EU Film Festival/Europe Day Screening: Europe at Sea Documentary by Annalisa Piras, May 9 2018 @ Goethe-Institut Auditorium

EU’s chief diplomat, Federica Mogherini | Photo: Courtesy.
Date: Wed, 09 May 2018
Venue: Goethe-Institut Auditorium
Time: 6.45 pm
Admission: free

About
On the 9 May, the European Union celebrates Europe Day. This year’s European Film Festival screenings on the 9 May are also looking at giving an insight into both the EU’s foreign policy and how globalisation impacts European countries more broadly.

The highlight of the evening will be the screening of a recent documentary by Annalisa Piras ‘Europe at Sea’ at 6:45 PM. Piras followed the EU’s chief diplomat, Federica Mogherini for two years, documenting her quest to implement a new foreign policy agenda: the EU Global Strategy.

Download the EFF 2018 Programme (pdf)

Piano Recital: Hands Apart! May 13 2018 @ Kenton College


James Laight and Rachel Mugambi will presenting a Two-Piano recital.

Date: Sunday 13th May, 2018
Venue: Kenton College
Time: 3:00pm
Tickets: 500KES
Concessions: 300KES
Free admission for children under the age of 12yrs.

About
It is not often we have concerts with TWO PIANOS …as opposed to two pianists playing a duet on one piano… It is a nice big sound and a good spectacle!

Theatre: What Happens in the Night, May 13 2018 @ Braeburn Theatre – Gitanga Road


PREVAIL ARTS COMPANY presents: WHAT HAPPENS IN THE NIGHT.
Written and Directed by Kigondu Martin.

Having had a successful ran of ‘What Happens In The Night’ that saw the company stage it late 2017 in Nanyuki and Nairobi and in April 2018 – Prevail Arts Company stages the play’s final show at 3pm, Sunday 13th – Braeburn Theatre, Gitanga Road.

SYNOPSIS
The news makers go home too; the media personalities, the artistes and the leaders – those expected to give commentary on the times. What happens when the scandals they investigate and instigate follow them home? Roy is having a tough time at work as a news anchor, he lives with his sister Ng’endo, a nurse who has her own issues to handle. Don their father, an ex politician might have gotten himself in some murky business. Will their family and relationships stand the storm that hits their home? A riveting drama about a prominent family trying to balance their personal baggage with being in the limelight, while interrogating the on-goings of Kenya in frustrating times.

Cast: Marrianne Nungo, Bilal Mwaura, Shiviske Shivisi, Nick Ndeda & Salim Gitao.

Science Café/Book Launch: Kenyan and Ethiopian Athletics, May 10 2018 @ Alliance Française Nairobi


Date: May 10, 2018
Venue: Alliance Française Nairobi
Time: 6 pm
Entry: Free

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2ZLG-Fij_4

About
Launch of the book ‘Kenyan and Ethiopian Athletics – towards an alternative scientific approach’ by Benôit Gaudin and Bezabih Wolde.

Will the ‘secret’ of East African runners be revealed? Despite decades of research, no study has provided any sort of evidence that portrays biological otherness among populations in Kenya and Ethiopia which produces the best athletes in middle and long distance runners.

Showcase Wednesday ft. Swahili Ally from Tanga – Tanzania, May 9 2018 @ Alliance Française


Date: May 9, 2018
Venue: Alliance Francaise
Time: 6.30 pm
Entry: Free

About
Swahili Ally is a singer and kora player from Tanga, Tanzania. Born in a family of Digo musicians, Swahili Ally was coached by his grandparents and elders. He started performing with the Dar es Salaam based group of singers, dancers, musician, Lumumba Theatre Group, before joining the Dhow Music Academy in Zanzibar where he learnt to play the Kora, the iconic West African harp.

He has since mastered this string instrument and fluently blends traditional Digo music with the unique sounds of the kora.

Screening: On Palestine – Short Experimental Films, ‘Sci-Fi trilogy’, by Larissa Sansour, May 7 2018 @ Alliance Française Nairobi


ON PALESTINE IN NAIROBI presented by the British Institute of Eastern Africa

Date: May 7, 2018
Venue: Alliance Française Nairobi
Time: 6 pm
Entry: Free

About
Short experimental films, ‘Sci-Fi trilogy’, by Larissa Sansour, Palestinian multimedia artist, and ‘Home Movies Gaza’ by Basma Alsharif. Under the common themes of loss, belonging, heritage and national identity, the films explore different aspects of the political turmoil in the Middle East.

The screening coincides with a photographic exhibition ‘On Palestine’ by Dr. Annie Pfingst at the British Institute in Eastern Africa.