What We Do

Programs.

Ongoing initiatives that carry dance into schools, neighborhoods and everyday life across the community — beyond the stage and the festival calendar.

An annual celebration of cultural unity, blending African heritage with urban expression since 2013

An annual, intensive five-day series of master classes with local and international facilitators.

Original short and full-length shows using urban and traditional dance to reflect on social issues.

Higher-level policy, advocacy and management discussion on dance and the arts in Uganda.

A monthly workshop series blending traditional Ugandan dance with urban styles — running since 2012

Prison and community outreach using dance and hip hop theatre as a method of storytelling.

An up-cycling social entrepreneurship project that helps finance and sustain Batalo East.

Hip hop and traditional styles combined to reflect on social, political and environmental issues.

Regional dancer exchange across East Africa, plus year-round workshops in Kampala.