FIFA WORLD CUP: QATAR 2022: Guyanese Indigenous group to perform in art of dance
Story and photos by Timothy Jaikarran
Minister Ramson sharing a light moment with the group
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Hon. Charles Ramson Jr, yesterday handed over airline tickets to the Guyanese Indigenous group that would be performing for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar in the art of dance.
The group will be departing Guyana on Friday December 2, 2022 and will end their journey on December 13, 2022.
In a small ceremony held at the Headquarters of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, Minister Ramson said, “This is a very special day. It is a very important day; it is a day of success because this group behind me have been accepted to go and perform at the World Cup in Qatar. It is a programme that the Government of Qatar was running, and it was an offer that was extended to us, and we had to submit a number of groups, and they did extensive checks and examinations of what they wanted to have in Qatar during the World Cup.”
Ramson explained that this opportunity gives the country a chance to showcase its talent to the world, and he divulged that he is proud of the young women of the group, who have had a lot of engagement with the Ministry of Culture through a number of cultural programmes that have been hosted. He explained that through those cultural programmes, the Ministry of Culture has been able to identify the young talents.
He also said that the group’s performance at the World Cup is being fully funded by the Government of Qatar. “So, we are very happy to go through that process that lasted for a number of months, which we kept quiet, hoping that we would be able to secure it. And now that we are able to, they leave on Friday. So, they will be able to stay there for the entire period. they get paid, and then they also get to show Qatar and the world that’s visiting for the World Cup what Guyana is all about, and what our culture is all about,” he shared.
Members of this group have also said they are excited to perform in the culture programme in Qatar. They described the opportunity as a dream come true for them, and said they grew up watching football as children, and going to the FIFA World Cup would be an amazing experience for them.
