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“Return to sender”
After 90 minutes of heart-warming, whilst thrilling, somehow saddening, yet entertaining and thought-provoking handmade poetry, Goethe’s rooftop was bursting into standing ovations. “Return to Sender” by Gloria Kiconco, a versatile poet and lyricist from Kampala, may be considered as one of Goethe-Zentrum’s most appreciated events. The interactive poetry performance and illustration exhibition that took place…
Read More“Kikommando” by Elizabeth Pamela Acaye
On the 16th of July, Goethe’s rooftop terrace was the stage for the premiere of ‘Kikommando’, a Dance Theatre Production created and choreographed by Elizabeth Pamela Acaye. During a two-week creative residency with four dance artists from Uganda, hosted by The Theatre Company of Kenya (directed by Keith Pearson) at Karichota retreat, Acaye has carefully designed the…
Read More9th Festival of German Language “Hospitality creates a better world”
The 9th German Language Festival took place on Sunday 2nd July 2017. In attendance were 14 schools with around 400 students and teachers both from Kampala and neighbouring districts. The festival was hosted at Nabisunsa Girls’ School, which organized the festival in cooperation with Goethe-Zentrum Kampala/Ugandan German Cultural Society and the help of the Embassy of the…
Read More8th Festival of German Language “Learn German put your culture across”
The 8th annual German language Festival with the theme ”Learn German put your culture across” was hosted at Mengo Senior Secondary School. Attending were 13 schools from Kampala and other regions in Uganda. This year’s festival was all about exploring one’s own culture and heritage; using a foreign language. Having to present their own culture in…
Read More6th Festival of German Language: “Living creatively and ecofriendly with German!”
Creatively dealing with the topic ecology… more so in the German language?! This was the challenge students were confronted with on the “6th German Language Festival of Schools in Uganda“, which this year had the topic: „Living creatively and ecofriendly with German!” About 350 students from 11 different schools (2 of them come to the…
Read More5th Festival of German Language: “German opens doors”
The Festival of German Language took place for the 5th time in Uganda this year. More than 300 students from all over the country participated proving their language skills with a lot of creativity. Dirndl, leather trousers and Punk clothes, poems by Goethe and the dream of Bionade in Uganda: Students of German Language surprised…
Read More“Ku Kyooto” by Giovanni Kiyingi
Goethe-Zentrum’s rooftop was fully packed when singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Giovanni Kiyingi presented his new project “Ku Kyooto” on the 18th of May 2018. The project was conceptualized as the recreation of ancient spaces, namely bonfire areas (Kukyooto) where acoustic music was being played, everyday stories were being shared and history was being delivered to posterity.…
Read MoreBridge Works Art Camp and Performance: “Shades”
On the 23rd of February 2018, Goethe Zentrum Kampala/UGCS hosted the opening night of the interdisciplinary performance ‘SHADES’, an Ugandan – German cooperation that featured more than 20 actors, musicians, artists and dancers on stage. On that evening, the audience was given the chance to witness some show excerpts and ask questions afterwards. In preparation…
Read MoreNgalabi Short Film Festival 2020
As Goethe-Zentrum Kampala, we were happy to celebrate the “Ngalabi Short Film Festival” with its 4th edition from Jan 31st to Feb 2nd 2020 at Maisha Garden. We presented to the audience a selection of short films from the African continent, Germany, and Sweden for three days. As we have been growing more and more the last…
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