Theater!
MATATA - Poverty Slaps, But We Slap Back Harder ((KE/NO))
- Cafeteatret
- Doors: 18.30
- Concert: 19.00
- Price: 150,-
- 29. October til 01. November 2025
Matata impressed the Oslo World audience with a sold out show at Blå, during Oslo World 2022. Now they return to the festival with their very own theater performance.
"Poverty Slaps, But We Slap Back Harder" is a raw, honest celebration of survival, where hope refuses to die, and humor becomes a weapon against despair. It’s about people who build worlds out of nothing, about the courage to dance even when the music stops. This play captures the fight for survival, success, and identity—showing that even in the darkest corners, dreams can shine bright.
On stage
Fredrick Milanya
Festus Mwenda
Richard Mathu
Marcus Ojiambo
Collins Milanya
Gordon Odhiambo
Sankung Jobarteh
Kevin Vadsten
Thomas Mathiesen Dulsrud
Director: Cliff A. Moustache
Script: MATATA and Cliff A. Moustache
Choreographer: Bright Wamwanduka
Light designer: Theodoros Kyratzis
Scenographer: Jad El Khoury
Costume designer: Emmanuel Prempeh
Projection Design: Ceng Teng Liew
Video footage from Kenya: Dennis Katabira
Grafic Design: Sarah Rezayat
Video Technician: Mohammad Abdallah Mohammad Alqaise
Poster painting: Parsa Safi
Communication/PR: Kamelia Javadi
Ass. Producer: Emily Aida Ceesay
Producer: Jarl Solberg
Music Lyrics:
Slave Mill: Damian Marley / MATATA
Amina: MATATA / Burna Boy
Mwene Nyaga: Kwame Rigii
En ekstra takk til Rentokil Initial Norges As
Thanks to collaborators UFF Norge and Rentokil Initial Norges As.
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