1st International Dance For Peace and Governance Conference and Festival In Eastern Africa

1. Event Title: 1st National 1st International Dance For Peace and Governance Conference and Festival In Eastern Africa
2. Dates:
3. Conference Theme: “Celebrating the Role Of Cultural Dance In Peace Building and Governance In National
Development”
4. Venue: Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi Kenya
5. Conference Organizers: Purple Images Productions
6. Collaborative Partners: Department of Culture - Ministry of Culture and Social Services, Go Down Arts Center,
Kenya National Theatre among other partners
7. Conference Brief:
All over the world, cultural dance plays a big role in communication, expression, education and entertainment. In Africa, cultural dances play a big role in celebration and there is no national or community activity without a cultural dance to express victory. Dances are however performed in virtually in all seasons to communicate different moods and feelings at the community level from birth to funeral rituals. In the context of development, cultural dance has been very effective in the communication of social, political and cultural taboos such as HIV/AIDS, reproductive health issues, political themes, governance messages, poverty eradication, community networking, peace building and conflict management, gender development, promotion of cultural identity among other issues. Cultural dance has been used for entertainment and celebration at the family, community and especially on the national days. Cultural dance has been used for healing after wars and conflict management, peace and reconciliation ceremonies at the village, national and international levels. The Eastern African Region is endowed with very rich cultural traditions and expressions and the use of cultural dance is synonymous with life. Dance is focal in every community in Africa. Each community has its own dances just as it has unique cultures and language. The language of dance however cuts across all barriers. With the death of African traditional dress, only the dance and languages remains to identify the uniqueness of the African people and their rich cultures.

Despite the universal use of dance for social, economic and political reasons, there has not been a forum to assess the effectiveness of dance in national development. Purple Images proposes to implement the 1st International Dance for Peace and Development Conference and Festival in Eastern Africa to celebrate the important role played by cultural dance in peace building and community development.

The 1st International Dance for Peace and Development Conference and Festival in Eastern Africa will be organized annually and rotationally in the Eastern Africa Member Countries and will also be used as a forum to promote and reward talent, cultural excellence and in the Eastern African Community in the areas of arts, culture, fashion, entertainment.

To promote cultural integration and cooperation and the among citizens of Eastern Africa through friendly cultural and artistic dance competitions

To promote the richness of different cultures and therefore create a cultural dance melting point for the Eastern African youth, leaders and Citizens.

To Build technical skills in dance and dance drama and to promote innovative and artistic dance talent among citizens of the Eastern African Community.

To reward the national and regional achievements in cultural dance in Eastern African Region.

To strengthen the social cultural and political integration and cooperation among Eastern African Community member states through Dance

To celebrate the role of Dance in conflict management, healing and political tolerance and understanding and social development communication and hence confrim the role of dance and the arts in sustainable development.

To celebrate the language of dance and to impart skills in innovative dance creation, dance development and impact evaluation through training workshops, networking and sharing of resources.

To formulate a way forward through inter-country dance for development programmes to address health issues, governance and democratization , peace and conflict management among other development issues facing the region.

Story Development
Choreography
Movements and patterns creation
Rhythm and Harmony creation
Dance Drama/ Dance Theatre
Dance Journalism
Dance Production and presentation
The role of Community Dance
The language of dance
Dance festival productions
The role of Dance in promoting Peace and governance
Dance as a tool for Sustainable Development

Purple Images Productions will work with the established and reputable promoters and partners to select the best groups to represent the Eastern African dance image. We shall recruit the leading groups to perform at the dance extravaganza. Among the leading solo artists to be invited include, Kenya’s Opiyo Okach, Neema Bagamuhunda, Moturi Kebaya, Uganda’s Footsteps Dance Company, Tanzania’s Mionzi Dance Theatre, Ketly Noel from Haiti and Salia and Seydou from Burkina Faso among others. Delegates for the conference and festival are expected from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Congo DRC, South Africa, Nigeria, Senegal, Ghana, Sudan, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Botswana, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, France and the United States of America. Local Kenyan community groups will also participate in the festivals.

Scholarships to East African artists needing support to participate in the conference will be provided. The scholarship will cover transport, meals and materials.
All other delegates to pay Kshs 10,000 ($1500) per person who will cater for meals and materials. Delegates must also meet the costs of their travel and accommodation in Kenya.

All correspondence should be emailed to the attention of:
Ms. Mercy Kariuki
The conference Coordinator
1st International Dance for Peace and Governance Conference in Eastern Africa Secretariat
Mbuchia House, 3rd Flr, West Wing, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya
P.O BOX 58182 - 00200 Nairobi
Telephone: 254-20-4450937
Cell: 0720 210819/ 0722 634947
Email: purplemedia2000@yahoo.com or info@purpleimages.com
Please note: Conference Delegates will be short listed on a first-come first-served basis.

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Date	Events	Venue
Thursday 27th Nov	Dance technical skills Workshops	Kenyatta Conference Center
Friday Morning	Dance Fairs and Training Conference and Workshops	Kenyatta Conference Center Conference Halls
Friday Evening	Launch of the International African Dance Festival
Saturday	International Dance Carnival from 10am to 9pm with dance concerts and award presentation Gala	Kenyatta Conference Center Grounds.

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