Date: November 17, 2013
Venue: Ngong Racecourse
A Touch of Kitenge Party, Nov. 16 2013 @ Skyluxx Lounge
Date: 16 November 2013
Venue: Skyluxx Lounge
Tickets: Kshs 500
Dress code: Anything Kitenge
Pawa Salon XXII on Investigative Journalism with Argwings Odera, Nov. 14 2013 @ Pawa 254 Hub
Date: November 14, 2013
Venue: Pawa 254 Hub
Time: 5-7 pm
Entry: Free
Argwings Odera runs the investigative blog informkenya.wordpress.com. It is in this blog you will find some great insights into the Westgate Mall tragedy.
Find more info here
Copyright & Intellectual Property Workshop, Nov. 13 2013 @ Kuona Trust
The Copyright workshop will cover various copyright laws affecting the visual art sector with a Q & A session facilitated by Mr. Paul Nzeveka, Legal Counsel.
The Kenya Copyright Board is a state corporation established to regulate the affairs in the copyright industry. Its core mandate is to administer and enforce copyright and related rights in Kenya.
Date: Wednesday 13th November 2013
Venue: Kuona Trust
Time: 11am- 4pm
Flamenco Con Fusion with Ricardo Garcia, Nov. 17 2013 @ Kenya National Theatre
Date: November 17, 2013
Venue: Kenya National Theatre
Time: 5-7 pm
Tickets: Kshs 800
Bizarre Bazaar Christmas Craft Festival, Nov. 16-17 2013 @ Karura Forest
The Fair is bringing the best in crafts, fashion and jewellery.
Dates:
Saturday 16th November 2013
Sunday 17th November 2013
Timings:
Saturday: 9 am to 6 pm
Sunday: 9 am to 6 pm
Tickets: Kshs 300 Adults & Kshs 100 for under 18 yrs
Contacts: 0701 395 902
Map
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Spoken Wor:l:ds: Lyrical Exchange between Nairobi & Berlin, Nov. 9-15 2013 @ Various Venues
Programme
10th Nov: Street Poetry 3:00pm Aga khan walk (Free )
11th Nov: SPOKEN WOR:L:DS Goethe-Institut Nairobi 2:00pm (free)
12th Nov: Spoken Wor:l:ds (Kwani) 7:30 pm Imax (Free)
13th Nov: Spoken Wor:l:ds (Goethe) 4:00 to 6:00 pm (Free)
15th Nov: Spoken Worl:l:ds (Live & Loud) Tree house (free) plus there is transport from town
About
SPOKEN WOR:L:DS – lyrical performance between Nairobi and Berlin – is an international literature exchange project between artists from both cities, focusing on contemporary performance poetry.
It takes up impulses of Poetry, Spoken Word, Slam Poetry and Rap, which are art forms that mix literature, music, dance, and visual arts. Eight artists from Berlin, including Josefine Berkholz, Diamondog, Erko, Christian Filips, Josh, LMNZ, Madog, Sabine Scho will meet the following artists from Nairobi: Checkmate, L-Ness, Ogutu Muraya, Wanjiku Mwaurah, Namatsi, Sitawa Namwalie, Octopizzo, and Poetic B.
The project takes place in Nairobi November , 9th – 15th 2013 and in 5th – 12th April 2014 in Berlin.
Find more info here: http://spokenworlds.literaturwerkstatt.org/
Event: Dream to Screen in 48 Hrs, Nov. 9 2013 @ Michael Joseph Center
Date: November 9, 2013
Venue: MJ Center, Safaricom House
Time: 10.30 am
More info here: http://48hourfilm.com/en/nairobi/
Lost in Translation? Panel Discussion, Performances & Open Stage, Nov. 13 2013 @ Goethe Institut
Date: Wednesday 13th November
Venue: Goethe-Institut Auditorium
Time: 6.00 pm
Admission: free
Does translation open up new frontiers for art or does it lead to the loss of context and the purity of the work? Join 16 poets, spoken word and rappers from the SPOKEN WOR:L:DS project (that draws artists from Nairobi and Berlin) as they discover and debate the joys and challenges of translation and the translatability of lyrics. They shall also share their experiences of the project as well as subsequent performances. Rappers, Poets, Spoken Word artists are very welcome to present their work during the open stage segment. (Please register through spokenworlds@literaturwerkstatt.org or at Goethe Institut by Wednesday, November 13th between 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm.) Karibuni nyote!
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SPOKEN WOR:L:DS – lyrical performance between Nairobi and Berlin – is an international literature exchange project between artists from both cities, focusing on contemporary performance poetry.
It takes up impulses of Poetry, Spoken Word, Slam Poetry and Rap, which are art forms that mix literature, music, dance, and visual arts. Eight artists from Berlin, including Josefine Berkholz, Diamondog, Erko, Christian Filips, Josh, LMNZ, Madog, Sabine Scho will meet the following artists from Nairobi: Checkmate, L-Ness, Ogutu Muraya, Wanjiku Mwaurah, Namatsi, Sitawa Namwalie, Octopizzo, and Poetic B.
The project takes place in Nairobi November , 9th – 15th 2013 and in 5th – 12th April 2014 in Berlin.
SPOKEN WOR:L:DS is a project by Literaturwerkstatt Berlin, Maono Cultural Group and Kwani Trust in cooperation with Goethe-Institut Kenya. It is funded by the TURN Fund of the German Federal Cultural Foundation, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung and supported by Goethe-Institut, Auswärtiges Amt, and Gangway e.V. The project’s media partner is AfricAvenir.
Performance Poetry – A project between Nairobi & Berlin: Spoken Wor:l:ds, Nov. 6-16 2013 @ Various Venues
Programme
10th Nov: Street Poetry 3:00pm Aga khan walk (Free )
11th Nov: SPOKEN WOR:L:DS Goethe-Institut Nairobi 2:00pm (free)
12th Nov: Spoken Wor:l:ds (Kwani) 7:30 pm Imax (Free)
13th Nov: Spoken Wor:l:ds (Goethe) 4:00 to 6:00 pm (Free)
15th Nov: Spoken Worl:l:ds (Live & Loud) Tree house (free) plus there is transport from town
SPOKEN WOR:L:DS Trailer one from SPOKEN WOR:L:DS on Vimeo.
More info here