Goethe-Institut Nairobi

Finally in Nairobi!🇰🇪 After a short tour of performances in South Africa, Angola and Cameroon, Checkmate Mido will be live at our auditorium this coming Wednesday for his final show of the MobiArts Tour.🎶

Tupatane next week for an evening of good vibes!🌃🎯
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The inaugural MobiArts project by Goethe-Institut is a cultural programme that enables artists from sub-Saharan Africa to tour the continent through its network of institutes and to enter dialogue with the local scenes. Other artists selected for this year's edition are Aneth Silva (dance, Angola), Keenan Meyer (pianist, South Africa), and Skriim (electro music, Cameroon).
The aim of this project is to promote cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue, access new audiences and markets for African artists, promote talents from the region, and to develop South-South cooperation.

Screening our next film this coming Tuesday - this time, it's from Uganda!🇺🇬
In this documentary, film director Patricia Bbaale returns to her native country, Uganda, more than three decades after having lost her mother to a brutal crime in the country. She confronts her dark past in a deeply personal quest for truth and inner peace.

Save the date!

Look out for more information ahead of the showing coming up on our timeline.
We'll also engage in a conversation with local experts after the screening.

The film screening is in partnership with Docubox - The East African Documentary Film Fund .

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Pre-registration is required: https://www.goethe.de/ins/ke/en/spr/lad/ani.html
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Africomics exhibiton is LIVE and ready for you!👆🔥 Pass by our auditorium to check it out between now and 20th September. Experience the works of Melvin Ochieng Otieno, the local competition winner of the Africomics project.👌

📙Don't forget though, we have a book launch of a collection that covers the different comic works and narratives of the local winners in 14 Sub-Sahara African countries on Wednesday, 18th September, where Dr. W***y Mutunga will be on the panel.

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📚We are happy to announce the launch of the long-awaited English translation of Abdilatif Abdalla's celebrated collection of poems, "Sauti ya Dhiki" (Voice of Agony, originally published in 1973) published by Mkuki na Nyota.🔥
Abdalla, one of Kenya's first political prisoners, was imprisoned for his pamphlet, 'Kenya: Twendapi?', which criticized dictatorial features of Jomo Kenyatta's KANU government. The poems were written secretly in prison between 1969 and 1971, and have become standard readings at schools and universities. They were translated by the late Ken Walibora Waliaula and edited by Annmarie Drury.

Save the date!

The author will be in attendance and will be joined by the following speakers:
🔸Kimani Njogu (Nairobi)
🔸Mohamed Bakari (Nairobi)
🔸 Kai Kresse (Berlin), as moderator

and online by:
🔸Annmarie Drury, the book's editor (City University of New York)
🔸Kelly Askew, the series editor (University of Michigan), TBC

A reception will follow the event.

What's the story behind the idea of 's title "The Sea is History"?
Well, this year the festival is bringing together authors from Africa's Arab, English, French and Portuguese language zones in conversation with writers from the Swahili Seas/Indian Ocean worlds. This geographical extension is a tribute to Africa's historical ties with them.
(Text via Macondo Literary Festival )

Click the following link to view not only the programme, but the generous list of your favorite artists: https://shorturl.at/eovxp
💸Purchase your tickets as well!

Want to ignite the imagination and creativity of your kids? Then sign-up for our upcoming workshop this Saturday!👌💡
Kids ( 9 - 12 years) will experience the magic of fantasy storytelling during this curiosity-inducing session. 📚📖This interactive workshop encourages young minds to explore mythical worlds, create fantastical characters, and craft their own enchanting tales.

❗️RSVP by sending an email to [email protected]

We are excited to welcome you to our Africomics exhibition opening on Monday, 16th September.🥳🎉 The showcase comes after the Africomics regional project featuring 14 Sub-Saharan African countries and displays the works of Melvin Ochieng Otieno, the local competition winner.👌

Melvin writes and illustrates comic books and graphic novels in the American comic book style, primarily focusing on human relationships and connections. The stories largely involve super-powered characters, interpersonal group relationship dynamics, and broader adventure themes.🔥
❗The exhibition will run from 16th – 20th September at the Goethe-Institut’s Auditorium.

📙Following this, we will host a book launch that covers the different works and narratives of the winners in each of the 14 countries on Wednesday, 18th September, where Dr. W***y Mutunga will be on the panel.
The winning comics can be found via the following link: https://www.goethe.de/prj/afc/en/cmc.html

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No RSVP required

On Friday, class was in session as curious attendees were brought up to speed on the business of music during our Industry Talks event. The ever-evolving music industry compels us to keep updated on the latest trends of the creation, distribution, promotion, and consumption of music that drive commerce and business.

Our panelists Chimano, Mike Mutenyo, and Angela Mwandanda & moderator Agnes Nonsizi took us through best business practices such as management, law, contracts, ownership, record deals, digital streams, music placement (in film, TV, sport & advertising), live performance and PR among other areas that artists and the industry at large need to realize as fundamentals of making it in the industry.

Keep up with past editions in this series on our Facebook Live archives.

This Friday evening! Join us as John Sibi-Okumu takes on Kenya's towering revolutionary, Bildad Kaggia (1921-2005), as the subject of his robust activist play about love for one's country and family. Meet one of the Kenya's Kapenguria Six, placed under restriction for 10 years at the Northern Frontier District or NFD, a forgotten hero immortalized in Sibi -Okumu's play "Kaggia".

🟢Free entry
❗️No RSVP required.

Here is one way to clear your Monday blues: swiping through this post to relive the magic that was last Friday's Jam concert.🔥

You're welcome!😇
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The Jam this year is curated by Tangaza Magazine. The concert series aims to promote both established and rising stars. This month it featured Mau from Nowhere, Matt Ngesa and Lukorito.🎶

We are looking for a Consultant in the Administration department (IT Assistant) to start work in October 2024. The scope of employment is 20% (8 Hours per week).
Click the following link to view the requirements and key responsibilities: https://www.goethe.de/ins/ke/en/ueb/kar/itr.html

Send your CV, motivation letter, and references via email to [email protected] by 18.09.2024.

Delivering that Friday feelin' in a few hours!🎶💆‍♀️ It's going down today at 6pm during The Jam session with Lukorito, Matt Ngesa and Mau from Nowhere.🔥

Don't be that guy who only gets to see it on stories, if you can help it.😅

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💡Lest you forget that we provide funding to enable professional as well as newcomer and amateur artists, whether in groups or individually, to carry out projects and residencies in Germany or abroad.
From visual arts, dance, literature; to film, architecture, design and more, the Goethe-Institut promotes culture and the arts in every discipline!💯

Click the following link to view the various offers available and apply now if you are an artist seeking funding to carry out your residency or project: https://shorturl.at/ntful The funding criteria, application periods and types of funding vary according to the terms of the call for proposals.

📸: Unsplash/Maick Maicel

Lock the dates of your faves, today!🔥 For the next 2 months, we've prepared a scrumptious rollout of pure niceness for you to pick and choose from.😇

A detailed and downloadable programme of each of these events is available via the following link: https://www.goethe.de/ins/ke/en/ver.cfm

This Saturday, we are picking up where we poetically left off. 😉
Our 2nd preliminary of Poetry Slam will include different talented poets from with Nairobi reciting their original work. The performances at a poetry slam are judged by a panel of judges, and or sometimes judged by audience response.
Tickets can be purchased via: https://shorturl.at/T1zDY

Established in 2008, Slam Africa started as a movement to bring poets the much-needed motivation to overcome fear and conquer their audience.

September's edition of The Jam will be upon us this Friday!
Right after the Industry Talks event, the concert will go down featuring Lukorito, Mau from Nowhere and Matt Ngesa. See you there!

The Jam this year is curated by Magazine

Earlier this week, Mozambican film director, Inadelso Cossa engaged filmmakers based in Nairobi in a 2-day masterclass.
Ahead of the training, his film 'The Nights still smell of Gunpowder' - 'As Noites Ainda Cheiram a Pólvora' screened at the Goethe-Institut, Nairobi. The riveting film that showed at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) earlier this year takes the audience on a journey into Mozambique's history. It is a sensory exploration of personal and collective memory, originates from the director's childhood vacations amid the paradox of the country’s civil war.

The film screening series and masterclasses are in collaboration with - The East African Documentary Film Fund

Ready for our next edition of Industry Talks?!👌🔥
The business of music involves a wide range of activities around the creation, distribution, promotion, and consumption of music that drive commerce and the business. The music industry is today evolving at a fast pace thanks to changing trends, technological shifts, and advancements that change and shape consumer behaviour. This situation has forced artists, their management, record labels, companies, and industry executives to be adaptable to change.

From Music Creation, Recording and Production, Publishing, Distribution, PR & Marketing, Live Performance, Management, Revenue Streams,and Royalties to Merchandising - what are the best business practices to navigate the music industry? Our panelists and moderator will dive deeper into key aspects like management, law, contracts, ownership, record deals, digital streams, music placement (in film, TV, sport & advertising) live performance, and PR among other areas that all artists and the industry at large need to realize as fundamentals of making it in the industry.💯

Thank you to all who showed up for our 3rd film screening: The Nights Still Smell of Gunpowder. We were privileged to have the director of the film, Inadeso Cossa, join us and engage with the audience after the screening.

The mozambican film, a sensory exploration of personal and collective memory, originates from Inadelso's childhood vacations amid the paradox of the country’s civil war. Motivated by the need to dismantle societal denial, it seeks to unveil authentic stories obscured by fiction and aims to document untold traumas while challenging societal silence.

Inadelso will also conduct a 2-day masterclass with budding filmmakers this week.

The film screening series is in partnership withDocubox - The East African Documentary Film Fund

Curious about the exam format of the Goethe Zertifikat Examinations?
Register for our upcoming sessions for B1 and B2 exam format trainings. We shall focus on the modules Schreiben and Sprechen.

Sign up for free via the following link: https://www.goethe.de/ins/ke/en/spr/lad/anp.html

You will then receive a link to the Zoom meeting before the training begins.

Register your children and teenagers (7 – 17 years) for our beginner German language courses starting this Tuesday!

Every Saturday morning at the comfort of your home, your kids get immersed in a different culture all while experiencing fun, dynamic and exciting ways of learning a new language.🤩 By the end of the 3-month course, they will be able to:
• ask and reply to simple questions as well as make and respond to requests,
• write about themselves and others using simple expressions and sentences,
• understand conversations and texts about familiar topics.

Registration to be done via the following link: https://shorturl.at/KjnNI
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❗️PLEASE NOTE:
▪️ Classes will be offered on a first come, first served basis.
▪️ Some classes are yet to be fully updated on the website. The full list will, however, be updated before registration begins.
▪️ Availability of courses is subject to quorum.

PLEASE NOTE that the "Webshop" and "Mein Goethe.de" on our website will be unavailable from 10 AM – 12 PM, EAT on 28th August.
On this day, registration for courses and exams will not be possible. Accessing and editing your Mein Goethe profile will also not be possible. If you wish to access any of these platforms, please do so before/after this date.

Who's ready for German language courses in 2024?📖🙋 Mark your calendars to not miss out on registration which can be done at the comfort of your home!✒️🤩
However, if you wish to be assisted you are welcome to our institute from the 3rd of January.

Register via the following link: https://www.goethe.de/ins/ke/en/spr/kur/tup.cfm

View our updated course and exam prices as well as the course overview of 2024 via the following link: https://www.goethe.de/ins/ke/en/spr/kur/kue.html

With the goal of encouraging more dialogue and interdisciplinary collaboration between artists, the Goethe-Institut Nairobi invites applications for the Nafasi Co-production fund.
The fund will support 3 innovative collaborative works/projects grounded on collective artistic collaboration that explores new art forms in the areas of visual art, music, dance, Theatre, and new media.

Learn more about the fund and how to apply via the following link: https://www.goethe.de/ins/ke/en/kul.html
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❗️Application deadline: 31st January 2024
Shortlisted applicants will be contacted before 3rd February 2024.