Nairobi What's on
16-17 July 2011. The Film Forward Festival is part of an exchange programme designed to promote cross-cultural understanding, collaboration and dialogue through the projection of movies and conversati...
Dar Es Salaam What's on
14-16 October 2011. The Goethe Institute organizes the series Global City-Local Identity a public debate on development, public space and cultural identity in African metropolises.
On this occasion...
Nairobi What's on
12-31 July 2011. This exhibition displays the recent works by Rakeeb Hassan. In his stylized and colourful paintings Hassan in inspired by African folk art, masks as well as by the flora and fauna....
Dar Es Salaam What's on
Wood Sculptures Exhibition by Sunta
11 July-26 August 2011. This exhibition displays nine wood sculptures of women busts by the African artist Asha Mohammed Hassan, better known as Sunta.
Sunta comes from a family of artists: her fa...
Nairobi What's on
Exhibition by Miriam Rubino de Rinck
10 July-15 August 2011. This exhibition displays a recent selection of abstract paintings by the Argentinean artist Miriam Rubino de Rinck. Her colurful works are full of symbolism, subtle moods and s...
Nairobi What's on
Tree Life at Nairobi National Museum
7-31 July 2011.On occasion of the International Year of Forests, the Nairobi National Museum organises this exhibition entitled Tree Life in support of the Karura Forest.
The Karura Forest is an u...
Nairobi What's on
Riccardo Muti and the Ravenna Festival
9 July 2011. The great Italian conductor and music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Riccardo Muti, one of classical music
Nairobi What's on
Are We Here Yet at Braeburn Theatre
9-17 July 2011. The Braeburn Theatre presents in world premiere this new play entitled Are We Here Yet? Written by Ogutu Joshua Muraya and directed by Keith Pearson. This play stars Lydiah Gitachu an...
Dar Es Salaam What's on
8 July 2011. This beat festival features a concert by some of the best local musical talents such as the top Kenyan afro-soul singer Dela, Mzungu Kichaa, Yvonne Mwale, Msafiri Zawose and Bongo Beat....
Nairobi What's on
Metamorphosis Painting Exhibition
2-15 July 2011. This exhibition entitled Metamorphosis features the last works inspired by wildlife and nature by Mark Kassi.
Kassi graduated in textiles and fabric decoration at the Kyambogo Univ...
Nairobi What's on
2-16 July 2011. The Phoenix Players presents this comedy entitled Fallen Angels, written by Noel Coward and directed by George Mungai.
It tells the story of Julia (Rosemary Kinyabe) and Jane (Njoki...
Dar Es Salaam What's on
21-23 July 2011. The Department of Fine and Performing Arts of University of Dar es Salaam organizes the 5th annual Ethnomusicology symposium. This event will focus the study of African music traditio...
Lagos What's on
Screening of In July by Fatih Akin
27 July 2011. Goethe Institute projects the German movie In July directed by Fatih Akin.
It tells the story of a trainee teacher Daniel (Moritz Bleibtreu), who at the beginning of his summer holidays...
Nairobi What's on
1-15 September 2011. On occasion of the 150th anniversary of Italy
Cairo What's on
Visual Festival of Art and Photography at AUC
1 July-31 August 2011. The American University of Cairo hosts this Visual Festival of art and photography. On display are three different exhibitions and three publications on the Egyptian revolution,...
Accra What's on
International Photography Contest: Planet Women
1 July-20 September 2011. Alliance Fran
Cairo What's on
Success and Uncertainty at Townhouse Gallery
1-31 July 2011. This exhibition entitled Success and Uncertainty displays the latest work by the Africa-based Dutch graphic designers Sandra Kassenaar and Bart de Baets. It consists of a poster projec...
Cairo What's on
Before and After the Revolution
29 June-23 July 2011. Extra Gallery displays this exhibition entitled Before and After the Revolution. On display are a series of paintings by the Egyptian artist Ibrahim El-Fichawy.
Accra What's on
1 July 2011. Goethe Insitut launches the book A Place of Beautiful Nonsense by Alba K. Sumprim, who will read some extracts to the public. Sumprim lives in Accra, where she is regularly accused of bei...
Addis Ababa What's on
Contemporary Designs from Addis Ababa in Munich
16 July 2011. The cultural centre Muffathalle of Munich hosts this fashion show entitled Renaissance Fashion II, which takes contemporary designs and urban fashion from Addis Ababa to Germany for the...
