Wanjiku Mwawuganga is a Kenyan performing artist based in Nairobi. She is the first born daughter of an accountant and business woman. She was drawn to performance through primary school drama clubs and national festivals. Wanjiku found safety and release in the characters she played, a way to deconstruct complex thoughts and ideas and finally found a way to connect with people despite her social anxiety; art. She later pursued Theatre Arts and Film Studies at Kenyatta University in Kenya. Wanjiku is an Alumni of the DAH Theatre International Summer School; class of 2019 and a scholarship holder of the Zürcher Theater Spektakel 2020 Watch and Talk. Wanjiku is inspired by works that push boundaries and embrace vulnerability and self excavation.
Her solo performance ROOTS, was a finalist of the HEVA HII STAGE TOUR GRANT 2024. ROOTS investigates the relationships between mothers and daughters followed across five generations. As an artist in residency in The Festival LAB; Xchange; Wanjiku will be showcasing her new work in progress; Where Did You See My Fear? at the 2024 TheaterFestival Basel.
