Lloyd Nyikadzino was born in the Makoni clan within Zimbabwe’s Nyati tribe. He was raised between the high-density suburb of Highfield and the other half, in the rural areas of Mhondoro. Growing up, he was never exposed to the performing arts and imagined his future as a soldier. It was only in his sophomore year of high school that he fell in love with theatre. Upon graduating from high school, confronted with the absence of formal theatre training programs outside universities, he taught himself the tools of the trade. He later pursued professional and academic theatre training at the University of Zimbabwe and Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre. He has successfully initiated theatre training programs for various disadvantaged groups and worked on a range of theatre projects. He is the founder of the Zimbabwe Theatre Academy and Mitambo International Theatre Festival, as well as the cultural expert on the board of the Zimbabwe-German Society and coordinator for the Zimbabwe Centre of the International Theatre Institute. Award-winning Lloyd continues to work in theatre as a mentor, director, manager, educator, and producer.
At a time characterized by polarization and distrust, the need for approaches that humanize others through narrative and empathy has never been greater. The Lab is dependent on outside funding in order to make our work possible.
