SARAKASI TRUST

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Peter Githua Board Room

2008-05-23

One of Sarakasi's founding trustees; the late Peter Githua is set to be immortalized with the unveiling of the Peter Githua Board Room within the Trust's new premises at the Sarakasi Dome.

The late Githua served the Trust selflessly until his unti...

Sarakasi Trust

....is based in Nairobi Kenya, THE GREEN CITY IN THE SUN!

....is East Africa's largest performing arts organization. It assists hundreds of acrobats, dancers and musicians in developing their skills

....is not just a platform for artists to improve their professional techniques but is also a place for social
development.

....has existed since 2001 and with the help of its donors continues to achieve its objectives

....stages a free concert, dubbed Sawa Sawa Festival, every year for Kenyans, providing entertainment and allowing local performers to exhibit their immense talent.

....is a household name in Kenya associated with international exchange programs.

....is setting standards in the entertainment business by providing knowledge to artists on legal issues.

Sarakasi means acrobatics/circus in Kiswahili. The Sarakasi Trust (Sarakasi) was formally established in December 2001 in Nairobi. Sarakasi aims to respond to the need for further development and promotion of culture and art in various forms and shapes in the widest sense.

The objectives of Sarakasi are:

to promote public awareness, appreciation and access to acrobatics, music, dance, physical theatre and visual arts;

to develop contemporary choreographic creation and support the presentation and diffusion of performance work;

to support training, research and innovation in acrobatics, music, dance, physical theater and visual arts;

to foster cultural exchange and cross disciplinary collaboration in these arts;

and to support the infrastructures for the development of acrobatics, traditional and contemporary music, dance, physical theatre, visual arts and new performances.

Sarakasi aims to promote its objectives in (East) Africa and beyond and, in this way, further the social and cultural development of society.