Visa 2 Dance Festival 2009

WELCOME
TO THE 3rd VISA 2 DANCE FESTIVAL OF DAR ES SALAAM!!!

TANZANIA’S INTERNATIONAL PLATFORM FOR CONTEMPORARY DANCE

MAIN SPONSOR Alliance Française, Blau Design, British Council, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands European Commission, Goethe-Institut, Russian Tanzanian Cultural Centre, SDC –Swiss Cooperation, Southern sun – Dar es salaam, Swedish Institut, Swiss limited, Vipaji Foundation

SPONSORS Africa beat, Ce dans/Camilla Ekelof, Colosseum, Esea – Ecosystem east african ltd , Ethiopian airlines Fitness centre , Flusso Dance project , Godown art centre, Italian Embassy, Mawazo gallery , MIchusi, Pernille blog, Real 2 Reel , The works, Whaat’s happening in dar, Ultimate security, University of Dar es Salaam

Participating countries for 2009:

Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands

Venue:

Diamond Jubilee VIP Hall, Upanga, DAR ES SALAAM

Dates:

-Thursday 8 October, Friday 9 0ctober and Saturday 10 October 2009 from 7.30-9.30pm

-Sunday 11 October 2009: 4-6pm

Tickets:

Available at the entrance or in advance from 28 Sept at Alliance francaise and Goethe Institut

Prices: 6,000 tzs; students and persons under 26 year 2,000 tzs

Website:

www.visa2dance.com

All information is posted on our website.

Visa 2 Dance bar lounge:

A new bar lounge will be open from 6.30pm every night and from 3pm on Sunday

It will stay open late after the show so you can meet the dancers, musicians, technicians and choreographers!

VISA 2 DANCE EXTRAS

3 Film evenings

at Goethe Institut “Journey to dance”

Mon 5th, Tue 6th,Wed 11th October, 9-11pm

Dance workshops for everyone!

Sat 10 October, 10-12am and 2-4pm

Enrol at Alliance francaise

Limited space so hurry!!

Art exhibition

Art exhibition by Tanzanian women artists at the Diamond Jubilee Hall on all performance days.

Theme:’Movement’. Artworks are for sale.

Hip Hop Night, France-Tanzania

Alliance française and Visa 2 Dance Festival present

HIPHOP NITE / MUSIC & DANCE / TANZANIA & FRANCE with:

MRISHO MPOTO, PROFESSOR JAY, TMK WANAUME HALISI, FID-Q, BEST FRIENDS / street dance, ZAHRBAT CONTEMPORARY HIPHOP DANCE CO / from France.

A brilliant mix of contemporary dance and hiphop styles.For both hiphop fans and contemporary dance lovers.The opening act will be a presentation by selected Tanzanian dancers, following a workshop conducted by the French dancers and choreographers.

Venue: Diamond Jubilee-Main Hall.

Date: Saturday 31 October 2009.

Time: 8pm – 12pm

Entrance fee: Tsh 6000 / Tsh 2000 (students and under 26 years)