Elias Otieno

  • Elias Otieno
Theatre director, Producer, Graphic designer
Principal country concerned : Column : Theater, Media, Design

Elias is a performing and visual artist with main areas of specialty being directing stage play and graphic designs. He not only directs and produces plays but also mentors, nurturesraw talent as well as offering platforms for upcoming artists. He is a trained graphic designer, director,actor, writer and human resource manager. He started directing plays in 1999, and tried it professionally for the first time in 2001. The whole theatrical journey was inspired by a friend, and it is through this, that The Friends of Theatre was formed. The Friends of Theatre later changed its name to The Friends Ensemble. The Friends Ensemble, the theatre group that he helped found about 13 years ago won an Award for the production of the play 'Caught Under the Bedsheets' in the year 2003 at the Metro theatre  Awards. Some of the plays that he has directed and written are: Beijing Fever, Who's the other Woman, Rumours, The Opposite Sex, Throw Your Pants Up!, The Dot-com Bride!, Goodnight Girls, There Goes the Bride, Benta, Busted and I'll be back before Midnight. Elias first attended Creative Arts Centre for a course in graphic design, before joining Buruburu Institute of Fine Art (BIFA) for the same. In 2006, he joined Shang Tao Media Arts College for a course in Animation and graduated with a Diploma.
 

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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