British Council partners Intwasa

And has become the norm, British Council will this year bring a number of art activities as well as entrepreneurial workshops to assist artists in branding their artworks.
Theatre enthusiasts will be treated to some
top-notch theatrical productions and seasoned actors and actresses in plays like “When Angels Weep”, “The Accused”, and the “Song of the Carnivores”, a musical extravaganza featuring 500 kids from 10 schools.
The musical celebrates the five carnivores of
Zimbabwe, lion, cheetah, hyena, leopard and wild dog.
Each has a movement to itself within the framework of opening and closing choruses.
Most of the words that made up the musical
were from the composer although they were derived from poems submitted to a competition held last year.
Apart from its entertainment spin offs, the “Song of the Carnivores” will also help to spread the conservation message, while calling for everyone to save them from extinction.
“When Angels Weep” is another enthralling play that will certainly give value for money to theatre lovers when it premieres at Intwasa.
From the Nama award winning team who presented “Burn Mukwerekwere Burn” to huge acclaim at Hifa 2011 comes another scorching tale of lost youth, greed and familial betrayal.
When 13-year-old Sarita is sold in to sexual bondage by her favourite uncle, her childhood comes to a screeching stop. Fate brings her back to her village 17 years later, forcing her to face a past she buried to survive.
The production reunites all the players from “Burn” with Blessing Hungwe, who wrote the play and was directed by Giles Ramsay.
It also features award winning actor Michael Kudakwashe, actress Privilege Mutendera and the musical talents of Patrick Tembo, Brezhnev Guvheya and Rumbidzai Karize.
Because of the variance in arts activities during the week-long art fete, artists will also have an opportunity to attend entrepreneurial development skills workshop on how to combine creativity and business success
During the workshop, being powered by the British Council, the speaker David Parrish will talk about how culture and creativity can be combined with appropriate and effective business techniques to ensure successful results.
A renowned author, David will also give an insight into his own development as a creative entrepreneur and provide examples of successful creative and cultural enterprises from his clients in the creative industries internationally.
David has a background in leading and managing organisations in the creative industries.
As an international business advisor specialising in the creative sector, he brings the best management ideas and techniques to the benefit of creative businesses.
In addition to David’s entrepreneurial talks a lot of artists will also showcase their artworks in different genres.
Poetry lovers will have a feel of different style and flair from the spoken word department.
Poets from the host City of Kings that include Bhekumusa Moyo, Mgcini Nyoni, Sypho, Sthandazile Dube, Aura, Sipho Mpofu, Tracy Sibanda, Solwazi and Likwa Ka Ncube are set to lift Bulawayo’s flag high.
On the other hand, Mbizo Chirasha, Albert Nyathi, Batsirai Chigama, Elizabeth Muchemwa aka Zaza and Tinashe Muchuri, known for his famous poem, “Chigaro” will be part of the star studded line up for this unique event.
Now in its eighth year, Intwasa will this year celebrate diversity; diversity embodied in the uniqueness and plurality of identities and cultural expressions of Zimbabweans and others that will gather for the arts feast.