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Sep 25

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Found Footage, Goethe Institut 2017

Led by African merchants, African migration in the Indian Ocean region was a phenomenon that took place before colonialism. An exhibition that opened in Nairobi earlier this year retraces the Afro-Iranian and African merchant communities that the history books forgot.

Mar 26

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Jetsam & Flotsam (Khoj Workshop) 2017

KHOJ INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP, GOA 2017 In 1997, twenty-two artists came together for the first Khoj workshop, on the outskirts of Delhi at a site in Modinagar. In 2017, as Khoj turns 20, we are excited to announce our 14th Khoj International Workshop in Goa. Led by a group of emerging Goan artists who identify as the ‘Collective by the Sea’ (Por Mar Collective), 23 artists from all over the world will come together to live and work at one site. Artists Turn Toronto Lifeguard Towers into Follies for Winter Stations 2017

Mar 17

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Advisory to East African Soul Train

Aboard the East African Soul Train, a Traveling Artist Residency on the Kenyan Railways East African Soul Train (E.A.S.T) is an annual traveling residency that brings together artists while traveling the historic Kenya-Uganda railway tracks.

Feb 05

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East African Soul Train ‘E.A.S.T’ All Set For Take Off

The East African Soul Train – E.A.S.T is a traveling residency and creative immersive experience. E.A.S.T takes place on East Africa’s historic train route ‘The Lunatic Express’ the Kenya – Uganda Railway. The E.A.S.T journey has three main objectives. Firstly, to show the world and region the perspectives of creatives in East Africa. Secondly, to create a space for deep conversations that matter between people involved in the creative economy. Finally, to increase the quality of collaborations across disciplines and borders.

Mar 06

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WIT (BY MARGARET EDSON)

The play was staged to raise awareness about, and funds for, the Nairobi Hospice, which for many years has provided comfort and support to families and patients facing the final stages of terminal illness. The Play: Dr Vivian Bearing is a professor of English literature whose life takes a turn when she is diagnosed with Stage IV ovarian cancer. During the course of the story we glimpse periodical flashes back to previous moments in her life, including her childhood, her graduate school studies, and her career prior to her diagnosis. Interspersed with poetry by John Donne, the 15th Century English metaphysical poet and cleric in the Church of England, the play echoes Donne’s strong, sensual style, bounding along with his and the playwright’s vibrant language.

Oct 25

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Steel Magnolias – theatre play, 2013

Robert Harling’s Steel Magnolias, which opened on September 20 for a two-week run at Nairobi’s Phoenix Theatre, was full of calamity, especially on September 27, when I watched it. Harling wrote the play in 1987 as a way of dealing with the pain caused by the death of his sister, who suffered from diabetes. The play, set in Truvy’s hair salon, starts off very cheerily, with the planning and preparation for Shelby’s (Fridah Muhindi) wedding.

Mar 06

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Tying Your Own Shoes

Tying Your Own Shoes a documentary film by Shira Avni National Film Board of Canada, 2009 $69.95, 16 min 11 sec (total footage: 42 min 50 sec) colour, ages 8+ www.nfb.ca The title “Tying Your Own Shoes” is a reference to a comment made by one of the participants in the making of this film—she said that when she was born with Down syndrome, her parents were afraid that she wouldn’t ever be able to tie her own shoes (clearly, this fear was unfounded). Using narration and animation, the film illustrates the stories of four adult artists whose lives have been influenced by Down syndrome. Unlike other films that have explored the syndrome, this film allows the four participants to tell their stories with their own words and illustrations—it is an exploration of life by Petra (age 36), Matthew (age 22), Katherine (age 22) and Daninah (age 41), rather than about them.

Oct 22

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NFB gets animated about its 70th anniversary

The image conveyed by the title Animation Express is of a train barreling along the tracks. That’s appropriate. Even apart from the notion of a public agency operating at full tilt, at least three of the attractions in this Canadian collection of recent National Film Board cartoons deal directly with trains.