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Welcome to Kamitan Arts

Kamitan Arts CIC is a Performing Arts and Heritage Non-Profit Community Company, whose presence in the RBKC community has been evident for over 15 years.

Who we help with our work:

Kamitan Arts (KA) brings together inter-generational communities from disadvantaged and challenging backgrounds, amplifying marginalised voices through the power of bi-lingual poetry, harnessing the arts as a powerful vehicle for grassroots-driven social change.

Our objectives are to explore cultural identity and the heritage of our diverse community, as well as highlighting injustices and empowering women. We do this by promoting community cohesion and understanding of humanitarian issues through the performing arts. This includes workshops and productions in rap-poetry, dance, drama, music, art and film. KA collaborates with a wide network of artists and youth practitioners from Kensington and Chelsea and beyond. Our leadership team is rooted in the very community we serve, ensuring strong connections with both the local community and the wider voluntary and secular sectors.

Community, Heritage, Culture, Well-being, Equity and Creative Social Action, are values close to our heart. Ancient Kemetic (Egyptian) Philosophy also underpins our artistic and socially inspired activities which deliver positive outcomes for the community that we are part of and are passionate about serving. All our programmes are inclusive, and we always observe, critique and evaluate the learning and apply this to future work. Using these approaches shows that our ethos is to respect and understand without discrimination and embrace all communities in Kensington and Chelsea and beyond.

KA has been actively championing equity in the arts and culture sector, particularly within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) by amplifying marginalised voices, advocating for authentic representation, investing in grassroots performing arts and heritage organisations and artists and fostering more transparent, equitable partnerships.

Our work has taken us to Brazil, Egypt, Europe and Sudan, as we continue to develop and implement cross-disciplinary arts and cultural projects, which connects people, builds and empowers communities through contributing to a future that is resilient, rebalanced and regenerative; helping to create social change.

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Get ready for Kamitan Arts' ‘Poetic Equity’ this summer! 🌟

Poetic Equity project is a part of the Kamitan Arts'
Kensington and Chelsea Poetry Fringe.

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Sign our Advocacy 4 Equity Campaign

KA commits to being a catalyst for change needed in the arts and culture sector in order to create a more equitable landscape. Will you join us and many others by signing the petition?

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Poetry 4 Grenfell

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Poetry workshop for children

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Free Taster of ☥ ~♥~ ☥ Sacred Space Sistars ☥ ~♥~ ☥ for International Women's Month 2025 @ Tate Britain

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A Happy and BlesSed Egyptian and Ethiopian Orthodox New Year! Melkam Addis Amet ! Happy Eid El Nayrouz! From Kamitan Arts ☥ ~ ♥ ~ ☥

1 Tut - 6266 (Ancient Egyptian), 1741 (Coptic Calender), 2017 (Ethiopian Calender), 2024 (Western).

Above you can see the word 'Nayrouz' written in Coptic.

1blesS Ankh-Wdja-Snb Amen Ashe'... Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ

#EgyptianNewYear #EthiopianNewYear #CopticNewYear #EidElNayrouz #RedDates 

"Bayoumi Qandil explained that ‘nairuz’ originated from the Coptic word ‘T-yar’ou’ meaning rivers,..

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'Poetry on the Steps' Teaser @ Opera Holland Park 2024

'Poetry on the Steps' Highlights from 2023:

'Poetry on the Steps' Returns to Opera Holland Park!

Kamitan Arts warmly welcomes you to come along with family and friends for an eclectic celebration of local multi-cultural poets and musicians from their inter-generational family.

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KA's Poetry Partner Statement as part of KCAW

Kamitan Arts would like to thank Vestalia Chilton (KCAW Director) for believing in our vision, to partnering with us and opening the platform for us to share with you a piece of our world, experiences and expertise as grassroots life-long artistic ambassadors for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC).

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1 Poetry Solstice Empress Salon with Kamitan Arts

POETRY CIRCLES by Kamitan Arts and partners a part of KCAW

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SPID + P4G at Riverside Fire-Flood-Sunshine

Ft. Poetry 4 Grenfell on Mon 24th June @ Riverside Studios

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Light, Poetry, Music & Chai

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Kamitan Arts invites you to submit a poem for Kensington and Chelsea Art Week's Poetry Corner Open Call by 30th April to have a chance of your poem being selected to be viewed on RBKC art gallery windows throughout KCAW 2024! Also chance to recite in a Poetry Circle amongst professional artists hosted by grassroots local org. Kamitan Arts!

Submit your poem here: www.kcaw.co.uk/poetryopencall More info here

Grenfell Diversity Award Winner for Arts Advocacy and Leadership 2024

Kamitan Arts receiving their awards presented by Mr Nour-eddine Aboudihaj from the Grenfell Tower Trust and Mark Miller from the Tate at Al Manaar Cultural Centre.

Poetic Voices Showcase 26th Nov '23 with kind support from the Westway Trust

Poetic Voices Showcase

This is a culmination of our 4-Series workshop on Awareness of Voice and exploring the Story your Voice has to Tell

Poetic Voices Showcase

This is a culmination of our 4-Series workshop on Awareness of Voice and exploring the Story your Voice has to Tell

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Poetic Voices

by Kamitan Arts

@KamitanArts

Poetry writing, reciting and performance workshops

Registration: https://tinyurl.com/PoeticVoices

Please select all the sessions you are attending so we can best tailor the individual workshops

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Kamitan Arts' debut 'Poetry On the Steps' @ Opera Holland Park, Summer 2023 (c) Kamitan Arts by Carla Coco

This Sunday Kamitan Arts' Princess Emmanuelle a.k.a. EmpresS *1 will be reciting some bi-lingual poetry at 4pm in the Olivier Foyer & screening the 9 min version of our Poetry 4 Grenfell short between 12:30-2:30pm at National Theatre as part of their #NKTakeoverDay alongside #KAyouth ☥ #NorthKensington #Community #Grenfell

#ACAVA #ThePlaygroundTheatre #RenegadeTheatre #SmallTruthTheatre #OurPowerHub #KidsOnTheGreen #24hearts #FriendsOfNorthKensingtonLibrary

Poetry On The Steps

Image drawn by Junior Tomlin for Kamitan Arts © with the kind support of the Arts Council England and edited by: Don X of Utopia Films

Kamitan Arts are advocating for more local representation from diverse professional artists (with a focus on Poets) & for long-standing grassroots performing arts organisations within RBKC to be well-funded & programmed as precedence in the Kensington & Chelsea Festival. Our pilot event 'Poetry On The Steps' is to raise awareness of our cause and will take place on the steps of Opera Holland Park on Wed 16th Aug 1pm where you will witness an array of eclectic multi-cultural and bi-lingual local poets and live musicians from the Kamitan Arts inter-generational family. We warmly welcome you to come along with family, friends, arts, culture and poetry enthusiasts as well as anyone passionate in using the arts to bring about social change!

'Art Is Change' poem which was written as part of Kensington and Chelsea Art's Week's theme for 2023 and recited at the Saatchi Gallery for our 6th Grenfell Anniversary commemoration in collaboration with SPID Theatre's 'Our Story of Hope': 'Art Is Change' by Princess Emmanuelle

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Endorsement Testimonials

5 Year Anniversary testimonials

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As we commemorate Grenfell's 6th Year Anniversary Tomorrow

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Join us for a Creative Healing

"Sacred Space Circle" session on the theme of HOPE

Wed 14th June 4-5:30pm

with Princess Emmanuelle

@ Lancaster West Estate's Gardens
(behind Basline Studios)

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Poetry-Movement-Mindfulness by Grove-raised Creative Healing Facilitator, Rap-Poetess, Choreographer and Artsitic Director of grassroots North Kensington non-profit Kamitan Arts
@KamitanArts @Poetry4Grenfell

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“Sacred Space Circle” session on the theme of HOPE

“Sacred Space Circle” session on the theme of HOPE

Sounds of Latimer a Festival of Small Events

Sounds of Latimer a Festival of Small Events

Kamitan Arts will be facilitating and contributing to the 'Sounds of Latimer a Festival of Small Events' it's FREE so please join us!

Poetry Mindful Movement by @KamitanArts

Sat 24th June 3-5 pm @ outside North Kensington Resource Centre, W11 1WF

Kamitan Arts (KA) will run a Poetry 'mindfulness' session where we will practise breathwork and visualisation exercises, loosen up our bodies with gentle mindful movement as we write some poetry to live music in nature. Local residents will have the opportunity to then share any poetic creations in an informal performance at 6pm if they choose to, alongside professional local poets, rappers and singers! Led by Creative Healing Facilitator and Ladbroke Grove raised, International bi-lingual Rap-Poetess - Princess Emmanuelle (KA's Artistic Director).

Sounds of Latimer Live Poetry Performance and Open-Mic

Hosted by @EmpresS1Egypt of @KamitanArts

Sat 24th June 6-7:30 pm @ North Kensington Resource Centre, W11 1WF

Kamitan Arts's Artistic Director and Ladbroke Grove raised International bi-lingual Rap-Poetess Princess Emmanuelle a.k.a. EmpresS *1 will host an eclectic evening of local multi-lingual poets, singers and rappers backed with live music. This North Kensington performing arts and heritage non-profit are the curators of the @Poetry4Grenfell project that was an immediate creative and therapeutic response to the Grenfell fire.

Kamitan Arts & Poetry 4 Grenfell will commemorate Grenfell's 6th Anniversary here: 🙏💚🙏🏼

Wed 14th June 2pm @ All Saints Church, W11

Fri 23rd June 1:30pm @ The Saatchi Gallery & 7pm @ the Bush Theatre

World Poetry Day

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A Blessed International Women's Day ♥

This piece 'Ismi' اسمي by our inspirational female poetess whom @KamitanArts KA's EmpresS *1  had the pleasure to meet and share the same stage with at the Poetry Cafe all the way back in 2001! Suheir Hammad ( سهير حماد ), is one of the authentic diverse female poets that we chose to share with the Kensington Aldridge Academy 's (KAA) students at the start of the week for their 'Lit Fest 2023'. Kamitan Arts (KA) had much joy in introducing our culturally diverse students to a poetess that they connected with and had never heard of before we shared this simple yet empowering piece by her, touching upon identity, perceptions, misconceptions and cultural appropriation. The theme of the Lit Fest is #Embrace and we are very pleased that the KAA students began to share and 'embrace' their identity, feeling proud of who they are and where they come from as well as experimenting with their bi-lingual tongues, that we at KA always encourage! 👏🌍🤩🥳

☥ ~♥~ ☥ Kamitan Arts CIC's 5th Anniversary !!! ☥ ~♥~ ☥

Kamitan Arts CIC'c Co-Director's statement for the 5 Year Anniversary

As a co-director of Kamitan Arts C.I.C, I am proud to say that we have been
actively engaged in the community for the past five years, using the healing powers of the arts as a means to make a positive impact. My role as a co-director has primarily involved creating, listening and understanding the needs of the organisations direction, and working behind the scenes to implement policies and practices that keep the creative space safe for all.

One of the most significant events that Kamitan Arts has responded to in recent years is the Grenfell tragedy. Our response to this tragedy was life-changing for everyone involved, from the local residents, our volunteers to the survivors and the bereaved. We have shed tears, endured pain, and spent countless hours planning, perfecting, sharing, and fighting for justice. However, despite the challenges we faced, I am proud to say that we have provided a voice for people from all walks of life to come together and create some beautiful pieces including the Poetry for Grenfell book.

In the past five years, we have seen a lot of negativity in the world, but Kamitan Arts has remained a bright light in the community. We have provided individuals and families with a sense of purpose, connection, and hope through our various projects and initiatives. Whether it was our online VAP project, which kept people communicating and mentally sane during the pandemic, or our various in-person projects, I felt that we have consistently made a positive impact on the lives of those around us. I am honoured to be a part of this incredible organisation and look forward to continuing to make a difference in our community.

Ricky Venel Stone
Feb 2023

To read more 5 Yr Anniversary Testimonials from our community members, please click here.

Our KA Tote bags modelled by our community participants, collaborators ( @GrenfellMemorialQuilt ), volunteer and mentor!

Please do continue to support us with our fundraising efforts as it goes a long way in helping us sustain our free creative healing community projects!

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💚 Poetry 4 Grenfell 5 Yr Anniversary 💚

A Blessed and Prosperous New Year!

Weekly Poetry Workshop – Thursdays

Now in a Sacred Secret location in Nature TBC!

Now in a Sacred Secret location in Nature TBC!

Sacred Space Sistars

KA Creme Naturãl

KA Creme Naturãl

I love the initial scent of lavender/vanilla it's clean and pure upon application. I really like it and the packaging is pretty, the tin is a cute rose colour.

Orla, (Organic Lavender & Vanilla)

I had a rough face from shaving a couple weeks ago. When I found the ‘KA Cream Naturãl’ in the KA bag yestetday I put it on straight away after smelling it and it was very soothing. Today I noticed it had a subtle fragrance that I ĺiked and it was good on both face & hands. I love the cream!

John James, (Ylang Ylang, Amber, Arabian Musk)

The cream has a lovely lavender and eucalyptus scent. Which is calming for those with anxiety. The consistency of the cream is great for dry skin, especially during the winter months. I also approve it for sensitive skin, as I've had no problems with it despite having sensitive skin my entire life!

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As a weight lifter, I get muscular pains and aches after weight lifting sessions. I tried many creams in the past but had little satisfaction. One day I was given a sample of KA Creme Naturãl made from Peppermint and Eucalyptus. After applying and rubbing it on my neck and shoulders that night, I felt relaxed and went into a deep dreamy sleep. The next thing I remember is waking up the next morning refreshed and my pains were gone!

Johnny, (Organic Eucalyptus & Peppermint)

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Highlights of A Journey Through Kemet

Invite to A Journey Though Kemet

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National Poetry Day is Thursday 7th October
Kamitan Arts kindly asks you to kindly support us by purchasing a copy of the Poetry 4 Grenfell book here!

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Sacred Space Sistars

Sacred Space Sistars

@KamitanArts are very proud to be partnering with The Windrush Caribbean Film Festival 2021 @Windrushfest This Sunday 1st August 2pm BST catch KA’s Artistic Director Princess Emmanuelle in conversation with Leslie Palmer MBE on “Empowering Ourselves” as part of the ‘Behind The Lens’ series. Join us in this interesting inter-generational chat between artistic activists and community leaders in their own rights, from Trinidad and Egypt to the Grove, the heart of the Notting Hill Carnival…

Event info:
https://caribbeantales-tv.com/programs/wcff-2021-behind-the-lens-empowering-ourselves?categoryId=58902
Complimentary tickets to our KA family here: https://bit.ly/Behind-The-Lens-empowering-ourselves-WCFF-2021

#WCFF #TheWindrushCaribbeanFilmFestival #TheNottingHillCarnival #CarnivalPioneers #LesliePalmer #EmpresS1Egypt #PrincessEmmanuelle #LadbrokeGrove #KamitanArts #Mangrove #AllSaintsRd #Acklam #EmpoweringOurselves #Carnival #Arts #Culture #Windrush #Gentrification

POETRY4GRENFELL Recitation – 4Yr Grenfell Anniversary

P4G recitation for the 4Yr Grenfell Anniversary:

Last year’s online recitation for the Grenfell 3Yr Anniversary

VAP 2021

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Valentine’s Competition

~♥~ Kamitan Arts’ Valentine’s Challenge ~♥~
8th-16th Feb 2021 
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Sketched by our resident Artist Junior Tomlin for (c) Kamitan Arts CIC Ltd.

Events

  • Poetry Workshop for Families at Kensal Library
    • 10/06/2025
  • 'Poetry 4Grenfell' Recitation at Kensal Library
    • 12/06/2025
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  • ☆ A BlesSed ☆ and Prosperous ☆ 2021 New Year to you All!! ☆ Love from Kamitan Arts ☆

    Ankh-Wdja-Snb

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    Amen Ashe’…

    Art piece by @juniortomlin of the #VAP #VirtualAcousticPoetry 2020 for #KamitanArts (c) Ltd.

    Christmas Competition


    Art work Coloured in by:
    Lion’el – Marcel 8yrs old &
    Muna – May 7yrs old
    *** Kamitan Arts’ Christmas Challenge ***
    Original sketch by our resident Artist
    @JuniorTomlin of the VAP Jam – Virtual Acoustic Poetry sessions
    #KamitanArts #KAChristmasChallenge #VAP #JuniorTomlin

    New YouTube Channel!

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    Poetry 4 Grenfell short film:

    Also, check our most recent VAP videos:

    Week 10

    Week 11

    Week 12

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    Week 14

    Week 15

    Last VAP 2020

    EmpresS *1 in conversation with Grenfell United – Grenfell 3 Yr Anniversary:

    Photos from recent events

    https://www.kamitanarts.com/projects/vap-2021/

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    Wonderful Woman Dance Classes

    I really enjoyed your dance class this morning, it incorporated all the elements of stretching and bending, relaxing and bouncing with fun dance movements thrown in. I loved your choice of music and will come again.

    Kitty Mason
    Headmistress of Holland Park Pre-Prep School and Day Nursery, 1990-Present

    Poetry4Grenfell

    Lovely to see the smiles returning to local people’s faces after the Grenfell disaster. Many thanks to Emmanuelle Marcel and Poetry4Grenfell

    Jonathan Barnett
    Director of Portobello Film Festival - 'Song For Notting Dale'

    International Day Yr 1 Students

    The children had a fantastic time learning and dancing with Emmanuelle… It was a great way for them to get their bodies moving, they absolutely loved learning a new routine!

    Miss Handy
    Yr 1 Teacher at Kensington Primary Academy – KPA (WLFS)

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    Our objectives

    To Explore cultural identity and the heritage of our diverse community, as well as highlighting injustices and empowering women. We do this by promoting community cohesion and understanding of humanitarian issues through the performing arts. This includes workshops and productions in rap poetry, dance, drama, music, and film.

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