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“Mora”

Hupenyu Creative Initiatives

How does the world re-create a space for a hopeless boy-child?

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2Lovers

Fool's Errand

A tragi-comedy about love

3rd Generation Coconut

Laughter Bank Productions

The Coconut returns to Makhanda gifting nothing but belly laughs.

4:59

AFDA Johannesburg

Two strangers meet and begin an unlikely relationship

A Conversation in Honour of Madosini

A gathering of those who loved and appreciated Madosini
Music  /  Spoken Word

A Cozy Experience with Zikhona

Cozi Entertainment (Pty) Ltd

An intimate live music event
Comedy  /  Theatre

A Vegan Killed My Marriage

Macbob Productions

A new lifestyle has consequences!
Dance  /  Theatre

ABANGONI

Sonwa Sakuba Institute for the Performing Arts

A wake-up call from amathonga

Across The Border

Ladimash Productions

Untold anecdotes about South Africans who lived in exile

Adventure of Who

Macbob Productions

Whimsical characters and hidden secrets

African-ish

Rodson Productions Pty Ltd

A comedy show filled with unexpected twists
Dance  /  Family  /  Music  /  Theatre

Afrika Sings!

Sonwa Sakuba Institute for the Performing Arts

A vibrant and colourful musical celebration leaves you wanting more!

Amagrootman

Places and Faces Theatre Productions

A hard-hitting and highly energetic masterpiece

Amy Winehouse The Diva and her Demons

Wela Kapela Productions

The brief life of this once in a generation talent

Ark of Arts

Come and celebrate Ark of the Art's 7 year journey

ART BEYOND THE STREET

Innovative ways of utilising Art

Ashes to Ashes

Highlighting the impact domestic violence has on children

Asinamali

North West Development Agency

#Asinamaliwomen

Azania was my woman

Nyathela works

Between sanity and insanity

Baggage

Conrad Koch & Chester Missing

A sidesplitting comedy explosion!
Comedy  /  Theatre

Baked Shakespeare Presents: As You Like It

Baked Shakespeare

Shakespeare...with a 420 twist

Banned From The Land

Healing through intuitive creation of music and song

Beauty’s Hair Salon

Legae Arts Institution

The life of a hairdresser who carries a burden of pain

Bed News

Me4u Talented Studios

Relationships, sex and betrayal
Film  /  Spoken Word

Beyond The Bluff

KHADIJA HEEGER in association with THE ARTSCAPE THEATRE and VULTURE PRODUCTIONS

The collection of poems in BEYOND THE BLUFF is a searching, a finding and a discarding.
Film  /  Music

Beyond The Digital Return

This Concert Film is part of the Beyond the Digital Return Project

Bonolo

Achievers theatre company

The life of a woman and her mother-in-law.
Comedy  /  Theatre

Bucket List

Amaciko KwaZulu Art Project

Welcome to Paul's Bucket list

Bulletproof

Macbob Productions

A hilarious survival guide to living in South Africa

Business Beyond Festival | Discussion

Engaging the business people and community of Makhanda

Butlers and Bachelorettes

Slick 'n Sleeve

A Murder Mystery comedy that's to DIE for!
Dance  /  Family  /  Theatre

Can’t Stand Still

The Outlore

Upbeat, toe-tapping dance production

Cleanse

jane mpholo

Create in me, a clean heart.

COME-DYING with Tseliso Masolane

Tseliso Masolane

Fiery comedy to die for!

CONFLICT

Sondiya Music & Luyandza Academy

A music & movement drama

CREATIVE MINDS Dance Group

Department of Sport, Arts, Culture & Recreation

ENRICHING LIVES THROUGH ART

Curls and Thrills

NA

A poetic journey of transformation

CYCLES: Young Lives in Seven Cities

Exploring possibilities for young people to live flourishing urban lives

Dakie Vuka Emaqandeni

Ahumba

This is our wake-up call
Music  /  Theatre

Damsel in Distress

Wela Kapela Productions

Funny, lighthearted with a twist in the tail
Music  /  Spoken Word  /  Theatre

Dear Tata: What Makes a Man a Man?

Sonwa Sakuba Institute for the Performing Arts

Dance, music and poignant story telling

Death Postponed

Isomi Creative Arts Space NPC

Based on the life of a former MK combatant

Digagudi

Bogosibodirwang production

Celebrating the life and times of barolong boo Ratlou boo Seitshiro

Doctor Doctor

Slick 'n Sleeve

Hilarious romp that'll tickle your funny bone!

Don’t Dismiss The Elements

Prestige School of Dance

What is the impact of our interaction with the environment?

DON’T STARE

University of Fort Hare Drama Society and Start Art Academy

Emotional thrilling stories of Autism.

DOUBLE BLUFF: AN EXTREME MAGIC SHOW

BRENDON PEEL ENTERTAINMENT

Mind blowing magic, extreme illusions & daring escapes!

Dust in the Wind

Ihlumelo Foundation

Highlighting the roots of social ills in communities

Eh Letha (4 The People)

Asakhe Cuntsulana

A hope inspired narration from the African harp
Music  /  Theatre

Elite of 1952 in Duncan Village

Gompo Arts Centre

The true story of Sister Aidan Quinlan
Music  /  Theatre

Elton Adams

Wela Kapela Productions

Elton is shy but when he sings, he transforms into a super hero!

Emandulo Kwela Maqaba

A reimagining of ubuQaba through fashion and song

Emilio Tobias Live!

Comic's Choice Award Nominated Emilio Tobias

Emsini

Thapelo Tshite Art's Development

EMSINI strikes savagely at a sore point in post-apartheid South Africa

Ends in Tears

Tubatse Creations

Fight Against Gender-Based Violence

Eva’s Apple

Gender Equity Unit, University of the Western Cape

Women's bodies and food became commodities for survival

Faces

Refined Image Studio in partnership with Creative Arts Department UNIZULU

A story of emotional and psychological scars

Familiarity is the Kingdom of the Lost | Book Launch

Boetie’s narrative celebrates humanity’s drive to survive at any cost

Fields of Peace

Title Page Media

A fight for peace

Fish out of H2O

EnJay Productions

Acting, singing and dancing with comical and serious script

Flame In The Snow

Theatresmiths

The unfolding of a gripping and devastating love affair

Fulcrum live

NA

Familiar music with a deeper timbre

Gandzelo

University of Venda

A greedy and selfish husband

Genetic Mistakes

Ernras Youth Development Service

Like father, like son!

GHOST TWERKERS

UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO Performing Arts Centre

Three exotic dancers begin to find their freedom from GBV

GO BIG!

Macbob Productions

For laughs so large they can only be captured by satellite image.

Goduka

Sharing oral traditions and traditional music

GOING TO FETCH AHMED KATHRADA

Retsaletswe House Production

Ahmed Kathrada is home

Grown Up: Ndikhulile

Ntsika Ngini Ngini

He's either a genius, a fool or brave.

Guluva

Botho Theatre Cooperative

The troubled soul of a child who has seen too much

HAIROLOGY

Rhodes University Drama Department

The politics of hair in post-apartheid South Africa.

Happy Days

Wela Kapela Productions

A search for happiness and meaning within this hopeless condition

Hope to the Hopeless

Promosa Community Youth Centre

There's hope for any addict
Family  /  Theatre

How to Hold the World

Three Words

Fun, imaginative, and immersive!
Music  /  Theatre

I am still here

Wela Kapela Productions

None of them is perfect but somehow, they hang in there

I BLEACHED MY PUNANI

Jika Performing Arts College

The politics and policing of the multimillion dollar black hair industry
Dance  /  Theatre

I.N.C.O.K.O

Ezinyaweni Zam

An exploration of missed conversations and how they change the future

ICALA

Vacant Theatre and Film Company PTY (LTD)

#sIneCALA #ICALA "The mute always speak” -Pumla Ngela, Rape

Iconic Divas

Best of Both

An unforgettable tribute show of key iconic divas!
Dance  /  Music  /  Theatre

Iingoma Zomngqungqo – On a Road with Yakha Mlali

Sonwa Sakuba Institute for the Performing Arts

A sacred gift of music to the Afrikan people

Île

Spark in the Dark

Beneath paradise, a volcano is still waiting to erupt.
Music  /  Spoken Word  /  Theatre

IMIZWA (Feelings)

Sondiya Music & Luyandza Academy

A musical journey through life's experiences

IMPOSSIBLE!

BRENDON PEEL ENTERTAINMENT

Come witness the IMPOSSIBLE seem possible!

In My Own Head

Mojak Lehoko Productions PTY (LTD)

It might get dark, a little serious or downright silly

Ingoma yoHadi

A production that features poetry and centres themes of human experience

Iva Collective Presents: Turning Tides

Ivanya Yethu Heritage Foundation

Soulful artists with a unique sound

Jakob

Theatresmiths

An engaging tale about a strange little boy

Jazz Umcimbi

Engaging music to locate histories and identities of the Nguni people
Music  /  Theatre

Julie Andrews – Uncut

Wela Kapela Productions

The fascinating history of an icon from the golden age of Hollywood.
Dance  /  Music

Kgeru Ya Morula Cultural Ensemble

North West Cultural And Creative Industry Incubation Hub t/s Redcap Production

An immersive experience, seamlessly blending music, dance and storytelling

KiDDING

Market Theatre Laboratory

Catch the brilliant work of JHB's top theatre-training institution - The Market Theatre Laboratory.

Kingswood Pops

Kingswood College

An Open Air Production showcasing incredible talent

KWANTU – In Concert

KWANTU Designs

Music for the soul. Rooted in love.

Land of Nonesi

Isomi Creative Arts Space NPC

No land was lost without a fight. None

Laughable

Taylor Made Productions

Everything in Stuart Taylor's life is fair game

Legendary Queer Sisters

Emmanuel "È'mma" Rattle

The impact of the LGBTQI+ community

Lentsoe” Voice of the Voiceless

Bapala Creative Arts and Services

A tree that enlightens people

Life of a Taxi Driver

Walter Sisulu University - BCC

Taxi life!
Music  /  Theatre

Mad About the Boys

Wela Kapela Productions

Stylish entertainment at its best!
Music  /  Theatre

MADHOUSE (the last hour)

Sondiya Music & Luyandza Academy

A last opportunity to prove that creativity will always prevail

MAGIC OF SIDESHOW

BRENDON PEEL ENTERTAINMENT

Witness daring feats, insane stunts, and bizarre magic

MAMGCINA

N/A

An adaptation of Cry Freedom

Mamlambo

WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY

"One day the world will come to an end"
Dance  /  Theatre

May I Have This Dance

The Outlore

An exploration of co-dependence, communication, love and loss

Missing

Stirling High School

An unsettling night during the Depression in South Africa.

MODIMO-NGAKA

IKHUTSENG ARTS FOUNDATION

Healing Through Story Telling

Mwana KuChema

"Noma yini bra'yam"

NALEDI (THE SINGING STAR)

Baitsanape Arts Foundation

The life of Naledi

Namaste Bae: Blessings and Kombucha

A healing ceremony unlike any you’ve ever experienced

Ndu Mdleleni

Ndu Mdleleni Productions

Afro Pop, House Music, Afro tech, jazz, Soulful Music
Music  /  Theatre

NEXT!!!

Wela Kapela Productions

Auditions aren't for the faint of heart!
Music  /  Workshop

NgoMa Technologies | Instrument Building Workshop

Create an instrument that resonates and heals

Nights Of Patriotic Poetry

Aobakwe Arts Foundation

Celebrating Life through Healing and Reconciliation
Dance  /  Music  /  Spoken Word  /  Theatre

Nkgo Ya Mosadi

NA

Dance, music and story telling
Dance  /  Theatre

Not Falling

Three Words

About falling, and how important it is not to.

NSFW – Not Safe for Woke

Award winning comedian Kagiso KG Mokgadi returns to Makhanda
Dance  /  Music  /  Spoken Word  /  Theatre

Ntyilo Ntyilo (Umhlengikazi)

University of Zululand Creative Arts Department

There’s trouble in the land and then there's us.

On the Flip Side

Can of Worms SA

Authentic, original South African music suitable for all ages

One of Each

NA

Comedy to have you in stitches!

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY

BRENDON PEEL ENTERTAINMENT

Strap in for the spookier side of magic!
Comedy  /  Spoken Word  /  Theatre

Passion of The Curry

Pillay Time

Jaryd Pillay returns with a spicy comedy show!

Pen(t)s Down Haha!

RU Drama Department

A lifestyle influencer gets swallowed by addictions

Piano Classics

Best of Both Concerts

A classical concert to remember!

Play Things

SPARK IN THE DARK

A bouquet of performances

Proudly Problematic

NDA

3 hot takes on being a toxic, problematic, straight-cis male.

Pumla – Rest

KEEN VISUALS PTY/LTD

Will the sacrifices of love be worth it all?
Music  /  Workshop

Quantum Creativity Workshop

Msaki facilitates a creativity workshop

Rain Song

The TX Theatre Production

Incest, greed, and betrayal are the main ingredients in this story

Raunchy Renditions LIVE

Spark in the Dark

A sex-positive storytelling experience

Red Balloon

National Children's Theatre

Young and very young audiences welcome!

Return of the Cypher

A showcase of the Eastern Cape's hip-hop scene
Music  /  Theatre

Ripe ‘n Ready

A solo drag-cabaret-burlesque extravaganza

Rivals! Adapt or die

Isikhumbuzo Applied History Unit

This true secret history explodes into view for the first time!
Dance  /  Film

Savior

GODANCE

Realise your future | Own the pen | Rewrite your future

SECOND HANDS

Rhodes University Drama Department

Five individuals drink to escape their realities and secrets

Sehlabelo

Jane Mpholo

How far will the Queen go to secure her spot in royalty?
Music  /  Spoken Word

Set Free

Yveslightmuse

Join Yveslight and Joza Primary Schools Choir

Shadrack

Struu Artzz Entertainment

An exploration of the absence of fathers, and life before 1994

SHENANIGANS OF THE MIND

BRENDON PEEL ENTERTAINMENT

A combination of psychology, trickery, NLP, and illusions
Family  /  Music  /  Theatre

Shrek The Musical JR

Sonwa Sakuba Institute for the Performing Arts

Beauty is in the eye of the ogre!

Spanish Steps

Two unlikely companions. Trapped in a basement. Catastrophe or Epiphany?

SpiritFest Programme

Local churches look forward to welcoming visitors!

Stand up or Stand Out

Mandela Bay comedy Festival

Stand up or Stand out
Comedy  /  Music

Stand Up People

Stand Up Mbu Pty Ltd

Happy Hour One Man Edition

Still Standing

A South African comedy legend

STIVOVO THE PUPPETEER

Department of Sport, Arts, Culture & Recreation

A strained relationship forces a choice
Music  /  Theatre

STOP! #ArtistsAgainstGBV Musical

Salamende Ntsomi Foundation

The stories of those who have been forgotten and silenced

Sunset Meditation with Amaza Sound Journey

Amaza Sound Journey

Unique sound journeys using therapeutic instruments

Superwoman

National Health Laboratory Service

Watch SUPERWOMAN for guaranteed fun!

SWARTWATER

Nama Khoi Productions

A profound exploration of grief and resilience
Music  /  Spoken Word

Tackling Societal Issues Through Art

Cinga Dyala

Soulful music and poetry

Tea for Two

nqobile natasia

i don't remember much, but it rings a bell.

Temperance

Wits University

A roller coaster of emotions to reconnect to self
Comedy  /  Theatre

The Agents

Robaby Productions

Absurd, satirical comedy in all its grotesque glory.

The Buddies, The Bad

The Pot Hub

Voices of the Youth
Family  /  Theatre

The Great Big Enormous Turnip

Theatresmiths

A 40 minute romp through woods and warped minds!

The House of Cards

Performing Arts Collaborative Organization

An experimental one-man piece

The Hymns of A Sparrow

MagentaPro

A comedy with a touch of drama

The King of Broken Things

Theatresmiths

An adventure into the rehabilitation of broken things, hearts included

The last supper

Judah arts Foundation

A triangle of love, betrayal, and pain

The Muffinz

A great night out, with good food and music

The Naked Truth

jane mpholo

A film tackling taboo topics in female writing

The Native and the Umbilical Archive

An exploration of some of the precolonial stories
Dance  /  Music  /  Spoken Word  /  Theatre

The Orange Dress

House Of MUPODAVI & Amandla Dança Teatro ZA

Below scars we are beautiful

THE PRINCE OF SOVENGA- a South African Oedipus Rex

UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO

The consequences of defying an order

The Run For Life

Phoenix College of Johannesburg

Tackling social maladies through Edutainment
Music  /  Theatre

The Sister’s Ugly

Twist in the Tale Productions

The Cinderella Story from the Ugly Sister's perspective

The Stories We See

NA

Luthando takes us through a journey of the stories she sees
Music  /  Theatre

The Story of Eva Cassidy

Wela Kapela Productions

A singer who was discovered too late
Dance  /  Family  /  Music  /  Spoken Word

The Story of Fire

Selah Liberty Joy

Circus meets Theatre. Entertainment meets Art. Fire meets Heart.

The Tour Guide

Khanyiso Kenqa

Gather round and listen to Kenga's hilarious take on tourists

This is us (Ke rona)

DT Entertainment

Black Socio-Economic Life

Trash Mouth

Kate Pinchuck holds nothing back and gives you all the details!

Ubukho

Live to Move Dance Company

A neo-classical contemporary dance movement dealing with life itself

UFS Various Titles | Book Launch

Books written and self-published by UFS students

Undead Generation

FiveSidedRecords

A shape-shifting musical collective
Music  /  Theatre

Vincent

A musical picture of a complex man

What A Time

Chris Mapane

Comedian Chris Mapane is back to turn up the heat

Whistleblowers

Verity Productions

Anger and frustration at the situation of women in this country

Wilderness

PentaFusion

Wilderness: A suite for flute, violin and jazz trio

WOMANDLA

Drama Queens

A depiction of the reality of black women in SA

World of Art Movement

World of Art Movement

Giving voice to the voiceless, through soulful music and poetry

WOZA ALBERT

NDLONDLO PRODUCTIONS

Two Blacks wait for Morena to save them from Apartheid oppression

Yesterday’s Hero

Mixed Media

A hilarious dive into the privileges and pitfalls of minor celebrity

Zamani n’Abanengoma

A collection of Mpondo music mixed with original songs

ZemQadini

Moving Acts Productions

What happens when a body is not fit to hold memories?