Fears over thespians for hire and copyright as drama fetestarts

National Youth Service Craft College present a Luhya creative cultural dance ‘Musiani’ at the Nairobi Colleges edition of the National Drama Festival at NYS Engineering College last Sunday.

As the annual Kenya National Drama and Film Festival kicks off at Kibabii University next week, organisers will be confronting two key issues that could colour or jolt the fete.

While it is going to be the melting pot of cultures and creativity in many genres, including the newly minted spoken word category, issues around copyright infringements and the role of non-teaching thespians continue to haunt the event meant to tap talent and instill discipline and integrity among its youthful participants.