Ogutu Muraya

Ogutu Muraya is a writer and theater maker whose work is embedded in the practice of Orature. In his work, he searches for new forms of storytelling where socio-political aspects merge with the belief that art is an important catalyst for questioning certainties. He studied International Relations at the United States International University Africa and graduated in 2016 with a Master in Arts at DAS Theatre. He has been published in the Kwani? Journal, Chimurenga Chronic, rekto:verso, etcetera magazine, NTGent’s “The Golden Books” series, among others. His performative works and storytelling have featured in several theatres and festivals including La MaMa (New York City), Hay Festival (Wales), Harare International Festival of the Arts (Harare), SICK! Festival (Manchester), Ranga Shankara (Bangalore), Afrovibes Festival (Amsterdam), SPIELART (Munich), Zürcher Theater Spektakel (Zurich), Festival Theaterformen (Braunschweig), Theatre is a must forum (Alexandria), Theatre Commons (Tokyo) & within East Africa. Ogutu Muraya is based in Nairobi where he continues his artistic practice and also teaches part time at the department of film and performing arts at KCA University.

As of May 2022.