Salif Keita to Perform in Zimbabwe!
Yay! Yay! Yay! Salif Keita is coming to Zimbabwe. The Mali-born music legend will perform at this year’s Harare International Festival of the Arts.
We’re blown away, totally.
NAMA 2010 Winners Announced
Dominic Benhura receives the Arts Service Award on behalf of Tengenenge Sculture Community. Handing him the award is Oliver Mtukudzi while Bridget Gwangwava looks on.
Over thirty artists and groups from around Zimbabwe were last night presented with awards for excelling in various disciplines in the arts. The 9th Edition of the National Arts Merit Awards held at the 7 Arts Theatre in Avondale saw Dominic Benhura, Natalie Bradbury, Josphat Somanje and Hazvinei Sakarombe leading the pack among the award winners.
Hello Susan Hains, where are you living?
Dear Susan, your article in the October 18 issue of The Standard struck me as having been written by someone who has been out of Harare, if not Zimbabwe for some time.
As a seasoned commentator on the arts, I was stunned that you did not know whether or not the Zimbabwe International Film Festival was still going on. I quote: “I am curious to know of the Zimbabwe International Film Festival which was started by Tsitsi Dangarembga is still in existence. It was a very good festival…”
The Zimbabwe International Film Festival happened last year and this year and received coverage in the local press and online. A quick online search will reveal that the festival still lives. As an arts critic that I respect Susan, I am disappointed that you were not aware of this and did not do your research here. Read more
Iyasa, Ballet and Indian Dances at HIFA
Hie again
The second day of HIFA was very interesting. Let me tell you about my experience throughout the day from the first show I attended and the shows are: A Sprig of Rosemary, Iyasa, Matthew and Peter’s classical music, Kraft, Susheela Mehta and Bharatnatya Dance Company, The Crossing, Beauty and the B.E.E and Don’t Be A Stranger. Let me tell you one by one and it goes like so: Read more
HIFA 2009
Dear Friends
HIFA kicked off today and hey, I have to admit, it’s quite promising to be a memorable show. This is my first time to attend the festival and you can imagine the excitment. I went to the Funk Fusion Fashion Show and I saw some great designs by a Zimbabwean designer. Munyaradzi Chadzonga from BBA3 was narrating a story of a King who sent his sons to fetch a wife. Read more
Nguva Yedu – Thuba Lethu – Our Time!
Pamberi Trust – Book Café presents the first edition of its festival of youth – a thrilling 5-day multi-disciplinary arts program featuring Zimbabwe’s top young contemporary artists alongside young artists and arts writers from Senegal, Ghana, Uganda, South Africa, Swaziland, Kenya, Ethiopia and Cameroon.
‘Nguva Yedu – Thuba Lethu – Our Time’ is a celebration of African youth and renewal, creativity and a vision for a future Africa - through music, poetry, comedy, workshops, arts journalism, open discussion and cultural exchange. Read more
