Shoko Festival has retained the Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences grounds as its venue for this year’s edition, scheduled for September 23 to 25 this year.
By Kennedy Nyavaya
The annual three-day arts fiesta, which this year stands as the biggest fete in the capital due to the absence of the Harare International Festival of the Arts, was in the past five editions marred by inconsistency in venues, which had a negative impact on its growth.
In an interview with The Standard Style, festival coordinator Natalie Kombe said they had decided to re-use the space as it is “conducive in all aspects” of their programming.
“We certainly hope this will continue to be our venue for every other edition to follow because we have a very good relationship with the library and it is a very good space to host an arts festival as it relates to the environment,” said Kombe.
“It is also the most central venue for people coming from different areas as they only have to board public transport once into town.
“The library is also a perfect place for the hub programming and the whole space is close to our official accommodation partner Rainbow Towers, so it is conducive in all aspects.”
The sixth edition of the festival which is running under the theme, Come Alive, would be headlined by South African hip-hop giant AKA along with local dancehall sensation Winky D, among other local and international artists.
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Festival director Samm Monro, better known as Cde Fatso, said despite hard times, people should come together and celebrate the country’s beauty and diversely evolving cultures.
