AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

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3RD KENYA INTERNATIONAL PUPPETRY FESTIVAL (Oct 14-19th, 2006)

The Family Programmes Promotion Services (FPPS) will host the 3rd Kenya International Puppetry Festival (KIPF 2006), formally known as Edupuppets,in Nairobi Kenya. The festival will take place at the Kenya National Theatre /Cultural Centre and at the Goethe Institute as from October 14th-19th 2006.

KIP Festival 2006 aims to celebrate the power of puppetry as a performing art form that can promote cultural integration and cooperation. Its goal is to present puppetry that is multi-disciplinary, inter-cultural,cross-border and experimental.

The festival opens on October 14 at 6.00 pm at the Kenya National Theatre Auditorium. The highlight of the festival opening night will be a presentation of Magere, man of Stone, a puppet and figure theatre performance by CHAPS (Kenya).

The Director, Ministry of Gender, Culture, Sport and Social Services,
Department of Culture will grace the occasion. We are requesting for the pleasure of your company to join us during the opening Ceremony on October 14, 2006 at 6.00 pm at the Kenya National Theatre Auditorium.

For confirmation, please call Gladys on: 2715002 / 2710705 / 2715115 or 0722861978 .
We are looking forward to your esteemed presence.

Yours Sincerely,

Phylemon Odhiambo
Festival Coordinator