BY PHUMZILE NDLOVU
NHLANGANO – The fourth edition of the Lalela and Listen Workshop and Talent Showcase will be held on Saturday at Mathendele Community Hall in Nhlangano.
Registration to perform and entry to the workshop are free. The workshop and talent showcase will kick off from 10am to 12pm
When reached for comment, Siyabonga Dlamini, founder and director of The Mic’d Emotions, confirmed that the workshop will take place this weekend.
Dlamini said: “The Mic’d Emotions: Lalela & Listen is a flagship of the American Embassy in Eswatini and aims at developing the creative sector by reaching out to marginalised communities. We foster emerging artists through workshops and talent showcases, with the focus on amplifying young voices and inspiring change through the arts.”
He went on to add: “This will be our fourth edition and final region visit; we’ve visited the other three regions in the past couple of months. In this endeavour, we will first stop at Nsongweni High School for a capacity-building programme and talent showcase. The following day will see us replicating the same forum at Mathendele Community Hall, now catering to out-of-school artists and lovers of the arts alike.”
The jam-packed workshop and talent showcase focus on amplifying young voices and inspiring change through the arts! The Shiselweni edition will be led by Mmeli Antidote Hlanze, the Executive Director of the Eswatini Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Society.
Dlamini shared with this publication where they will start the day before the workshop. “We will touch down tomorrow at Nsongweni High School and then proceed to Mathendele Community Hall on Saturday,” he said.
For more information about registration, call 7938 8048 or 7603 5103.
