The Neil Gonsalves Trio will perform at Standard Bank Presents in Durban All shows are happening at the Seabrooke’s Theatre The Standard Bank Presents programme can be viewed online here and all booking links are on the show page so you can book your tickets directly from there. You can find a calendar view of the National Arts Festival Programme here... Read More
Mandisi Dyantyis will be on the programme at the Cape Town edition of Standard Bank Presents All Cape Town shows will be hosted at Gallery 44, the theatre venue at 44 Long Street. The Standard Bank Presents programme can be viewed online here and all booking links are on the show page so you can book your tickets directly... Read More
Nthato Mokgata will be performing his Afro Jazz Giants Hip Hop Tribute in Johannesburg as part of our Stanrd Bank Presents Programme Mid pandemic, the National Arts Festival predicted that for some, the annual arts pilgrimage to Makhanda may be more challenging this year. So, while a smaller, tighter 11 days of amazing will still... Read More
The first collection of shows on the 2021 National Arts Festival Experience programme has been announced. The hybrid festival sees the National Arts Festival return to live stages in Makhanda from 8-18 July, and for the first time in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Gqeberha and Durban ahead of the Eastern Cape event with a series of shows... Read More
Continuing to hold space for the rise of online performance and virtual audience interaction, the Festival’s month-long Online National Arts Festival programme will be announced soon. Alfred Hinkel’s Garage Dance Ensemble will be part of the online showcase with Gat innie Grond, Wond in My Siel (Hole in the Ground, Wound in my Soul); an innovative, socio-culturally relevant dance theatre... Read More
The long-time home of the National Arts Festival remains at the heart of the 2021 programme. Makhanda Live sees a smaller programme of works in keeping with the prevailing COVID-19 regulations, but there is no dampening of energy, excitement or urgency from artists who will be delivering on stage. The Ecstatic, a collaboration between choreographer and... Read More
Are you thinking about coming to the National Arts Festival’s Makanda Live experience? It’s going to be 11 days of Amazing from 8-18 July 2021! With Covid still a reality, it will be smaller, but it will also be more personal and more united in the love of the arts than ever before. If adventure... Read More
IMPORTANT DATES The programme for the Festival will be announced on 7 June 2021. The Standard Bank Presents showcase takes place in various cities from 17 June – 4 July 2021. The National Arts Festival’s Makhanda Live will take place in Makhanda from 8 – 18 July 2021. The Online National Arts Festival takes place during the month of July on the Festival website here. The National Arts Festival will... Read More
The Virtual National Arts Festival has ended with an event to celebrate the winners of the 2020 Standard Bank Ovation Awards and recognise the artists who stepped onto the brand new vFringe online stage. The vNAF2020, which took place from 25 June to 31 July, showed the resilience and innovation of the arts community, who set… Read More
The National Arts Festival has made history today with the launch of the first ever digital iteration of South Africa’s major arts festival. The 46th National Arts Festival was unable to go ahead as a live event when COVID-19 shuttered theatres, cultural spaces and festivals globally. Rather than cancel the event, the organisation decided to… Read More