating-malawis-changing-theatre-environment How YDC Theatre Leaders Are Navigating Malawi’s Changing Theatre Environment Fumbani Innot Phiri, Prince Kazembe, Deborah Butao, Ngwenyama Nkhata, Bright Africa Makina, Evelyn Kaipa, HowlRound Theatre Commons 01:00:53 YDC Theatre has been producing theatre consistently in Malawi, even throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. They join Fumbani Innot Phiri, Jr. to trace the connections between the company’s consistent work centering Malawian perspectives, their efforts to build an audience, and the political and funding climate that they must navigate. YDC Theatre has been producing theatre consistently in Malawi, even throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. They join Fumbani Innot Phiri, Jr. to trace the connections between the company’s consistent work centering Malawian perspectives, their efforts to build an audience, and the political and funding climate that they must navigate. marketing and social media, audience engagement, malawi, black theatre, political theatre, interviews, leadership false full 10 1 b225aa6f-a105-404f-afc0-272749d5f020 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 16:59:27 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (Fumbani Innot Phiri, Pleasant Theodore Banda, HowlRound Theatre Commons) https://howlround.com/making-theatre-multi-hyphenate-malawi Making Theatre as a Multi-Hyphenate in Malawi Fumbani Innot Phiri, Pleasant Theodore Banda, HowlRound Theatre Commons 01:00:18 Pleasant Theodore Banda led Rise Arts to its first international performance in Zimbabwe. In this interview, he discusses his path into artistic direction as an actor and playwright with a background in accounting. Pleasant Theodore Banda led Rise Arts to its first international performance in Zimbabwe. In this interview, he discusses his path into artistic direction as an actor and playwright with a background in accounting. zimbabwe, artistic direction, malawi, interviews, leadership, acting and performance false full 9 1 dff0efe1-da49-4a80-b185-535a6a4d3fa5 Wed, 14 Dec 2022 15:45:01 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (Fumbani Innot Phiri, Inno Katz, HowlRound Theatre Commons) https://howlround.com/developing-genuine-malawian-theatre-stage-and-radio Developing Genuine Malawian Theatre on Stage and on the Radio Fumbani Innot Phiri, Inno Katz, HowlRound Theatre Commons 01:13:51 Fumbani Innot Phiri Jr. interviews his playwright and director Inno Katz about his career and his efforts to redefining Malawian theatre by focusing on local stories in both English and Chichewa. Fumbani Innot Phiri Jr. interviews his playwright and director Inno Katz about his career and his efforts to redefining Malawian theatre by focusing on local stories in both English and Chichewa. diversity, equity, adaptation and translation, philanthropy and funding, malawi, playwriting, inclusion, interviews false full 8 1 a879b6f0-fbc3-4e09-a5b0-39314c0bb263 Wed, 7 Dec 2022 17:18:44 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (Fumbani Innot Phiri Jr., HowlRound Theatre Commons) https://howlround.com/reinventing-malawian-theatre-new-generation Reinventing Malawian Theatre for a New Generation Fumbani Innot Phiri Jr., HowlRound Theatre Commons 00:50:22 Jack Msumba, creative director of Youth Developers Collaboration Theatre, has big ideas for the future of Malawian theatre. In this interview, he shares his plans to eventually build Malawi’s first theatre house by producing work consistently in schools, communities, and commercial settings. Jack Msumba, creative director of Youth Developers Collaboration Theatre, has big ideas for the future of Malawian theatre. In this interview, he shares his plans to eventually build Malawi’s first theatre house by producing work consistently in schools, communities, and commercial settings. new play development, marketing and social media, audience engagement, malawi, directing, black theatre, interviews, theatre for young audiences, leadership false full 7 1 5737ec3c-9fb1-4116-b28c-e4d6a858807a Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:00:00 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (HowlRound Theatre Commons, Fumbani Innot Phiri, Lydia Deborah Banda) https://howlround.com/theatre-tool-menstrual-hygiene-education Theatre as a Tool for Menstrual Hygiene Education HowlRound Theatre Commons, Fumbani Innot Phiri, Lydia Deborah Banda 00:44:03 Lydia Deborah Banda infuses theater into community initiatives that work toward gender equality, educate girls about menstruation, and provide leadership and support opportunities in schools and prisons. In this interview, she shares her experiences conducting these initiatives in Malawi and touring internationally to Germany. Lydia Deborah Banda infuses theater into community initiatives that work toward gender equality, educate girls about menstruation, and provide leadership and support opportunities in schools and prisons. In this interview, she shares her experiences conducting these initiatives in Malawi and touring internationally to Germany. cross-cultural exchange, gender, malawi, black theatre, cultural mobility, interviews, community-engaged theatre, theatre for young audiences false full 6 1 7ea426f4-8f42-449f-a197-1b5e94cb3aa2 Tue, 22 Nov 2022 15:27:17 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (Fumbani Innot Phiri Jr., Bright Phumayo Chayachaya, HowlRound Theatre Commons) https://howlround.com/building-audience-malawian-political-theatre Building an Audience for Malawian Political Theatre Fumbani Innot Phiri Jr., Bright Phumayo Chayachaya, HowlRound Theatre Commons 00:53:34 Bright Phumayo Chayachaya’s Umunthu Theatre pulls together political theatre, poor theatre, theatre for development, and educational theatre to create productions that centralize Malawian narratives. In this interview, he discusses the company’s genesis and the need to bring audiences back to theatre. Bright Phumayo Chayachaya’s Umunthu Theatre pulls together political theatre, poor theatre, theatre for development, and educational theatre to create productions that centralize Malawian narratives. In this interview, he discusses the company’s genesis and the need to bring audiences back to theatre. adaptation and translation, philanthropy and funding, malawi, political theatre, interviews false full 5 1 28129ccf-3c48-43f2-9364-be9f6b1b9624 Wed, 16 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (HowlRound Theatre Commons, Fumbani Innot phiri) https://howlround.com/melding-spoken-word-poetry-and-theatre-malawi Melding Spoken Word Poetry and Theatre in Malawi HowlRound Theatre Commons, Fumbani Innot phiri 00:33:24 What does the voice of this millennium sound like? In this interview, Khumbolane Chavula provides one answer to that question by splicing together theatre, poetry, and entrepreneurship as the founder of Millesimal Poetry. What does the voice of this millennium sound like? In this interview, Khumbolane Chavula provides one answer to that question by splicing together theatre, poetry, and entrepreneurship as the founder of Millesimal Poetry. street theatre, covid-19, malawi, black theatre, economics, aesthetics, interviews false full 4 1 c82aa81b-e93c-43a3-8888-f54f6b657d8c Wed, 9 Nov 2022 15:29:27 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (Fumbani Phiri, Maxwell Chiphinga, HowlRound Theatre Commons) https://howlround.com/development-malawian-theatre-conversation-maxwell-chiphinga Development of Malawian Theatre: A Conversation with Maxwell Chiphinga Fumbani Phiri, Maxwell Chiphinga, HowlRound Theatre Commons 00:44:59 Maxwell Ciphinga, better known as Max DC, has weathered massive changes in the audience, form, and funding of Malawian theatre throughout his four-decade career. In this interview, he shares his perspective on the industry and discusses his policy and producorial work as the president of Malawi’s new National Theatre Association. Maxwell Ciphinga, better known as Max DC, has weathered massive changes in the audience, form, and funding of Malawian theatre throughout his four-decade career. In this interview, he shares his perspective on the industry and discusses his policy and producorial work as the president of Malawi’s new National Theatre Association. pedagogy, festivals, translation, theatre education, adaptation, malawi, black theatre, interviews, theatre history, training false full 3 1 015807e4-2f05-4a17-8dc8-da003d76254c Wed, 2 Nov 2022 13:34:54 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (Fumban Innot Phiri, Roselyn Madalo Dzanja, HowlRound Theatre Commons) https://critical-stages-in-malawian-contemporary-theatre.simplecast.com/episodes/theatre-academics-a-conversation-with-roselyn-madalo-dzanja-9sraK6xz Theatre Academics: A Conversation with Roselyn Madalo Dzanja Fumban Innot Phiri, Roselyn Madalo Dzanja, HowlRound Theatre Commons 00:49:10 As a scholar, educator, and practitioner of theatre, Roselyn Madalo Dzanja knows Malawi’s theatrical landscape well. In this interview, she discusses the challenges Malawian women face when pursuing an acting career, the need for artistic independence from international donors, possibilities for Chichewa-language drama, and more. As a scholar, educator, and practitioner of theatre, Roselyn Madalo Dzanja knows Malawi’s theatrical landscape well. In this interview, she discusses the challenges Malawian women face when pursuing an acting career, the need for artistic independence from international donors, possibilities for Chichewa-language drama, and more. false full 2 1 ae467fe1-ac58-47d1-aed2-16509436f8ba Wed, 26 Oct 2022 13:36:13 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (Fumbani Innot Phiri, HowlRound Theatre Commons) https://critical-stages-in-malawian-contemporary-theatre.simplecast.com/episodes/dance-for-change-a-conversation-with-robert-magasa-sxRl3gcd Dance for Change: A Conversation with Robert Magasa Fumbani Innot Phiri, HowlRound Theatre Commons 00:47:34 Robert Magasa is an experienced dancer, choreographer, and actor who trained in Zimbabwe and now runs UjeNi Dance Ensemble Theatre in Malawi. In this interview, Magasa discusses his career, the economics of producing theatre in Malawi, and his current work to bring a combination of traditional and Afro contemporary dance to schoolchildren in Malawi. Robert Magasa is an experienced dancer, choreographer, and actor who trained in Zimbabwe and now runs UjeNi Dance Ensemble Theatre in Malawi. In this interview, Magasa discusses his career, the economics of producing theatre in Malawi, and his current work to bring a combination of traditional and Afro contemporary dance to schoolchildren in Malawi. cross-cultural exchange and cultural mobility, dance, physical theatre, malawi false full 1 1