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May 1, 2009 at 2:30pm to May 3, 2009 at 6pm
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Location: KENYATTA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTER
Organized By: PURPLE IMAGES PRODUCTIONS
Event Description:
Nairobi International Dance Festival
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1. Event Title: Nairobi International Dance Festival
2. Dates: 8th- 11th October 2009
3. Conference Theme: “Celebrating the Role of Cultural Dance in Peace Building and Human Understanding”
4. Venue: Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi Kenya
5. Conference Organizers: Purple Images Productions
Conference Brief:
All over the world, cultural dance plays a big role in communication, expression, education and entertainment. In Africa, cultural dances play a big role in celebration and there is no national or community activity without a cultural dance to express victory. Dances are however performed in virtually in all seasons to communicate different moods and feelings at the community level from birth to funeral rituals. In the context of development, cultural dance has been very effective in the communication of social, political and cultural taboos such as HIV/AIDS, reproductive health issues, political themes, governance messages, poverty eradication, community networking, peace building and conflict management, gender development, promotion of cultural identity among other issues. Cultural dance has been used for entertainment and celebration at the family, community and especially on the national days. Cultural dance has been used for healing after wars and conflict management, peace and reconciliation ceremonies at the village, national and international levels. Dance is focal in every community in Africa. Each community has its own dances just as it has unique cultures and language. The language of dance however cuts across all barriers. With the death of African traditional dress, only the dance and languages remains to identify the uniqueness of the African people and their rich cultures.
Despite the universal use of dance for social, economic and political reasons, there has not been a forum to assess the effectiveness of dance in promoting peace and human understanding.
Technical Workshop Training Skills:
• Dance Story Development
• Choreography
• Movements and patterns creation
• Rhythm and Harmony creation
• Dance Drama/ Dance Theatre
• Dance Journalism
• Dance Production and presentation
• The role of Community Dance
• The language of dance
• Dance festival productions
• The role of Dance in promoting Peace and governance
Dance as a tool for Sustainable Development
Delegates for the conference and festival are expected from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Congo DRC, South Africa, Nigeria, Senegal, Ghana, Sudan, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Botswana, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, France and the United States of America. Local Kenyan community groups will also participate in the festivals.
10. Conference Costs
o All other dance conference delegates to pay Kshs 10,000 ($130) per person to will cater for festival registration, meals and materials. Delegates must also meet the costs of their travel and accommodation in Kenya. .
o Accommodation and local touring can be organized through African Cats Safaris and Tours. www.africancats.co.ke
All correspondence should be emailed to the attention of:
Karegwa Muchiri
Festival Director
Nairobi International Dance Festival
Mbuchia House, 3rd Flr, West Wing, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya
P.O BOX 58182 - 00200 Nairobi
Telephone: 254-20-4450937
Cell: 0722 634947/ 0721-495360
Email: purplemedia2000@yahoo.com or info@purpleimages.com
www.purpleimages.com