Organizers promise a spectacular show as the countdown to Ubumuntu virtual arts festival begins

Organizers of the Ubumuntu Arts Festival have assured of meticulously curated art performances and showcases, as it counts down to the 2021 edition of the festival tagged “Rebirth.”

Scheduled to begin on July 16-17th 2021 this year’s festival will be fully virtual.

The festivals curator Hope Azeda, said the event was shifted online in response to the Covid 19 pandemic. “Regardless of the formidable backdrop we have learned to receive each day that comes like a gift. We have heard to therefore re-situate, re-shift and re-create around the uncertainties of Covid-19”, she explained.

The festival which will run for two days for about six hours in total will be streamed live on the Ubumuntu Youtube Channel as well as all social media platforms.

“Regardless of the formidable backdrop we have learned to receive each day that comes like a gift. We have had to therefore re-situate, re-shift and re-create around the uncertainties of Covid-19”, Azeda said in explaining how organizers were able to work around the uncertainties caused by the pandemic.

The festival which is in its seventh year, will feature collaborations by artists from over 18 countries including Switzerland, Germany, Bosnia, USA, Egypt, Zimbabwe, Belgium, Sri-Lanka, Morocco, Belgium, Uganda this year.

The festival according to a press statement by organizers occurs in July, during the final week of the 100-day commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. “The impact the festival has on visitors and artists, however, extends far beyond the flagship event, and many attendees have returned home to start similar festivals in their own countries,” the statement said.

Interested artists are advised to check the website www.ubumuntuartsfestival.com and send inquiries to ubumuntu.artsfestival@gmail.com for more information.