Dance Revolution East Africa

08/10/2023

KINGX&QWEENS
MONTAG 09.10. 10.30 UHR

&QWEENS

07/10/2023

CONCEPT+
CORINNE ECKENSTEINeckenstein
CHOREOGRAFIE
JOSEPH TEBANDEKE
MUSIK
Alsaadi's agreement
official
STAGE
HANNES RÖBISCH, CORINNE
ECKENSTEIN
STAGE ASSISTANCE
LUKA BOSSE
SUITS
KAREEM ALADHAMI
VIDEO ANIMATION
LUCIANA BENCIVENGA
OUTSIDE EYE
LIVIA PATRIZI (DANCE PARTNER)
ASSISTANCE
SOPHIE FREIMÜLLER
KINGX & QWEENS
Jungle Vienna & UNUSUAL
BEINGS & Dance Revolution East
Africa
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07/10/2023

PULS FESTIVAL FOR YOUNG
AUDIENCE PREMIERE
PERFORMANCE
KINGX & QWEENS
International coproductions for
youth and young adults 10.- 13.
OCTOBER
What is a perfect life,perfect
body,perfect origin? What is
important in life ? What makes us
independent and happy? Joseph
may not be able to walk without his
crutches but when he dances, he truly seems to be flying. Maartje, on the other hand, is rather small and delicate, but has the power to climb the tallest trees and Futurelove has little money, but a
voice that makes the world ring around him.

INFO
12-20 years 70 min. Low language
(Crerman, English)
Topics: Self-determination
acrobatics, diversity, growing
beyond limits, con-fidence
PREVIEWS: Friday, October 6, 2023
at 7:00 PM. Saturday, October 7,
2023 at 7:00 PM Monday, October 9,
2023 at 10:30 AM
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at
10:30ат
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at
700pт

KINGX & QUEENS
Jungle Vienna & UNUSUAL
BEINGS & Dance Revolution East
Africa
Qunusual_beings_dance_company.

CONCEPT+
CORINNE ECKENSTEINeckenstein
CHOREOGRAFIE
JOSEPH TEBANDEKE
MUSIK
Alsaadi's agreement
official
STAGE
HANNES RÖBISCH, CORINNE
ECKENSTEIN
STAGE ASSISTANCE
LUKA BOSSE
SUITS
KAREEM ALADHAMI
VIDEO ANIMATION
LUCIANA BENCIVENGA
OUTSIDE EYE
LIVIA PATRIZI (DANCE PARTNER)
ASSISTANCE
SOPHIE FREIMÜLLER
DANCERS: INSIDE
MAARTJE PASMAN
FUTURELOVE
SIBANDA
FOTO: C) CORINNE ECKENSTEIN

23/10/2020

The Ugandan initiative Dance Revolution East Africa the production house Yongonlon
Yongonlon” in Burkina Faso, and the German “Company Christoph Winkler” have joined forces to begin major research on the topic of “Environmental Dances”. Due to the worldwide pandemic and the travel restrictions associated with it, we have decided to start a video challenge with the goal of selecting the ten Best Environmental Dance Videos. The videos should have a length of ca. three to five minutes.
For more information please visit the link below
http://www.environmental-dance.com
📷 Photos: Moses Teflon

13/10/2020

The problems of climate can only be solved together and art can help - Dance. An Environmental Dance Challenge is up. Do you have what it takes? Then this is for you. The goal is of selecting the best ten videos where each of those will receive a prize of 250.000 euros and published online in a compilation together with other videos. In order to participate: 1. You must be from East or West Africa. 2. The video must be of three to five minutes.
Remember: Applications can only be made online via the web address below. DEADLINE: 23rd November, 2020. www.enviromental-dance.com

08/10/2020

30/05/2019

REPOST from Sylar Robert Ssempijja

The night of many firsts. You know when you say that “this was my first time to…”? Well, this was a night of many firsts for me. To have a “first” experience can be powerful and imprint memories which will impact your life and decision making for years to come. But it can also be disappointing and so hyped that you’ll get to ask yourself afterwards “why was this a thing at all from the start?”. Personally, my best’s firsts have been the ones I’ve experienced unexpectedly. When I go into a situation without knowing what to expect and then being overwhelmed by what experience I’m thrown into. This was such a night.

I knew that fazil on yu would make his first contemporary night a success and I was confident that whatever he would put together would be great. However, this was my first time to experience an event in Uganda where the venue is so packed they had to lock the gates to stop people from pushing themselves inside. The building could not fit another soul. I was shocked when the venue owners called to tell us that I had to come down to sort out the situation. The space just wasn’t enough!

The excitement in the crowd. The vibrations in the air. The nervous and at the same time calm breaths of the performers. It was my first night to have an experience within the Ugandan contemporary scene which actually made me feel something. Something I’ve only felt watching pieces produced out of this space before. I have no doubt what so ever that the Ugandan contemporary art scene will see a hopeful change and a breeze of fresh air within the next couple of years. We all got a taste of that, we who was lucky enough to find a spot on that rooftop the last Friday night of May 2019.

Fazil On Yu, you and I have had a lot going on the last years and while we have discussed art a lot, this was my first time to see a piece choreographed by a Ugandan which really moved me. It was telling me a story. A story that was mine, yours and the story of all of our people. Thank you for that, I believe you have only started but still, I would choose to see your work every time and my my brother the future lies in your hands, and
and of course not forgetting the bigs Biboy Pencilmc B Boy Hapi Yeah Pokid and Andy Bogere. I know I couldn’t have done a better decision than leaving the organising responsibility of DREA’s future Contemporary Nights to you. You inspire and surprise me. You make me think. And isn’t that the point of all art?

Starting out the night with a poet Kagayi Ngobi
who makes a dance with words is a genius move truthful you're the greatest of our generation sir. Talemwa Joel, I’m proud of what I saw. You have come so far since I first got to know you. I guess we both have. I’ve seen you grow both as an artist and as a person. I believe I will have many years to admire your work in the future.

A contemporary night such as this ones are not much without the crew who work behind the scene and without their hard efforts, the night would be so different. Sometimes it even threatens the very existences of the evenings. This time I’d like to direct a special thank you to , Animated MulTal Aath Breaker,Jaja Nelly, Atite Prisca, Bakuliza Timothy and Ismail Majje who made their best to make all the lights work in time. Even with pouring rain and the time as well as the technique against you, Timothy you made all the 20 lights ready in time for the evening to start!, you must have a talent for light designing and managing because it is not everyday someone can teach himself how to steer 20 lights with one control in just 48 hours. I will bow and take off my hat for you if I had one.
And of course We would like to give big thanks to Alliance Française Kampala for always hosting us.
I hope everyone who was there had an experience which you will carry with you for a time and maybe for some of you, you also got to have some firsts. This was the start of the season for DREA, but there will be more to come as always and I hope to see you there next time!

Am Sylar Robert Ssempijja.

Photos by Khasim Ndiwalana

22/05/2019

Freedumb by Joel Talemwa will be the second dance piece of our contemporary night this Friday, it journeys us through the process of evoking the racial oppressive history of our ancestors,in order to focus their consciousness on racism,protest and fight against it in case such of the past events tend to happen again.
See you all this Friday at alliance francaise kampala Bukoto 7pm to 9pm

20/05/2019

All of the people who enjoy poetry, we got you on this coming friday 24 may at the contemporary dance night, as Kagayi Ngobi will be opening up the night with a poetry act titled; we need fire from Musizi trees, remember at Alliance Française Kampala 7pm to 9 pm, keep time and open entry ticket, pay what you can.
night

15/05/2019

Dance Revolution East Africa’s Contemporary night in Artist Convening Newsletter

24th May 2019 7m at Alliance Francaise kamplal and as always with DREA’s events, we keep an Open Ticket policy where you pay what you can with no maximum or minimum!

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