Last weekend, some 587 talented youth were called for pre-selection at Cenetra Hotel, Kabuga in Kigali City as the panel of judges was to select the final contestants to participate at the boot camp stage.
On the first day, 120 among the 587 contestants were selected with 20 in each of the six categories of the competition.
On the second day, the panel of judges selected the final 60 contestants who will attend the talent-search’s boot-camp phase.
The dance & music category attracted more contestants, constituting almost half the number of attending contestants.
Due to the big number of participants in this category, the panel of judges decided to give a chance to another 10 contestants, a decision different from the initial take that each category had to give 10 contestants.
The decision was taken after it was found that a number of talented dancers and singers would lose chance to compete in the finals while they showed highly outstanding talents.
This indicates that the boot camp will now attract 70 final contestants comprised of 19 girls and 51 boys. The contestants in the dance and music category are now 20 whereas other categories each have 10 contestants.
Sandrine Isheja Butera, one of the judges, says that it was a very tough task to select only 70 contestants because comparing people’s diverse talents requires high foresight.
“It really was not easy. Only telling somebody, ‘we can’t go on together in this journey’ is difficult. Every youth who has reached this level had a specialty. These two days were not as usual,” she said.
ArtRwanda- Ubuhanzi initiative is spearheaded by the Ministry of Sports and Culture, in collaboration with Imbuto Foundation as the implementing organization.
The nation-wide talent search project seeks to search and sponsor the youths to nurture their talents so that they use them to get a decent life.
ArtRwanda- Ubuhanzi focuses on the youths aged between 18 and 35 who have talents in fine arts, dance and music, fashion, acting and drama, cinematography, photography and literature.
The competition which started in September will end in December this year. The most important highlights that marked it have started being aired on Rwanda Television.
ArtRwanda-Ubuhanzi’ Road Trips which ended on October 01, this year, attracted 2400 talented young men and women from all the 30 districts.
ArtRwanda-Ubuhanzi Pre-selection in Pictures
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