Batalo Dance Fest · 9th edition
Batalo Dance Fest 2023
Celebrating unity and cultural richness, and opening the Batalo East Creative Center.
- Venue
- Batalo East Creative Center, Kachonga
- On stage
- 102 young performers
- Audience
- About 3,500
- From
- Tanzania, Jinja, Kampala, Mbale, Butaleja
Review
Audience members and local leaders praised the festival. Prince Kadyama from Kachonga compared it to bringing Namboole stadium to Kachonga.
On stage
The programme
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Act 01Opened 2023
The Batalo East Creative Center
Dedicated to the youth of Butaleja: a hub for talent development, cultural preservation, intergenerational dialogue, and social and economic growth through the performing arts.
The programme
Works on stage
- To BelongSebulime Elisha Davis: when and how do we choose where we belong?
- GeminCatherine Nakawesa: who is in control, the Maker or the Made?
- The Love You GiveMuhammed Kaltuk (Switzerland): love across cultures
- BoNdedgeNabaggala Lilian Maximilian: how trauma creates bondage
- KadodiTraditional dance from Mbale, performed at Imbalu
Photos
Festival 2023 in pictures
Coming next
Batalo Dance Fest 2026
December 2026 — date coming soon · Batalo East Creative Center, Kachonga, Butaleja
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