Harare arts festival attracts thousands of arts lovers

Friday, May 06, 2011

HARARE: Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) is a paradise for lovers of the arts.

HIFA is a six-day annual event that showcases Zimbabwean, regional and international arts and culture in a comprehensive festival programme of theatre, dance, music, circus, street performance, spoken-word and visual arts.

Even Zimbabwe's political and economic situation was not a hindrance to the arts lovers across the world, including this writer, who joined the pilgrimage to Harare Gardens for the 2011 festival themed, The Engagement Party.

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