Silence is a Woman

Storymoja Festival Do-Over: Silence is a Woman, Oct. 25 2013 @ Michael Joseph Centre – Safaricom House

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Silence is a Woman
Due to the tragic events of September 21, 2013 at Westgate, events planned for the evening of the 21st September and all events planned for 22nd September during the Storymoja Hay Festival were cancelled.

The Festival has made a decision to make available some of the cancelled shows.

Silence is a Woman will be performed at The Michael Joseph Centre at Safaricom House at 7.30pm on 25th October 2013.

Date: October 25, 2013
Venue: Michael Joseph Centre – Safaricom House
Time: at 7.30pm
Tickets: Kshs 2000

If you had bought a Season Pass or tickets for the premium events above during the Storymoja Hay Festival, your ticket will be valid for use then. Please bring it with you.

For queries please write in to juliet@storymojaafrica.co.ke

V Monologues

Storymoja Festival Do-Over: The Vagina Monologues, Oct. 24 2013 @ Louis Leakey Memorial Auditorium – National Museum

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V Monologues
Due to the tragic events of September 21, 2013 at Westgate, events planned for the evening of the 21st September and all events planned for 22nd September during the Storymoja Hay Festival were cancelled.

The Festival has made a decision to make available some of the cancelled shows.

The Vagina Monologues will be performed at the Louis Leakey Memorial Auditorium at the National Museum at 7.30pm on the 24th October 2013.

Date: October 24, 2013
Venue: Louis Leakey Memorial Auditorium – National Museum
Time: at 7.30 pm
Tickets: Kshs 2000

If you had bought a Season Pass or tickets for the premium events above during the Storymoja Hay Festival, your ticket will be valid for use then. Please bring it with you.

For queries please write in to juliet@storymojaafrica.co.ke

Elements

World Premier: Elements [Franco – Kenyan Play], Oct. 18-19 2013 @ Alliance

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Elements
Author of ‘Role Play’, ‘Minister, karibu!’ and ‘Meetings’, John Sibi-Okumu, returns with the monologue ‘Elements’. This new play is the result of direct collaboration between this accomplished actor, writer, journalist and television presenter, and Nathalie Vairac, French actress.

Dates: Oct. 18-19, 2013
Venue: Alliance Francaise
Time: Friday 7.30 pm & Saturday 6 pm
Tickets: Kshs 500

Elements

A writer is preparing a speech in response to an invitation to participate in the celebration of her work in a foreign country. As with every artist, in her effort to explain the creative process, she has to dig deep into her own life experience. Who will be able to tell with certainty, just by looking at her, where she is from? Appearances are often deceptive…

About
Nathalie draws on a multi-cultural heritage, with influences from Europe, the Caribbean, India and Africa, for her performances on stage.

This Franco-Kenyan production is directed by John Sibi-Okumu, and performed by Nathalie Vairac.

apple from the dessert

Theatre & Performances: Apple from the Dessert, Oct. 11 – 26 2013 @ Phoenix Players

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apple from the dessert
Phoenix Players Present: Apples From The Desert directed by LYDIA GITACHU

Opening Date: October 11, 2013

Runs until October 26, 2013.
Tickets: Ksh. 500. ǀ Special rates for Students with ID Ksh. 300.

SYNOPSIS
Apples from the Desert is an award winning play written by Savyon Liebrecht. It’s set in Israel and it’s a romantic comedy dealing with freedom; religious freedom, career choice, romance and all sorts of freedom that a young lady with a strict dad and suppressed mother craves.

Mitumba

Mitumba – The Happenings, Oct. 6-7 2013 @ National Theatre & Tom Mboya Monument

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Mitumba
Mitumba-The Happening is an artistic event set to express on various socio-economic issues in the world of Art. Initially, Mitumba, showcased its unique nature in Germany early this year and now brings its talent and Voice of Change to East Africa. For two days, 8 international artists will showcase a dazzling multi-media performance, using a wave of cultural and contemporary music filled with dance and art. Mitumba makes an effort to speak on combined issues relating to Fashion, Economic Growth and Local Kenyan identity (East Africa).

Dates & Venues: The performance at Kenya National Theatre is set for the 6th of October and Nairobi’s CBD (Tom Mboya Monument) 7th of October, 2013.
Entrance: Free
Time: The event is a four hour performance beginning from 3.00 pm to 7.00 pm.

Guests
Renowned fashion designers (John Kaveke etc ), Radio Personalities and Local celebrities as ‘Voice of Change’ (Amileena, Elizabeth Nyaga, Maureen Koech etc)

BACKGROUND
Mitumba- The Happening is organised by Tuchangamke Group in collaboration with Life Dance International Co. and My Kenyan Eye. It is a status symbol and determinant of individual identity, making use of a theater format combining the interaction and atmosphere of a second-hand market with contemporary dance performance, theater, song and music.
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s03xCzXgNqg] Make sure to have a piece of African attire as a dress code.

Collegio-DEL-CUERPO-POSTER 190913

[Postponed] Dance Performance: Colombia Meets Kenya, Oct. 2 2013 @ MJ Centre

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Collegio-DEL-CUERPO-POSTER 190913
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
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1393DuaNgQ] This is a unique chance to see the Colombian Dance Company ‘El Colegio del Cuerpo’ in action

Steel M

Theatre: Steel Magnolias, Sept. 20 – Oct. 5 2013 @ Phoenix Players

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Steel M
Phoenix Players Present: Steel Magnolias directed by Nyambura M Waruingi

Opening Date: September 20, 2013
Venue: Phoenix Players
Runs Until: October 5, 2013.
Tickets: Ksh. 500.

SYNOPSIS
First produced in New York in 1987, it successfully opened at London’s Lyric Theatre in 1987. Hilarious and touching, this play for six women is set in a beauty parlour somewhere in Louisiana. Through four scene spanning three years, Clairee , Ouiser, her eager but inexperienced assistant, engaged in small town gossip, running the gamut of the birth/marriage/death cycle.
The play moves towards tragedy when Shelby – a diabetic dies following a kidney-transplant operation, and the deep strength and purposefulness, underlying the antic banter of its character is ultimately revealed.

wyd

Play: Who’s Your Daddy, Sept. 20-22 2013 @ Alliance Française Auditorium

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Who’s Your Daddy?
Written by Seth Busolo, Directed by Pauline Komu and Produced by Daisy Nyawira Busolo, Samuel Kyama Mutui.

Dates: September 20-22, 2013
Venue: Alliance Française
Time: Fri. 6.30 pm, weekend 3 & 6 pm
Tickets: Kshs 500
To buy/book: 0725 040 951

WHO’S YOUR DADDY? Like Father…unLike son

A family crisis forces Alvin to confront his hidden past, and puts him on a collision course with his estranged father, his stubborn son and his Seemingly Retrogressive farmhand. Watch this captivating story full of drama and Humorous twists.