BRING YOUR FIRE on at MTN Bushfire 2023

Inspiring call to action, a concept that encourages the proactive contribution of the individual.
Your Fire is your energy, your spirit, your passion, and your drive to make a difference.

Since its inception, MTN Bushfire has encouraged participants and guests alike to heed this call, and in the process the festival has achieved a worldwide reputation for its visionary and authentic approach to raising awareness of the need for social change.

As a celebration of the human spirit, MTN Bushfire encourages the joy of creative expression and invites everyone to contribute and engage through a programme of creative workshops, discussions, art exhibitions and guest speakers. This programme of interactive events enables conversation and debate that leads to a better understanding the issues surrounding us, from community level challenges to global concerns.

MTN Bushfire Director Jiggs Thorne explains further, “Swaziland’s MTN BUSHFIRE festival was founded 16 years ago in a spirit of cultural exploration. Through our ideals and our actions, we continue to explore and redefine the typical festival formula. In doing this we ask questions of ourselves, of artists, and of our audiences: How best do we shape the Festival we have created, and what do we want to say? What role should the arts play in our society? How do we become Practical Dreamers? Exploring these questions defines our festival and is the real spirit that people take away!”