Medu Art Ensemble

Medu Art Ensemble (1979-1985) was a cultural collective based in Gaborone, Botswana.

Medu means ‘roots’ in the southern African language of Sesotho.

History

Medu Art Ensemble was divided into six creative units: theatre, graphic arts and design, publications and research, film, music, and photography. Led by an annually elected executive body, Medu’s stated aims, in its own words, included:

• training Botswana nationals and exiles in the above-mentioned skills,
• fostering an environment suitable for cultural work,
• creating closer relations between cultural workers and the community,
• establishing closer relations and practical cooperation amongst Southern African cultural workers.

Productions

Productions staged by Medu include:

1982: Shades of Change

Sources

https://thetricontinental.org/dossier-71-medu-art-ensemble/

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