Robert Ssempijja
ALIENATION III
Kampala has over 4.4 million inhabitants and is the economic heart of Uganda. Under British rule, German urban planner Ernst May was commissioned in 1945 to design the city. He did so drawing inspiration from the garden city and against a backdrop of racial segregation. Alienation III interrogates the colonial foundations that shaped Kampala’s architecture, their lasting contemporary impact and the alienation of the inhabitants from their city. How can we expect to grow and thrive as a city and as a people when our foundation was never designed for us? Alienation III takes the audience on a journey of self-discovery, questioning the concept of home and belonging.
choreography, dance: Robert Ssempijja
music, sound design: Öz Kaveller
costume: Kazibwe Nelson
dramaturgy: Gert-Jan Stam
outside eye: Christoph Winkler
artistic collaboration: Joseph Julius Kasozi
sound recording: Okiria Michael
On 23 March, K3 will offer choreographic childcare for children aged 4 to 8 during the performance.
20% discount on the ticket price when purchasing tickets for a second TanzHochDrei festival performance, 30% discount on the ticket price when purchasing tickets for a third performance.
Dates
Price
15€ | 9€
Hints
Audience discussion on March 22 following the performance.
Beanbags available. Free choice of seats and standing room during the show.
Location
Kampnagel - K4
A production by K3
Robert Ssempijja
is a Ugandan contemporary artist, dancer, and researcher who works in traditional and non-traditional spaces in an era of post-colonialism and decolonization. Working between Africa and Europe, he studied at École des Sables (Dakar, Senegal), danced for Christoph Winkler in Berlin, had residencies at PACT Zollverein, showed his own work at Sophiensaele Berlin or received the Pina Bausch Fellowship. Through his work, he is searching for a regenerative art practice that moves away from exploitative relationships.
Departing from the colonial origins that shaped the architecture of his home town Kampala, at K3 Ssempijja will research its contemporary repercussions. The project aims to examine the enduring legacy of the city’s colonial past, the resilience of its inhabitants, and the role of structural design in shaping identity. In doing so he challenges the notion of growth and prosperity for a country, a city, and its people when their foundations were neither constructed nor intended for their benefit.