Festival for Performance Literature
24–26 September 2010
The festival will take place at Alliance Française (AF) and Goethe-Institut Nairobi (GI)
Directions
24–26 September 2010
The festival will take place at Alliance Française (AF) and Goethe-Institut Nairobi (GI)
Directions| Friday, 24th September 2010 | |
| 4.00 pm GI |
USHAIRI WA KISWAHILI: JANA NA LEO ‘Swahili Poetry: Past and Present’ Chaired by Prof. Kimani Njogu, the session will explore how Swahili poetry has evolved over time. Panelists: Prof. Rocha Chimerah (Pwani University, Kilifi) ‘The classical poetry of Muyaka wa Haji’ Prof. Ahmed Nabhany (RISSEA, Mombasa) ‘The different types of Swahili poetry’ Dr. Edwin Masinde (Kenyatta University) ‘Wrestling with the past: Debate about Swahili Poetry and its form’ Prof. Clara Momanyi (Catholic University) ‘The poetry of Shaaban Robert’ Poetic performances by Nuhu Bakari (Nation Media) and Amira Said (RISSEA) |
| 6.00 pm GI |
OFFICIAL OPENING Official opening in the presence of the Ambassador of France and the Head of Press and Cultural Affairs of the German Embassy |
| 6.30 pm AF |
COCKTAIL RECEPTION |
| 7.00 pm AF |
‘MWANA MDOGO WA MFALME’ (The Little Prince) translated from ‘Le Petit Prince’ by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry © Gallimard A deeply moving story laced with poetic metaphor and narrated using sound and music. Translated into Kiswahili by Philipp Kruse and Walter Bgoya The production is directed by Samwel Mwangi and Victor Ber. Narrators: Morrison Mwadulo, Caroline Ngorobi, Wilfred Maina Olwenya |
| Saturday, 25th September 2010 | |
| 2.00 pm AF |
PEOPLE’S TV 101 SWITCH ON THE POWER TO THE PEOPLE A satirical depiction of a live news set that explores the strains of human rights and gender roles in Kenya. Performers: Muki Garang Pepe Haze Kennet B Sitawa Wafula Wanjiku Mwaurah Pau |
| 4.00 pm GI |
RAISED FROM THE PAGE Timeless poems from the 1960s to the present made new through sound and movement. Curated by poet and actress Ngwatilo Mawiyo Performers: Mugambi Nthiga (actor) Alacoque Ntome (dancer) Juliette Omolo (dancer) Daniel ‘Kim’ Kimani (musician) |
| 6.00 pm AF |
OUR DEEPEST FEAR A spoken word performance based on the excerpt ‘Our deepest fear’ from the the book ‘A Return to Love’ by motivational speaker and author, Marianne Williamson, as well as original compositions by the performing poets. Curated by poet and actress Cindy Ogana Performing poets: Kennet B Dennis Inkwa Valentinie Kamau Dan ‘Number 8’ Mwangi |
| 8.00 pm GI |
URBAN MUSIC & HIP HOP BATTLE COMPETITION with slammers and DJs: Sebastian 23 Mr. Abbas O-Double |
| Sunday, 26th September 2010 | |
| 2.00 pm AF |
REDRAFT Tellers of the old time folktales will transport listeners back to the African village hearth places where grandmotherly wit of wisdom gave birth to the magic of oral storytelling. An afternoon of mystical yet so practical world of yore. Curated by Aghan Odero of the Kenya Cultural Centre, performers include: Zamaleo Sigana Storytellers Jacob Oketh |
| 4.00 pm GI |
LIVING MEMORIES true stories of ordinary people who live in an extraordinary time ‘The first dead body I ever saw was of a little white girl. I was ten years old,’ said Mzee Muiwa ole Ntutu. The Storymoja family presents a staged depiction of four of the stories in the book ‘Living Memories’, which is based on interviews conducted by Al Kags, followed by a Q & A session. Curated by the author Muthoni Garland, performers include: Peter Mudamba (theatre director) Amino Olembo (choreographer) Joshua Ogutu Muraya (actor, storyteller, university student) Justice Karungaru Mureithi (actor, university student) |
| 6.00 pm AF |
‘MWANA MDOGO WA MFALME’ (The Little Prince) translated from ‘Le Petit Prince’ by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry © Gallimard A deeply moving story laced with poetic metaphor and narrated using sound and music. Translated into Kiswahili by Philipp Kruse and Walter Bgoya The production is directed by Samwel Mwangi and Victor Ber Narrators: Morrison Mwadulo, Caroline Ngorobi, Wilfred Maina Olwenya |
| 8.00 pm GI |
THE KOROGA PERFORMANCE Curated by Phyllis Muthoni, the Koroga performance will include a projected slide show of selected Koroga photographs/poems accompanied by performances of some of the poems. Performers: Tony Mochama and Ngwatilo Mawiyo |
