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Sunday Mail Reporter
The Government has granted National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) legend and theatre luminary Ms Susan Hains a State-assisted funeral.
Ms Hains died on Friday after a long illness.
In a statement, National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) director Mr Nicholas Moyo, said: “The State will cater for all the costs related to the interment of one of the most revered arts administrators in Zimbabwe.
“A memorial service for Susan Hains will be held at Reps Theatre in Harare on Monday August 28, 2023 at 10am, after which her body will be cremated at Glen Forest Memorial Park.”
He said Ms Hains will be remembered for assisting many disadvantaged artistes to work in theatre, and establishing a strong and diverse voice that represents the Zimbabwean society.
Her influence and support, he added, can be found somewhere at the base of many of Zimbabwe’s successful actors, writers and directors.
After independence, she was instrumental in the crafting of the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe Act, which saw the establishment of the NACZ in 1985,
which succeeded the National Arts Foundation.
The Act mandated the new body to foster, develop and improve the practice of the arts in Zimbabwe.
In 2021, she was one of the 40 luminaries honoured with the NAMA Legends @40 Awards for their lifelong commitment to the arts and role in nurturing many theatres.
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