What Is Theater?

Theater is all about life.
Some ask themselves what is theater or drama. I may respond now that Drama is life and theater, the representation!
Passion makes the best of theater! Making theater, you must do much of nothing before you bring up great staffs. All the ways we go through, the activities and circumstances faced, joyful moments/celebrations, funerals, whatever life and how we live it plus many scandals in this world are drama one by one. When you are bringing life to stage , that's making theater. This why theater is said to be an informational and instructional tool. Again, it is a representational art form.











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Imbari Icaniye Ahakeye - Mwalimu LAKHPIN

Hashize akanya ndi mu nganzo
Mbona igicanye gisa ahakeye
Maze nti nganzo ubona biriya?
Iti ndareba nkanashishoza
Ni imbari yemye iteze ahakeye

Hashize iminsi mfite iyi nganzo
Mbabona mwese ariko ntabasha
Na ho uyu munsi ho ndabibonye
Menya ko mwaje mpita ngashaka
Ngo nze mbabwire inkuru mutazi

Inkuru nziza ya rino tsinda
Na ko bahuye abasomyi bose
Nanakubwira ko umwaka utashye
Ngo ushime Imana ufatanya n’abo
Maze ejo bundi mugenye inkindi

Imbari mwumva ni iy’abambari
Bayihimbye kera kose
Mbagize ibyatwa k’uyu munsi
N’ababakinga inkomere zabo
Sindi indashima ndaribatoye

Menya ubu yuko ubyiruye nawe
Ko urera kandi abagira isango
Maze amashuri akahaba umwunzi
K’uyu munsi wiswe uw’abo
Reka dusangire ikidukwiye

Akaryo kacu aka ko gushima
Ndakagutuye wowe udukunda
Na zo izo nama uduhoma iteka
Ngo tudakangwa ubukene nkeka
Mu kwiga kwacu tugahonyorwa

Maze ubu icyampa tukagahuza
Nkavuna sambwe nsekera sange
Nkavuga sakwe ngo soma mwiza
Nagera i mahanga nkabibarata
Ubwo ivunyisha rikaba iryanjye.

Guhana inama ni cyo cy’ingenzi
No guhugurana muri byose
Ngo tunarambane mu rugendo
Kuko ntiwarya utagira uwo uha
Na bo abashonje bari ku rugi

Dufata ingamba gisore kandi
No mu babyeyi turavunyisha
Bakatubwira agasomo keza
Ngo tudasaza tuzize intimba
Na karuhura aturi ku maso

Hari n’ibindi bitari nkehwa
Turanahura tukaririmba
Maze ubwo bwenge tukabuhuza
Na bo abahanzi bakamenyera
Ngo ejo hazaza babe nk’abandi

Basore nshima bashiki banjye
Ntimugatinye kugera iwacu
Kuko iyo utize ukagana uwize
Umenya ibindi bimwe by’abize
Maze ubukungu mukabugenda

Si ukugenda bimwe by’indyarya
Si ugukunda bino bihenda
Si ugucikanamo n’abandi
Ni uguhuza ubumwe mu mwuka
Ngo ejo hazaza hagume ubwiza

Maze iri huriro rifututse
Mumenye rwose riranahwitse
Murihe Imana ngo iriruhutse
Maze ibyo mwumva bikorwe nk’ejo
Abarishima bakirireba

Iminwe yacu izira amateshwa
Kuko dukikije abaduheka
Tukabasenga kutuba hafi
Kuko ducaniye ejo hazaza
Nka kurya imana itabura ahantu

Reka amatage ahore adutinya
Kuko dutuwe umutima utuje
Uwo muruzi dufite none
Maze uyu mwaka turimo none
Tuwusagambe tudasuherwa

Nsigira isaha mbare amasaha
Mvugira ibyiza ngere ejo bundi
Undage ineza nyimenye rwose
Kuko ejo bundi ejo ubu ni njyewe
Wo guharamba umujinya wose

Uba uhasanze ukamenya byinshi
Turimo twiga kimwe wateye
Kirimo isindwe nserutsandebyi
Ni ah’ubutaha turi gusenga
Dufite icyasha cyo gushishoza

Ni agasazi ko mu mansonza
Gasasa isura kadaserera
Ngo kadasanga gasasa isinde
Kadasobanura ibyo gasinze
Si bo basaza! Nibagasure!                                                    
            
    By Mwalimu LAKHPIN, 2006 

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What Is Niggism And Being A Real Nigga?



                                                      
It is a doctrine or an ensemble of rude boys’ activities, behaviors and beliefs. Many people wonder a lot about this slang “nigga”, its use and about how one becomes nigga of course. Many years ago, it has been taken as offensive or an insult to black people and changed the sense as long as life changes. Now a “nigga” means someone who is amiable, sociable, generous, pitiful, cooperative, humble but struggling in life with no clear sense of direction. He has not enough money but fighting for it every day, he can be starving but still he can be willing to feed other ambitiously. Niggism is the faith in these attitudes. Nigga means someone who acts out of the normality.
                       
                
                         How to become a real nigga?   

Becoming a real nigga is not automatic as one can open the window in the morning. Some people confuse it with living a miserable life on the street and so on. But it is 70% acquired/learnt and an individual takes decision after different circumstances of life. Very often, niggism is the result/measures that one takes after trouble to overcome sorrow. It can be developed and it can be killed though it can be hard to whom who built it seriously.
These are some key elements of niggism to be embodied when you are willing to be a real nigga:

     Silence: A talkative hustler is never a good tremmer. Use to keep quiet than speaking even if you feel you’ve got a word to say until you are given a real time and you see it cannot be condemned. Mind your business to the extent that you don’t ask from someone about what they do, investigate privately if you have the curiosity. Speak a little bit much when you are trying to help others to speak or when your own proposed plans/deals are being elaborated. Bother none.
     Mystery: None has to know you. What you do, how you do them, when, where, with who, for who the deals are. Bring surprises all the times. “If you don’t know who you are, people will call you whatever.”
     Confidence: Whatever comes to your mind is true and if you need to practice it, do it with no fear. Get with your codes. “Fear nothing, frighten everything.”
     Be a chancer: Don’t let you drawn. All the chances around are yours to explore and exploit even if they are being held elsewhere by someone else.
     Cleanness: Hygiene is the mother of dignity. A real nigga is a respected man. Your clothes must be clean, the body and the few words you can say. Be in control of yourself between others and be selective in your participation i.e participate in what you master.  Punctuality (Time keeping): Be thinking about timing your steps, appointment and be strict on it. But in most cases, get busy.
     Literacy: Education is a key. If you never attended the school, you can’t be easily heard, trusted. Sciences are not the better subjects that a real nigga can major but artistic and physical education. “a reader today, a leader tomorrow.”
     Don’t be religious addicted: Keep religion apart and be inclusive. Fear God, believe and trust in him but serve secretly. That nobody knows from which religion you are.
     Mind girls not: Adultery kills many people. A real nigga does not do this. If possible, die virgin to escape rat-death. Marry not if you need to run.
     Run on: Don’t make a longer stay to a place. Be always moving pointing to the money.
     Humility: Always be humble towards elders, kids, fools and your generation. Don’t present what you can do, who you are or who you can become. Success might speak for itself. 

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Umutima w'Imfubyi Watanze Umutwe w'Umusaza Kumera Imvi

Uyu ni umugani uzwi mu Kinyarwanda cyane kandi urakoreshwa mu ngeri nyinshi z'Abanyarwanda. Ukunda gucibwa akenshi iyo abantu barebye nk'umwana w'imfubyi bakamugirira impuhwe bitewe n'ibikorwa by'ubudashyikirwa akoze kandi atabikekerwagaho ugendeye ku bibazo yakagombye kuba afite bimubuza kugira irindi terambere yageraho. Iyo abashije kurenga ibyo rero abantu bamureba baca uwo mugani iyo hagize uwibaza ukuntu yakora ibyo bintu.

Umwana w'imfubyi aba yarabayeho ubuzima bugoye cyane kurusha n'umusaza wujuje imvi ku mutwe kubera inshingano aba yarafashe akiri muto zimusaba gutekereza/gukora nk'umuntu mukuru imburagihe. Na none ushobora kuwuca ari nko kubwira abandi ko ibyo babona akora (umwana w'imfubyi) bidasanzwe byakagombye kuba bikorwa n'abantu bakuze abishobora kubera ubupfubyi. Nyamara koko ntibiri hirya y'ukuri nyako na gato kuko niba umuntu arera abana be yibyariye kandi ageze igihe afite  ubwo bushobozi, agahangayika kubw'urugo yubatse,...Imfubyi na yo igahangayika iyo ifite barumuna bayo bayitezeho amaramuko kandi yari ikiri mu gihe ikeneye ubiyikorera, ukongeraho ko n'ubwo bufasha bene se baba basaba na yo iba ibukeneye,...byerekana ko burya umwana ubaye imfubyi ashobora no kugira ubwenge kuruta wa wundi ushaje ariko wabayeho ibintu bye byose byikora. Urugero: Niba abandi bashaka kwiga kandi ari we babaza, uwo mwana na we aba abikeneye mu gihe umugabo mu rugo rwe we inshingano ye n'ubundi iba ari iyo kurera abana ndetse ataba agikeneye kwiga nk'abana be. Uko yirwanaho, akemura ibibazo mu mibereho,uko abana n'abandi bitandukanye n'uko wabona umugabo w'igishongore afite inshuti nyinshi ashagawe kandi ntibinatangaje kuko hari ubushobozi bundi uwo mugabo aba afite yatakaza mu bantu umwana w'imfubyi atakozaho n'imitwe y'intoki.

Ikindi twakwibaza ni uburyo tubona/twumva kenshi na kenshi abantu ngo ingo zabo zasenyutse kandi ari bakuru, bazi ubwenge, bafite ubushobozi bwose buhagije bifatitse ariko tugahora tubona abana birera babana mu mahoro kandi bafite ibibazo byakabaryanishije harimo n'ubukene nk'uko bamwe bajya bibeshya ko ari byo bisenya.




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