By Obakeng Maje

TAUNG-The North West Cultural Calabash launch will take place on Thursday at Mmabana Taung, North West department of Sports, Art and Culture MEC Tebogo Modise said.

“As we celebrate our heritage in our country, the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture extend an invitation to the launch of the North West Cultural Calabash” departmental spokesperson Shirley Montsho said. 

The Cultural Calabash has taken place in this area and drew

attention from different walks of South Africa including as far as

Botswana.

And has more than ten years in existence,but we have seen in recent

years rather to say losing its sparks and change of venues.

It started been hosted in Mmabana Taung,then being removed to Taung

Cover ground.

And two years ago the event never took place resulting rumours that it has

been moved from the area,but the CEO and co-ordinator of the event mr

AB Mogashoa dispute that the event has in any way being removed from

the area.

“The Cultural Calabash has never been removed from the area,so i will tell you that the event belongs to all North-West people at large and

is been hosted in Taung for more than a decade. And i can also confirm that the event will take place this year” he told us then.

The North Wet Cultural Calabash will take place in the rural village

of Taung,home of the famous Taung child skull found in the early 20th

century.

The Calabash is a multi -disciplined youth arts festival which include

Local and District Sections,as well as a Provincial Festival held

annually in the North West Province and culminating in the village of

Taung and aimed at an adult audience.

The department said even though the event will take place in

September,the date and featured artists who will grace the event will be revealed during the launch. 

“North West Cultural Calabash is a platform for cultural display of all artistic genres such as visual arts, music, drama and poetry to mention but a few” Montsho said. The department said The programme for the festival as well as that of heritage will also be revealed to the media. “National and local media have been invited to the festival and are expected to paint Taung with their music” she said.

The event normally is contested in three components,which is Amateurs

and semi-professinal artists audition during April/May in twenty two

municipal districts of the Province.

The best of these are then showcased at four district events held in

the main towns of the provinceduring July.

In September,the winner in each of the categories compete at the Main

Event in Taung.

 

Date: 12 September 2013

Venue: Mmabana Taung

Time: 09h00  

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