June 23 - July 3
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Curated Programme
Art Talk
‘Alternative narratives are prosecutable’ – Stories that inform the evolution of culture and living
This session explores the intersection between fact and fiction in artistic research
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Art Talk
‘How to influence the machines’ – Risk, Investment and Technology
Talking and thinking through how African communities engage with technology with artists
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Art Talk
‘Nothing is Concrete’ – Turning the soil beneath
Exploring specific ways in which arts practitioners have ‘reconnected’ with ideas and local knowledge
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Art Talk
‘…bodies holding space, space holding bodies…’ – Interruption, Interpretation, Language, Translation
A conversation between artists working with performance and process-driven collaborations
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Art Talk
12 Labours | Artist Walkabout
Join Gavin Krastin on a walkabout of 12 Labours
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Music
Abantwana belanga
A musical photomontage that compels the scrutiny of the artist and audience
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Music
Amanda Black
One of the most powerful voices this generation has produced
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Art Talk
ARTS LOUNGE AFRICA | A Conversation with Eria Nsubuga ‘SANE’
An interview the Ugandan-based visual artist Eria Nsubuga 'SANE'
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Art Talk
ARTS LOUNGE AFRICA | A Conversation with Wezile Harmans
Wezile Harmans on his interdisciplinary art practice
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Art Talk
ARTS LOUNGE AFRICA | Healing in the Visual and Performing Arts
Buhlebezwe Siwani, Wynona Mutisi, Viwe Madinda and Sikhumbuzo Makandula discuss healing
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Art Talk
ARTS LOUNGE AFRICA | PA’TANMO
A performance intervention and conversation with Oluwatosin Tume and Oluwasegun Quadri
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Art Talk
ARTS LOUNGE AFRICA | Rhythms in the Eastern Cape: In Communion with Imeva Band and Banned from the Land
Live music performance and conversation with two bands
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Art Talk
ARTS LOUNGE AFRICA | Sip’n Art: Creating an Art Space on the Move in Makhanda
Join Viwe Madinda and Juanito Featherstone for an interactive art-making session and discussion
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Family
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Theatre
Betti & the Yeti
A poignant message of acceptance
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Theatre
Bloke & His American Bantu
A deftly-woven tour de force of brotherly love, intellectual banters and politics
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Music
Bongeziwe
Bongeziwe Mabandla - an enigmatic spirit of African Soul
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Theatre
BRYAN SCHIMMEL: MORE THAN A HANDFUL
Everyone has a story. This is Bryan’s… a unique mix of musicality, masterful storytelling and quirky comedy
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Exhibition
Buhlebezwe Siwani | Artist Walkabout
Join Buhlebezwe Siwani for an Artist Walkabout
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Music
Cape Town Opera | Spirituals
A one-hour showcase of uplifting African and African-American spirituals
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Art Talk
CCI Economic Contribution & Covid-19 Impact – SACO
SACO conversation on CCI contribution to the economy & impact of Covid-19 on CCIs
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Dance
Clara Delorme: Double Bill
Two dance performances by Clara Delorme
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Theatre
Criminal Tribes Act: Extended
A candid conversation that developes into an examination of the conflicts between speaker and subject
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Theatre
Delela
A dark comedy drama that conducts a ruthless audit of privilege
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Dance
deus::ex::machina – Human Geography in a Virtual World
A physical expression of human geography, a search for connection within chaos
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Art Talk
Distell Playwright Competition 2022: Meet the Finalists
Meet the Distelle Playwright Competition finalists
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Music
Eastern Cape Ensemble
Come and witness the Eastern Cape in celebration
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Jazz
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Music
EC Showcase | Dakawa Jazz
4 days of jazz with the Dakawa Jazz Festival
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Music
ECPO Children’s Concert
A fun and interactive performance with ECPO
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Music
ECPO with CTO | Operatic Chorus | Icons
A rousing tribute to the world’s most iconic opera choruses
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Music
ECPO with Richard Cock | Homeland
A fun-filled programme for those who love South Africa, and the great musicians it has produced
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Exhibition
Eisa Jocson | Corponomy | Artist Walkabout
Join Eisa Jocson for an Artist Walkabout
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Exhibition
Engeki Quest
A ‘choose-your-own-adventure’ style walking project
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Music
Goodluck
High-energy, high engagement with a whirlwind of saxophone and keyboards
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Theatre
Hamlet
This powerful interpretation of Hamlet is brought to life through puppetry and physical performance
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Theatre
Hamlet | Livestream
This powerful interpretation of Hamlet is brought to life through puppetry and physical performance
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Dance
How a Falling Star Lit up the Purple Sky
A dynamic visual poem that invites a re-assessment of the psychic and geographical spaces occupied by the (Wild) West, and the South
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Theatre
Hullo, Bu-bye, Koko, Come In
A multimedia stage adaptation that weaves together poetry, sound and projection mapping
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Music
Indibano
A taste of the most exciting new music from the Eastern and Western Cape
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Music
Indibano | Livestream
A taste of the most exciting new music from the Eastern and Western Cape
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Music
INGODUKO
Ingoduko is a homecoming… return to yourself and heal with this musical performance
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Theatre
Inkciyo: The Remains
A reimagining of the creative history production, Ukuzazi/Princess Emma
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Theatre
Isidlamlilo (The Fire Eater)
A powerful new one-woman tour de force of SA’s haunted past and present day complexities
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Family
iStimela Sendaba
Join the storytrain live with ASSITEJ South Africa
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Music
Jazz Umcimbi + Art Exhibition: Visual & Sonic Offering
A multidisciplinary work that engages art as location of our cultural identities and histories
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Theatre
KAK
No-one expected the waste management hierarchy to take such drastic measures
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Theatre
Kamphoer
Sandra Prinsloo returns in her latest hit production, ‘Kamphoer – die verhaal van Susan Nell’
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Music
María Rodés
María Rodés is something absolutely overwhelming and exciting
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Exhibition
Marikana 10 Years On | Artist Walkabout
To engage further join one of three walkabouts of this exhibition
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Art Talk
Marikana 10 Years On | Labour Pains: Home, Work and Resistance
A panel discussion facilitated by Zodwa Tutani
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Art Talk
Marikana 10 Years On | Marikana and the Law
A discussion which centres on locating the truth about what happened at the Marikana massacre
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Art Talk
Marikana 10 Years On | South Africa, Marikana and Me
An inter-generational exploration of the personal and political through people’s connections with Marikana
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Art Talk
Marikana 10 Years On | The Living Politics of Mining Affected Communities
A panel discussion on The Living Politics in Mining Affected Communities.
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Dance
Mnquma
Mnquma tells the story of a man on a quest to reconnect to his roots and reclaim the legacy of his ancestors
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Family
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Theatre
Moya
From a fruit market to the windy streets of Cape Town, the acrobats reveal that anything is possible
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Family
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Theatre
Moya | Livestream
From a fruit market to the windy streets of Cape Town, the acrobats reveal that anything is possible
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Art Talk
NAC Funding Information Sharing Session
NAC Funding Information sharing session
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Theatre
Ngqawuse [The death of a nation]
A story of love and sacrifice borrowing aesthetics from African ritual, music, songs and dance
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Music
One Morning in Gurgaon | Guy Buttery, Mohd. Amjad Khan & Mudassir Khan
A shared appreciation of the musical wonders and landscapes of the subcontinent
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Exhibition
Our Ocean is Sacred, You Can’t Mine Heaven | Artist Walkabout
Join the Artist Walkabout for this collaboratively curated exhibition
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Dance
Passport Blessing Ceremony
Inequality based on citizenship
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Dance
Pop
A choreographic and poetic language to transcend violence
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Dance
Purgatory- “a working title”
An interrogation of societal imbalances and inequality through movement and sound
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Music
Ringo
Ringo brings you a Spiritual, Rhythmic and Healing journey
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Dance
Seven Ways to Say Goodbye
A moving journey to finding self
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Theatre
Spanish Steps
Will Maureen and Barry push each other over the edge or can they help each other become unstuck?
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Music
SPAZA (Mushroom Hour)
A new suite of music coming out of 3 days of workshopping
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Music
The Bhacasoul Experience
The Bhacasoul Experience to heal the soul
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Theatre
The Drowning Eye
Love's "imperfections and perversions" - a play by Frantz Fanon
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Family
The Jackal and the Wolf
Based on the age-old fable of Aesop and performed with life-size puppets and masks!
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Music
The Sabbath
A series of compositions written for a string quartet by jazz singer and composer Gabi Motuba
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Comedy
The Very Big Comedy Show
The cream of SA’s comedy talent
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Music
Transbordamento
SBYA for Music 2021 Cara Stacey and Mozambican musician and composer Matchume Zango
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Theatre
Urban Circus
A love letter to the thrilling acrobatics of big city life
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Theatre
Urban Circus | Livestream
A love letter to the thrilling acrobatics of big city life
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Exhibition
Usha Seejarim | Artist Walkabout
Join Usha Seejarim for an Artist Walkabout
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Exhibition
Waya-Waya
Using art to transform dumping sites into something pleasing to the eye
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Exhibition
We Regret to Inform You | Exhibition
The space which houses 'We Regret to Inform You' is open for public viewing outside of performance times.
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