Community Spotlight
Cultural Performance as Ecological Healing in Kenya
Purity Busena, Co-Founder, Dream Hatch Kenya; Leader, Mazingira Community Drive Project
“When I saw the damage done to our land, I didn’t just think of digging, planting, or fencing. I thought of performance. I thought of music. I thought of the emotional and spiritual work that needs to happen before the soil can be healed.”
In our latest Planetary Health in the Arts session, Purity Busena of Dream Hatch Kenya shares her work to transform abandoned artisanal gold mines in Ikolomani into healthy community spaces through art and performance.
Watch the short video below to hear Purity’s story — and see how theater, dance, music, and cultural experiences can open the path to ecological healing.
Purity Busena takes us on a journey through Ikolomani, Kenya where artisanal gold mining has turned oncer fertile lands into hazardous extraction sites. Her work with Dream Hatch Kenya reconnects and restores the land through arts and cultural performances.