{"id":18956,"date":"2024-10-14T18:45:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T16:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africalia.be\/?p=18956"},"modified":"2024-10-16T17:16:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T15:16:35","slug":"bayimba-international-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africalia.be\/en\/bayimba-international-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking back at the Bayimba International Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bayimba International Festival: A 16th edition under the banner of global creativity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The 16th edition of the Bayimba International Festival was an authentic tribute to art in all its forms. For several days, talents worldwide lit up the stage with vibrant performances. Artists with unique perspectives represented more than 11 countries, offering the audience an exceptionally rich cultural experience. This festival celebrates cultures from around the world, and each artist brings a special touch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"18965\" src=\"https:\/\/africalia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6546-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africalia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6546-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/africalia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6546-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africalia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6546-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/africalia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6546-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/africalia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6546-18x12.jpg 18w, 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src=\"https:\/\/africalia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_8632-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africalia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_8632-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/africalia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_8632-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africalia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_8632-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/africalia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_8632-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/africalia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_8632-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/africalia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_8632-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/africalia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_8632.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, the festival offered an eclectic program: musical performances, interactive workshops, exhibitions, and fashion shows. Whether through music, dance, art installations, or intercultural exchanges, each moment was an invitation to wonder and discovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bayimba, true to its commitment to creativity, has made this edition a place of intercultural encounters and dialogues, encouraging artists and audiences to push the boundaries of their imagination. Each performance and interaction has helped to strengthen the links between cultures in a spirit of openness and collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the incredible artists who shared their passion and talent with us, as well as to our partners, sponsors and volunteers without whom this festival would not have been possible. Thanks to their unwavering support, this edition will remain etched in our memories as an unforgettable event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Faisal KIWEWA.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"18962\" src=\"https:\/\/africalia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9684-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africalia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9684-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/africalia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9684-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/africalia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9684-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/africalia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9684-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/africalia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9684-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/africalia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9684-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/africalia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9684-rotated.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"18960\" src=\"https:\/\/africalia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9275-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africalia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9275-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/africalia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9275-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africalia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9275-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/africalia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9275-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/africalia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9275-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/africalia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9275-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/africalia.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9275.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pictures copyright: Bayimba Foundation.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bayimba International Festival : Une 16e \u00e9dition sous le signe de la cr\u00e9ativit\u00e9 mondiale La 16\u00e8me \u00e9dition du Bayimba International Festival a \u00e9t\u00e9 un v\u00e9ritable hommage \u00e0 l&rsquo;art sous toutes ses formes. Pendant plusieurs jours, des talents venus des quatre coins du monde ont illumin\u00e9 la sc\u00e8ne avec des performances vibrantes. Plus de 11 pays [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":18959,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1018],"tags":[],"pays":[],"class_list":["post-18956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actualites-agenda"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/africalia.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/africalia.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/africalia.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africalia.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africalia.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/africalia.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18956\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africalia.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africalia.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africalia.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africalia.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18956"},{"taxonomy":"pays","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africalia.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pays?post=18956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}