Bongani Ntshingila is a Drama and Theatre practitioner. He studied Applied Drama and Theatre and graduated with a degree in the Batchelor of Arts with Honours at Wits University under the Drama For Life programme. He is a founder and a member of Hupenyu Creative Initiatives which was established to uplift the standard of Arts and Crafts in communities. The project has developed many artists from the community who graduated in various professional artistic institutions. He is also an aspiring and promising script writer, director, and performer. Bongani’s artistic productions include “Behind the walls”,”Imbokotho”, “Tsoalo the Birth”, to list but a few. Some of these productions premiered Grahamstown National Arts Festival, Macufe, Ishashalazi and have received positive reviews. Currently he is the Director and producer of a production titled “Mora” which also premiered Macufe.
In 2012 he joined Themba Interactive Initiatives an NGO which focused on Peer Education and HIV and Aids programmes in correctional centres. He has worked as a Trainer/Facilitator and also as an Actor. Bongani is a dedicated Artist who enjoys sports, and interacting with people from different walks of life. His work is inspired by the status quo of politics and social ills affecting the society. He says “communities should be fully involved in their processes and be encouraged to find their own solutions.

Nkosinathi Taliwe studied Performing and Creative Arts at Sibikwa Arts Centre he then later advanced his creative career with a Diploma in Film,TV and Video Production Operation at Big Fish School Of Digital Filmmaking. He was well received by the industry after his studies, and got an opportunity to work behind the scene for (Scandal) as a boom swinger and later joined Rhythm city and worked as Gaffer. Nkosinathi believes that Art is mighty, Art is therapy and Art is a calling and it also create real jobs.
Everyday is a learning day and we continue allowing the process to take its course that’s the spirit that pushed him to enrich himself with an NQF LEVEL 5 certificate in TV Production at EAcademy. He will forever embrace the Gift of Life and that’s why in 2020 he became the Chairperson of MEA Foundation and initiated a Programme called “PAD A GIRL” where the Foundation would donate sanitary pads to schools girls in disadvantaged communities. Currently he is the Technical director for “Mora” a Theatrical piece directed by Bongani Ntshingila.

Lebeko John NKetu is an actor, choreographer and a director who hails from Tumahole, Parys. He says He started as a raw gumboot dancer at Ntshwephepha Primary school and broadened his horizons in to stage at Yakhisizwe Secondary school. In 2004 he was awarded a bursary from Fezile Dabi district Municipality to further his studies at FUBA school of Dramatic arts.
Lebeko directed numerous productions including Washonaphi written by Isaac Sithole, he also created a show for Vaal university of technology and produced a show titled Pitsa Diya- tjha. In 2016 he directed Dikakapa, with Generations of the Stars which won the Zwakala festival and it also got a standing ovation in 2018 during Makhanda arts festival.
Lebeko is the co-founder of Hupenyu Creative Initiatives with Bongani Ntshingila and created Theatrical pieces including Tumahole Heroes, Imbokoto and Mora to mention the few. Recently Lebeko was working on an autobiography of Olivia Fisher “Still” as a choreographer directed by Isaac Sithole.