Celebrating Greenwich’s Ugandan Heritage Through Dance, Film & Art
Aim: Engage community and share the practice of the Ganda tribe of Uganda.
Audience: People of all ages and abilities, 40+ participants.
Client: Kauma Arts for Royal Borough of Greenwich.
Artistic solution: I screened a film I had co-produced on Kiganda dance, then brought the practice to life by producing and delivering a dance art workshop with Judith Palmer MBE.
Project date: October 2022
“I have great respect for the past. If you don’t know where you’ve come from, you don’t know where
you’re going.”
Film, Dance & Art Programme
Kiganda dance film screening – supported by Portico Library, I co-produced and screened a film ‘Learn about Kiganda Dance by Aminah Namakula’ in Greenwich, a borough with a significant Ugandan community, to archive and share Kiganda dance history.
Dance workshop – I recruited Judith Palmer MBE to dissect the principles of Baksimba dance and teach an accompanying song in Luganda. She was supported on the drums by Kauma Arts founder, Mercy Nabirye, and Shamillah, daughter of renowned African dance instructor Aminah Namakula.
Art workshop – I encouraged participants to make collage artworks inspired by images of the Kiganda dancers to memorialise the experience of dancing together.
Impact & Testimonials
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Celebrations
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Joy . Price . Celebrations .
“It felt so good to be in my body, dancing with family and other families who haven’t danced to
drums in forever. We really needed this!”