Save the final Jukwaa Huru dates of 2025! ✨ Join us for our last dance gatherings of the year at Muda Kona, Dar es Salaam 🌍💃🏾 🗓 Dates 📌 Fri 10 from 7:30 pm 🎟 Pay-as-you-can: 2k / 5k / 10k 📍 Venue: Muda Kona, Dar es Salaam Here's a pdf program with all performances […]
Working title: “Moyo wa Bahati – The Heart of Fortune” Driven by the cyclical energy of Carmina Burana (fate, the wheel, celebration, love, fall and rebirth), the ballet creates a dialogue between Orffian rhythms and the trance-like rhythms of East Africa. Choosing to embrace the paradox: Fortune (Bahati) elevates and overturns, bodies oscillate between […]
Driven by the cyclical energy of Carmina Burana (fate, the wheel, celebration, love, fall and rebirth), the ballet creates a dialogue between Orffian rhythms and the trance-like rhythms of East Africa. Choosing to embrace the paradox: Fortune (Bahati) elevates and overturns, bodies oscillate between choral rigour and embodied improvisation.
Jukwaa Huru: Graduation Showcase ✨🎓 Join us on Saturday 19 July as our talented 2025 graduates take the stage for their final exam performances – a celebration of three years of dedication, sweat and artistry. The evening will close with a group piece ‘Golden Chair’, choreographed by the incredible Msamiru Kaabuka 🔥🪑 🗓️ Date: Saturday […]
Join our last Jukwaa Huru of 2024. Dedicated to students and Alumni on Friday 22 & Saturday 23rd November at 7: 30Pm Choose your entry Price 2,000, 5,000 and 10,000 Tsh.
Pensée (Thought), created by visionary choreographer Darel Longundu from the Democratic Republic of Congo, is a compelling exploration of the mental chains left by colonialism. The performance questions the true meaning of freedom, urging the audience to examine Africa's relationship with the Western world and the power dynamics at play. Each movement, step, and cry […]
Created and performed by Diana Odhiambo from Kenya, Thin Line seeks to amplify women's voices, particularly women of colour, who are often unseen and unheard. The work explores issues such as gender imbalance, cultural pressures, marginalization, and stereotypes rooted in traditional practices while examining the conflict between societal expectations and modern realities. It highlights the […]
Choreographed by MANACAN and performed by Muda Africa dancers, Survive was created in loving memory of Kirvan Fortuin (1991-2020): "You need to do what you need to do to survive, don't ever say that 'because there are other things happening in the world that your story is insignificant', because it's not" As humans we are […]
La première danse politique (The first political dance) is a bold exploration of post-colonial Burundi. Choreographed by Josué Mugisha, this piece revisits the country's history through a powerful blend of dance, music, and poetry. It seeks to redefine identity, emphasizing cultural emancipation, resilience, and the sacredness of ibangam, the sacred. The performance invites the audience […]
UMOJA by @dhpannullo. Coming up this Friday 2 August Free entry 7pm at Muda KonaSupported by the Embassies of Spain and Norway in Tanzania. Karibuni wote.
International Dance Day is in April and at Muda Africa we are celebrating it by bringing you 8 contemporary dance productions. Join us at Muda Kona in Dar es Salaam from 18-20 April 2024 for a showcase of performances from across East Africa. JUKWAA HURU PROGRAMME: THURSDAY 18 APRIL, 7.30pm: Mcheza Kwao Utunzwa by Sisti […]
International Dance Day is in April and at Muda Africa we are celebrating it by bringing you 8 contemporary dance productions. Join us at Muda Kona in Dar es Salaam from 18-20 April 2024 for a showcase of performances from across East Africa. JUKWAA HURU PROGRAMME: THURSDAY 18 APRIL, 7.30pm: Mcheza Kwao Utunzwa by Sisti […]
