The Chimanimani Arts Festival returns to the picturesque town of Chimanimani and takes place during the weekend May 21-23 .

The annual free entry festival regularly features Zimbabwe’s best known artists and performers; whilst this years festival will also feature Barcelona based Spanish street performers Pa lo Q’Sea who will use  mythology, tradition, ritual elements and legends to realize a contemporary ’Fiesta” featuring recyclable large puppets, stilt-walkers, unicyclists, jugglers, drummers and acrobats on both Saturday and Sunday mornings.

Pa lo Q’Sea (‘For whatever it’s needed)  was founded in 1989 . Their most popular production “Rompe Candela” has been presented at more than 300 venues worldwide including Canada, Colombia, Australia, New Caledonia, and throughout Europe.

The 4 member group will work with Harare acrobatic troupe ZimZam, Mutare based tumblers Aqua and local Chimanimani talents to present a new version of ‘Rompe Candela’ (Break the Fire) at the Chimanimani Festival for this fiesta spectacular

Pa lo Q’Sea are supported by the Embassy of Spain and Espana Cooperacion Cultural Exterior who were also responsible for bringing musical trio Demachena to last years festival.

The festival opens on Friday 21 May with a cultural exposition in celebration of International Day for Cultural Diversity and Development during which Zimbabwean culture will be on prominent display; and continues throughout the weekend with a program of music, theatre, film, poetry, comedy, dance and workshops. Arts and craft stalls and local foodstuffs will be available at outlets in and around the main-stage venue which is located on the village green.

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