The
Kenya National Theater, on Harry Thuku Road (tel: (020) 225 174), is Nairobi’s main theater, and lays on classic and contemporary showings of plays, with the emphasis heavily on Kenyan drama.
The Professional Center on Parliament Road (tel: (020) 241 230) hosts the well-known
Phoenix Players theater group, who regularly perform productions by western and Kenyan playwrights.
The
GoDown Arts Center, in a converted warehouse on Dunga Road (tel: (020) 557 5785), is set up to promote contemporary African art, music and dance. There are also workshops, a recording
studio and an art gallery here. The more centrally located
Mzizi Arts Center on Moi Avenue also hosts contemporary dance and musical performance evenings.
Other good art galleries promoting African art include the privately owned
Gallery Watatu on Standard Street (tel: (020) 228 737; website:
www.gallerywatatu.com) and the
Rahimtulla Museum of Modern Art (Ramoma) on Upper Hill Road (tel: (020) 729 181).
Cinemas showing the latest releases include the
NuMetro Cinema, Village Market, Gigiri
(tel: (020) 522 128),
Fox Cineplex in the Sarit Center in Westlands (tel:
(020) 227 959) and
Odeon on Latema Road.
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