OPEN PODIUM; FREE!!! FREE!!! ENTRANCE & PERFORMANCE
ARE YOU A TALENTED/DEDICATED/PRO-ACTIVE PERFORMER (dance/theatre/music)?
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DO YOU WANT YOUR WORK TO BE SEEN AND APPRECIATED BY FELLOW ARTISTS?
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DO YOU WISH TO PRESENT YOUR WORK TO OTHER PERFORMERS IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL ENCOURAGE PROFESSIONALISM?
KPAG in collaboration with the Kenya National Theatre presents “DA FACTORY CLUB”. We are having a series of performances between professional artists from our own organisation and other artists from all over Kenya/around the world who have been waiting for this kind of opportunity to expose their artistic talents in local and professional setting.
Da-Factory Club is a weekly event, drawing audiences not only from the theatre audience, other artists but also from television viewers who also get a chance to participate through call in sessions or email and text messages to decide the scope and nature of the performers and their performances, from Kenya/East-Africa and even international audience/through the website.
The following are the Objectives of Da-Factory Club
- Foster national and international relationship between artists.
- Explore rich artistic talents and bring it to a live performance, in dance, music and drama.
- Create professional pool and market for the performers and their performances to potential sponsors/theatre and dance companies/media/consumers.
- Encourage positive competition which will enable artist to develop their creative and imaginative talents with an aim to bring it to a professional/next level.
- Expose professional artists to potential sponsors, theatre and dance organisations to enable them reach high level of performances.
- Create a forum for discussion amongst artists with an aim of constructing tentative alternatives towards uplifting the level of performing arts in the country.
- Restoring our culture in terms of preserving the nature of traditions, both in music dance and drama with intentions of exposing the diversity of Kenyan culture.
Registration and entrance is FREE!!!
Registration and entrance is free of charge in order to allow as many artists who would wish to join and be a members. Notification for performances are done early before the performance day to allow for proper planning and organisation of resources that are needed.
THE PERFORMANCES ARE EITHER DONE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR A GROUP
There will be time limit to the performances to create as much room as possible for performers to adequately exploit their talents. Productive discussions are made after all performances to enable them to learn from their counter parts, and give them indications of next performances to bring performers and performances to this professional level.
There has been quite an extensive coverage from most of the mainstream media houses ranging from KBC, KTN, Nation etc.
You are therefore called upon to register as a MEMBER and or for Participation through performances, workshops, discussions etc.
An afternoon full of dance, music and drama
every Friday
come show us what you can do in this interactive program “BY ARTISTS FOR THE ARTISTS”
VENUE: The Concert Hall, opp. Norfolk Hotel
CHARGES: FREE! FREE! FREE!
TIME: 2.00 P.M.
For more information contact: Ruth Young
Kenya Performing Arts Group (K-PAG)
TELEPHONE: 020 2043799, CELL 0721-692537
Or visit us at the Kenya Cultural Centre, 1st floor door 5, Harry Thuku Road
E-mail: infokpag@yahoo.com
During Da Factory Club times K-PAG provides necessary equipment like drums, sound, lighting technicians etc. This enables performers to creatively manipulate these effects to enhance their production. |