Announcing the 7th Annual Dance Life Festival!

Upstage Limited is proud to announce the return of the Dance Life Festival, Kenya’s biggest international dance showcase event, scheduled for 3rd - 5th July, 2026. 

Since its launch in 2020, Dance Life Festival has grown into one of Africa’s leading platforms for contemporary and interdisciplinary performance, bringing together dancers, choreographers, musicians, filmmakers, and audiences from across the continent and beyond. 

This year, the Festival returns with another exciting international lineup featuring choreographers and artists from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Spain, Switzerland, and Mali.

This year’s edition will also feature a special ticketed concert performance by acclaimed Malian kora artist Wassa Kouyaté, whose live Nairobi debut promises to be one of the Festival’s major highlights. (Tickets for the concert are now available at this link).

As always, the Dance Life Festival will host a series of dance workshops across Nairobi throughout the month of June - open to both beginners and experienced dancers. More information about the workshops will be shared on our social media platforms. 

The 2026 edition of Dance Life Festival is made possible through the support of Institut Français in Paris, alongside long-term partners Africalia, Goethe-Institut, Pro Helvetia, and TICAH. We are happy to work with iN Nairobi as our media partners, and Artzone Studios remains our trusted studio partners. Bila Mpaka Sounds is the Festival’s official sound partner this year. To our partners, we remain deeply grateful for your support and belief in the Festival’s vision!