Tonight Wednesday 14 March, at 7 pm will be memorable for all cultural literary enthusiasts. One of the most prolific of Rwanda’s cultural activists; will be showcasing a whole new side to his eminent multifaceted creativity.
The amazing performance from Rugano will be held at the cultural center of Ishyo at the theater hall. Free entrance for all.
Kalisa Rugano was born at Rutongo in Buliza region in 1946 and later fled into exile in Congo and Burundi. From the very start of his career as an African poet and play writer he quickly became perhaps one of the Rwanda’s prominent cultural activists.
During his career Rugano has written 26 plays in Kinyarwanda, Kirundi and French. Rugano says his poems are a collection can be portrayed as the gushing need for the revitalization and rehabilitation of a people who suffered so much torture, “Poetry is LIBERATION!” which was published in 2010.
Rugano was inspired by the life experiences and teachings of his professor teacher Jean-Baptiste Mutabaruka who wasthe inspiration for the name of his ballet theater.
In 1980 Ruhgano created a group called “Mukabutura Ballet Theater” where he showcases his collections of poems.
Mutabaruka is also a Rwandan poet who now resides in Bujumbura. He was born in 1937 to Catholic parents in the eastern region of Rwanda, and was educated among the “Catholic Fathers” in the Congo.
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