Mount Kenya University Launches Churchill Institute Of Performing Arts
Today is a great day for the future of entertainment industry not only in Kenya but also Africa. Kenya’s foremost entertainer finds a home in Kenya’s most successful Institute of Performing and Creative Arts among universities in Kenya. The MKU Institute of Performing and Creative Arts teams up with Churchill to form the MKU-Churchill Institute of Performing and Creative Arts.The MKU Institute of Performing and Creative Arts is nationally known as a wellspring of youth talent, having won the Kenya National Drama Festival title in 2015 and impressive performances in all consecutive years. Students of MKU have in the past auditioned and appeared in the ‘Churchill Show’
MKU-Churchill Institute of Performing and Creative Arts is modelled on the Oxford University Dramatic Society. Founded by Alec MacKinnon in 1885, it has produced many famous faces we see in films and theatres today.
These include actors Rowan Rowan Atkinson (popularly known as “Mr. Bean”), and Hugh Grant whose movies have grossed more than US$ 3 billion around the globe. The famous Liam Neeson (who stars in films such as ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Schindlers List’) acquired his acting skills as a student at Queen’s University in Belfast, UK.
Reasons For Teaming Up With Churchill
To begin with, there are so many youth have untapped talents in performance and creative arts. MKU aim to reactivate and rejuvenate their talents through this Churchill Institute of Performing Arts. When the Covid-19 pandemic struck the globe in 2020, people were confined to their homes during the lockdowns. Nobody predicted this lockdown. The prolonged periods of idleness left a vacuum in people’s lives that could only be filled through Creative Arts. In homes without means of filling the void, there were increased cases of suicides, break-ups and substance abuse. Through Churchill Institute of Performing Arts, we will challenge ourselves how production of entertainment can continue even such a scenario in future.
