The German Business Association is happy to invite you to the Oktoberfest 2013 on the 4th and 5th of October 2013 from 5pm to 2am at Karura Forest, Gigiri.
Tickets: Kshs 1,200
Performances by: The Dirndl Jäger and the Calabash Band
Menu: Traditional German meals like Pretzels, Schnitzel & Sausages and refreshments will be served by Kaffee Tasse and Crown Beverages.
The Theatre Company of Kenya, in collaboration with Storymoja and the Colombian Embassy in Kenya have created the first Arts & Culture exchange between Kenya and Colombia by welcoming the Colombian Dance Company ‘El Colegio del Cuerpo’ (The School of the Body) from Cartagena to Nairobi for a week of workshops, demonstrations and a specially created performance in the Michael Joseph Centre / Safaricom House.
Date: October 2, 2013 postponed to a future later date to be communicated by the organisers
Venue: Michael Joseph Centre, Safaricom House
Time: 7 pm
Tickets: Kshs 1000 – Get tickets through M-Pesa on this number 0722554372
About
El Colegio del Cuerpo is a Comtemporary Dance Formation Centre, founded in 1997 by the dancers, choreographers and pedagogues Álvaro Restrepo (Colombia) and Marie France Delieuvin (France). More than 8.200 children and youngsters from underprivileged communities have so far participated in its training programme. Colombia has suffered from a non-declared civil war for more than 50 years, fortunately recently peace talks have started. ‘El Colegio del Cuerpo’ has since its inception focussed on the construction of peace by creating artistic education opportunities for everybody with talent, no matter the ethnic background or origin.
The dancers of ‘El Colegio del Cuerpo have performed in dance and theatre festivals around the world: Latin America, the United States, Europe, Asia and Africa. However, this will be their first visit to Kenya
Watch Aljazeera’s Colombia Body School
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This is a unique chance to see the Colombian Dance Company ‘El Colegio del Cuerpo’ in action
Date: October 2, 2013
Venue: Daystar University, Athi River Campus
Time: 3.30 pm
For more info visit here
Date: September 28, 2013
Venue: Inter Continental Hotel
Time: 9am-12 Noon
Guest Speaker: Ragnar Gudmundsson – IMF Resident Representative in Kenya
Entrance: Free
Post Kenya – IMF Conference: Ready for Take Off
Frontier Economy Kenya Progresses with Financial Inclusion
Date: September 25, 2013
Venue: Alliance
Time: 6.30 pm
Entry: Free
A short documentary from the 4-part documentary series ‘Africa, History of a Continent’ will precede discussions with distinguished East African historian
Airtel: Via Pay bill number #Redcross on Airtel Money
Reads
1. Presidents Speech: Scribd
2. BBC: Nairobi siege: How the attack happened
3. Foreign Policy: The Siege in Nairobi
For world peace day, Kuona Trust in collaboration with PUMAPeace presents a screening of the 2013 Films4Peace project.
This will feature 6 short films by 6 contemporary artists visually interpreting their perception of peace. Also, screening will be the feature film Something Necessary produced by Judy Kibinge
Date: September 21, 2013
Venue: Kuona Trust
Screening starts at 6pm
Entry is free
The Chinese National Day Reception, the Opening Ceremony of Experience China in Kenya and the Art Performance
Date and time: September 21, from 6: 30 pm to 9: 30 pm
Venue: Kenyatta International Convention Center (KICC)
Introduction of the art performance: The performance will be presented by China National Acrobatic Troupe (CNAT) with outstanding performances together with fantasy art, Chinese folk songs and dances accompanied by traditional Chinese musical instruments among others.
CNAT was founded in 1950 and is the first national performing arts troupe of China. It has now become one of the best acrobatic circuses boasting the largest scale and the most comprehensive programs in the world. CNAT’s unique talents, mastery and artistic creations have produced a number of acrobatic masterpieces.
So far, it has won 55 Golden Awards at various famous festivals both in China and internationally, including Golden Clown Awards at the International Circus Festivals of Monte-Carlo, the France International Circus Festival of Tomorrow, and the China Acrobatic Festival.
What to expect
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Join Arterial Network Kenya Catchup this Saturday at The StoryMoja Hay Festival, National Museums of Kenya | Date: 21st September 2013, Location: ‘The Kids area’ | Time: 4pm
This Month’s Topic: Making a living as a writer/artist: Opportunities, Revenue Streams and Future Planning
Background
The September Catch-up brings a lot of insight from established writers and publishers at this year’s Storymoja Hay festival. Africa has long had the reputation of being a continent of non-readers. Though this is changing what are the underlying difficulties that make many still not have a reading culture in Kenya?
Panelists taking us through this conversation includes John Mwazemba, a writer, has worked extensively with publishing houses and regularly writes for the Nation. Oby Obyerodhyambo, a thespian, scriptwriter and has a master’s degree in Literature from the University of Nairobi, Faith Koli is a producer by profession who has consulted for several TV programs such as Mali, Agenda Kenya, Tazama 1,2,3,4, Biko Zulu (blogger) and Teddy Muthusi, an independent Creative Consultant, (advertising)
