Lights! Camera! Almasi Playwrights Festival ft Danai Gurira & Zaza

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From Hollywood to Masvingo to Harare! Danai Gurira (The Walking Dead, All Eyez On Me, The Black Panther) and Zaza Muchemwa (Associate Artistic Director at Almasi Arts) join Onai, Archie and Musa on this first episode of NOOG for 2018. The ladies explain the complex issues reflected in their creative work which take Onai and Archie on a journey from Liberia, London, The US, Harare and of course Wakanda. Danai explains how she chooses characters she plays, whether she brought her sword and the importance of education in the Creative industry. Zaza shares her story of hard work that got her from Masvingo to working on global projects and fighting for the rights of women! Listen to this episode and find out how you can experience the Almasi Playwrights Festival going on in Harare this weekend!

8 Jan 2018 English Explicit Zimbabwe Society & Culture · Technology OnaiOnline

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