Hans Christian Andersen in Zimbabwe
This year the world celebrates the 200th anniversary of the famous Danish writer, Hans Christian Andersen. In Zimbabwe CHIPAWO, a local arts education trust, took the opportunity to introduce some of his works to Zimbabwean public. On this site you find articles on CHIPAWO's commemoration, translations and adaptations of some of H. C. Andersen's most renowned fairy tales and relevant links.
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CHIPAWO and the Danish Fairy Tale |
| 15 April 2005 |
| On 8 April 2005 CHIPAWO hosted a commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of H. C. Andersen at the National Art Gallery in Harare. |
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The Little Mermaid of Mbare |
| 10 April 2005 |
| In his Zimbabwean adaptation of Andersen's famous fairy tale The Little Mermaid, poet Victor Mavedzenge, takes us from the seaside of Denmark to the poor suburbs in Harare. |
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