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Past, Present and Future News
The Kenya Cultural Centre has a great history of promoting and conserving art and culture running back to 1952. Over the years, it has hosted hundreds of artistic and cultural events making it the premier location for championing culture and heritage in the region.
2024
COUNTY THEATRE FIESTA
Kenya Cultural Centre Incorporating the Kenya National Theatre in partnership with the Kenya International Theatre Festival Trust with support from the Sports, Arts and Social Development Fund (SASDF) will be running a theatre capacity building & competition program for 10 select counties in within 6 Training Centers
2024
SAUTI ZA BOMA
The Sauti Za Boma program is an extension of the Kenya International Theatre Festival (KITFest) audioplay masterclass and residency programs conducted in 2022 and 2023. This initiative aims to transfer knowledge from previously trained audio play artists to new artists and build new audio play skills by training artists from marginalized communities outside the capital city. These artists will learn to narrate their unique stories in their local contexts, languages, and cultures.
2024
MONOLOGUE CHALLENGE
KITFest Monologue challenge is an initiative of the KITFest Stager Program seeking to engage theatre performing artists across Kenya in a monologue challenge leading up to live monologue performances.
JULY 2024
NGOMA NA SARAKASI
Kenya Cultural Centre is running “Ngoma Na Sarakasi”, an artistic program that celebrates and promotes Kenya's cultural heritage through percussion, dance, and acrobatics.
2024
2ND PERFOMING ARTS CONFERENCE CALL FOR REGISTRATION
The Kenya Cultural Centre (KCC) is proud to present the second Performing Arts Conference, scheduled for July 16th to 19th, 2024. Building on the success of the inaugural conference in 2022, this edition aims to explore how the Performing Arts scene can ignite its future through innovation, embrace new ideas, achieve financial sustainability, and maximize its social impact.
2024
2ND PERFOMING ARTS CONFERENCE CALL FOR PAPERS
The Kenya Cultural Centre (KCC) is proud to present the second Performing Arts Conference, scheduled for July 16th to 19th, 2024 under the theme; Igniting the Future: Sustainable
Innovation and Social Impact in Performing Arts to foster a space for dialogue and collaboration among Kenyan performing arts practitioners, academics, artists, and stakeholders
2023
COUNTY THEATRE FIESTA
Kenya Cultural Centre incorporating the Kenya National Theatre in partnership with the Kenya International Theatre Festival Trust with support from the Sports, Arts and Social Development Fund (SASDF) is pleased to announce capacity building and competition, ‘County Theatre Fiesta’, for grassroot theatre companies / groups in the following counties; Mombasa, Kiambu, Embu, Nakuru, Kisumu and Uasin Gishu. County Theatre Fiesta is being implemented through the government’s Talanta Hela Initiative under the Ministry of Youth Affairs, the Arts and Sports. Talanta Hela is geared towards monetizing both the Sports and the Creative industries by identifying, nurturing, and creating opportunities for different talents across the country.
2023
INAUGURAL EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY KENYAN ART IN LONDON
Kenya Cultural Centre together with the Kenya High Commission in London are proud to present the Inaugural Exhibition of Contemporary Kenyan Art in London, themed Kenyan Artists: Visions & Possibilities, culminating in the Jamuhuri Day Celebrations in early December. The exhibition aims to support the professional development of young underrepresented Kenyan visual artists while positioning Kenya as a global contender in contemporary visual arts.
