The Uganda National Cultural Centre is celebrating its 5t h UNCC Annual Arts and Culture festival 2023 under the theme “Celebrating our Cultural Diversity for Mindset Change”.
The two-day event that starts today is taking place at the National Theatre and this year’s activities include cultural performances, a symposium, workshops, music, dance, and drama, talk shows and media briefs.
Headlining artistes include Suzan Kerunen, Annet Nandujja & the Planets, Hadijja Namale famous for New Year’s song “Mukulike Omwaka, Hanny Ssensuwa, renowned gospel artiste John Marie, Eli Bulamu, Andeleya Baguma and Mitch Baguma among others.
Additionally, the festival will showcase exhibitions that highlight Uganda’s rich cultural heritage, as well as a Fashion Runway event that will spotlight various cultural fashion sensibilities.
According to Robert Musiitwa, Head Public Relations at UNCC, the main objective of this festival is to bring together all Art and culture loving Ugandans to celebrate and promote their rich culture.
“The festival is meant to create platform for mainly Ugandan Art and Culture practitioners to exhibit and showcase their artworks on a national platform, to create an opportunity for the demonstration of our heritage, traditions, and awareness of our creative process, to promote and develop indigenous art forms and local talent, to create an avenue for the artists to earn from their creativity and to promote and celebrate our cultural diversity,” Musiitwa said.
The UNCC Festival serves as a cultural and artistic celebration that unites individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds and nationalities, enabling them to revel in their cultural heritage. It also offers a platform to celebrate artistic talent and project Uganda as a culturally vibrant, united, and forward-thinking national.
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