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This play consists of a series of poetic monologues to be accompanied by dance movements and music. The piece tells the stories of six women/girls who have suffered oppression in an extremely sexist society.
As a choreopoem, the piece is a series of separate personal poems that weaves interconnected stories of love, empowerment, struggle and loss into a complex representation of sisterhood.
The cast consists of seven NAMELESS women only identified by their role in society. They are: EDUCATED GIRL, PROSTITUTE, DROP-OUT, SINGLE MOTHER, VILLAGE GIRL and MARRIED GIRL. Subjects from forced marriage, abandonment, domestic violence and inferiority complexes are tackled.
At its very core, For Kenyan Girls is a powerful enchantment; an aesthetic exultation; a love song; a healing. It's all about women empowerment: A fight against oppression.