Street parades, a birthday celebration, a dazzling array of international performers from over 40 countries, and over 2800 performances in eleven days all contributed to a record 225 538 attendees at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown this year. Releasing attendance figures this morning, Festival CEO Tony Lankester paid tribute to the artists whose work… Read More
On the back of a call for innovative and groundbreaking proposals for its 2014 Main programme, the National Arts Festival today announced “satisfying” attendance figures for this year’s arts showcase which came to an end on Sunday. Overall attendance to the Festival was at 211 701, a marginal 7 000 decrease over the 2012 figure,… Read More
Organisers of the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown reported that 2013 was turning out to be a solid “business as usual” year for the event, with good weather and numerous sold-out shows characterising the first weekend. “The first half of the Festival saw us hold ticket sales steady on the 2012 figures,” CEO Tony Lankester… Read More