“How many people like to dance?” “How many people like to read?” “How many people like to dance and read?” Those are the three questions that Joan asks when she begins her session. Hands from the audience are hoisted and put down within the intervals of those questions. “Did you know that you can combine [read more…]
Animator: Give me a B! 6-9 year olds: Give me a B, Give me a B! Animator: Give me a L! 6-9 year olds: Give me a L, Give me a L! Animator: Give me an A, Give me an A! And on and on the singing and dancing continued to spell the world BLACK [read more…]
Why is there now a growing interest in the history of our country? How is non-fiction written in such a way that it keeps the reader engaged, just as though it is a fictional story? How does one begin to carry out proper research for a story? Why do we read stories about history when [read more…]
You can purchase the ticket at the door, but your best bet is to register yourself as spaces are limited. Karibu! Masterclass: Poetry and Movement With Joanne Ball Burgess & Oswald Okaitei 28th September | 2 – 5pm Storymoja Festival | Ampitheatre | Nairobi National Museum KES 500 | Register Now Masterclass: Investigative Journalism With John Allan Namu 28th [read more…]
We hope that you will love participating in the 2017 Storymoja Festival Masterclass Series. The Masterclasses will be in the afternoons from 2 – 5pm on Wednesday 27th to Friday 29th. You can only participate in one masterclass per afternoon. Spaces are limited so your best bet is to purchase a Masterclass ticket on ticketsasa [read more…]
I recently wrote about the plight I faced as a young reader, having to turn to American and British books during my teenage years because I could not find any good books by Kenyan writers. It is therefore encouraging when I discover Kenyan authors writing books for that audience: teenagers. Edna Gicovi, more fondly [read more…]
I have been an upcoming writer my whole life. I am not ashamed of this because I know a whole bunch of people who are exactly the same way. People who have heard since they were 8 years old how good their stories are. People who have spent the past decade writing on notebooks, foolscaps, [read more…]
Too Early for Birds will be making a special appearance at the Storymoja Festival 2017 on Thursday, 28 September. The show will be at the Louis Leakey Auditorium at the Kenya National Museum and will start at 7pm. Tickets for the show are 1000 advance and 1500 at the gate,which you can get at M-Pesa Buy Goods Till Number 734196. The tickets are going really fast so get yours while stocks last! You can also send an email to tooearlyforbirds@gmail.com or call 0706 299 032 for more information.
When I think, I’m a ruminant; I have four stomachs. I will graze, send it down to the rumen, bring it back up, chew the cud and down again the thoughts go, through to the reticulum, omasum, abomasum, and then that lull of storms-coming at the rectum. Wait for it…epiphany! If the dung coming out [read more…]
The Theatre Company Presents 4 premium performances at the Storymoja Festival. You can purchase tickets to all premium events by contacting Silvia Cassini on 0723 433747. Wed 27th Sept: 7.00 – 8.00pm Charles Dickens – The Master Storyteller performed by Kevin Hanssen Kevin Hanssen transforms three vivid stories into a theatrical delight, a French aristocracy, a [read more…]
