Alliance Française

Thao: Thousand Shillings in Nairobi | VR Experience ᯅ

A 360° short tragicomedy depicting a day in a Nairobian Boda rider’s life. He drifts through a series of absurd encounters in an attempt to pay a motorbike loan of KSH 1000/-.

Argo | Reality Mobile Game🕹️ᯅ

An an augmented reality mobile game combining environmental education with adventure. Set in the mystical Oloolua forests, players band together with Wardens, confront personal challenges, and take on the nefarious Polluter in a mission for redemption and environmental harmony.

Mganga Wa Kitui (The Wizard of Kitui) | VR Experience ᯅ

An immersive VR experience that delves into the Akamba tribe’s unique fusion of traditional spirituality and modern life. Through the perspective of a sorcerer, participants explore themes of cultural revival, self-discovery, and the delicate balance between ancient magic and contemporary challenges.

bear my soul | VR Experience ᯅ

An interactive VR installation inspired by animist traditions of indigenous people of the Great North, their myths and their shamanic practices. It will take the audience into a realm that belongs to the world of dreams. Through gaze, touch, and the vibration of the voice, they will resonate with other beings that inhabit our world.

Exhibition | Novembre Numérique ᯅ

For the 2024 Novembre Numerique, Festival of Digital Cultures, immerse yourself in the world of extended reality (XR) and get an insight on the evolving role of digital cultures today and get to know how to integrate immersive technologies in your projects.

Dance 🕺🏾

The streets are calling! The badest throwdown hits Nai. Breakers from across Kenya will battle it out for that street cred and litty prizes, judged by the illest in the game at the Alliance Française with the Kenya Breakers Association. Tujijenge breaking.

Showcase Wednesday 🎵

Sudanese musicians Mohamed Adam (WD Abbo) and Mahdiya team up to take the audience on a nostalgic journey back to their beloved country Sudan. Mahdiya’s music features the popular Sudanese genre, aghani barat, a powerful expressive tool for women across Sudan.

Nairobi International Piano Season 🎹

Juliana Steinbach plays a vast concerto repertoire and regularly appears as a soloist with orchestras in Europe, North America, Asia, and Brazil. She will enchant the public with beautiful melodies of Bach, Haydn, Chopin, and Villa-Lobos. Her elegant phrasing delivered with extraordinary charm is sure to enchant the public.

Théâtre et Musique

A travers l’adaptation théâtrale du célèbre roman “Le Petit Prince”, le spectacle propose une interpréation du récit grâce à une mise en scène dynamique, musicale, haute en couleurs.