program details
application process
Applications for our Emerging Artists Program are usually open in the first week of February and they close in the first week of June. Keep following our social media platforms for any news about the program. Subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to know when the applications open.
Directing For Audio & Stage,
Acting For Stage & Screen,
Makeup and Costume Design,
Grant Proposal Writing,
Scenography, Stage Set-up and Design,
Writing for Stage,
Community Theatre and More.
structure
modules
This is a 12 months' program that runs from July to July. 90% of the program physically takes place at Ndere Cultural Centre and Artists cannot chose to do it remotely. Artists are advised not to have any major commitments during this period to avoid missing out on the program. It is called an Intensive Lab for a reason!
why join us?
Access to a community of world-class theatre makers worldwide.
Access to our worldwide audience for your works.
Accelerate your performing arts career from Emerging Artist to Mid Career!
Meet Our Talented Artists
Here you will find short biographies of our talented artists and discover their unique stories and inspirations. Get to know the faces behind the art.
2025/2026 cohort
2024/2025 cohort
2023/24 cohort
Joel Gabriel Agaba
Vicky Aselle
Betty S. Lunkuse
Ronald Matovu
David Muhanuzi
Loarah Atwooki
Suubi Nalwanga
Barnabus Oselle
Matthew Kissa
Past Cohorts
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“Tebere” is a word in Runkanyore language which means “continue telling your story”. Inspired by the lack of adequate access to conservatory performing arts training, Tebere’s larger vision is to support the growth of Uganda’s theatre industry by creating an incubator for emerging artists to develop their own work and artistic practice and to commission new work from mid-career and established theatre makers, in order for all to continue to tell their own stories.
Tebere Arts Foundation Limited is thrilled to be producing a series of activities in 2024/25, and the first activity is an Intensive Lab for Emerging Artists. Ugandan Emerging Artists interested in theatre and performance for live audiences will be given an opportunity to be mentored by established theatre-makers from Uganda and elsewhere.
Through lectures, hands-on work on projects developed throughout the lab and practicum assignments, the focus will be on helping each emerging artist acquire skills in various fields in the arts so that they discover their unique artistic voice. Each class will be designed in such a way that the artists will be asked to critically think and interrogate their involvement in the Arts, their existing passions and the skills they seek to develop while in residency. Application Deadline: 31/03/2026 at 11:59 PM East African Time