The forum was hosted by Busara Promotions and designed to bring together Busara Board, management, musicians and representatives from Zanzibar Government, tourism industry, cultural sector and business leaders in discussion of the sustainability of Zanzibar’s cultural festivals. 70 participants from private and public sectors attended the event, with over 20 representatives from media houses covering it.

Kuona has funding from the Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands, Nairobi to invite 3 international artists on a 2 month fully funded residency, artists will be given a studio at Kuona, accommodation, material allowance and a small per diem.

The National Ballet Centre was destroyed yesterday morning after the roof caved in leaving the building unsafe and unusable. The Dance Trust of Zimbabwe announced that the collapse of the centre, which was built 35 years ago and has housed and trained the national dancing community for decades, is a national disaster and throws doubt over the future of dance in Zimbabwe. All dancers, teachers, parents and friends of dance were devastated by the news as it leaked out yesterday.