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The Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) is a 6-day annual festival that showcases the very best of Zimbabwean, regional and international arts and culture in a comprehensive programme of theatre, dance, music, circus, street performance, spoken word, craft and visual arts. HIFA brings together socially and culturally disparate groups of Zimbabweans to celebrate the healing and constructive capacity of the arts.

HIFA 2012 will be the 13th edition of the festival. Our 2012 theme, A SHOW OF SPIRIT, points to both the vibrant nature of HIFA, and the passion and aspiration of our audiences. We are celebrating the capacity of the arts to impart courage, compassion and determination, and calling on our audience to boldly embrace the creative force within all of us.

“ probably the best organised festival in the sub-continent and one of the most manageably diverse. More importantly in the current socio-economic situation HIFA has come to be seen as an important symbol of something positive about Zimbabwe”.   Robert Grieg, Sunday Independent (South Africa)