Exhibition: The Vision Tunnel by Jacob Barua, Jan. 23 – Feb. 21 2014 @ Goethe Institut
Exhibition Opening: January 23, 2014 at 7 pm
Venue: Goethe-Institut, Auditorium
Admission free
Exhibition dates: January 24 2014 February 21, 2014
About
Tunnel Vision n., 1. a medical condition in which peripheral vision is greatly restricted,
2. narrowness of viewpoint resulting from concentrating on a single idea, opinion, etc. (The Collins English Dictionary).The exhibition series Sasa Nairobi is the basis of Goethe Institut Nairobi’s work in the field of contemporary art. The aim is to work 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 40 artists, the last being a solo show by William Wambugu.
GI continue’s this series with Jacob Barua whom many people might know as an excellent film-maker. But at the same time he is just as gifted in photography as in film-making.
The exhibition Tunnel Vision consists of photographs and a video installation and is actually his first solo exhibition ever in Kenya. It is traversing life, death and history as witnessed by the manhole covers of Nairobi and its subterranean innards.
The artist states about the exhibition: “It all happened unexpectedly. There I was, tumbling down a flight of stairs, hands fluttering, trying to get a grip on something, but there wasn’t anything. A flailing Icarus traversing space and time, briefly immune to Newton’s ponderous laws of gravity. The thud of my skull on a hard object brought my short-lived flight of lightness to an abrupt stop. Red raw liquid spewed from my head in a rivulet onto an unexplored, alien surface. What was this? Where was I? So was this how it was all to end? On a sewer cover, of all possible places? How undignified; how mundane; how un-heroic…”
Event: Nairobi Sema Story, Jan 21 2014 @ Blues Restaurant – Hurlingham
Venue: The Blues Restaurant in Hurlingham.
Date: January 21, 2014
Time: 7.30 pm to 10 pm
Charges: FREE
Photo Exhibition: 50 Years of Kenyan Music, Jan. 20 – Feb. 9 2014 @ Alliance Française
Dates: January 20 – February 9, 2014
Venue: Alliance Française
The pictures in this exhibition are a culmination of research and archiving carried out by Ketebul Music over a period of seven years as part of their Retracing Kenyan Music series. This photo exhibition, produced with the support of the Kenya Music Week, pays tribute to musicians who have shaped the various genres of music in Kenya, and influenced our social psyche over the past five decades.
The “50 Years of Kenyan Music” photo exhibition made its debut at the 10th Annual KENYA MUSIC WEEK that took place at the Sarit Centre Expo Hall from Thursday 12th -Sunday 15th December 2013, as part of Kenya@50 Celebrations; and plans to tour the Country for the next 12 months”.
Out of Town: Robert Burn’s Night: Jan. 25 2014 @ Ali Barbour’s Cave Restaurant
Date: January 25, 2014
Venue: Ali Barbour’s Cave Restaurant – Mombasa
Time: from 7 pm
Kshs 3,000 by Reservations – 0714 456 131 ǀ cave@alibarbours.co
Storymoja Celebrates M. G. Vassanji, Jan. 25 2014 @ Michael Joseph Centre
Date: January 25, 2014
Venue: Michael Joseph Centre
Time: 10 am – 1 pm
Tickets: Kshs 500
Events
Master Class with M. G. Vassanji from 10 am – 1 pm [Pre-register ONLY]
Exploring Inter-cultural Relationships with Drumbeats from 1.30-3 pm
The in-between World of East Africa from 3.15-4.45 pm
Book Launching and Signing from 5-6 pm
Nyef Nyef Stories to Discombobulate the Mind from 6.30-8 pm
Other Scheduled Events
Moyez Vassanji Colloquium and Lecture at University of Nairobi – Dept. of Literature
Date: January 27, 2014
Full info here Invitation to the Moyez Vassanji Colloquium and Lecture [Word Document]
Party: Electrafrique, Jan. 18 2014 @ Carnivore Restaurant
Tired of the monotony of Top 40/commercial music played most Nairobian clubs? Time for some exciting combination of electronic and live music performances thanks to Electrafrique! This Saturday and every other third Saturday of the month in 2014; Kenya’s premium entertainment brands and the only collective that performs Afro-Electronic Music and quality Electronic Dance Music (EDM) blended with live performances: Electrafrique DJs will be holding it down at the Carnivore’s Simba Salon.
Hosted by Electrafrique’s pioneer DJ Cortega, in partnership with Electrique DJs and the authentic Beat Parade Band from Kenya, who are well versed with traditional instruments like drums and percussion, this music ensemble will merge live African music with an electro/futuristic twist.
Electrafrique is a premier dance music show, which brings together a worldwide network of artists fusing elements of African music with Electronic beats. Electrafrique finds roots in African rhythms and musical traditions, adding a contemporary urban/futuristic electronic twist to its groove. This culminates into an experience that identifies solidly as African and resonates with people and dance floors in all corners of the world.
Soon (Jan 11th) after premiering another monthly Electrafrique dance party dedicated to African music lovers in New York in conjunction with Okayafrica, Electrafrique will be hosting a themed monthly event every third Saturday of the month at the Carnivore, in Nairobi. The event will feature renowned local & international acts on a regular basis. They have in the recent past hosted Black Motion (South Africa), Boddhi Satva(CAR), Carlos Mena (US), or Renato Xtrova (Angola); all (except Boddhi ) for the first time in Kenya.
Tap ǀ Dance ǀ Music ǀ Images: Nafasi ya Kusafirisha Mda, Jan. 21 2014 @ National Theatre – Ukumbi Mdogo
Date: January 21, 2014
Venue: Kenya National Theatre, Old Concert Hall
Time: pm
Tickets: Kshs 300 – reserve tickets 0737466971
Thursday Nite Live ft. Christine Kamau, Jan.23 2014 @ Choices
Date: January 23, 2014
Venue: Choices Baricho Road
Time: 8-11 pm
No Cover Charge
Theatre & Performances: Perfect Wedding, Jan. 17-31 2014 @ Phoenix Theatre
Dates: January 17-31, 2014
Venue: Phoenix Theatre
Synopsis
A man wakes up on his wedding morning to find an extremely attractive naked girl in bed beside him. But in the depths of a stag-night hangover, he can’t remember meeting her. Before he can get her out his bride to-be arrives. In the ensuing panic, the crisis escalates to nuclear proportions with the arrival of the bride’s mother and the best man’s girlfriend. This rare combination of riotous farce and touching love story has provoked waves of laughter across Europe and America.
For more information kindly contact us on 0705 589722 /2225506 /2221661 or 0722 510705 or email phoenixtheater.nairobi@gmail.com .