Dance Life Festival 2026

July 3rd - 5th | Kenya National Theatre

The 7th edition of the Dance Life Festival is scheduled for July 3 - 5 2026, featuring performances by acclaimed movement artists from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, the DRC, and Switzerland.

Register to attend at this link.

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About us

The Dance Life Festival was founded in 2020 to give Kenya’s rising dance scene a new professional platform to share, connect and reinvent the local dance practice. Since then we have organized six editions of the festival that has become one of the biggest international cultural events in East Africa. Our aim is to build an inclusive hub for the entire East African dance scene, creating more space to perform, collaborate, and develop new work.

The Dance Life Festival is organized by Upstage Limited: www.upstage.co.ke

 
 
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