The twelfth Ubumuntu Arts Competition will happen in Kigali from July 13 to 19, bringing collectively artists, writers, performers and audiences from Rwanda and around the globe to discover therapeutic, remembrance and shared humanity by way of the humanities.
Held beneath the theme “Embracing Time: Holding On. Holding Collectively,” this yr's competition will current a week-long programme of theatre, music, literature, workshops and public discussions designed to foster dialogue, resilience and social cohesion.
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The competition will open on July 13 with Psychological Well being Day at Inzira Artistic, the place contributors will interact in workshops, discussions and inventive actions exploring the connection between artwork and psychological well-being.
On July 14, the focus will flip to literature as writers, poets and storytellers come collectively for readings, performances and conversations celebrating the transformative energy of storytelling.
The programme continues on July 16 at Camp Kigali with Ikaze Night time & Music Is Humanity, a night devoted to celebrating unity by way of music and creative expression.
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The competition will culminate with three nights of Ubumuntu Traditional performances on the Kigali Genocide Memorial from July 17 to 19, that includes native and worldwide theatre firms, dance ensembles and performers presenting productions centred on peace, dignity, remembrance and collective therapeutic.
Talking forward of the competition, founder and creative director Hope Azeda mentioned this yr's theme displays the significance of embracing each the challenges and hopes that proceed to form communities around the globe.
“This yr's theme speaks to the place we’re as folks, as communities, and as a world nonetheless studying easy methods to carry reminiscence, ache, hope and chance on the similar time,” she mentioned.
Azeda famous that the competition continues to harness theatre, dance, music, literature and dialogue to create areas the place folks can replicate, heal and reconnect by way of their shared humanity.
Based in 2015, the Ubumuntu Arts Competition has grown into one in every of Rwanda's main cultural occasions. Held yearly after the 100-day commemoration of the 1994 Genocide in opposition to the Tutsi, it has developed into an internationally recognised platform that makes use of the humanities to advertise dialogue, reconciliation and social transformation.
Through the years, the competition has introduced collectively artists and audiences from throughout the globe to interact with themes of reminiscence, justice, peace and humanity by way of theatre, dance, music and storytelling.
Organisers say the competition's timing and setting reinforce its mission of connecting Rwanda's historical past with world conversations on therapeutic, whereas highlighting the enduring function of the humanities in constructing extra compassionate and inclusive societies.
