Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09DARESSALAAM465
2009-07-16 14:16:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Dar Es Salaam
Cable title:
Performing Arts Initiative Funding Report - 651 Arts in
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UNCLAS DAR ES SALAAM 000465
DEPT FOR AF/PD EHRNMAN; ECA/PE/C/CU BARROSSE, PROCTOR
NAIROBI FOR BIENSTOCK
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AMGT OEXC SCUL KPAO KE TZ
SUBJECT: Performing Arts Initiative Funding Report - 651 Arts in
Tanzania and Kenya
UNCLAS DAR ES SALAAM 000465
DEPT FOR AF/PD EHRNMAN; ECA/PE/C/CU BARROSSE, PROCTOR
NAIROBI FOR BIENSTOCK
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AMGT OEXC SCUL KPAO KE TZ
SUBJECT: Performing Arts Initiative Funding Report - 651 Arts in
Tanzania and Kenya
1. Embassy Dar es Salaam partnered with Embassy Nairobi on a
Performing Arts Initiative (PAI) grant which funded three
contemporary dancers and an arts manager from 651 Arts in New York,
NY to give workshops and performances in Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar.
The October 18 to 25, 2008 program reached hundreds of young
performers and audiences in these two strategic locations. The
dancers performed what local arts experts claimed was the first
contemporary dance performance ever held in Zanzibar, in the
historic 16th century Old Fort ("Ngome Kongwe"). In Dar es Salaam,
they were featured each night of the three-day "Visa 2 Dance"
festival, the first international contemporary dance festival in the
country. The dancers also conducted workshops before and on each
day of the festival, and received broad media coverage.
2. We are grateful for the PAI grant from ECA, which enabled the
Public Affairs Office and Zanzibar Affairs Office to partner for
workshops with the leading arts center in Zanzibar, the Dhow
Countries Music Academy (DCMA). (Note: DCMA was our FY 2002
Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation recipient. End Note.)
The Public Affairs Section was able to avoid paying over $1000 per
night in hotel costs by accommodating the performers and Public
Diplomacy Officer at the embassy-owned Petterson House while they
were on Zanzibar. The performers were grateful for being housed
together with embassy staff and their fellow performers in the
comfortable accommodation. The PAI funds from MO 19 X02090000 1072
10729M9004 2321 4121 were distributed as follows:
International Air Tickets (for Tanzania and Kenya) 8,375
Participants' Honorariums 4,570
Total of PAI funds used for Dar es Salaam 12,945
Post Funds were distributed as follows:
Hotel rooms 677
Rental of Old Fort Venue, Zanzibar 1,000
Tanzanian Visas 400
Honorarium for local dancers from DCMA 80
Per Diems 230
Total from Post Funds 2,377
Total Program Costs for Dar es Salaam 15,322
ANDRE
DEPT FOR AF/PD EHRNMAN; ECA/PE/C/CU BARROSSE, PROCTOR
NAIROBI FOR BIENSTOCK
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AMGT OEXC SCUL KPAO KE TZ
SUBJECT: Performing Arts Initiative Funding Report - 651 Arts in
Tanzania and Kenya
1. Embassy Dar es Salaam partnered with Embassy Nairobi on a
Performing Arts Initiative (PAI) grant which funded three
contemporary dancers and an arts manager from 651 Arts in New York,
NY to give workshops and performances in Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar.
The October 18 to 25, 2008 program reached hundreds of young
performers and audiences in these two strategic locations. The
dancers performed what local arts experts claimed was the first
contemporary dance performance ever held in Zanzibar, in the
historic 16th century Old Fort ("Ngome Kongwe"). In Dar es Salaam,
they were featured each night of the three-day "Visa 2 Dance"
festival, the first international contemporary dance festival in the
country. The dancers also conducted workshops before and on each
day of the festival, and received broad media coverage.
2. We are grateful for the PAI grant from ECA, which enabled the
Public Affairs Office and Zanzibar Affairs Office to partner for
workshops with the leading arts center in Zanzibar, the Dhow
Countries Music Academy (DCMA). (Note: DCMA was our FY 2002
Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation recipient. End Note.)
The Public Affairs Section was able to avoid paying over $1000 per
night in hotel costs by accommodating the performers and Public
Diplomacy Officer at the embassy-owned Petterson House while they
were on Zanzibar. The performers were grateful for being housed
together with embassy staff and their fellow performers in the
comfortable accommodation. The PAI funds from MO 19 X02090000 1072
10729M9004 2321 4121 were distributed as follows:
International Air Tickets (for Tanzania and Kenya) 8,375
Participants' Honorariums 4,570
Total of PAI funds used for Dar es Salaam 12,945
Post Funds were distributed as follows:
Hotel rooms 677
Rental of Old Fort Venue, Zanzibar 1,000
Tanzanian Visas 400
Honorarium for local dancers from DCMA 80
Per Diems 230
Total from Post Funds 2,377
Total Program Costs for Dar es Salaam 15,322
ANDRE