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Gwanda's Jahunda Hall to get facelift
05 Jun 2012 at 06:09hrs | Views
JAHUNDA Community Hall in Gwanda town in Matabeleland South Province is set to have a facelift to help arts grow in the town and province.
This was revealed by the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) provincial director Nokuthula Moyo on Saturday during the Chibuku Road to Fame competition held at Mankomo Beer Hall.
He said as NACZ, it was part of their social responsibility to renovate community halls for the benefit of the communities it serves.
"We want to renovate the Jahunda Community Hall ourselves so that artists can come around and use the facilities and better express themselves," said Moyo.
He said the renovations would be part of the build-up towards the Rainbow Province Arts Festival to be held later this year.
"We want to build up for the Rainbow Province Arts Festival and the renovations. The facilities should be up to standard for the event," said Moyo.
He said at this year's festival, there would be new dances and songs from the many ethnic groups found in the province.
"There is something new in the programme this year as we build up for the festival. We have dances that we want to showcase such as the malende, chikona from the Vendas and the Sothos will have umtshitshimba. These dances are fairly new to people and it will be an opportunity to showcase them.
"The Rainbow Province Arts Festival wants to accommodate all cultures," said Moyo.
The Rainbow Province Arts Festival is a two-day annual multi-sectional festival held in Gwanda town. It exhibits the province's best talent in terms of performing and visual arts.
Moyo said Jahunda Community Hall would also be used to educate the youth of the town and province about HIV/Aids through the arts.
"The renovation will enable us to organise more programmes that can be geared towards the education of youths in reproductive health and develop their skills and interest in the art.
"The arts are very effective in giving out the message that will stay in the memories of the audience it targets. It is very important to educate our future leaders," said Moyo.
He said the province held a successful Culture Week launch last month and they would use the momentum as they prepare to host the Chibuku Neshamwari Traditional Dance competition to be held at the end of the month.
"The Culture Week launch at Chief Nyangazonke's homestead in Kezi was a huge success and we had a great time. We will use the momentum we gained at the launch to prepare for the Chibuku Neshamwari competition for the end of the month," said Moyo.
This was revealed by the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) provincial director Nokuthula Moyo on Saturday during the Chibuku Road to Fame competition held at Mankomo Beer Hall.
He said as NACZ, it was part of their social responsibility to renovate community halls for the benefit of the communities it serves.
"We want to renovate the Jahunda Community Hall ourselves so that artists can come around and use the facilities and better express themselves," said Moyo.
He said the renovations would be part of the build-up towards the Rainbow Province Arts Festival to be held later this year.
"We want to build up for the Rainbow Province Arts Festival and the renovations. The facilities should be up to standard for the event," said Moyo.
He said at this year's festival, there would be new dances and songs from the many ethnic groups found in the province.
"There is something new in the programme this year as we build up for the festival. We have dances that we want to showcase such as the malende, chikona from the Vendas and the Sothos will have umtshitshimba. These dances are fairly new to people and it will be an opportunity to showcase them.
"The Rainbow Province Arts Festival wants to accommodate all cultures," said Moyo.
The Rainbow Province Arts Festival is a two-day annual multi-sectional festival held in Gwanda town. It exhibits the province's best talent in terms of performing and visual arts.
Moyo said Jahunda Community Hall would also be used to educate the youth of the town and province about HIV/Aids through the arts.
"The renovation will enable us to organise more programmes that can be geared towards the education of youths in reproductive health and develop their skills and interest in the art.
"The arts are very effective in giving out the message that will stay in the memories of the audience it targets. It is very important to educate our future leaders," said Moyo.
He said the province held a successful Culture Week launch last month and they would use the momentum as they prepare to host the Chibuku Neshamwari Traditional Dance competition to be held at the end of the month.
"The Culture Week launch at Chief Nyangazonke's homestead in Kezi was a huge success and we had a great time. We will use the momentum we gained at the launch to prepare for the Chibuku Neshamwari competition for the end of the month," said Moyo.
Source - TC
