[Competition Ended] Contemporary Dance: Kwa Uno, Sep 14 2012 @ Kenya National Theatre

September 14th at 7pm Zakale Za presents Kwa Uno at Kenya National Theatre. It is a post-modern contemporary dance with flamenco music of the Spanish origin.
The show will feature artistes like The house of Mumbi, Fred Omondi as the Mc among others….
About the group: Zakale za have in the past performed internationally in Sweden, Holland, Spain.
Locally they have performed at Braeburn, Oshwal, The Kenya National Theatre and have done several exchange programs at the UN, Spanish embassy, Italian embassy among other.
They are targeting the promotion of dance music locally because they feel the need for local appreciation, much more complicated than achieving visibility in Europe.

Tickets are on sale now. 1000bob inclusive of two drinks of your choice (soda, beer and juices) or an ordinary ticket going for 500bob. The after party will be at The Coco Lifestyle lounge next to Nakumatt Lifestyle.

Nairobi Now has two tickets to give away for this show. In order to stand a chance to win a ticket, comment on this blog post and tell us why you’re looking forward to this show. We will choose one lucky winner who will get both tickets. Submit your entry by end of the day on Wednesday September 12. Participants agree to be added to Nairobi Now’s weekly email newsletter.

Exhibition: The Absolute Femininity by Anne N. Mwiti, Sept. 10-31 2012 @ Talisman Restaurant


Exhibition Dates: September 10-31, 2012
Venue: Talisman Restaurant

Experience Anne Mwiti in her new style in mixed media and collage as she explores new dimensions in ‘The Absolute Femininity’

About
Anne Mwiti has been an artist/ lecturer at Kenyatta University for the last fifteen years.
Her work explores new technique with mixed media and collage in “The Absolute Femininity” in avant-garde style.

For More Information:
Email: annemwiti@gmail.com
www.incoartists.com (Volume iv)
www.artslant.com
www.artofimagination.org.pages/mwiti

Exhibition: Accumulating Signs by Mimi Cherono Ng’ok, Sept. 15-Oct. 12 2012 @ Goethe Institut Auditorium


Exhibition Opening: Saturday, 15th July 2012
Venue: Goethe-Institut Auditorium
Time: 7 pm
Entrance: Free!

Exhibition Dates: September 18, 2012-October 12, 2012
Time: 1-6pm
Entry: Free

Goethe Institut exhibition series Sasa Nairobi is the basis of their work in the field of contemporary art. GI aims at working with artists from Kenya that have an advanced and innovative approach and often commission them to produce a new work. Since 2008, GI has exhibited around 30 artists, the last being a solo show by Mbuthia Maina. Goethe Institut now continue with their series with the Kenyan photographer Mimi Cherono Ng’ok.

Mimi Cherono Ng’ok graduated with a B.A. in Fine Arts majoring in photography at the University of Cape Town/South Africa. For her photograph ‘self portrait’, Cherono Ng’ok won the 3rd PhotoAfrica contest in Tarifa/Spain. In 2011 courtesy of IFA, Cherono Ng’ok was in residence at SAVVY Contemporary, in Berlin/Germany. Recently, she was selected as a 2013 Sacatar fellow in Bahia/Brazil. This exhibition is her first solo show in Kenya.

“Re: accumulating signs is about the process of beginning. It’s an installation/intervention that attempts to archive influences that have affected my practice as an artist and usually helped me take the first step in the making. Incorporating cinema, text, photographs, interviews, emails, conversations, music, this show functions as a library/face book wall/ tumblr page/pinterest board of all the objects, influences, moments, feelings and thoughts that intersect to begin my production process.”

Film: Images of Kenya, Sept. 11-13 2012 @ Goethe Institut


Screenings will be from 11th to 13th September 2012
Venue: Goethe Institut Auditorium
Time: 5pm daily
Entry: Free

Images of Kenya is the popular annual showcase for documentary films produced in Kenya. It celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2011. This mini-festival presents films covering a cross section of Kenya’s cultural and tourism potential in order to create awareness through films that address socio-cultural and development issues.
The event is held in conjunction with the Department of Film Services in the Ministry of Information and Communications. It was established in 1982 to formulate, coordinate and administer policy in the development of the film industry in Kenya, and is responsible for the production of films on Government development policies and programmes, and promotion of Kenya’s cultural identity, diversity and nationhood.

As usual, the last day of the screenings is dedicated to the final works of graduates of Kenya Institute of Mass Communication.

In cooperation with Department of Film Services and K.I.M.C.

We are the world – Nairobi International Children’s Art Exhibition, Sept. 12-30 2012 @ National Museum

Dates: September 12 – 30, 2012
Venue: Cultural Dynamism Gallery, Nairobi National Museum
Entry: Museum Rates Apply

The theme of this exhibition is ‘We are the World‘

This is a biannual event that works with children from all over the world. Entries this year are from Kenya, Germany, England, Egypt, Belarus, Poland, Iraq, India, USA, Cyprus, Finland, Bulgaria, Spain and Austria.

The Nairobi International Children’s exhibition is organized by Juhudi Children’s Club and supported by National Museums of Kenya, The GoDown, Sports Station, A24 Media