*IGOR STRAVINSKY: “**THE RIDE OF SPRING”*

* *

*The new powerful and successful creation*

by choreographer Valerie Miquel

With all the dancers of UNCB: Patrick Kaddu, Mike Kaddu, Peter Kalifa, Brovin Kato, Valerie Miquel, Walter Ruva Nassif  Wangubo,

NEW COMERS: Phionah Mirembe. Dennis Katongole

*SUNDAY, the 29th of August / 7:00pm *until 8:30pm at *NATIONAL THEATRE / KAMPALA *

A word from the choreographer, Valérie

Miquel<http://www.ugandanationalcontemporaryballet.org/Site/Val%C3%A9rie_Miquel.html>,on Stravinsky’s masterpiece

“I have always wished to create this great work, Rite of Spring, but before now was never able to find the dancers I needed. And now I have found them; the Uganda National Contemporary Ballet<http://www.ugandanationalcontemporaryballet.org/Site/Ballet.html>has what

it takes. Thanks to them we can now present this fantastic piece of music and dance.

“There is no story. For me the music is a celebration of life: life in nature, life of human beings. Spring is the strongest season – the rebirth of nature each year – and is full of strength and energy. Spring is also the season of renewal, where all is new, innocent, and open to everyone. That is why we have among us a little five year-old girl, Martina.

“We are one powerful African dance company, working in fusion with European style.”

“The dancers represent all the powerful animalistic instincts of life, which are in all of us.

Forget about understanding, just feel free and flow with us through this passionate dance.

And celebrate life!

*FIRST PART:*

*“OUR WAY OF LIFE IS KLLING US”*

And* 3 NEW SOLOS:*

*THE BEAD AND THE SPEAR*

Solo with Mike Kaddu

*“WOMEN ARE WE JUST A BODY?…*

Solo with Valerie Miquel

*“RAYS”* with Patrick Kaddu

Fee: 10000 USh, children, students, artists: 5000 USh

*Tickets on sale  at National Theatre (booking office), 0414 254 567*

*or contact UNCB: 0773 09 15 86 or 0712 72 74 24*

http://www.ugandanationalcontemporaryballet.org

AND *U**GANDA** **N**ATIONAL **C**ONTEMPORARY **B**ALLET*

*Celebrates 3 YEARS*

*FRIDAY, the 24th of September / 7:00pm *until 9:00pm

*SATURDAY, the 24th of September / 7:00pm *until 9:00pm

at *NATIONAL THEATRE / KAMPALA *

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Mira Nair, Maisha Film Lab Founder

Maisha Film Lab will hold an African Film Festival from 13^th– 15th August 2010 at Uganda’s national theater.

The festival will attract a number of film makers, writers and actors from various African countries.

The organizers say participation in the festival is free of charge, and are inviting all members of the public to come and see the latest filming talent and productions in Eastern Africa.

One of Maisha Lab films, ‘How will I get a drink”

Maisha (which means life in Kiswahili) is a non profiting training initiative for emerging filmmakers in East Africa and provides hands on intensive training in screenwriting, editing, directing, producing, cinematography, sound recording and acting.

Maisha was founded in 2004 by acclaimed director Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding, The Namesake, Amelia) and operate ‘film labs’ in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda.

It operates on the motto that says “If we do not tell our stories, no one will.”

By Zacharia Tiberindwa, Ultimate Media

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Latin dance rumba performance

The night will feature different groups of dancers showcasing various dances that are of Latin origin like Salsa, Rumba, Samba, Cha Cha and Merengue.

People interested in attending the night will have to part with 5,000 shillings to enjoy the night watching expressions of the Latin culture through dance.

The show is dubbed “no dancing, no video shooting, no kissing”

The show is a good destination for those interested in Latin dances known for their energetic tantalizing rhythms that allure many a people to the dance floor. It always takes place every last Wednesday of the month.

The Latin night that started over a year ago has not always attracted so many patrons and most of the audience that turns up for the night consists of mainly expatriates despite that the dances at the show are well executed and with the best of lighting.

By Zacharia Tiberindwa, Ultimate Media

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Playwright Wyclif Kiyingi

The 4 act play directed by Kaya Kagimu Mukasa is centered on the political and economic confusion that reigned in Uganda since 1945.

The play whose time setting is the pre and post colonial era in Uganda portrays that up to 1945 Indians dominated trade and commerce in Uganda but after the return of the world war veterans during that time
becomes a challenge to their dominance in trade and commerce as these reveal to the African natives that in the Indian’s home country it is the natives that dominate trade.

They suggest that should also be the case with African Natives in Uganda that they should dominate trade and commerce in their home country. This suggestion does not go down well with the Indians is the cause of the political confusion that
follows.

The plays’ greatest strength its richness in content and massage plus the fact that it still manages to adequate appeal to the contemporary society yet it is written about fifty years ago but that it is because
of its keen attention to social political themes like embezzlement disillusionment causing lack patriotism among others that make it easily identify with the contemporary society.

Muduma Kwe Kwaffe is literally translated to mean that “Muduma” is our home.

The Playwright is a doyen of Ugandan Theatre and was crowned Golden Artist of the during the celebrations to mark 50 years of existence of the Uganda National Cultural Centre.

By Zacharia Tiberindwa, Ultimate Media

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Wycliffe Kiyingi who was honored by the National Theatre as the “Golden Artist” during celebrations to mark National theatre fifty years of existence with a play called “Muduma Kwe Kwaffe” which will be showing at the Uganda National Theatre next month has written a number of brilliant plays mostly in Luganda.

Uganda Parliament asked to honour Kiyingi

Kiyingi told Journalists at the Uganda National Theatre that he is working with some people to have his plays translated to English – the official language of Uganda to help market the plays to wider audiences beyond Uganda.

The Director of the Play Kaya Kagimu Mukasa says Kiyingi’s writings are very expressive and therefore easily understandable.

Meanwhile, the Uganda National Theatre wants the Parliament of Uganda to recognize Wycliffe Kiyingi as an icon of Ugandan theatre in the same spirit Uganda Parliament recognized Late Elly Wamala – an icon of Uganda’s music according to the Uganda National Theatre boss Joseph Walugembe.

Also see

Uganda National Theatre honors theatre legend Wycliffe Kiyingi

By Zacharia Tiberindwa, Ultimate Media

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