Saturday – Storyhippo Children’s Village

SATURDAY 1PM SHIDAS TENT

Storymoja Creative Arts Programme

Don’t Throw your Show in the Loo!

Dayan Masinde helps you come up with and perform the funniest rhymes. Who said poetry was boring?

6–9 years with parents

In partnership with S-CAP

SATURDAY 1PM STORYMOJA AMPHITHEATRE

Mara Menzies

I knew a man called Livingstone

Mara tells the story of the great Scottish explorer David Livingstone from the perspective of his African friends. In an extraordinary attempt to ensure his spirit rested in peace, his companions Susi and Chuma and eighty others carried the doctor’s body from the very centre of Africa to the East African coast so he could be returned to the land of his birth. The story is revealed through vibrant storytelling and music.

12+ years

1PM COCONUT TREE AMPHITHEATRE

Aarna Lakhani, Joseph Bokea and their parents

Young Talent

Seven-year-old Aarna launches her first book Fluffy the Cat at the Storymoja Hay Festival. Eleven-year-old Joseph Bokea is working on his fantasy fiction novel.  Their parents share their experiences of finding and nurturing talent in their child.

Families

SATURDAY 3PM SHIDAS TENT

Creatives Garage

Art Workshop

An interactive session where The Creatives Garage leads kids to explore their creativity to come up with funky pieces of art.

6–9 years

In partnership with Creatives Garage

SATURDAY  3PM COCONUT TREE AMPHITHEATRE

Atinuke

No. 1 Car Spotter Storytelling

This inspiring storyteller introduces her No. 1 Car Spotter series – bright and plucky adventures set in West Africa. Trouble is brewing in No. 1’s village – cars are being stolen from outside Mama Coca-Cola’s chop house. It’s not long before cars are being stolen throughout the whole country! No. 1 is now more determined than ever to catch those pesky car thieves! Hear all about it from the storyteller herself – Atinuke.

Families

Supported by Wales Arts International

SATURDAY 3PM STORYMOJA AMPHITHEATRE

Attack of the Shidas – AKAS Save Planet Earth

Theatre Company

Tosha, Shana and Pato have special powers. They discover that the water thieves stealing water from the only bore-hole in town are invisible aliens from a dry planet. But nobody believes what three children have to say. Can they stop the aliens from sucking up all the water before war breaks out? Come and enjoy the play version of Storymoja’s own Muthoni Garland’s acclaimed teen title. A thrilling theatre performance with music and dance, in English and Swahili.

Suitable for all the family

In partnership with The Theatre Company

Saturday 3PM DISCOVERY HALL

Michael Onsando

Koroga

Come and Koroga with Mkorogi and poet, Michael Onsando. A fun workshop where you get to paint photos with words, and create your own Koroga. Koroga is an artform that brings together Kenyan poets and photographers to create new stories stirring together different disciplines.

Teens

SATURDAY 1PM DISCOVERY HALL

Johan Harstad

Science Fiction

Norwegian Johan Harstad is an award-winning novelist, short story writer, graphic artist, playwright and blogger. Published internationally, his science fiction/horror story for young adults ‘172 Hours On The Moon’ won the Brage Prize for children’s literature. Johan lives and works in Oslo, and has travelled to Nairobi to share his stories.

14–18 years

Supported by Norla