About The Speaker
Zoey
Participating Artists
Zoey the Storyteller a.k.a Kayendeke Zoey Patricia is a Ugandan based international folklore storyteller, poet and singer who uses voice, movement, music and theatre to tell folk and present stories painting pictures through words. She is a Janzi Awards nominee under the category of Cultural preservation. For theatre,She performs for both young and adult audiences. Her first encounter with early years theatre was in 2018 when she attended a residence at Magnet theatre in Cape Town( 2018) where she, plus […]
Zoey the Storyteller a.k.a Kayendeke Zoey Patricia is a Ugandan based
international folklore storyteller, poet and singer who uses voice, movement, music and theatre to tell folk and present stories painting pictures through
words. She is a Janzi Awards nominee under the category of Cultural preservation. For theatre,She performs for both young and adult audiences. Her first
encounter with early years theatre was in 2018 when she attended a
residence at Magnet theatre in Cape Town( 2018) where she, plus two other
theatre artists created a theatre play called Plastika. The play has been staged
in South Africa, Angola and Croatia and still touring. Zoey has also undergone puppetry theatre training from Nairobi (October
,2023) supported by Buni media. Her vision is to reveal the love of God to the world through her Art. Find her on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, IG @ Africanzoey
“The Title snake around baba’s waist”
Synopsis:
“The snake around baba’s waist” is an emotionally charged play that takes us into the life of Nairuba,a young woman who has suffered childhood traumas at the hands of her cruel stepmother, As an adult, Nairuba is haunted by her traumatic past, but she is determined to confront her demons and find healing.
The play unfolds the pages of the past and the present. In her past life, she’s under the influence of the wrath of her step mother. The harder she (stepmother) coils around her father, the more life became harder for Nairuba. This darkens Nairuba’s world.
In the present, Nairuba embarks on a journey of self-discovery and healing. She confronts the demons that have made her so afraid in the past and retrieves her dreams.
The play expounds on the lasting impact of childhood trauma and the importance of dealing with traumas.