DOHA: Run The World Festival (RTW Festival) from December 18 to 20 at Katara will feature sport competitions, extreme sport shows by professional athletes and musical and cultural performances.
The first two days of the festival organised by The Youth Company (TYC) will celebrate Qatar and Qatari culture through activities organised by Embrace Doha.
“We are happy to be part of such an initiative. Including the youth in a nation-wide festival and allowing them to rediscover Qatari culture is a great way for them to become more involved in a fast-developing country such as Qatar,” Amal Al Shammari, Founder of Embrace Doha, told a press conference at Hilton Doha Hotel. Apart from Qatari culture section, the festival will offer Global Village comprising embassies which will represent their countries and cultures.
The Youth Got Talent (YGT) competition will be held in partnership with Qatar’s first record label company DNA Records.
“We love what TYC is doing in Qatar and love the contest as it’s a great example of offering that platform to young performers. We hope this will be the start of a long relationship with TYC and looking forward to seeing some of the talent at the contest,” said Dana Al Fardan, Founder, DNA Records.
The semi-finals took place last weekend at Virgin Megastores, the official Entertainment Partner for the festival.
The final competition will take place during the festival and the winner will have the opportunity to receive mentorship from Al Fardan, along with the opportunity to record his or her own song.
The festival will include sport activities such as parkour, skateboard ramps, beach volleyball, football, basketball, cricket, and extreme area BMX. Street art space will give a chance to young graffiti artists to demonstrate talent to wider audience. Since the annual festival began in 2011 it has attracted over 120,000 youth.
“The festival was created because I saw the importance of bringing people together. In a country such as Qatar there are different people from all around the world and RTW brings everyone together and provides a platform for cultural diffusion, sport activities, singing, and a general vibe of pure happiness,” said Mohamed Farid, Founder and Chairman, The Youth Company International. The Peninsula
