Children from all over Harare and from Mazowe and Karoi are currently in camp preparing one of the biggest events in the CHIPAWO calendar, its Christmas Stage Show, which takes place at 6pm on Friday in Theatre in the Park.
This year’s show, which is open to the public, is called: ‘An African Christmas’. Its theme is ‘What We Want’.
CHIPAWO’s Christmas Stage Show is designed to provide an African/Zimbabwean Christmas experience for children.
For CHIPAWO (Children’s Performing Arts Workshop) this is an important responsibility – ensuring that Zimbabwean children do not accustom themselves to looking up to foreign models and idioms but instead relate to international and national events such as Christmas in their own languages and in the context of their own lives.
Children from other schools and even other countries are welcome to participate along with disadvantaged children from towns and country areas throughout Zimbabwe. Performances can sometimes see more than 200 children on stage.
The Christmas Show is filmed and will be broadcast by ZTV on Christmas Day 2025 while last year’s show will be broadcast on Christmas Day this year.
CHIPAWO not only stands for Children’s Performing Arts Workshop but embraces the meaning of the Shona word chipawo ( ‘please give’ or ‘give also’).
It was founded 35 years ago in order for adult artists to share their knowledge and skills with the young generation. Its core activity is its Arts Education for Development and Employment programme.
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