Drama Workshops

My name is Peter Tembo. I have two children, Nkhosi a boy, 15 and Phoebe a girl, 10. I am a performing artist; I sing, dance and act in both theater and film. What Inspires me is life.

A Search For Music

In this workshop, students will explore a combination of music, dance and drama. During the session, we will be able to discuss how significant music is to our lives and how people from around the world use music to express themselves during different circumstances. We will also be able to talk about how music influences and connects the body, mind and soul. We will talk about how different cultures from around the world use music to express themselves and also communicate with each other about love, grief, or celebrations. 

My name is Lee Kabongo Sendford I am a filmmaker and a theatre practitioner in the following disciplines (acting, writing, directing and acting coach). I am also a business graduate with a diploma in accounts and business administration DBA, I have also done studies in both film and theatre from Savanna trust Zimbabwe and Ork university in Zambia respectively at certificate level. I have been in the arts since I was 7 years old and I am still practicing. To date, some of my notable achievements include: The Ngoma awards 2010 best actor nominee, Best script Ngoma awards and Mwansabombwe festival 2017, best short film Halicarnassus film festival 2021, BBC acting class Workshop under YCF 2021, Diamond TV Potyass awards Best actor nominee 2022 and many others. I have also directed and acted in a number of places across the country and I have featured in two Zambezi Magic DSTV shows called Turn of fortune and Ubuntu respectively. My inspiration to do art comes from my grandmother. She was a good storyteller. We would sit around the fire and tell a lot of stories almost every day. I am also inspired by life, people, and everyday activities. I mainly do art for change and inspirational stories but I also dare to tell stories that provoke, and challenge society and typical African traditional norms and basic alternative approaches to life.

Community Theatre

Community theatre is basically theatre for change a strategy used to disseminate information via public performance in different communities both in macro and micro-communities.

My name is Stanslous Peter Kundelungu a training lead and professional entertainer from Circus Zambia and a passionate acrobat and physical artist, specializing in Clowning, Hat juggling, and stilt walking. I run the Body program at Circus Zambia, overseeing and documenting the training of youth including the structure of training hours, tasks of trainers, and equipment maintenance to ensure all the training of youth leads to high quality, innovative service delivery as well as to develop and implement annual training programs and develop the circus workshop curriculums for both Children and Adults and conduct these workshops in different schools and at the Circus hub. I have been performing for years now, bringing a unique brand of energy and showmanship to audiences of all ages. I have toured around the world, performing at various festivals and events. What inspires me is the people around me every time I see people smiling at me on a stage performing and my normal character changes into a clown.

Circus Workshop

This workshop will provide a unique experience. Our trained instructors will teach the participants multiple fun and basic circus skills, such as acrobatics, juggling, spinning plates, diablo etc. Circus skills offer many important lessons for individuals and groups. Our workshops in circus skills are designed to be fun, exciting and educational for all participants. The participants will get to learn the importance of Team building, communication, trust working with others during the training.

Gift Chansa is a Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Circus Zambia, Gift is a producer and writer for theatre and Circus. Circus Zambia is first of its kind, working with young people. Circus Zambia uses circus as a tool to equip youth with life and social skills, educational support and employment opportunities, sharing important information such as Climate Change, mental Health and Sanitation. While creating access to arts and culture in Zambia. Gift Chansa has performed in almost 13 countries including USA, UK and Germany and also conducted theatre and Circus workshops at the same time, I have also performed for Ban Ki Moon,  Bill Clinton and Prince Harry /Duke of Sussex amongst others. I have studied acrobatics in China at Wuqiao Acrobat Art School, further, I have also studied at Fontys Circus Performance Academy (ACAPA) in The Netherlands. I have directed numerous creative productions which have toured locally and internationally.

Drum and Dance Workshop

Gift Chansa, Protasio kaunda and Joshua will take you through Drum workshops, the participants will learn about the Traditional/Contemporary drums! always go in three pairs? Itumba /pengenti Rhythm, Small and a Master drum. The participants will have a chance to create their own  rhythmic sounds, allowing them to grasp how to create different folk traditional music. At the end of the workshops, the participants will be able to create any type of folk music they like.

My name is Carolyn Acorn and I am the Primary Performing Arts teacher here at AISL where I teach a combination of drama, music and dance. My background in Music education has inspired me to explore the concept of beat and movement in other performing arts areas. Besides training as a classical pianist, I am very passionate about musical theatre and the amazing choreography numbers that bring those stories to life. 

Stomp Lite 

In our workshop, we will be learning how to choreograph movements using different props similar to what you may have seen in a production of STOMP. We will explore how to move and play rhythms with different household items like brooms, buckets, lids and other fun percussion instruments! We will get comfortable with those instruments/props, watch how others have used them and then practice some special techniques. We will have lots of time for you to also create your own small group choreography to share towards the end of the workshop.