Date: February 8, 2019
Venue: Alliance Française Gardens
Time: 7 pm
Entry: Free
About
Trio Kazanchis +2 is made up of musicians Jeroen Visser (Switzerland), Mesele Asmamaw (Ethiopia) and Fabien Duscombs (France).They labeled their music ‘Ethiopian traditional impro punk’. So far, they have toured Switzerland, France, Holland, Belgium, the Czech Republic and China.
In collaboration with the Swiss Embassy in Kenya.
Dates: February 7, 14, 21 & 28, 2019
Venue: J’s, Westlands
Time: 8-11 pm
No Cover Charge
Dates: January 29 – February 11, 2019
Venue: Rooftop Parking – Village Market
Date: February 2, 2019
Venue: Crooked Q’s Rooftop – Westlands
Time: from 7.30 pm
Tickets: KES 600/-
About
An amazing monthly Rock concert with local and international bands, DJ Edy Grim of XFM and DJ Tumz of Capital FM. At a gungy venue in the heart of Westlands.Come hang with the bands and the fans and soak in everything that’s Rock.
If you like live music with energy, this will be a night to remember!
Update: the event has been cancelled due to unforeseen personal circumstances.
Date: January 31, 2019
Venue: Alliance Française Auditorium
Time: from 6.30 pm
Entry: Free
About
International Cooperation, to share ideas and knowledge.
This year’s theme being Facing the Present, the Alliance Française, in partnership with The Elephant (an online platform engaging citizen to reflect, re-member and re-envision their society), will organize a panel discussion on the impact of social media on our society today.
This is what the stellar panel, moderated by Patrick Gathara @gathara, cartoonist, writer, columnist and commentator on Kenya and international affairs, will tackle:
Churchill Otieno @otienoc
Digital Editor, Nation Media Group
Is social media breaking the news and the business of news?Sam Kamau @thesamkamau
Communications trainer and consultant specializing in social media and political communication
Is social media being weaponized for political gains?Kennedy Kachwanya @kachwanya
Technology blogger and Chairman, Bloggers Association of Kenya
Did social media kill the blog?Wandia Njoya @wmnjoya
Commentator on political, social, cultural and gender issues
Social Media: A force for good?Christine Mungai @chris_mungai
Reflections Curator, The Elephant
Social media: Power or just the illusion of power?Don’t be left out. Join the conversation. #nightofideas
Opportunity for your startup to collaborate with the UK, build networks and learn how to scale up –
Application dates & deadlines
To apply, please read the guidance, and submit your one minute video pitch in this form by 30 January 2019.
Application deadline: 30 January 2019 (12 pm)
Judging panels: 7 – 14 February 2019
Travel dates to the UK: 23 March – 4 April 2019
For more information, call Enos on 0710 193 315 and/or visit the department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport – blog
Deadline: January 31, 2019
Enquiries: curator-at-creativesgarage-dot-org
Date: January 27, 2019
Venue: the Alchemist Bar, Westlands
Time: Noon – 7 pm
Entry: Free
The Kuona Artists Collective is hosting a superb art fair on Sunday, Jan 27th at the Alchemist Bar!
Whether you are an art lover, aspiring artist, or new to the collection scene, come visit and speak to some of the most talented and dedicated artists in Kenya!
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About Kuona Artists Collective
The artist community continues to celebrate Kuona Artists Collective! Founded in 1995, the Collective has been dedicated to the generation, presentation and promotion of innovative contemporary visual arts practice in Kenya.
Its artists’ studios, library, programme of exhibitions, artists’ talks, workshops and mentoring and international residencies have been instrumental in developing new and experimental contemporary art.
Opening: January 26, 2019
Venue: One Off Contemporary Gallery
Time: Noon to 5 pm
Until: February 2, 2019
We are delighted to host Olivia Pendergast’s exhibition, ‘a u r a’, as our first show of 2019. In this beautiful exhibition, each work literally emanates the emotion with which it was painted.
‘A u r a’ is dedicated to Jason Spindler and all those who lost their lives at 14 Riverside on 15.01.19.
Dates: January 25, 26 & 28, 2019
Venue(s): Goethe Institut Auditorium and Heron Portico Nairobi
Time: These are story development workshop sessions of 1.5 hours, each
Entry: Free of charge upon prior registration*
* Register here: WORKSHOP(at)ONEFINEDAYFILMS(dot)ORG; you can pick and choose which sessions you want to attend.
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Great news for all filmmakers, film enthusiasts and all those interested in developing stories for all formats (stage, screen, literature, web).
The Goethe-Institut Nairobi has collaborated with One Fine Day Films and Ginger Ink Films to bring you a one of a kind opportunity.
Facilitated by David Baboulene, a published author of six books including; The Story Book (2010) and the upcoming Primary Colours of Story (2019), scriptwriter, professional story consultant and a Ph.D. scholar of story theory whose research is changing the way contemporary media industries create and evaluate stories.
About
What is a story? Why do stories exist? How do stories work?
Using clips and examples from classics such as Breaking Bad and Back to the Future, David Baboulene explains the key elements that give stories their power and which give you a toolkit for managing that power. Character growth, moral argument, knowledge gaps and subtext, the story world, conflict and key questions are all made plain, followed by an opportunity for Q&A with the story consultantThe sessions will be held in 4 parts as described below:
THE PRIMARY COLOURS OF STORY
Session 1 – The mind and stories
Why do stories exist? How do they work? What even IS a story?!
How story evolved from language and the functions of mind.
How the mind works with narrative, both in real-life experiences and in story.
Here they are! The Primary Colours of Story.Session 2 – Subtext and knowledge gaps
The critical and defining role of subtext and knowledge gaps.
Privilege and revelation
Classical forms – Hollywood formula and Aristotle
Examples of classical and anti-structure stories.Session 3 – Characters, conflict and antagonism
The five critical components of character
Conflict and antagonism – get in touch with your dark side…
Motivation, character growth and the moral argument.Session 4 – Storification – finding the ultimate power in a story
Fiction, lies, deceit… and truth
Writing backwards – which ending is the ending?
Whose story is it?Case study
The story management and development processWORKSHOP LOCATIONS
25th & 28th Goethe-Institut Auditorium
26th Heron Portico Hotel
This is the first part of a series of lectures and workshops we are conducting this year together with One Fine Day Films and Ginger Ink Films who are venturing into TV / web series.
