The Nest Collective

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News and updates from the Nest Collective.

The Nest Collective is a multidisciplinary collective living and working in Nairobi, Kenya.

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Thank you so much for having us @iffmh🌻🎬!
BLOSSOM: Our very own @zi.ggie and the lovely @callmedjiv will be performing at the Klub Karlstorbahnhof for the BLOSSOM event which is part of the @iffmh! Ziggie and IV will be performing alongside the German-based talented DJs JOEY LOU and OLIV fro
IFFMH: We are excited to share that we will be at the @iffmh showcasing a selection of our compelling shorts; ‘We Need Prayers,’ ‘Tuko Macho,’ ‘To Catch A Dream,’ our anthology film, ‘Stories of Our Lives,&rs
We have come to a bittersweet end of our outdoor art installation ‘Return To Sender’ journey at the @snfcc in Athens! Curated by @katerina.gregos, ‘Return To Sender’ opened at the SNFCC Esplanade on April 26, 2023, and was on
MORE THAN WORDS: Our long-awaited illustrated book of queer stories “More Than Words is now **available for purchase** at @papercafe.nbo! “More Than Words” is a collection of illustrated queer stories that brings together selected a
PODCAST: Our very own @sunnydolat had an insightful conversation with artist @jeremyhutchison and fashion historian @amberbutchart for series 3 of Amber’s podcast, #ClothCultures! Sunny and Jeremy discuss the installations “Return To Send

Strictly Silk Second Edition: Thank You!

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We’re so incredibly grateful to everyone who came through for Strictly Silk and all the amazing ways you contributed to it being such a brilliant night! Thank you to everyone who supported the event even before it happened by spreading the word and sharing the love you had for the first edition. You kept us excited and motivated to bring you an evening worth remembering.

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Thank you for buying a ticket, for telling a friend, for bringing your birthday and graduation celebrations to us, thank you for choosing us, again, and making the space one of joy and community.

It was an amazing night. We have many memories to share and a few special shout-outs:

Strictly Silk is a dance party, and we were kept on our feet all night, getting down to the mixes from our lineup of phenomenal DJs: DJ Kelly, DJ Miss Ray, Ziggie and CoCo Em! Thank you to the DJs for working hard so we could party hard. Thank you to Xeniah Manasseh and guitarist Ivy Alexander for bringing the groove with Strictly Silk’s first live performance.

We are grateful to our vendors who all came through with something to make the night even more special: Fresh and More (venue, catering and bar), Nduta of WLD Nailz (henna body art), Sinnita of Ne’bya Beauty (makeup), Naddya of Sunflower Pictures (live illustrations), Lindsay of ah_this (body painting), Gspot Kenya, (pleasure merchants and advocates) and Essy Mosa (contemporary fashion).

Thank you to Timeless Occasions for the lovely decor, PSAudio Visual for our LED screen Calamari Heaters for the gas warmers and Jay’s pyrotechnics for lighting up our night with confetti and sparks and a special shout out to Wendy our wonderful sound engineer.

Heartfelt thanks to ZUMI our media partner for their photo booth and to Uber for the discount code. Many thanks to Mookh, our ticketing partner and their able agents Hazel and Tina, and to our all-woman security force of armed guards, APs and bouncers.

We are grateful to JuneJuly and Joy, our photographers and Bo, our videographer for capturing the marvelous moments of the night.

Special shout out to the Men of the Nest for all the support they always show us.

Our warmest thanks to Joan for bringing a cake for everyone and keeping our little tradition alive. Finally, thank you to every single person who came through, thank you for coming with open hearts and dancing shoes, and being the best, kindest, most joyous crowd we could ever imagine. You are all magic!

We can’t wait to see you all again later this year at our 3rd Edition!!!!

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