Rwanda: Famous dancer shares screendance techniques
Last week, Ishyo Arts Centre hosted a renowned South African/Danish media artist Jeannette Ginslov for a one week workshop in screendancing. Jeannette Ginslov gives screendance workshop to Rwandans artists. She is the Artistic Director of Walking Gusto Productions, a video dance maker and curator for montage video dance festival & moves09 Africa. The More...
Dance Week Uganda sets benchmark for performance
Its easy to get cynical about your art when you are in contact with it each day, but last week at the Uganda National Theater’s Dance Week Festival Uganda(DWF), I fell in love with dance. It was not just the obvious More...
Rwandan, Burundian artistes revel in cultural similarities
Participants clad in Rwandan male traditional outfit. HUYE – All roads led to the Institute of National Museums of Rwanda, last Sunday, for Karame Muco’ cultural festival, which attracted about 70 young Rwandan More...
Japanese team delight Nyanza residents with cultural dance
NYANZA – Residents of Nyanza District were on Saturday left in awe after Japanese volunteers treated them to the Asian nation’s traditional dance and games. Carrying her baby on her back, Marie Rose Umulisa, More...
Ishyo pushes ‘Frontières’ through contemporary dance
Dancers Saïdi Hemedi, Abdul Mujambere and Sam Kwizera interpret the frontier of religion. Photo by Gaël R. Vande weghe (ILLUME). Kigali – The lights dim and a hushed anticipation fills the auditorium of More...
Green Hills Academy’s little dancers impress guests at Cultural Evening
Cécile Kayirebwa crowns the Cultural Evening with some of her fantastic tracks such as “None Twaza”. There is a tradition of many Rwandan parents, worrying about how the western culture entices their children, More...
Factory churns talented Kenyan artistes
Talented young people flock to the Da Factory Club in Nairobi where they will watch or display their creativity, something fresh every Friday afternoon. On our visit last Friday, we met DJ Osama — a name his fans More...
Kenyan dancers to entertain the Queen
Kenyan traditional dancers to entertain the Queen Victoria. Photo REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya (KENYA) Kenyan traditional dancers will be among groups invited to entertain Queen Elizabeth at the Windsor Castle during an More...
NUR’s troupe showcases Rwandan culture in Kenya
Inyamibwa dancers perform at the Kenyatta University Cultural Week. New Times /Courtesy. Inyamibwa cultural dance troupe that is made up of students from the National University of Rwanda – NUR, returned today, More...
Dance Transmissions explores contemporary boundaries
Keiga Dance Company performs Exclusive to No one during the festival. BRIAN MAGOBA Plan on being surprised. That ought to be the mindset of anyone planning on attending the next Dance Transmissions Festival. The More...
