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Stephen Chifunyise Theatre Corridors ONE of the most significant results of the National Arts and Culture Indaba hosted by the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe and held at the Stephen Margolis Resort, outside Harare, from October 23 to 30 was the establishment of the Chamber of Arts and Culture Industry.
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THE Zimbabwe International Festival of the Arts is an incredibly vital platform for Zimbabwean artistes to relate to the arts of the world and to meet its committed producers. Indeed Hifa has become a -
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The national theatre indaba held in the Midlands city of Gweru from April 10-12 set up a five-member task force to consider the establishment of a voluntary national theatre regulatory body. The taskforce that comprises Daves Guzha, Cont Mhlanga, Nehemiah -
THE International Theatre Institute (Zimbabwe Centre) launched on March 4 an ambitious programme of theatre activities under the banner of World Theatre Month celebrations that will conclude with a three-hour theatre show to mark the commemoration of the World Theatre Day on
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ZIMBABWE Theatre Association recently adopted a strategy where its four provincial clusters are expected to develop action plans for effectively growing the theatre industry. Each cluster is expected -
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At last Saturday’s 12th National Arts Merit Awards ceremony held in Bulawayo, seven theatre productions of 2012 were recognised in the four theatre categories of Outstanding Actor, Outstanding Actress, Outstanding Theatrical Production -
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It is evident that a lot of theatre activities in different parts of the country have not been reported by our media. As a result, the picture that is usually painted is that it is only in Harare and Bulawayo -
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This is the time of the year again when the Zimbabwe theatre industry evaluates its performance during the year and plans theatre actions for the following year. The review of the 2012 theatre -
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I was very fortunate to make it to Theatre in the Park on November 23 to see one of the last performances in Harare of the Rooftop Promotions production of Mncedisi Shabangu’s “Ten Bush”.
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On the evening of October 26, Protest Arts International Festival (PAIF) was officially opened by a highly engaging performing arts programme featuring a South African one man drama — “Itsoseng-My Township-My Home” by Omphile Molusi. It was spoken word-poetry performance; -
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The European Development Fund (EDF) has issued its 10 call for proposals within the ACP-EU Support Programme for the ACP culture sector.
The overall objective of this call for proposals “aims to contribute to the fight against poverty through the development of and consolidation of viable and sustainable cultural industries in the Africa Caribbean and Pacific countries by reinforcing their contribution to social and economic development as well the preservation of cultural diversity”.
The 10th call for proposals has stressed that the deadline for receipt of project proposals in Brussels is December 20 this year. -
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UNESCO’s International Fund for Cultural Development has announced calls for applications from young artistes for its Unesco Ashberg Bursaries for Artiste Programme for 2013. The programme that promotes the mobility of young artistes through residences worldwide has called for -
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This year’s Intwasa Arts Festival koBulawayo which takes place next week has a very attractive programme that will feature eight plays.
The programme opens at the Bulawayo Theatre with Wole Soyinka’s “The Lion and the Jewel” to be presented by Centre for Talent Development (CTD) with the support of Plan International.
The Centre for Talent Development is a Bulawayo-based theatre training project established in 2001.
The play which is this year’s O-Level Literature textbook and is intended mainly for student audience will be presented by eight high school -
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A young playwright and director, Thandie Nyamasvisva, who entered Zimbabwean theatre industry in 2010 with a play “Flight of the African Child” has joined hands with her sister, Margaret Ndlovu, to establish a community-based development organisation called 4D Arts. The organisation, which will -
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The Simuka Comedy team comprising stand-up comedians from Bulawayo and Harare will next month undertake a seven-city tour. Titled “Go Worries Go: Joke of a National Team Comedy Tour 2012”, the comedy show is intended to be “a celebration of everyday Zimbabwean life and a close
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