Stand-up Comedy: #HOT SEAT, Mar 24 2012 @ Alliance Francaise

Heartstrings Kenya presents The King of Wits, Larry Asego on stage in this month’s one-man stand-up hit comedy #HOT SEAT.
The most sought-after public stand-up comedian, Larry Asego will literally give us the alphabetical A to Z of what men hate and women like; blow by blow.

Hosted by Dan ‘’ Churchill’’ Ndambuki
Directed by: Sammy Mwangi and Victor Ber
Date: Saturday 24th March 2012
Time: 7pm. Gates open from 6:30pm
Venue: Le Jardins, Alliance Française – Nairobi

Charges: 500/=
Call: 0721 608656
Drinks and snacks will be sold.

TEDxBraeburnSchools, Mar 24 2012 @ Austin Room, Braeburn School, Gitanga Road

At 10am (for 10:30) to 12:00pm.

This TEDx event screens previous TED talks followed by discussion about them

This Weeks Theme: Elevating human consciousness
Talk 1 – Bryan Stevenson: http://www.ted.com/talks/bryan_stevenson_we_need_to_talk_about_an_injustice.html
Talk 2 – Richard Wilkinson: http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_wilkinson.html
Hosted by: Irfan Keshavjee

Auditions for: Out of Africa, The Magic of Kenya, Mar 23-26 2012 @ Kenya National Theatre

Out of Africa, The Magic of Kenya is a musical theatre show that highlights the Kenyan culture and traditions through song, dance and costume. This musical is set to promote Kenyan culture in Europe during a 3 month European tour with a minimum of 70 theatre performances.
WHO: The musical theater show is produced by Peter Ultee Productions B.V. (Amsterdam,
Netherlands) and supported by the Kenya Tourist Board (Kenya and Europe agencies). Mr. Peter Ultee is a renowned producer known for his African musical Theatre shows that have been in the European market for the last 25 years i.e. Township Boy, Under African skies, Stamping, Soweto Spiritual Singers (performed at the 2010 FIFA world cup opening with R.Kelly), African Mamas(toured Europe for 7 years), Daughters of Africa (was staged for Her Royal Princess Maxima of the Netherlands and Mr. Kofi Annan), Sing Mama Africa- a tribute to Miriam Makeba among others. The production is weaved together by an international team of experts; the Executive Producer-Gloria Orwoba, Artistic stage Director-Mrs. Leoni Jansen, Artistic stage assistant-Oscar Siegela, Dance Choreographer-Portia Lebohang among others.

First Auditions (Kenya National Theater)
–    Friday 23rd March 2012 (Singers/Dancers Auditions by appointment)
–    Saturday 24th March 2012 (Singers/Dancers Open Auditions)
–    Monday 26th March 2012 (Band Auditions)
Training and short list auditions – 26th – 31st March 2012 (Kenya National Theater)

For booking of audition slots email outofafricashow@yahoo.com

 

PAWA Salon Masterclass with Brendan Bannon, Mar 22 2012 @ PAWA254

On 22nd March 2012, PAWA254 will have the pleasure of hosting Brendan Bannon a stellar photojournalist based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Brendan Bannon’s interest in photography was sparked by his mother, an amateur photographer with a darkroom in the bathroom, and his father, who placed him at age 10 in front of drawers of antique photographs and asked him to select the interesting ones for an exhibition on the history of photography. Bannon previously worked on long-term projects in both Romania and Russia. He has been living in Africa since 2005. He has photographed in Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Tanzania, Congo, India. His clients include Medecins Sans Frontieres, UNHCR, UNICEF and CARE International. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, The Daily Telegraph, the Independent, the Guardian, Monocle Magazine, KWANI?, Maclean’s and others.

The salon will start from 4:00pm until 7:00pm and refreshments will be served. For directions to PAWA254, visit: http://www.pawa254.org/index.php/map-location .
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