Choreography

Okulamba Dance Theater

In 2004 Jill Pribyl formed Okulamba Dance Theater with the first dance graduates of Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda.

The company combines music, dance, drama and video images to create works that explore what it is to be human. Looking at both the happy and unexpected moments of life with a humorous edge, Okulamba examines the complex web of cultural understanding and misunderstanding in our contemporary world.

The company's signature work, "My Favourite Things/Reasons to Get Up" has been performed in Uganda, Zimbabwe and the USA.

From the Press

"The work is luminously beautiful and profound."

Aanya Adler Fries, Albuquerque Journal

"The most compelling Afro-Urban work I have seen. Okulamba is creating a new genre of African Dance/Theater."

Tsissi Dangarenmbga, Filmmaker and Writer, Zimbabwe

"By examining the dancers favourite things, Okulamba weave the urban experience into a highly entertaining, yet moving journey for the audience."

Susan Harris, Theater Director, Zimbabwe