The popularity of Grahamstown’s National Arts Festival has been reaffirmed with the release of this year’s attendance figures, which show a “significant” increase in attendance in 2015. This increase comes despite expectations that attendance might flatten after last year’s bumper 40th birthday programme. Continue reading
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Don’t miss Johnny Boskak is Feeling Funny at the Hexagon
Greig Coetzee’s Johnny Boskak is Feeling Funny was one of only two Gold Standard Bank Ovation Award winners at the National Arts Festival this year. And now the show, which stars Craig Morris, will be staged at the Hexagon Theatre at the University of KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg campus for one show only at 7.30 pm on July 31. Continue reading
Creative excellence rewarded at National Arts Festival
Some of the most exciting productions on the Fringe programme at this year’s National Arts Festival, which ran from 2 to 12 July in Grahamstown, have been recognised for their creativity, experimentation and innovation with the awarding of Gold and Silver Standard Bank Ovation Awards. Continue reading
Wits 969 Festival – the best of the National Arts Festival on your door step
IF you weren’t able to make it to Grahamstown for this year’s National Arts Festival, fear not. Wits Theatre is bringing 16 of the latest, most innovative productions to heat up Johannesburg’s stages. Continue reading
Manfred Zylla and the Art of Resistance
Cult Cape Town-based artist Manfred Zylla is keeping things fierce at this year’s National Arts Festival with the launch of a new book of hard-hitting images that pays homage to Pasolini’s last film Salò. Continue reading
Max-Hoba set to rock the National Arts Festival
Amongst those who will be performing at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown is the much travelled Johannesburg-based Max-Hoba. He has just returned from a three-week European Tour where he performed at Primavera Pro in Spain and at Midem in France. Continue reading
BASA’s #artMOVESme graffiti hoarding heads for NAF
Business and Arts South Africa’s #artMOVESme graffiti hoarding is heading for the National Arts Festival, giving festivalgoers and Grahamstown residents the chance to express the different ways that art moves them. Continue reading
National Arts Council dance projects at National Arts Festival
Several dance companies and arts projects funded by the National Arts Council (NAC) of South Africa will be showcased at this year’s National Arts Festival which runs in Grahamstown from July 2 to 11. Continue reading
The NFVF takes film to Grahamstown National Arts Festival
The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF), an agency of the Department of Arts and Culture, will once again host the National Arts Festival’s film component. The festival, which takes place in Grahamstown, runs until July 12 and the NFVF participation will run from July 7 to 10. Continue reading
Luyanda Sidiya’s SIVA at Grahamstown
Standard Bank Young Artist for Dance Luyanda Sidiya will present his new work, SIVA (Seven), at the National Arts Festival from July 6 to 8. Continue reading
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