Faisal Kiwewa

Director
Bayimba Cultural Foundation
Uganda

Faisal KIWEWA (1983) is the founder of Bayimba Cultural Foundation and the Artistic Director of the annual Bayimba International Festival of the Arts (12 editions) as well as DOADOA - East Africa Performing Arts Market (7 editions). Curator of the Amakula International Film Festival (12 editions) and the Co-Curator of the Kampala International Theatre Festival (5 editions). As a founding Director, together with a skillful team of he has worked hard to transform the arts scene in Uganda from a rather static state to its current level of vibrancy. During the past years, under his guidance, Bayimba has trained, supported and created numerous platforms to celebrate the arts in Uganda. As such, Bayimba has developed into a house hold name among artists and professionals, not only within Uganda but also within the East African region and other corners around the world.

Speaker
Session 2 | The (Meta) Physical Space
Tuesday, January 8th, 2019

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