KARIBU KENYA - UNON - the United Nations Office at Nairobi
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The<strong>at</strong>res, Cultural Centres & Galleries<br />
<strong>Nairobi</strong> is home to a large number of <strong>the</strong><strong>at</strong>res and cultural centres, showcasing<br />
some of Kenya’s – and <strong>the</strong> world’s – brightest performing stars. The<br />
following are among <strong>the</strong> most dynamic <strong>the</strong><strong>at</strong>res, cultural centres and art<br />
galleries, offering a rich variety of plays, concerts, art exhibitions, poetry and<br />
drama evenings, and cultural entertainments:<br />
The<strong>at</strong>res<br />
The Phoenix Players, Parliament Road; Tel: 225506/212601. Kenya’s most<br />
popular <strong>the</strong><strong>at</strong>re group hosts a continuous programme of monthly repertory<br />
<strong>the</strong><strong>at</strong>re shows.<br />
The Courtyard The<strong>at</strong>re, Ngong Racecourse. For more inform<strong>at</strong>ion on<br />
wh<strong>at</strong>’s showing <strong>at</strong> this exciting new <strong>the</strong><strong>at</strong>re in town, contact<br />
courtyard<strong>the</strong><strong>at</strong>re@yahoo.com.<br />
Kenya N<strong>at</strong>ional The<strong>at</strong>re, HarryThuku Road; Tel: 313171. The N<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
The<strong>at</strong>re hosts various am<strong>at</strong>eur and professional groups, plays and musicals,<br />
throughout <strong>the</strong> year.<br />
Cultural Centres<br />
Maison Française/French Cultural and Cooper<strong>at</strong>ion Centre, Monrovia/Loita<br />
Street; Tel: 336263-5; info@maisonfrancaisekenya.org. The centre presents a<br />
multitude of activities in visual and performing arts, film shows and conferences<br />
year round, and offers a multimedia library, French language cooper<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
bureau and French language classes.<br />
Goe<strong>the</strong> Institut/German Cultural Centre, Maendeleo House,<br />
Loita/Monrovia Street; Tel: 224640/211381; www.goe<strong>the</strong>.de/nairobi. German<br />
language classes and cultural activities.<br />
Italian Institute of Culture, Ex Agip House, 6th Floor, Westlands; Tel:<br />
4451266-8; iicnbi@iicnairobi.org. Italian language classes and cultural activities.<br />
Japan Inform<strong>at</strong>ion and Cultural Centre, ICEA Building, Keny<strong>at</strong>ta Avenue;<br />
Tel: 340520/341244.<br />
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