Mozambique: Minister officially opens Kinani Dance Festival – Watch

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Mozambique: Minister officially opens Kinani Dance Festival – Watch

8:32 CAT | 25 Nov 2021

Photo: Kinani Moz

The Minister of Culture and Tourism, Eldevina Materula, attended the official launch of the 9th Kinani International Contemporary Dance Platform at the Fisheries Museum in Maputo this Tuesday.

The opening was marked by the performances ‘Ahoya’, by Xindiro, and ‘O Tempo Diz’ [‘Time Tells’].

“The realization of this festival expresses, in a substantial and unequivocal way, the response to the call of the Government of Mozambique, wisely led by His Excellency Filipe Jacinto Nysui, aiming at the participation of all citizens and public and private institutions in complementing the cultural efforts and programs of the Government of Mozambique,” the minister said.

Materula recognised that the KINANI Festival takes place in a context in which artistic and cultural production in our country and in the world is being adversely impacted by the coronavirus, causing enormous loss of income to producers, entrepreneurs, artists and other direct and indirect stakeholders.

“Aware of the dramatic situation experienced by humanity today, we could not fail to use this opportunity to renew the government’s call for strict compliance with measures to counter the Covid-19 pandemic, so that this festival does not become a source of contamination for the participants themselves, in particular, and for the rest of the community in our country and beyond,” Minister Materula cautioned.

In his speech, Kinani artistic director Quito Tembe characterized the present edition as a pretext for a reunion between dance makers from different parts of the world.

Kinani brings together choreographers and performers from eight countries, to share, until November 28, experiences in workshops and debates on the state of international contemporary dance, as well as presenting various performances.

Source: Ministério da Cultura e Turismo