By Nhau Mangirazi
Bulawayo based Bambelela Arts Ensemble, B
.A.E, confirmed that they will be part of Hurungwe Arts Festival due to be held
in Karoi on 28 to 29 November.
BAE is a non profit making community based theater
organization with the vision to be excellent in business that provides best
services and plays for development.
The group aims to reduce poverty through
highlighting how the government and other civic organizations must protect
marginalized communities, encourage citizen participation, creating employment
among other issues.
BAE have produced such plays such as
Responsible Citizen, Shout for Help, Just Because, Silent Screams where young
girls or women suffer through rape by brothers, fathers or close relatives
while families will never want it reported as it will ‘’spoil family name’’
Other plays include Crying games, The Civil
servant, MaNyathi among others.
The
group has won awards that include United Nations Development Program in poverty
alleviation NAMA since 2003 till 2009.
In 2009, their member Josphat Ndlovu was
nominated NAMA best actor and the group was named Champion of HIV and AIDS
through theatre by National Aids council.
They have graced several festivals that
include Linkfest from 1995 to 2002, hosted Masakhane Arts
Festival in 1995, and
attended Harare Arts Festival 2000 to 2007, SADC multi disciplinary festival in
2003 in South Africa, Great Zimbabwe Arts Festival in 2013, Intwasa Arts
Festival and Inxusa Arts Festival this year.
Baptism of Fire communication director
Skumbuzo Sibanda says, ‘’Hurungwe Arts Festival is about diversity and
promoting local talent. We are happy that BAE will be among participants and
showcase their talent so that some upcoming groups will learn much about art as
an industry’’
Hurungwe Arts Festival got funding from Culture
Fund of Zimbabwe in its thrust to promote local talent and it’s the first of
its kind in Mashonaland West province
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