In September 2010 Developing Artists teamed up with a group of young creatives from the UK to co-produce  the charity's first project in the country. This was conducted with the support of our partner institutions on the ground: Storymoja, Sarakasi, S.A.F.E., The British Council and TAPWAK.

Six volunteers from Durham University, together with a professional director from the USA, collaborated with a large group of Kenyan actors and artists to create a hybrid theatre project. A month-long workshopping and devising process, centring on the theme 'The Spirit of the Kenyan Nation' and focusing on key issues including HIV/AIDS, culminated in a performance on the 29th September at Nairobi's Sarakasi Dome. The production then headlined the Storymoja Hay Festival at the start of October. The team also conducted a series of educationalworkshops in and around Nairobi. 

The team worked with actors, directors, producers, singers, storytellers, poets and painters. Joshua Buto, one Kenyan actor who took part, will be taking the devised production that came out of the workshops on a national tour before he comes to the UK to perform in Hay Festival in July.

Without funding or a base level of disposable income among the population, there can be very little or no internal support to back creative initiatives in Kenya. Developing Artists hopes to bring a new project to the country in the near future.