It brings together artistes and performance troupes from around the globe for a series of stage performances, workshops and panel discussions all centered on the theme of humanity.

The festival is staged symbolically after the last week of the 100 days commemoration period for the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, a phase of the country’s history that provided huge inspiration and a backdrop for the rise of both the Mashirika Performing Arts And Media Company, and the festival.