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    LEARN GERMAN WITH US!

    Learn German with the international market leader for German language teaching. Whether in Kenia, in Germany or online - the Goethe-Institut is your qualified partner.
     

  • From here to when © Mbuthia Maina

    April 4th to 23rd 2019Exhibition: From Here to When

    From Here to When is an artistic exploration by artists Longinos Nagila and Onyis Martin into personal and social reasons for migration be they territorial, political, economic, or juridical, as they unfold in the long fabric of time.

  • Patrick Melrose_Binge watching © Sky/Showtime

    SATURDAY 27TH APRIL 2019, 10 AMBINGE WATCHING : PATRICK MELROSE

    Join us for a full day of fun and laughs as we watch the highly acclaimed series, Partick Melrose followed by a get together and Q & A session with the series’ director Edward Berger.

  • Boxofbeatke © Joose Digital

    SATURDAY 27TH APRIL 2019, 7 PMCONCERT : BOXOFBEATSKE- A PRELUDE TO FREQUENCY

    Fresh off playing with multi award winning South African group The Soil at J’s Club in Nairobi, the dynamic and eclectic duo ‘boxofbeatske’ now set their eyes towards releasing their debut full length album titled „Frequency“.

  • Nairobi Jam _ Red Acapella © Red Acapella/ 20 more Days

    FRIDAY 10TH MAY 2019, 4PM and 6PM NAIROBI JAM CONCERT

    The next Nairobi Jam will feature a live performance by The Red Acapella and 20 More Days. 
    The pre-concert workshop will be led by Dan'Chizi' Aceda.

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I Am Not a Witch Directed by Rungano Nyoni. Courtesy of Quiddity Films / Clandestine Films / Soda Pictures

Framing the Shot 2018: Key Trends in African Film
 Research that was long overdue

The study “Framing the Shot 2018: Key Trends in African Film,” produced in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut and funded by the German Foreign Office, analyses the greatest opportunities and challenges for the fast-changing African film industry. 

Protest has always been an element of German-language songs. Photo (detail): © Jumpingsack – Fotolia.com

German Protest Song
 “I’m Going to Do Something”

For quite some time now social criticism has been an integral part of pop culture. German bands are famous for using words and music to combat social injustice. Might this, however, also have led to protest losing some of its political clout?

Gabi Ngcobo, curator 10th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art Photo: Masimba Sasa

Gabi Ngcobo
 “We are all postcolonial“

The appointed curator of the Berlin Biennale 2018, Gabi Ngcobo, speaks about postcolonialism and the importance of revisiting history.

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Artistic encounters

The Artistic Encounters series brings together the work of two different artists in one space, at the same time. The artists who are part of performance series bring their individual art to the stage while speaking to that of the artist they are working with to create new work. 

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Contact Zones NRB PUBLICATIONS

Through the Contact Zone book series, the Goethe-Institut has published 27 books, documenting the art practice of various local artists, art collectives, socially relevant topics as well as those reflecting on the history of the country and growth of the Kenyan art scene.

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Meet our Guests

The Goethe-Institut Kenya is very keen on bringing people together. We like to invite artists, musicians or academics to Nairobi and bring them together with local artists, musicians or academics. This dossier wants to take record of these visits in a unique way. .

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