Symposium: the Sidis – Indians of East African origin, Oct. 23 2012 @ BIEA

Date: October 23, 2012
Venue: the British Institute In Eastern Africa
Time: 10 am – 12.30 pm
Entry: RSVP on seminars@biea.ac.uk

Symposium by Dr. Abdulaziz Y. Lodhi, Uppsala University, Sweden

Dr. Abdulaziz Y. Lodhi (b. 1945, Zanzibar) is Professor of Swahili and Comparative Bantu at the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at Uppsala University in Sweden.

This symposium focuses on the Sidis of Gujarat who are an interesting example of early globalization in the Indian Ocean lands, and the impact of modern globalization on diaspora communities. He has written a publication on the Sidis which will be on sale at the symposium for only Kshs 200.

Respondent: Prof Kithaka wa Mberia – Dept of Linguistics and Languages, University of Nairobi

Moderator: Tom Odhiambo – Senior Lecturer, Dept of Literature, University of Nairobi

Dance Performance: Elephant Stories, Oct. 23 2012 @ Alliance


Elephants are in danger and their story needs to be told. Pamoja Dance Group – an inclusive integrated dance company of dancers with and without physical disability – will be telling this tale through dance and movement in a beautiful, disturbing contemporary dance performance.

The main characters of the dance piece, Elephant Stories, are in fact not elephants at all, but rather village story tellers.

The dancers tell the story of the present day situation of elephants in Kenya and many other places in Africa. Like the traditional story teller, who plays many roles in order to tell his tale, the Pamoja Dancers, while dancing the part of the story teller, at times physically transform themselves into elephants, at other times poachers or park rangers.

Date: October 23, 2012
Venue: Alliance
Time: 7pm
Tickets: Adults Kshs 1000 & Children Kshs 500

Watch Simama a video by Mutinda which features Pamoja Dance Group
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Art Workshop: Stone Sculpting with Anthony Wanjau, Oct 22-31 2012 @Kuona Trust

Anthony Wanjau comes from an artistic family whose patron is pioneer Kenyan sculptor, Samuel Wanjau. He has had great influence from his elder brother Jackson Wanjau, a reputable and renowned contemporary sculptor artist.

Stone Sculpting Workshop

Date: 22ND – 31ST OCTOBER 2012
Time: 11AM – 4PM DAILY
Location: KUONA TRUST ART CENTRE

Fee: 1000 shillings only, for the full workshop!!

CALL 0720121277 TO RESERVE A PLACE BEFORE
THURSDAY 18th October 2012

Booking is by ADVANCE PAYMENTS only.
Workshop materials and lunch included in workshop fee.