Kutamba! means to dance or to play in Zimbabwe’s main language, Shona. Kutamba School of Performing Arts was set up in 2003. It enables children, youth and adults to explore Africa’s performance heritage and explore positive images of Africa through discussion, the use of the internet and African theatre and other visual art forms. It is however an intercultural project working with people of all backgrounds through courses for different age groups.

Kutamba School of Performing Arts
It continues to be supported by our team presently led by Mandla Sibanda Owen Ncube of Zwakala Dance. The project is steered through SEMEA (Southern E Media Education & Arts), a not for profit organisation. SEMEA is based in Sheffield and supports capacity building projects through culture with young people in and from Southern Africa it relies heavily on the work of its volunteer trustees and volunteer members of its projects. It continues to support the link with the Es'phakeni youth Arts centre in Pumula Bulawayo. Over the coming year 2011/12 sees our new programme, Dancing for "Climate" Change.Please do join in

The school is running a number of activities this coming Autumn term and during 2012.