Leading culture promoters, journalists and government officials are among other arts enthusiasts scheduled to participate in a brain-storming session on the future prospects of Kigali as a cultural hub, at the Goethe-Institut in Kacyiru today, at 6:30p.m.
Goethe-Institut liaison office in Kigali.
The debate has previously attracted experts from various fields and diplomats in the country.
BrainStorm rides on strong participation from thought-personalities
in the country, and with an impressive discussion offering leading-edge
knowledge-sharing and networking, according to Goethe-Institut, the
organizers.
Among the notable personalities expected are the Minister of Sports
and Culture Protais Mitali, Odile G. Katese from Rwanda Professional
Dreamers, Carole Karemera, the director Ishyo Arts Centre, Maurice
Brouard from the Institut Francais du Rwanda, and Dr Peter Stepan, the
director of Goethe-Institut LOK.
During the debate dubbed, “Thinking Outside the Box BrainStorm”: Does
Rwanda have a cultural Vision 2020?” participants will present their
views about trends and genres in culture, films and music in Rwanda.
There are concerns that today’s societies are preoccupied with
efforts to increase their economic growth, to strengthen their
educational system and infrastructure of their cities, with little
attention to culture promotion and preservation. Indeed in the context
of the global competition and rapid technical change, a crucial question
remains: which position does culture take in the hierarchy of our
values? Are theater, music, film or the visual arts still necessary for a
society and for the people, or is it mere leisure entertainment?
By Linda Mbabazi, The New Times
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