Ogutu Muraya:
On Thin Ice
On Thin Ice
"Beautiful, complex and painful" - A reading from the memoirs of Ogutu Muraya
Ogutu Muraya is a writer, theatre maker and spoken word artist. Since moving from Nairobi to Amsterdam in 2014, he has used diary-writing as an opportunity to locate his inner self in a foreign environment. His life in the Netherlands is reflected in his notes as an amalgam of paradoxical experiences - "beautiful, complex and painful". Over the years, a personal archive has grown that documents the challenges of his personal diaspora experience.
BY Ogutu Muraya WITH Quinsy Gario
With the support of Veem House for Performance.
Ogutu Muraya is a writer and theater maker whose work is embedded in the practice of Orature. He studied International Relations at USIU-Africa and graduated in 2016 with a Master in Arts at DAS Theatre. His performative works and storytelling have featured in several theatres and festivals across different countries. Among others at La Mama (NYC), HIFA (Harare), Afrovibes Festival (Amsterdam) and Spielart Festival (München).