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Creative Hustles
Take part in skills and networking events for 18 - 35 year old artists in the creative sector across East Africa and the UK.
Events can vary from workshops, seminars, to jam sessions and masterclasses, all designed in partnership with creative leaders and the British Council.
Walk, Talk Write. KLAART 2018 Festival
The Walk Talk Write workshop was one of the events of the KLAART festival in August of 2018. Jepkorir Rose Kiptum tells us her experience
Kallida Festival meets Africa Nouveau
Come experience the collaborative development of art installations by Africa Nouveau and the Somerset-based music and art festival, Kallida.
Africa Nouveau Hosts their First Collaborative Live Fashion Shoot
This collaboration resulted in a live fashion shoot that spoke to the festivals’ theme Afro-Bubblegum which encourages the creation of African Art that is fun, fearless and frivolous.
Impact Dance (UK) in Kampala, Uganda
43 Kampala dancers spent a week of intensive auditions and workshops this February 2019 in Kampala with Impact Dance (UK) in a series of free workshops hosted at the National Theatre.
Ngalabi Film Festival Masterclass
The Ngalabi Short Film Festival is a cultural collaboration between Maisha Film Lab and Goethe-Zentrum, Kampala. The program showcases short films from Uganda and East Africa
Euro Uganda Film Festival
As a film curator, Polly Kamukama has worked with most of the leading film festivals in Uganda. Find out about his experience in the 2018 Uganda European Film Festival
All Night Long - film
Kenyan saxophonist, Rabai and percussionist Kasiva Mutua improvised during the live screening of the 1961 film 'All night Long'. Find out what happened.
Sons of Kemet at Safaricom Jazz International Festival
MOBO award-winners Sons of Kemet performed and taught masterclasses as part of the Safaricom Jazz International Festival, 16 - 21 February 2016.
East African Soul Train: Kovu Safarini
East African Soul Train (E.A.S.T.) is a unique mobile residency bringing together artists from across the East African region to collaborate across artistic disciplines.
The Good Pitch Kenya Open House
In this Creative Hustle, stakeholders came together to discuss how filmmakers can gain support for their work.
Rwanda Reads book launch
As part of Rwanda’s nation-wide ‘Rwanda Reads September 2016 literacy programme’, the British Council Rwanda co-hosted a double book launch at the Impact Hub Kigali.
Creative Financing in Kenya: Lessons during Changing Times
On 8 and 9 March 2017, the British Council partnered with HEVA Fund - a Creative Economy transformer- to deliver a Creative Finance Symposium in Nairobi, Kenya.
Arun Gosh, Nairobi Horns and Hussein Masimibi collaborate for the Safaricom International Jazz Festival 2017
Nairobi Horns pianist George Nyoro, in a casual conversation, defines Jazz beautifully as “the cave you can run to when looking for complexity.”
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