A DIVE INTO CULTURAL PROJECT PROCESSES IN UGANDA

An audio format by Goethe-Zentrum Kampala / Ugandan German Cultural Society (GZK/UGCS)

This edition is with ATITE, PAPSHER & MICHEAL: The three are team members of the production 'Behind the Mask'. The event will take place on November 13th 2021 at GZK/ UGCS at 2:00 pm. 

'Behind the Mask' is an outcome of the Global Stance Workshop by Skillz East Africa happened in May 2021 at GZK premises - an artistic collaboration workshop bringing together creatives of performing art disciplines to equip them with both artistic and business skills to be able to build their “stances” as professional creatives. To make the workshop sustainable, the team got a seed fund of 5 million UGX by GZK to come up with a production crossing art disciplines and raising voices of the Ugandan performing art scene.

Once a week the artists meet and rehearse together for their performance. The podcast describes the journey from creating an idea within smaller groups leading to the pitch of the best concept. The artist tell about the weekly rehearsals, the excitement, the ups and downs and what the production means to themselves.