Original Story Published by: Eddie Nsabimana for The New Times
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(Above) Contestants pose for photograph before the final pre-selection. Courtesy photos.
A total of 70 hopefuls from different categories, in the recently concluded Art Rwanda-Ubuhanzi auditions, made it through to the next stage of the nationwide competition.
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The auditions took place last weekend in Kabuga, Kigali.
Art Rwanda-Ubuhanzi is a talent search competition. It is a project of Imbuto Foundation, in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth and the Ministry of Sports and Culture, that aims at identifying and supporting young and talented Rwandans within the creative arts industry, help them nurture their creative talents to reach their full potential and create a positive impact in the creative and socio-economic development of the country.
The contestants were competing in six different categories, namely Plastic Arts, which involves illustrators, painters and sculptors, ‘Dance and Music,’ which bring together singers, instrumentalists and choreographers, fashion, which targets budding and creative designers, ‘Acting and Drama,’ a section of comedians and actors, ‘Cinematography and Photography,’ specifically for directors and cartoonists and, ‘Literature’, which looks out for authors and poets.
On Saturday, a total of 587 contestants, who got a ‘PASS’ during road trips in the six sites nationwide, namely Kayonza in Eastern Province, Musanze in Northern Province, Rubavu and Rusizi in Western Province , Huye in Southern Province and City of Kigali, turned up for the pre-selections on Saturday at Cenetra Hotel, Kabuga. They were, however, reduced to 120, picking 20 from each category.
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