Every Friday evening, the NEST hosts the Muse film club which meets up every Friday evening for a free screening of compelling feature films (doors open at 5:30pm, main feature starts at 7:00pm). This month features four outstanding films include Ulrich Seidl’s “Paradise Love” (the first film of the Paradise Trilogy), “Intouchables” by Eric Toledano [...]
CONTINUE READINGOn February 15th, we held “An Evening with Staceyann Chin” at the Southern Sun Mayfair Hotel in Nairobi, where Staceyann Chin performed some of her poems and read excerpts from her book (read about one of our guest’s experiences here). One of the poems she performed during the evening was “Tweet This, You Small-Minded Motherfucker!” [...]
CONTINUE READINGBy Kenne Mwikya Staceyann Chin’s shoulders move to the hip-hop booming from the hall’s speakers before the start of her show. She later comments that this is part of her process – sitting among the audience, quietly collecting and analyzing tidbits of conversation to be used over the course of her show. The accumulating crowd [...]
CONTINUE READINGThe final instalment of our special Biskoots with Staceyann Chin (A Morning with Staceyann Chin) was held at the Sankara hotel in Westlands, Nairobi on the 14th of February. The ladies discussed modern day issues affecting feminists both locally and globally.
CONTINUE READINGThe NEST proudly hosted various Kenyan artists for a Biskoot breakfast with Jamaican poet and author, Staceyann Chin, at the Sankara hotel in Westlands, Nairobi on the 12th of February. The purpose for having this breakfast was to introduce the Kenyan artists to Staceyann Chin, as well as to have conversations about the issues of [...]
CONTINUE READINGThe NEST recently began working with Chico Leco – a local fashion store that stocks clothing and fashion accessories from vanguard Kenyan fashion designers mainly through its online store. We spoke with Sunny Dolat of Chico Leco about the role Chico Leco intends to play in the local fashion industry, and plans for the future [...]
CONTINUE READINGThe most recent edition of the monthly NEST film festival “Eye See” was a journey into Latin America held on 26th January 2013. Many thanks to all the people who came through (at some point our screening room was full beyond capacity and those who could not get in hung out and chatted at the [...]
CONTINUE READINGBiskoot 3 was held at the NEST on 25th January 2013. In attendance were Mkamzee Mwatela (performing artist), Miami Silas (performing artist), Sebawali Sio (fine artist), Diana Nduba (performing artist) and Mbithi Masya (1/4 of Just A Band and general artsy dude). Since all our guests were very musical, the discussion centered on music and musical theater. [...]
CONTINUE READING“Rewind. FastForward” (RW/FFD) is an interactive theatre event the NEST hosts to define conflict and enhance dialogue in areas and about matters that are difficult to discuss rationally in everyday social encounters. Modelled on the forum theatre model of the “Theatre of The Oppressed” genre pioneered by Augusto Boal (read more about it here) invites the [...]
CONTINUE READINGFebruary is People Power month at the NEST, and we’re proud to announce that from 10 – 18 February 2013, we shall host Jamaican poet and performance artist Staceyann Chin for a series of extra-special Biskoot conversations with artists and activists, as well as a book-reading and performance here in Nairobi on the 15th of [...]
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