Cultural exchange programmes vital

Light of Youth Creative Organisation (Lyco) has described this year’s Malawi and Denmark cultural exchange programme held in the central Region recently as educative and beneficial to the country.

Executive director for the orgnisation, James Kitchen, said this in an interview when giving an overall assessment of the two-days workshops which took place at Chipasula Secondary School in Lilongwe and Kungoni Centre of Culture and Art in Dedza.

According to Kitchen, the event was organised by ministry of Tourism and Culture and it brought together cultural talents from the two countries.

“It was a historical event. We had cultural groups from Malawi and others from Denmark and we interacted and shared some cultural and acting experiences. As Lyco we are proud of the Ministry for organising the event because it gave us a chance to share experiences and learn more things from the visitors,” said Kitchen who played the central role in organising the event.

He said the two countries showcased their acting skills in stage plays at Chipasula where common acting traits were were exposed. However, the hosts learnt some skills in stage set up and the use of few people in stage plays.

After interacting at Chipasula, the visitors travelled to Kungoni Centre of Culture and Art for a training session. During the session, discussions were held on issues that affect culture and how to preserve it through performances.

Meanwhile,the Denmark group has invited artists at Kungoni Centre of Culture and Art to visit the Country late this year in another cultural exchange programme.