TRIP en masse Kenya poster

Dance: Trip en Masse, Jan 16-17 2013 @ Sarakasi Dome & Jan 19 @ Fisherman’s Camp (Naivasha)

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TRIP en masse Kenya poster

Dance performance ‘TRIP en masse Kenya’ at the Sarakasi Dome (Nairobi) 16-17 January and Fisherman’s camp (Naivasha) on 19 January.
The performance ‘TRIP en masse Kenya’ is created to remember the Kenya post-election crisis of 2007/2008 and promote peace.
The contemporary dance performance ‘TRIP en masse’ explores human emotions in group behavior  After winning an award for best dance performance in the Netherlands, the choreographers of ‘TRIP en masse’ have come to Kenya to work with nine Kenyan dancers in Nairobi to adapt ‘TRIP en masse’ and incorporate elements of the Kenya post-election crisis, resulting in a non-political dance show called ‘TRIP en mass Kenya’.
You can win two free tickets by sending an email to tripenmassekenya@gmail.com and explain why you should be the one to win the tickets. We will give away 5×2 tickets and only the winners will receive a message before the 15th of January.
Opening night Gala: January 16, 2013
Venue: Sarakasi Dome, Nairobi
Tickets: Ksh. 1000,-
Performance starts at 19.00
Date: January 17, 2013
Venue: Sarakasi Dome, Nairobi
Tickets: Ksh. 500,-
Performance starts at 19.00
Date: January 19, 2013
Venue: Fisherman’s Camp, Naivasha
Tickets: Ksh.500,-
Performance starts at 19.00
Tickets are Ksh. 500 (for the gala night premiere tickets are Ksh.1000) and can be bought at the door or via M-Pesa telephone number: 0722-814133. Please remember to keep your confirmation code.
Workshop at Kuona Trust

Sculpting Workshop by Philips Nzekwe, Jan. 16-21 2013 @ Kuona Trust

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Workshop at Kuona Trust
A sculpting tutorial and demonstration of contemporary Nigerian sculpting methods instructed by Phillips Nzekwe

Dates: January 16 – 21, 2013
Venue: Kuona Trust Centre for the Visual Arts
Time: 10 am-4 pm daily
Location: Denis Pritt Rd, Hurlingham
Registration fee is Ksh 500-booking by ADVANCE PAYMENTS only.
Contacts: 0720121277 RSVP before January 15, 2013 [Mpesa accepted]

About
Nzekwe uses a variety of materials including gravel and sawdust to produce a series of sculptures that aim at creating a link between our past, present and future through an exploration of the formal elements.

Workshop materials and lunch included in workshop fee.

Electrafrique 2013 Season Premier

Electrafrique 2013 Season Premier, Jan. 12 2013 @ Tree House

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Electrafrique 2013 Season Premier
Date: January 12 2013
Venue: Tree House Club, Museum Hill Westlands
Time: 9 pm – 5 am
Tickets: Kshs 500
Age: +21

Join the movement and witness the marriage between Native and Contemporary Instruments as THE BEAT PARADE BAND injects The African Rhythm to the best of Deep, Soulful, Disco and Tribal House Tunes courtesy of DJ CORTEGA and THE ELECTRIQUE DJS.

MC: Coco Rasta Ngori

It will be a night of non-stop dancing to thumping beats, rhythmic drums and the melodious Sax.

The ELECTRAFRIQUE family, is a worldwide network of Artistes & Deejays fusing African and Electronic sounds.

Music Policy
AFRO HOUSE | DEEP HOUSE | SOULFUL HOUSE | TRIBAL HOUSE | TECH HOUSE|AFRICAN SOUL |FUNK|DISCO|NU DISCO|COUPE DE CALLE |KUDURO

More details:
www.djcortega.com
www.soundcloud.com/cortega
www.facebook.com/electriquedjsonline
www.soundcloud.com/elecetriquedjs

exhibition

Exhibition: Dreams of Nairobi – Re Imagining Nairobi City, Jan. 19-Feb 15 2013 @ Goethe Institut

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exhibition
Opening Date: January 19, 2013
Venue: Goethe Institut
Time: 7 pm
Entry: Free

Exhibition Dates: January 21 to February 15, 2013
Entrance: Free

Nairobi is the largest city in East Africa with a population of more than 3 million people. The city faces rapid urbanisation which requires an urgent need for the development of architectural and urban design solutions that seek to inform the planning and architecture of future Nairobi.

Dreams of Nairobi is a themed architectural research and design initiative that culminates in an exhibition of 10 exemplary projects that offer the best responses to the specific urban design issues of Nairobi City. All projects were chosen according to their sensitivity to principles of Green design and sustainability. In addition, all projects offered a direct response to economic needs and aligned themselves with the plans considered by Vision 2030.

The exhibition is organised and curated by African Urban Futures, a think tank based in Nairobi. Its key focus area is based on the research and development of actionable scalable architecture and urban design projects that are informed by the idea of sustainable design and Green architecture.

For more information visit: www.dreamsofnairobi.wordpress.com

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GaluLonga 2013 – Tango Festival in Galu, Jan. 23-27 2013 @ Diani Beach

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GaluLonga 2013 — Argentine Tango Festival in Galu, Diani Beach! 4 evenings of daily workshops (including classes offered specially for total tango beginners) and social dancing at Galu Beach Retreat, with passionate international Tango teachers Alex y Natalia (Ukraine), the resident Patamango Association teachers Mario Marion, and with the enthusiastic and growing Argentine Tango community in Nairobi and other places in East and Central Africa.

There will be two daily Tango Workshops, one starting at 4:00 and one at 5:15 every day, from Wednesday 23 January to Saturday 26 January, and followed by a Dinner Milonga (tango dance party) each evening, to great traditional tango music, on a superb dance platform caressed by the ocean breeze, just metres from the beach!

A truly unique opportunity to get a taste of the sublime traditional art that is Argentine Tango, inscribed in 2009 by UNESCO as “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity”!

Limited space! Please contact us to reserve your spot:

Patamango Association: nairobi.tango@patamango.com, 0715 357 507
Galu Beach Retreat: marketing@destination-adventures.com, 0733 435 341

GaluLonga 2013 is being organized “con mucho gusto” by The Patamango Association, a non-profit association of passionate volunteers with the mission of developing Argentine Tango culture in Kenya, in collaboration with Galu Beach Retreat.

Album Launch

Album Launch: Ekori Ekoromwe – Akololog Habrikah, Jan. 11 2013 @ Goethe Institut

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Album Launch
Date: January 11, 2013
Venue: Goethe Institut Auditorium
Time: 8 pm
Entry: Free

Jackson Ero Nasil aka Ekori Ekoromwe was born in the pastoralist community of Turkana who reside in the heart of the Great Rift Valley. Being the first born in a family of four, he was forced to drop out of school to fend for his siblings. Being the family’s sole bread winner, things were difficult but his ambitions and dreams kept him going. Deep down he had a strong passion for music – inspired by his tribe’s rich culture of soulful traditional songs. This came naturally for Ekori since his late father was a musician. His passion for music grew more and more and he has over the years matured his talent using his music as a tool to enlighten his people.

Ekori has successfully completed his first album entitled Akololog Habrikah, meaning ‘Son Of Africa’. His music, written in Turkana language, is rich in African rhythm and melody, and captivates both the listeners who do and those who don’t understand his dialect. The songs are basically about spreading peace and reconciliation among his fellow nomadic tribesmen, describing the situation of continued violence among the Turkana, Pokot and Marille from Ethiopia.

Political tools for creatives

Workshop: Politics & Tools for Creatives, Jan. 9 2013 @Pawa254 Hub

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Political tools for creatives
With two months until the election, what can you do?

Join Pawa254 for an afternoon of workshops designed for the active Kenyan youth and creative. Learn about tools and strategies to achieve social and political change, using your creative skills.

Experts will discuss political social media strategy, digital content production, information visualization, grassroots organizing strategy, and creative activism, from music and video, to Facebook and one-on-ones.

Date: January 9, 2013
Venue: Pawa254, State House area
Time: 12:30 – 4:30pm
Entry: Prior Reservation [info@pawa254.org]

Workshop Experts
– Ahmad, Sudanese activist and artist, Girifna
– Natalie Finstad, Community Organiser and Trainer, Marshall Ganz leadership tradition
– Sam Drzymala, DC political strategist, recent projects include BindersFullofWomen.com
– Anant Bhardwaj, VoiceX civic SMS platform developer and data visualisation expert
– Riche Zamor, political and social media strategist, many contexts
–Tactical Tech Collective, global experts in tech design and information visualisation for activism
… and shorter presentations by data visualisation and civic engagement technology experts

Topics include
– Best practices in social media for political and civic purposes
– Effective campaigns and creative tactics
– Managing and mobilising a social media community
– Content: what goes viral and why, how to release, how to engage people
– How to create engaging visuals of news and civic information

Free Play Duo

FreePlay Duo in Concert, Jan. 20 2013 @ Kenton College

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Free Play Duo
Date: Sunday, January 20 2013
Venue: Kenton College, Nairobi
Time: 3 pm
Tickets: Adult Kshs 500/ Students with ID Kshs 400

Award-winning a capella duo Dylan Bell and Suba Sankaran will take you from the concert halls of Europe, to the jazz clubs of Manhattan, to the temples of India and back to the cultural mosaic of their native Toronto, all without leaving your seat. From Bach to Bird to the Beatles, Dylan and Suba effortlessly cross musical boundaries, continually combining and recombining sounds to create a concert of endless variety.
FreePlay Duo’s uniquely diverse concert program has taken them across Canada and around the world, with stops all across Europe, Scandinavia and South Asia.
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Pge91Eu65kM] For more info visit http://www.freeplayduo.com/