Opera: Hansel & Gretel Tour 2011, Mar. 25-Apr. 16 2011 @ Various

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Tour dates and venues:
Dates: March 25 @ 7pm – March 26 @ 4pm
Venue: Nairobi, Brookhouse School

Dates: March 29 & 31, 2011 @ 7pm
Venue: Muthaiga Club (Members Only Show)

Date: April 02, 2011 @ 7pm
Venue: Naivasha, Green Park (Out of town)

Date: April 09, 2011 @ 2.30pm
Venue: Nairobi, National Theatre (exclusively for children from designated Government schools)

Date: April 10, 2011 @ 3pm
Venue: Nairobi, National Theatre

Date: April 16, 2011 @ 6pm
Venue: Out of Country/ Arusha, Tanzania

For more information Contact: editacamm@gmail.com / 0721-253189

Concert: Songambele 2011 with Rocky Dawuni + Afro Simba, Mar 27 2011 @ Kenya Cultural Centre (National Theatre Ground)

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March Forth Kenya Kids runs  an after school arts program in Maringo teaching youth different forms of art as a way to deter them from going down negative paths.  Annually they have a free concert event in Nairobi to celebrate the progress of their youth and give them and others confidence and motivation to keep marching forth.  It’s a family event and is FREE to the public!  The event this year is 27th March from 2pm-5pm at the Kenya Cultural Centre (National Theatre).  Rocky Dawuni, a famous Ghanaian reggae artist will be performing live with the Afro Simba band from Nairobi.  There will be kids activities, as well as a food vendor, and the youth from our non-profit program will be opening the show with a performance.

More information on the event: http://www.marchforthkenyakids.com/March_Forth_Kenya_Kids/Songambele_2011.html

Concert: Ngoma Kikwetu, Feb. 26 2011 @ Kenya National Theatre

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Ngoma Kikwetu invites you to the Kenya National Theatre Concert Hall for a matchless celebration of Kenya’s rich musical and dance heritage.

Featured artists include: Owiny Sigoma Musicians, Fahari Afrika and Waza Afrika

Date: February 26, 2011
Venue: Kenya National Theatre, Concert Hall
Time: 3-5pm
Tickets: Adults Kshs 300 & Children Kshs 200 at the gate
Advance Tickets are available at the Kenya National Theatre: Kshs 250 for adults and 150 for children

Be a part of this celebration of Kenyans’ rich musical and dance heritage!

Ngoma Kikwetu is supported by Jicho Four Productions and Roots Camp Kenya.

Theatre: My father’s Husband, Feb. 11-13 2011 @ Kenya National Theatre

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Tell a tale production presents
My Father’s Husband
A romantic comedy

Are you sure your father will not determine who you will marry? What will you do when you discover that your supposed wife, on your supposed wedding day, said her vows to another man, in French, and not to you?

Dates: February 11-13, 2011
Venue: Kenya National Theatre
Time: 6pm on 11th, 3pm and 6pm on 12th & 13th February 2011
Tickets: Kshs 400 Adults, Kshs 150 Children and Advance Tickets at Kshs 300

Advance tickets available at: K.U. Parklands (KUSA), Strathmore Bookshop, Kenya National Theatre and all Wakestar Bookshops (Haille Selasie Canon House, Koinange Street Rehema House)
Contacts: tellataleproductions@gmail.com
Tel: +254 736 544 673|+254 712 738 250|+254 727 976 735|+254 731 453 329

Event: Creating Performance for Film & Stage, Feb. 3 2011 @ KNT

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The Kenya National Theatre under the Kenya Cultural Centre will host a talk by Swedish actor Stefan Sauk. He will be speaking on “Creating Performance for Film and Stage.”

Venue: Kenya Cultural Centre (KCC)/ Kenya National Theatre (KNT)
Date: February 3, 2011
Time: 5:30-7:30pm
Target audience: Film producers, directors and actors
Entry: Is by early registration (send an e-mail to the director of KCC at director.culturalcentre@ymail.com) or visit the KCC/ KNT to obtain the form.

Sauk’s portfolio includes roles in the films: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, In the Name of the Law, What a Mess, The Diver, The Threat…amongst others.

Concert: Chopin in Africa, Dec. 16 2010 @ Kenya National Theatre

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On the occasion of the Chopin Year the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Nairobi and Chopin2010 Office in Warsaw presents
“Chopin in Africa”

Fryderyk Chopin Christmas piano concert by Janusz Olejniczak

Date: December 16, 2010
Venue: Kenya National Theatre, Nairobi
Location: Harry Thuku Road (next to the Norfolk Hotel)
Time: 8:00 pm
Entry: Free

Born in 1952. Janusz Olejniczak is one of the most famous polish classical pianist. He is a member of a chamber orchestra, and his repertory includes compositions of Beethoven, Schumann, Schubert, Chopin, Ravel and Prokokofiev.
He also played Chopin’s music in Andrzej Zulawski’s film ‘The Blue Note’ and appears as the hands of of Wldyslaw Szpilman in Adrien Brody’s role in the film the ‘Pianist’. He is a winner of the Fryderyk Chopin International Competation in Warsaw (1970) and A. Caselii Competition in Naples (1974).

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Performance: Ngoma Kikwetu, Dec. 4 2010 @ National Theatre

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Kenya Cultural Centre incorporating Kenya National Theatre (KNT)
Presents
Ngoma Kikwetu!
A Celebration of Kenyan’s rich musical and dance heritage

Featuring: Nairobi National Dance Ensemble, Mangoma Afrika, Pith of Afrika Music & Dance Company, Radi Cultural Troupe and Owiny Sigoma Musicians.

Date: December 4, 2010
Venue: Kenya National Theatre
Time: 3-5pm
Entry: Free

Some of the things to expect are; Contemporary African lyrical music, Indigenous African ritualistic phrases, Popular African urban dance percussive musical arrangements, Old time coastal traditional musical nuances, Intricately symbolic dance formations, Choreographic re-interpretation of Eastern Africa communal dances, Modern creative traditional dance pieces, Afro-percussive music, Musical idioms and delicately soulful but vibrant musical lore of the Luo speaking people of Eastern Africa
Telephone contacts: +254 726 008 677, +254 722 739 894;
E-mail: director.culturalcentre@ymail.com