Darajart
Bisu Ndoto: the 45 RPM single
The soundtrack of the video Bisu Ndoto is the result of musical workshops led by Francesco Medda. The Sardinian musician worked together with Charles Kaylech, Hussein Farouk Ali, Idris Abdul Ismail, and Mopel in the production studio of Kivuli Center…
CIAK! Kibera: the workshops
Some images from the workshops of writing, staging, and constructing costumes and props. 19 stories and 19 dreams slowly come to life: stories of pilots, engineers, inventors, DJs, superheroes, travelers, acrobats, singers, stylists, poets, and athletes. Meanwhile, in the production…
Okada Buluma: how Carnival!Nairobi was born
The idea of organising a carnival came up from some talks Marco and I had when I was in Italy between 2008 and 2009. Marco used to go around to visit Milan’s art galleries and he often took me with…
DARAJART pilot edition
We were in Nairobi, at night time always in Riruta Satellite, at daytime often in Kibera, in Ndugu Mdogo. Cherimus was hosted by the NGO Amani, who works with street children, while running different rescue centres. We were there thanks…
Darajart Artist in residence in Kibera
Darajart Artist in residence Curated by Cherimus, in collaboration with AMANI NGO Darajart is a residence for internationally-renowned artists, curators and writers, which takes place in the heart of Nairobi’s slums. The aim of residency is to explore the ‘peripheral’ context…