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Artists vs AI: Real art needs human touch, creatives say
AI has been spreading across different fields, raising a big question: What is the future of art now that machines can "create"?
By Anjellah Owino 21 days ago
Artists vs AI: Real art needs human touch, creatives say
Mohamed Komeja and his Kiswahili play, 'Picha'
Mohamed Komeja and his Kiswahili play, 'Picha'
By Anjellah Owino 22 days ago
Mohamed Komeja and his Kiswahili play, 'Picha'
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Indigenous plays take centre stage
The Kenyan theatre scene is seeing a reawakening led by a love for plays in local languages. Leading the charge are Kikuyu and Luo.
By Anjellah Owino 1 month ago
Indigenous plays take centre stage
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Week of love: Theatre gets in the mood
The essence of love was captured in a comedy play 'Threads of Trust' by Igiza Arts Production staged at the Kenya National Theatre last weekend.
By Anjellah Owino 2 months ago
Week of love: Theatre gets in the mood
Comedian Adrian Onyango goes digital on TikTok
The 28-year-old wanted to be a source of someone’s joy
By Anjellah Owino 5 years ago
Comedian Adrian Onyango goes digital on TikTok
Young Dandora dancers to star on Cartoon Network
‘Pop Up Party’ TV series will premiere on February 29.
By Anjellah Owino 5 years ago
Young Dandora dancers to star on Cartoon Network
DJ shares music tricks learnt from 72 nations
Centre will be admitting 20 students each time for a 12-week course to be directed by Berlin-based turn-tablist DJ Angelo.
By Anjellah Owino 5 years ago
DJ shares music tricks learnt from 72 nations
Dancing to the rhythm of life
Programme in the informal settlement teaches life skills to children who would otherwise fall prey to criminal gangs and drugs
By Anjellah Owino 5 years ago
Dancing to the rhythm of life
Artist displays her memories ‘inside a bottle’
The self-taught artist collected mementos for 15 years, and from around 15 countries.
By Anjellah Owino 5 years ago
Artist displays her memories ‘inside a bottle’
Ikigai expo ‘pops up’ closer to the people
Lara Kay’s gallery was shut down due to road construction works
By Anjellah Owino 5 years ago
Ikigai expo ‘pops up’ closer to the people
City street life won't dampen artists' spirit
Mwangi, 18, briefly studied photography before running away from home due to conflict
By Anjellah Owino 5 years ago
City street life won't dampen artists' spirit
Ashwin: Soul-inspired painter uses skill to celebrate women
He coats on African prints using markers and acrylic paints to centre on themes of Hindu culture, nature and family.
By Anjellah Owino 5 years ago
Ashwin: Soul-inspired painter uses skill to celebrate women
To the beat of one’s ability
The International day of Persons with Disabilities was first celebrated in 1992
By Anjellah Owino 5 years ago
To the beat of one’s ability
Inside new kids book store
The walls are decorated with animated children and animals to bring out the vibrancy children naturally have
By Anjellah Owino 5 years ago
Inside new kids book store
Artists go hi-tech to virtually bring life to still images
Immersive Art: Art meets technology in an exhibition which celebrates African heroes and heroines
By Anjellah Owino 5 years ago
Artists go hi-tech to virtually bring life to still images
Artist out to define what it means to be African
Contemporary visual artist, Matt Kayem, is out to redefine what it means to be African. In doing so, he is rebelling against social standards.
By Anjellah Owino 5 years ago
Artist out to define what it means to be African
5 ways to get your money in order
While being your own boss gives you the freedom to run your business as you envision, a number of concerns creep in about your next income.
By Anjellah Owino 5 years ago
5 ways to get your money in order
'30 at 30' tells a Rich story
Rich Allela specialises in conceptual and documentary photography
By Anjellah Owino 5 years ago
'30 at 30' tells a Rich story
Artist’s bid to preserve rich cultures
Mitchener recreates masks to depict a disappearing African tribe or a disappearing art form
By Anjellah Owino 5 years ago
Artist’s bid to preserve rich cultures
Police killings: We want justice for our slain relatives
Families speak out on forced disappearances
By Anjellah Owino 5 years ago
Police killings: We want justice for our slain relatives
Kimya Kimya crew dance to victory on night of epic acts
Members of the group met during audition by the boy band Sauti Sol.
By Anjellah Owino 5 years ago
Kimya Kimya crew dance to victory on night of epic acts
Music producer Joanne Corrigall is moving to Kenya
?She came, saw and stayed! Joanne Corrigall, a music video producer from South Africa arrived in Nairobi in February for what was supposed to be a filmmakers' workshop, before falling in love with Kenya.
By Anjellah Owino 9 years ago
Music producer Joanne Corrigall is moving to Kenya
Exhibition showcases plight of displaced persons and migrants
The exhibition at Circle Art Gallery showcases internal displacement, migration and need for a safe place to call home, themes that are now a global concern.
By Anjellah Owino 9 years ago
Exhibition showcases plight of displaced persons and migrants
Nairobi artist uses simple symbols to enhance African prints
What stands out in Evans Mbugua’s work is his ability to recreate extraordinary print creations through simple and popular symbols.
By Anjellah Owino 9 years ago
Nairobi artist uses simple symbols to enhance African prints
Artist showcases unique ink illustrations of Sikh art
He gets pleasure from playing with words. For a man whose slogan is ‘a man deep... in thought,’ derived from his name, Amandeep Singh brings out his unique ink illustrations.
By Anjellah Owino 9 years ago
Artist showcases unique ink illustrations of Sikh art
Different worlds, ages but same oppression
Vera; or, The Nihilists-the first Oscar Wilde play-found its way to Alliance Française last weekend.
By Anjellah Owino 9 years ago
Different worlds, ages but same oppression
Why Kenyan publishers are ignoring art books
Kenyan publishers are ignoring art books because they don’t rake in enough profits, a report conducted by the British Council has revealed.
By ANJELLAH OWINO 9 years ago
Why Kenyan publishers are ignoring art books
Cartoonists take on freedom and security
Cartoons. Those caricatures with few words ordinarily seen as source of harmless fun.
By ANJELLAH OWINO 10 years ago
Cartoonists take on freedom and security
‘Run For Your Wife’, you cheater of a husband
If John had taken advantage of the polygamy law passed last year and legally married both his wives, Mary and Barbara, he would not have faced potential five year imprisonment for bigamy.
By ANJELLAH OWINO 10 years ago
‘Run For Your Wife’, you cheater of a husband
Celebrating nature with a burst of colours
It was her love for the country that made her take the time to appreciate its nature. And it was her love for nature that made her have the creation ‘In Love with Nature’, an exhibition at The Purdy Arms, a restaurant in Karen this Monday.
By ANJELLAH OWINO 10 years ago
Celebrating nature with a burst of colours
Chokora Wear is the new street haute couture
Chances are you would never buy a torn short, an old hand bag, out-of style shoes or an over-sized jeans. If anything, these are the outfits you threw out of your wardrobe to make room for new, trendy apparel.
By ANJELLAH OWINO 10 years ago
Chokora Wear is the new street haute couture
Gerald Langiri on risqué role, piracy and future projects
Gerald Langiri’s new film Fundi-mentals hits the cinemas this coming Thursday. Gerald plays the starring role of Joseph, an owner of a repair shop in Kinoo town.
By ANJELLAH OWINO 10 years ago
Gerald Langiri on risqué role, piracy and future projects
Art installation, Labyrinth, explores prison that is our life
Kuona Arts Trust Centre welcomed its year of activities last Thursday with Labyrinth, an installation art exhibition by mixed-media artist Jackie Karuti (pictured). Last year Jackie also held a successful exhibition that portrayed the fate of books and Kenyan libraries.
By Anjellah Owino 10 years ago
Art installation, Labyrinth, explores prison that is our life
In Theatres: ‘Alone’ and ‘The Wedding Ringer’
Do not be left out of the movie craze; here are captivating stories to look out for.
By ANJELLAH OWINO 10 years ago
In Theatres: ‘Alone’ and ‘The Wedding Ringer’
Meet Vane Aminga, the lady who beats the odds to educate 60 Samburu girls
VANE AMINGA, 24, has 60 girls under her care. She pays their tuition fees and ensures that they attend school every day, fully equipped with stationery and books. She makes time to attend their school functions as a parent would. All this is done through Fly Sister Fly Foundation, which she founded three years ago. ANJELLAH OWINO spoke to this kind soul.
By Anjellah Owino 10 years ago
Meet Vane Aminga, the lady who beats the odds to educate 60 Samburu girls
Soldiers story 'A Killing in the Sun' launched
In 2002, two Ugandan soldiers were executed after a military tribunal found them guilty of killing an Irish priest.
By ANJELLAH OWINO 10 years ago
Soldiers story 'A Killing in the Sun' launched
Exposing the sin city that is ‘Nairobbery’
Before her mother opens the door, Chippy (Mwajuma Bahati) hides ashtrays and bottles of alcohol from the previous night house party. She welcomes her mother (Maryanne Nungo) who had been discharged from hospital. Chippy had paid for her mother’s hospital bills among other expenses.
By ANJELLAH OWINO 10 years ago
Exposing the sin city that is ‘Nairobbery’
Albie Sachs documentary offers insights on how to heal a nation
He was arrested and placed in solitary confinement for defending those who wanted to overthrow the apartheid regime in South Africa. He lost an arm and an eye when a bomb exploded in his car.
By ANJELLAH OWINO 10 years ago
Albie Sachs documentary offers insights on how to heal a nation
Finding Voice: Artists showcase work addressing society issues
An artist’s voice is what separates him or her from another. It is this voice that individual artists use to express themselves. Though theirs is a joint effort, this is exactly what Boniface Maina and Michael Musyoka have been trying to showcase through their exhibition dubbed Finding Voice… Maisha, Mitush, Music and other Matters.
By ANJELLAH OWINO 10 years ago
Finding Voice: Artists showcase work addressing society issues
Ghetto Exposed unearths talent in slums
Two Dutch friends open art school to train youth from city’s informal settlements on arts.
By Anjellah Owino 10 years ago
Ghetto Exposed unearths talent in slums
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