Open-air play

Drama and music performances here in Kosti don’t take place in fancy theatres or venues with spectacular lights and costumes. The artists here act with minimum resources; in the sand, under the open sky in the local communities. Besides the elderly women on plastic chairs, the audience is seated in the sand and generally very eager to see and hear everything. We were invited by one of the communities to visit them and watch a local drama group perform. Because of the language barrier, it was a matter of observing the body language of the players and the audience to understand the storyline. It was truly entertaining to see the faces of the children, men and women who seemed to change their facial expressions instantly. One of the plays was about street children and had an educational awareness-raising undertone, which clearly had the intended affect on the audience. The last play was a comedy about a man who claimed that someone had stolen his chicken. Especially the children really enjoyed the funny story and comic interaction of the players with the audience. After the short but powerful 45-minute performance, all people went back to their homes with a satisfied feeling and smiles on their faces. It obviously doesn’t take much to provide an entertaining evening here in Kosti!