ZaafiArtsProduction
Redirecting Theatre, Film, Animation and Creative Arts to its right Educative and Informative path.
Mission
Empowering individuals through engaging theater and performance arts programs, we strive to make a positive impact on both society and the environment. From schools to rural communities, we reach out to all corners of Ghana, sparking inspiration and change
Vision
We envision a Ghana where creative expression flourishes, driven by the exploration of theater's educative and informative potential. Through drama, poetry, folk music, dance, film, and animation, we aim to ignite social awareness, cultural enrichment, and personal growth.
Way Forward
Making much impact in our communities as we reach out to every corner of the human needs and making Theater arts a means of making a living and taken as career in Africa especially in Ghana.
What we do
Our theater presentation is mainly through the traditional Ghanaian storytelling, comprising of Dance, folk music, drama, poetry in griot delivery style, aiming at cultural appreciation. And through our Theater for Development programs, we address social issues and hold workshops in schools and community art centers to impact and promote art and culture with the help of volunteers. Zaafiarts keen interest lies more in producing artistic projects that translate human experiences and lifestyles regarding cultural preservation. For undeniably, the Arts has been a better means to tell, instill and save the values of a people - right from language, music, craft, relationships and growth and development. As such, we have previously covered subjects like Corruption, environments, climate change, poverty, the educational system, poor health/ hygiene concerns, social injustice through our short films. And just like the theater productions, all our films are intended to raise awareness on issues affecting the youth and society. Zaafiarts actively promotes Arts Education in the formal sense. This includes structured teaching of the various art forms. One major priority at Zaafiarts is to kindle the interest in Art among young people. Thus our youth and development projects in school and our other communities outreach programs.
Zaafiarts with the aim of reaching to all and sundry, endeavors to taking theater to every possible social gatherings and ensembles such as hotels, Churches, and even Hospitals and Prisons, besides the schools and recognized Art Centers. By that, we have for example organized some school training programs,workshops, and performances in both the cities and some villages in Ghana and also collaborated with some Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in some towns like Bronikrom in the western part of Ghana to educate, inform and raise awareness. We have been able to create job opportunities for both theater and non-theater graduates. We have produced Theatricals (Dance, Drama, Music) stage plays / film / animation and held Creative Arts workshop in schools; basic level to senior and tertiary institutions. We also as Theater artists are responsible for the creation of our own "make believable world" with regards to designing and building sets/properties, making of costumes/wears to even seeing to our welfare (food, first aids etc.) as such with all these skillful persons.
Explore the intersection of art and technology with our film and animation projects. Through compelling storytelling and stunning visuals, we shed light on important issues facing our society, provoking reflection and inspiring action. Tune in to our radio broadcasts that bring the enchantment of theater and performance arts to audiences everywhere. From gripping dramas to insightful discussions, Theater on Air delivers thought-provoking content that entertains, educates, and inspires.
And some of our past records includes a writers and performance arts radio program (in collaboration with WRITERS PROJECT GHANA) that, featured student artists, Poets as well as musicians to practice and showcase their talents. The show which was aired at the university of Education's school radio station (Radio Wind Bay, 99.3FM) was produced and hosted mainly by Rita Richardson who was then a student herself also together with a colleague Isaac B. Danquah.
Currently Zaafiarts is working with other like minded practitioners and organizations to bring more groundbreaking Theater on Air programs via the social media especially YouTube channels in order to reach larger audiences since the internet presently has become part of our everyday lives and is easily accessible to all.
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