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Tafadzwa Zimoyo recently in Mutare
Zimunya urban circuit drama emerged victors at the Zimbabwe East Annual Conference UMYF music and drama festival held at Hilltop Church in Mutare over the weekend.
This was big for the circuit as their win will go down in history after the powerhouse Harare circuit was absent from the competition.
Zimunya, representing Mutare district, beat four circuits from other districts such as Marondera, Harare, Mutasa and Chitungwiza to walk away with a floating trophy, certificate and cash prize. The spokesperson for the drama, Ronald Chihana, said he was happy that they are this year’s winners in the ZEAC area.
“Our drama was different and you could tell that it was certain we would win.
“The drama was centred on the effects of drug abuse and we chose to play the life of soldiers on how some are abusing drugs in the army. We had firecrackers which surprised many and our attire was on point. We are very excited that we are now going to represent ZEAC in the Episcopal area and will make sure we defend the title,” he said.
In the music category, St Stephen’s Chitungwiza circuit was the winner in the own choice and set category of Group A while St Stephen’s Makoni-Buhera walked away with own choice and set piece in Group B.
Group A comprised of urban circuits while Group B was made up of the rural circuit. A total of 17 circuits from different districts took part in the annual competition. Powerhouses from Harare district, Waterfalls and Craneborne circuits, were left in shock after the results were announced.
Waterfalls circuit was voted number seven while Cranborne ended on position eight.
The best dressed choir went to St James Dangamvura. In an interview with The Herald Entertainment, one of the organisers of the event and master of ceremonies, Tichaona Kanyama, said he was not only happy with huge turnout but with the proceedings of the show.
“Despite the chilly weather, we were overwhelmed by the huge turnout from youths. Everything went according to plan from the proceedings and stage work. You can tell that there is a lot of talent in the church and community which needs to be exposed,” he said.
He said the participants displayed a high level of competition.
“The songs have been practised well and everyone was smart in their uniforms. This shows a high level of maturity is being observed in our ministry,” he said.
Asked why they chose the same adjudicators for both music and drama contests, Kanyama said they were well versed in both.
“Many had that in mind, but frankly speaking the duo who was our adjudicators and judges has experience in both music and drama. It was also easy and cheap for us, because hiring four people at one time would be a bit expensive,” he said.
Meanwhile, the winners will compete in the finals on July 4 in Harare where they meet other song and drama powerhouses from the Zimbabwe Annual West Conference.
Online Reporter