Karibu Magazine July 2022 (updated)

Voice of the Youth
We, however, also provide a
wealth of exciting skills and
knowledge in our own right
through our arts and crafts
workshops. These include tie
& dye, batik, bead making and
mask making. They are all carried
out to a very high standard
by exceptional artists and
practitioners.
Our step-by-step approach
is such that we will walk you
through the whole process
of booking a fun and exciting
workshop with us through to
delivery. The immersive power
of the creative arts inspired us
to start the company, with us
both having a deep passion for
dance. We were able to harness
this passion to pass on our
knowledge through workshops
as well as teaching and
performing at events. We realised
that there was an opportunity
to expand the business through
taking on different creative
art workshops such as African
Drumming, bead-making, Tye &
Dye and more, which now makes
the company verydiverse in what
we offer.
Our first project was a
community initiative sponsored
by WorldRemit, where we ran
free creative art workshops for
children. This turned out to be
very beneficial for the children.
It also turned out to be a huge
success despite the workshops
taking place around the time
of the Covid-19 pandemic. For
example, we went on to run
zoom dance workshops (online)
as the pandemic had affected
the face to face contact. We had a
successful run with the online
workshops. People enjoyed it
all very much because it kept
them busy. We also have dancebased
afterschool clubs in local
schools in which our creative
facilitators attend and teach
children different dance styles
every term. Our latest project
was with Shaka Zulu restaurant,
where we completed a project
for the month of December 2021
in which we created an African
drumming and dancing piece to
be performed throughout the
month. This was a highlight for
us because we created a strong
team and generated an amazing
atmosphere for the customers
at the restaurant, one that they
would never forget.
Our future plans include
networking with local councils to
do more community events and
cover more schools in the area
with creative arts after school
clubs. In terms of performing we
wish to start performing at big
events and festivals, as well as
touring internationally through
dance.
Contact: Instagram-
@sbs: creativeartsagency
Email: sbscreativearts@gmail.com
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