Ndere Dance Troupe in Kampala, Uganda
Since this past June, my older sister Jordan has been living in Uganda and working at a health and human rights non-profit organization. She has ample time on weekends to travel, and every Monday I look forward to an email that fills me in on her weekend adventures. If I’m lucky (and if her internet connection is working – Uganda has frequent blackouts that sometimes last for days), I even receive some photos. This past weekend Jordan and some friends went to Kampala, the capital and largest city in Uganda, and she excitedly wrote to me about a dance performance she attended. Here’s an excerpt from her email:
“We went to see a local Ugandan dance troupe (Ndere Dance Troupe) which was fabulous. Evan, you would have loved it. The dancers had gorgeous costumes and balanced many different objects on their heads – including enormous wooden drums and stacks of porcelain urns – while dancing around rather vigorously.”
There seems to be a lull in live dance here in New York City, so I was thrilled to read about an international dance performance. Here are some of Jordan’s photos showing the Ugandan dancers and musicians in elaborate costumes.
Oh that’s so cool! How long is she there for — is the job permanent?
Jordan’s in Uganda for about one more month. She’s there with a program (http://ajws.org/) that places young Jewish professionals in non-profit organizations in developing countries.