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The German Cultural Centre in Uganda promoting art and culture 🎭 and offering language courses 📚
Joined September 2013
Let us welcome our new director, @AnnaAdima! We are honored to have her lead us at GZK/UGCS! .Anna Adima is a researcher, writer, and historian of East Africa. She holds a PhD in East African history and literature from the University of York. Welcome aboard!😎
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“If you think I am a good writer, don’t write like me, write BETTER than me- Jennifer Makumbi”
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OUR SMALL PROJECT GRANT WINNER IS HERE!.@RMKabejja will work on a film based on stories collected from different women sharing stories about their bodies and how society has shaped their views on how they should relate with their bodies. Stay updated on her project!
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🔈🔈 💃🏿 Congrats to Kizza Racheal! We.present to you the winner of the GZK Small Project.Grant deadline, March 30th, 2022‼️ 🔈🔈💃🏿. Racheal Kizza is the Project Coordinator at the African.Writers Trust (AWT). Congrats to you once again. @rachealkay29
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Small Project Grant!!. We are back with the Annual Small Project Grant. We are open for applications for locally based projects in the different fields of art and culture!
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Passionate about storytelling? Join our Screenwriting Masterclass with @theadjani, creator of 'Dreaming Whilst Black.' Learn the secrets of great storytelling! Submit your script idea: #eastafricanarts #SouthernAfricaArts
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Did you know that Ngalabi Short Film Festival is happening physically this year?? 🤩. 📅 28th - 30th of JULY.⏰ from 5:30pm.📍 International University East Africa, former Didi's World along Ggaba Road.Free Entry!. #ngalabishorts #filmfromuganda #filmmaking #shortfilmfestival
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"Acting is about being present and responding"🎬🎭.Our week with BAFTA winning filmmaker and actor @theadjani continued on Wednesday with the Acting Masterclass.
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“We need to diverse our writing, write more romance, fiction, thrillers. etc- Jennifer Makumbi” #writersindialogue @TrustAwt
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Rising star Mike Mungu will be performing at our Sundowner🌟🎊 Following his hit single 'Kagina', Mike has just released his first EP titled 'Finally' and we can't wait to hear all the new songs.
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🤩We are SO EXCITED for next weeks screening of the BBC series ‘Dreaming Whilst Black’!🤩.Don't miss your chance to meet the BAFTA winning writer, director and actor of the series Adjani Salmon and ask him your questions.
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Thanks to all our partners and everyone who made it out to the first ever Azulato Children's Festival #Azulato2018.It was a great success! Looking forward to #Azulato2019
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Meet the moderator for our first panel discussion: @davidkangye. He is the curator of TEDxEntebbe and the founder of The Story Factory Ltd. Our Christmas Book Fair is happening this Saturday, 2nd Dec, at @32degreeseast and the entry is free!🎄🎊🎁
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📢📢Are you a Feminist and would like to get involved??. GZK and @AFKampala bring you the Gender Equality Conference this Wednesday . Come join us as we discuss the feminism journey with our moderator @KanyomozRabwoni . 🕐 6pm -8pm.📍 GZK/AFK BASEMENT .FREE ENTRY!!!
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“If you have written a really good book, make sure you have an online presence. Publishers don’t want to start from scratch- Jennifer Makumbi” #writersindialogue @TrustAwt
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Are you ready for something interesting come next week?.@infonile_ invites you to the launch of the #EverydayNile Kampala Photo Exhibition on 29/11/22. The exhibition will remain open till 31/12/22. Register to attend via the link in the bio.@H2Ojournalists.@MotivUG.@ihedelft
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Our CHRISTMAS BOOK FAIR is happening this Saturday, 2nd Dec🤩🎄Come and join us in celebrating Ugandan literature. Gates open at 10am and the entry is free. There will be a kids corner so bring your whole family with you!👨👩👧👧
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Here's another reason for you to get excited for our Sundowner next Friday: KOHEN JAYCEE!🤩🎊 The RnB singer and songwriter will perform his biggest hits and mesmerise you with his vocals.
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Artists paid a visit to Breakdance Project Uganda at Sharing Youth Centre tonight to participate in their rap session #YourMusicYourVoice
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Job Alert: Receptionist Opportunity at GZK/UGCS! Are you a people person with great communication skills? Check out the full job description and application details on our website: Join our team and help create a warm and vibrant atmosphere!
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#MirembeRhythm DJing and music production workshop with the ladies continues! .@djrachael256 @SarahFarinaBLN @YoVanLenz empowering an era of female DJs. #RainbowBass 🌈 .#FemmeElectronic
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"If you cannot express y/self in your mother tongue,there is a lot of knowledge you wont be able to tap into" Peter Kagayi #ArtsnActivismUg
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I want to encourage people not to underestimate your individual contribution to activism. You matter. #ArtsnActivismUG #YourMusicYourVoice
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Tomorrow's Studio Talk at @AgandyStudios is all about Saving & Investments for Gig Creatives with special guest Matama Mary Milly who's a financial literacy expert. Don't miss this talk on clever finances and head to Agandy Studios tomorrow at 6pm!
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1/2.🎭 Ready to elevate your acting skills to new heights? Join our immersive Acting Masterclass with BAFTA Award-winner @theadjani , the visionary behind 'Dreaming Whilst Black.' Learn the art of acting, Acting Techniques, Character Exploration, Scene Studies & Physicality.
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Join us this Saturday as we celebrate Ugandan writers across genres @32degreeseast in Kabalagala featuring writers such as @i_zziwa , @tinabutegwa , @MarthaKyoshaba , @SseboLule , @dilmandila & Patricia Rutiba of @KnightsInKla .
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Children are the future and the sooner they are told about environmental conservation and recycling the better. At #Azulato2019 we are getting them to make use of plastic by turning it into art.
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HAPPENING TODAY!!.We're hosting @rachealkay29 with the author @PatriciaOpio a multi-passionate creative storypreneur,designer,creative consultant and creativity coach with a mission to inspire and empower creators. FREE COCKTAILS (For the first 30 people)
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To all the art lovers, @xensonartspace has got you this July to August!!. Shadow of the Dinka exhibition by Tindi Colours @tindicolours happening from 15th July to 19th August!
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Last Thursday's "Mitchz Manifest" silent poetry event was pure magic. 🔮 Hosted by Mitch and featuring a lineup of incredible poets, it was a mesmerizing night of wordless expression and heartfelt emotions. 🎙️🎨✨ #SilentPoetry #MitchzManifest
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Are you ready for our sundowner event this Friday?🕺🍻🌅The wonderful MC Trizah K will lead through the evening. You can look forward to exceptional live music and after-work drinks!
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The contribution of youth to National development cant be discounted. "We must move beyond statistics" @Jacobeyeru Chairperson @NYCofUganda shares some of the problems affecting youths in Uganda during the #Gamesandpolitics interactive exhibition with our curator @deejahn
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#YourMusicYourVoice has kicked off workshops, discussing with @Bayimba's Faizal about artistes' roles in social advocacy & NGO partnerships
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Check this out and take your chance- From NOW on until 31st March you can submit your short films!* The Ngalabi Short Film Festival is BACK!!!!!! and it is issuing an open call for short films!
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"What's on in June 2023"? Ekyoto Night| Azulato Art Forum | Azulato -
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Today is the day! Join us at Seven Trees Gardens in Kololo today and bring the kids to discover new arts and sciences activities that will give them a chance to have fun as they learn at the #Azulato2018 Children's Festival - Free Entry!
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Faces at Canon Rumanzi`s photography series Exhbition #PoliticianEyes (Let Me Help you Lead you).
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We can't wait for this performance!🤩🤩 @mitch_isabirye is a writer, poet and spoken word artist. He is also the executive producer of a Poetry Platform Mitchz manifest that happens quarterly. TOMORROW at 10am our CHRISTMAS BOOK FAIR starts at @32degreeseast. The entry is FREE!!
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Photos of our #ArtsnActivismUG symposium presented at #Uganda Museum with @fesuganda.Photo credit @KreativADIKT.#YourMusicYourVoice
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❗The International Parliamentary Scholarship is coming to Uganda for the first time❗. You can find more information about the program and the application process at and ⚠Application deadline: July 15, 2023
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What a way to start our week with BAFTA winning filmmaker and actor @theadjani! Our Screenwriting Masterclass was a full success!🥳🥳 GZK hosted this workshop in cooperation with @UgBritish #eastafricaarts #southernafricaarts
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We had the fortune to host @sofarkampala at our premises at the beginning of this month, Such a great lineup and a good vibe. 😊
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1/2.#PoliticianEyes (Let ME Help you Lead you) is a photography series that acts as commentary on the complications, comics, and shortcomings of the democratic process in Uganda transmitted through photographs of election posters with the eyes of the leaders who say.
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We want to thank everyone who joined us on Friday at the @UNCC_UG for our ARTFORUM event. It was a fantastic evening, and we are so pleased with the enthusiasm and engagement of the panelists and attendees. We hope to see you again Saturday at the Azulato Children's Festival.
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📢📢WEDNESDAY IS ALMOST HERE!!!. Goethe Zentrum Kampala in partnership with @AFKampala is hosting the Gender Equality Conference. The Panelists will be discussing ''Feminism, living a life of purpose and everything in between.''. There is just one future, some say, it is female
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Who would like to join the GZK/UGCS TEAM THIS YEAR!. Visit our website for more details on this job position by clicking the link in our bio!. GZK/UGCS is looking for an experienced Cultural Coordinator for the Cultural Department from 15th February 2023 for at least 2 years.
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Our anticipation for Friday's Sundowner is growing every day! Next up in our line-up is the talented @taidaiofficial 🤩💃 and the best thing: the entry is FREE!
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Applications are now OPEN! . Join us as a volunteer at the Azulato Children's Festival and make a difference in the lives of young ones!. Help with stewarding,and spreading joy throughout the Festival. No experience necessary, just bring your passion and a welcoming smile!
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WE WANT YOU!!!.Are you experienced in social media management, content creation, and project coordination? . Submit your CV, Motivation Letter, and a Short Bio in order to be considered via this link .
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During the Azulato Art Forum, we will host a panel of industry experts and policymakers who will share what they are doing to abate climate change effects and enforce sustainability in their different spheres. AZULATO ART FORUM will welcome the AZULATO CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL!
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Martin The Scientist showcasing several interactive and fun science demos relating to sustainability,and having interactive exhibits at the Azulato Children's Festival. Happening now at @UNCC_UG . #Azulato23 #AzulatoChildrenFestival
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We hosted Xenson of @xensonartspace for the Moving Identities Festival where he facilitated the Visual Arts Masterclass. The artists are painting murals currently which will be unveiled on Friday 26th May at 6pm in the Basement. Come through for the unveiling. @AFKampala
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November is finally here and full of exciting events!! 🤩🎉🕺
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The Christmas Book Fair is BACK! A wonderful way to close the year. We are celebrating writers, authors, poets, dancers, and many more artists. Here are some of the panelists who will take us through! Racheal Kizza is the Project Coordinator at the African Writers Trust (AWT)
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Our director Dr Anna Adima will chair a groundbreaking conversation with Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, one of Uganda`s most celebrated writers this Saturday at Onomo Hotel from 4pm to 6pm. Do not miss the conversation!!
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📣The 6th Ngalabi Short Film Festival 2022 - brings to you another creative short film called 📽“Faded”📽 by Ugandan female director, NabaggalaLilianMaximillian. 📆 Thursday 28th July, 2022.🕐 Gates open : 5:00pm.📍IUEA Didis World Auditorium.🥁FREE ENTRY
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Sundowners are back after a long hiatus!. Come and experience this and more with Underground Kampala opening the doorway to many more sundowners to come!
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You want to stand out at your next job interview? Learn German with the international market leader for German tuition!👩🏫📚 The registration for 2024 is open, so join us in the new year and increase your chances of landing your dream career.
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The Control Posse turning up the mood at #MirembeRhythm.Come and join the fun @TheSquarePlace.Entrance is only 5k.
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📢MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT📢 . With great joy, we announce that @PabloKimuli, the beloved TV host of the Pablo and the kids' show on @nbstv and a veteran comedian, is joining us as the official host for the upcoming Azulato Children's Festival! . #Azulato23 #children
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According to @Wikipedia, Vitiligo is a long-term skin condition characterized by patches of the skin losing their pigment. Tune in to our YouTube Channel this Friday at 7 PM ( as we converse with @MartinSenkubuge about his "VITILIGO – DRAWING PROJECT".
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Congratulations Canon Griffin Rumanzi on a wonderful opening to your #politicianeyes photography series.
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The Weganda Review, a literary journal produced in Uganda, printed its first issue earlier in July. You can find a copy of @WegandaReview at the Goethe-Zentrum library in Kampala at only 20,000 UGX. Happy reading!
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“Much as I am inspiring writers, readers turning up in large numbers like this, is inspiring to me-Jennifer Makumbi” @TrustAwt #writersindialogue
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Read more about the recent unforgettable 7th edition of Ngalabi Short Film Festival on our website.
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You know that feeling when a conversation is so poignant and diversified time begins to fly? Today our panelist will lift us there!. @AFKampala and us are hosting the Gender Equality Conference and we are so proud for the intelligent, impressive woman who will be there. Join us!
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We are excited to announce our CALL FOR PROJECTS for the coming year 2018! . The grants are offering a special.
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Our other beatboxers Patrick and Malikia showed up and did the thing!!!
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On friday the openning day of #NgalabiShortFilmFestival we have a Q&A session at 7pm with the following filmmakers before their short films are screened . @alimusoke (Black&White).@achirop (The Surrogate).@LoukmanAli (The Bad Mexican).Jordan Braise Ndawula (The last Breath)
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Christmas is just around the corner and 2023 is coming to an end. We are getting ready for our last event of the year - our CHRISTMAS BOOK FAIR!!📚🎄🎁.See you on 2nd Dec at @32degreeseast !🎊
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📢📢Did you know GAMES AND POLITICS is still running?. Be sure to pass by every Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm at Design Hub. Hosted by Goethe Zentrum Kampala/ UGCS in cooperation with @DesignHubKla & @KasUganda. #Gamesandpolitics #DiversityinGamingUg #Gzkampala #KasUganda
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IT’S BIG! IT’S BACK!. The Ngalabi Short Film Festival is Back!. As always, we are bringing to you short films by the best filmmakers from Africa and beyond. Mark your Calenders; from 1st to 3rd September 2023. We will be coming with more information .#ngalabi23
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📣 Join us for the 4th edition of Mitchz Manifest! 🎤🎶 A silent spoken word/poetry experience to create a sustainable platform for art consumption with Silent headsets. Diverse artists will freely express themselves without fear of not being heard. Don't miss it! #MitchzManifest
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Is everyone finally getting EXCITED?. The Azulato Children's Festival is tomorrow! . Are you ready? Because we are SO READY!. Take a look at our program flow for tomorrow's AZULATO CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL. #AzulatoChildrensFestival #azulato23
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Join us for the Open Stage in collaboration with Alliance Francaise Kampala . This time it is all about CIRCUS!. Acrobats, jugglers, magicians, fire dancers, fire breathers. 📆Friday, 8th April 2022.🕐Starts 6pm.📍AFK/GZK Basement, Plot 52 Bukoto Street, Kamwokya. Free Entry!
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“When I think of one word to describe Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi-inspiring!’ Goretti Kyomuhendo, Director @TrustAwt
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It’s happening this Sunday! The seventh edition of Ngalabi Short Film Festival will start on Friday 1st and end on Sunday 3rd September in a different style! .Come through at @Circular_DH located in Industrial area, 5th street. Remember entrance is free🤗.
It’s going to be a Sunday film jamboree as our collaborators, the #shortsshortsandshots team from Kenya🇰🇪 add flavour to #ngalabi2023. We will wear our SHORTS while watching captivating SHORT films as we take the SHOTS 🤩. It’s happening this coming Sunday!🥳🎉
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More than 100 people attended the screening of "Dreaming Whilst Black" by BAFTA award-winning filmmaker and actor @theadjani!😍🎬 In the Q&A session that followed, Adjani answered questions and wowed the audience with his energy.
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After three years, @KlaDesignWeek is back for four days for design conversations, inspirations and provocations. Book your slot today:
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Good Children,. Get ready to learn about the Theme for this Year's Azulato Children's Festival ''Our Planet and Sustainability.''. It's all about taking care of our Earth and making sure it stays healthy and happy for a long, long time. #Azulato23 #ClimateAction.#Sustainability
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SafeBoda is giving out coupon codes for a free trip to our #MirembeRhythm Party on Friday. ✴Spread the word and save the date ✴. See you on Friday & have a safe trip!
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Our #MirembeRhythm DJing and music production workshop has kicked off. @SarahFarinaBLN @YoVanLenz and @djrachael256 will be teaching the ladies how to make music and DJ throughout the day.
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ARE Y'ALL READY FOR A NIGHT WITH @mutaki_africa 😃😃😃😃😃.He will grace us with his melodious voice this November with these amazing artists who will be supporting him!.Grab a ticket, go to the link in BIO!. 💵 20,000 UGX.📅 Friday 18th November 2022.⏰ 6 pm.📍 GZK rooftop
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AZULATO CALL FOR ARTISTS🚨. Azulato Children's festival, now in its fifth edition,is back with a focus on sustainability. Our theme this year is `Our Planet.’ With the current climate change effects on Uganda and the world at large,we hope to discuss and engage children
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We had a conversation between Canon Rumanzi and Nicholas Opolot Akwang from @KasUganda during the opening of Canon`s photography series exhibition.
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OUR MAY CULTURAL PROGRAM IS HERE!!. Join us this Friday for The Sundowner, hosted by Nilotika Cultural Ensemble then we shall head over to a theatre poem staged by @NgobiPoet which examines his role as a poet in the public eye and we shall end it with the French-German Week.
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AZULATO CONVERSATIONS 📌. Join us this week as we welcome an extraordinary guest with extensive experience in working with children! 🎉 Our guest is a former editor of a renowned children's magazine;Toto (@newvisionwire) and the visionary founder of the @JovitaAjuna Foundation.
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Are you ready for tomorrow? Are you ready for the biggest short film festival in Uganda?.The 7th edition of Ngalabi Short Film Festival is starting tomorrow and going up to Sunday!.Come through and enjoy captivating short films from Uganda and beyond!.
🎬🎬DAY 2 LINEUP!🍿✨.Here comes a lineup of captivating short films that will be screened on day two (Saturday 2nd September) of #ngalabi2023.Invite all your friends and family to Design Hub. Remember it’s a FREE ENTRANCE!🤗😇. #ngalabi2023 #eastafricaarts #SouthernAfricaArts
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We're facing problems The West created: borders, wealth taken, education system. Our partnership isn't equal.- @OutspokenZW #ArtsnActivismUG
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#ArtsnActivismUG has begun w/: @OFFICIAL_MONZA @gunmanxuman @eric1key @Nashemcee @DavidTumusiime (moderator) @OutspokenZW & Percy Lion Story
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Check our new Zumba classes out! We meet on Monday evening at 6.15 pm on GZK rooftop terrace! We dance to german and international songs! Free of charge for GZK students not GZKstudents 5000k. We look forward to see you !! – fantastisch.
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What a memorable night "Ekyoto Night" was! Tontoma Poetry Jazz Session had a great lineup of poets who upheld the theme of the night. We have the photos to prove it 😊. @tontomapoetryjazzsession
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To all performing musicians, photographers, visual artists, poets and dancers in Uganda! Send us your thoughts, concerns and personal stories about being artists during the Covid-19 situation until Thursday April 30th via email to gzkampala2@gmail.com #COVID19UG #Uganda
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Kagayi Ngobi will be staging his theatre poem, 'For My Negativity' which examines his role as a poet in the public eye. 📅 Date:18th May 2023.⏰ Time: 7 pm.🎟️: 20,000 UGX.📍 Venue: GZK Rooftop, Plot 52 Bukoto Street, Kamwokya
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