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While most of the venues are situated in the Central Business District (CBD) selected activities will take place in the townships throughout the week.
There will be performances at Matshobana Hall in Matshobana and Njube Hall in Njube for the first time in the festival’s history.
Intwasa director, Raisedon Baya, said they want to make the festival accessible to a wider audience.
“The performances in the townships are meant to make Intwasa events and activities accessible to the people living in these areas.
“The move is also part of the festival’s ongoing audience building programme,” he said.
Stanley Hall in Makokoba, which is close to the CBD has hosted previous Intwasa events and will also be part of the venues this year.
Njube Hall will host Christopher Mlalazi’s play “Colours of Dreams” and “Moleli WaTladi”, a Botswana act tomorrow evening with “Drums: The Musical” and Botswana play, “The Debt” being shown on Friday evening.
Fringe dance acts and theatre will be shown at Matshobana Hall, while at Stanley Hall there will be “The Debt” and a Zambian play, “Rufino’s Wife”.
The multi-disciplinary festival’s activities will take place in seven venues across the City of Kings.
“Intwasa is an international event hosted by the city of Bulawayo. It is a festival for the people regardless of economic or social standing.
“The festival is not an elitist event. It intends to reach out and be accessible to everyone,” said Baya.
He said most of the local artists are from the townships and the shows would present a great opportunity for them to take their friends and visiting artists to their homes and communities.
“It is a way of encouraging proper cultural exchanges and also to promote collaborations,” Baya said.
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