The Work · Festivals
Past editions
Eleven editions of the Batalo Dance Festival since 2013.
In numbers
A festival that keeps growing.
2013
First edition
11
Editions so far
1,000+
Young performers
3,500
Audience in 2023
Through the years
The festival so far
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2025 11th edition“Traditional Meets Urban” and the Kuhamahama book launch
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2024 10th editionCelebrating culture and cultural preservation
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2023 9th edition102 performers, about 3,500 people and the Creative Center opens
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2020
An online edition during the pandemic
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2013
The first Batalo Dance Festival
Photos
From past festivals
The next festival
Batalo Dance Fest 2026 in December, at the Batalo East Creative Center in Kachonga.
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