WELCOME TO NANZIKAMBE THEATRE ARTS

Nanzikambe, meaning Chameleon in Chichewa, is an award winning Arts Development Organisation based in Blantyre.

working in Malawi and the region to produce and tour innovative theatre and
to use theatre for education, development and social change.

Nanzikambe Arts is dedicated to:

• Creating diverse theatrical forms of expression rooted in African culture

• Developing a practise that taps into the invisible forces that shape our lives – the past, the cultural, the spiritual, the traditional, emotional and natural.

• Developing an aesthetic that draws on tradition and local culture, but that also boldly exposes injustice.

• The advancement of human rights, justice, equality, social & political empowerment, poverty reduction, improved standards of living and health, and the realisation of human potential, through the arts.

• The development of a flourishing theatre industry – working hand in hand with the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture in a mutual endeavour to see arts and culture flourish in Malawi.

• Connecting performance artists, and audiences from different social and economic classes, reaching across racial, ethnic and geographical divides.

Nanzikambe Arts believes in the power of story and performance to resonate deeply with an engaged audience. All our work is based on the transformative power of theatre experiences. Our fundamental aim is to nurture humanity through performance, as so many great African story tellers have done for centuries.