National Arts Festival - 2017 programme by National Arts Festival

2 4 Festival Messages 7 Acknowledgements 8 Index 12 Standard Bank Young Artist Award Winners 15 2017 Featured Artist 16 Curatorial Statement 17 2017 Call for Proposals 18 Main Programme 150 Fringe Programme 239 Village Green 240 Accommodation and Travel 242 Booking Procedures 245 Map

MUSIC 18

JAZZ 39

THEATRE 57

STUDENT THEATRE 71

COMEDY 76

FAMILY FARE 80

DANCE 88

PERFORMANCE ART 95

VISUAL ART 103

FILM 113

THINK!FEST 133

FAMILY FARE 151

THEATRE

216

CLASSICAL & CHORAL 219

SPIRITFEST

236

COMEDY

PHYSICAL THEATRE

156

ILLUSION POETRY

180

DANCE

209

CABARET/MUSIC THEATRE 216

FILM

227

VISUAL ART

206

CONTEMPORARY MUSIC 221

STORYTELLING PERFORM ART 181

228

2017 FESTIVAL PROGRAMME UPDATE We will be publishing an update to our Programme which will be available in Grahamstown throughout the Festival, at all of our Box Offices and Information Kiosks. This update will contain the latest possible information on performances and events, changes, cancellations and additional shows, a daily diary map, local emergency services number, etc and is a must-have for all Festival-goers.

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WELCOME! FROM YOUR HOST PREMIER PHUMULO MASUALLE TO THE 2017

NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL

Welcome to the Province of the Eastern Cape, the Home of Legends, and to this amazing celebration of the arts that we’re so proud of. The National Arts Festival is in its 43rd year and is unsurpassed as a showcase of South Africa’s best new and established artistic talent. We hope that, as you enjoy it, you also spend some time engaging with the sights, sounds, tastes, colours and the vibrant culture of our diverse and beautiful Province. This prestigious festival relies on your continued patronage (both the participants and supporters) in giving concrete expression to the ideal of a creative city – Grahamstown in Makana. As the Government of the Province of the Eastern Cape and the National Arts Festival, we invite you to relax and create great memories and leave with well-nourished souls! ENJOY!

MESSAGES FROM THE SPONSORS

MAKING A DIFFERENCE MINISTER NATHI MTHETHWA MINISTER OF ARTS AND CULTURE

ormer President Nelson Mandela, speaking at the 90th birthday celebration of his comrade and fellow liberation stalwart, Walter Sisulu, said the following: “What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.” The aim of the National Arts Festival should be to achieve precisely that goal, to have all its patrons and arts lovers leave the Festival believing that what they have seen on stage, in the streets and in the galleries should make a difference in their lives. It should have significance and continue to exert influence on our lives. The best art should move us to higher levels of consciousness and committed action. Culture and freedom must go hand in hand. On average, festivalgoers attend the National Arts Festival for between 6 and 7 days; and 99% of festivalgoers would recommend the event to someone else. This should be a sign of the indelible mark the Festival makes on the lives of people who attend its many cultural offerings. It is in this context that the Department of Arts and Culture directly funds the Festival as part of the Mzansi Golden Economy programme. The Festival represents a unique partnership between multiple spheres of government - National, Provincial and Local – to deliver a single, powerful platform for our country’s artists. An economic impact analysis has shown that the impact of the 2016 National Arts Festival on the Grahamstown economy was R94.4m, and R377.15m on the Eastern Cape Province, making this a significant driver of job creation and stimulation of the economy in areas such as tourism, hospitality and retail. With this year’s programme including work from the Netherlands, film from Korea, participation from the United Kingdom, Namibia, Sweden, Switzerland, France and Zimbabwe, the Festival offers an array of productions and experiences.

The Festival will be screening Mandla Dube’s acclaimed and award-winning film ‘Kalushi’ which tells the story of Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu, his contribution and that of a generation of young freedom fighters who gave their lives for the freedom we hold dear today. The Festival’s main theme is “Disruption” and presenting work that blurs genres, sparks debate and encourages deep engagement. Above all, the Festival has become a rich and interactive hub of content and a generator of cultural networking and exchange. Out of such encounters between artist and audience, new works of art emerge, in this way further sustaining arts activities. Through its focus on heritage development, the promotion of community libraries, support provided to national theatres, funding provided directly through three dedicated development agencies and the funding of community arts and the creative industries, the Department continues to support and promote local content locally and internationally. In the last two years alone the Department has funded many projects, some of which are mentioned below. The Department of Arts and Culture has provided support of over R145 million to 25 annual national and regional flagships. These projects include major international festivals such as the Cape Town International Jazz Festival, multidisciplinary festivals such as this one, and regional festivals such as

Diamonds and Dorings in Kimberly and the Marula Festival in Phalaborwa. Industry-led platforms such as the South African Literary Awards, MOSHITO and National Book Week have enjoyed annual support. Over 100 projects that toured locally and internationally were supported. Over and above that, South Africa has had a major installation at the Venice Biennale and Architectural Biennale every two years and cultural seasons were held with the United Kingdom, Russia, Algeria and Gabon. Since 2015, the Department has hosted and supported a month long programme during the month of May to build African unity and to celebrate and strengthen African identity and commonality. More than 250 community arts programmes have been supported across the country. Since it was announced in 2015, the Department of Arts and Culture has supported 12 incubator programmes to the value of over R34 million in partnership with the DAC performing arts institutions. These incubators provide opportunities for hundreds of young artists to be trained in creative and technical elements including stage and theatre craft, dance, acting and photography. As an indication of the quality of the work on offer, the Market Theatre and Windybrow incubators have jointly received 16 Naledi Award nominations in technical and creative categories. The development and growth of local arts productions is dependent on good stable policy, well governed institutions and sustainable models that promote the social, economic and cultural value of content. The Department of Arts and Culture is committed to improving the enabling environment, and supporting, as and where resources allow, the initiatives of local artists to develop and promote their work locally and abroad. May the National Arts Festival continue to inspire and grow from strength to strength and may the 2017 edition make a sustained and positive difference in the lives of our people and the life of our nation.

CLOSER TO FREEDOM INCREDIBLE MILESTONES; T INCREDIBLE ARTISTS DR PEMMY MAJODINA MEC: SPORT, RECREATION, ARTS AND CULTURE

HAZEL CHIMHANDAMBA HEAD: GROUP SPONSORSHIPS FOR STANDARD BANK

his year we’ll be celebrating a couple of milestones in Grahamstown – 20 years of our sponsorship of the Standard Bank Jazz Festival and 25 years of the Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Festival. What a celebration of the arts! The Standard Bank Jazz Festival’s 2017 edition features over 150 musicians from 14 countries across a range of styles and collaborations with a programme that is set to freshly reflect the diversity and vibrancy of South African Jazz, and its interaction with the rest of the world. As our country’s oldest jazz festival, the Standard Bank Jazz Festival is probably South Africa’s best-kept jazz secret and the launch pad for South Africa’s next generation of jazz stars. It is here that the Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz makes their big debut performance. This year’s winner, bassist Benjamin Jephta, will be following in the footsteps of successful alumni that include Siya Makuzeni, Kesivan Naidoo, Bokani Dyer and many more. Jephta is also a product of the Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Festival, South Africa’s leading jazz development programme of which Standard Bank has been a sponsor since 1998. The festival runs alongside the Standard Bank Jazz Festival and provides a forum for musical education and unique performance opportunities. The ongoing growth of South Africa’s cultural heritage has afforded Standard Bank the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the National Arts Festival through our sponsorship of the jazz festivals as well as the Children’s Festival, Ovation Awards and the Young Artist Awards. We welcome a new wave of Standard Bank Young Artists for 2017 to the legacy of great South African artists and also look forward to seeing their work showcased at the National Arts Festival this year. Here’s to another successful year at the National Arts Festival and Standard Bank Jazz Festival, as we celebrate these incredible milestones in our arts history.

he great revolutionary and leader Oliver Reginald “Kaizana” Tambo, who was born 100 years ago in the Eastern Cape village of Nkantolo, Mbizana, once said “Until our country is free and happy and peaceful as part of the community of man, we cannot rest”. As we honour him this year as a son of our Province and giant of the struggle for freedom, we pause to let those words resonate with us. This is the Festival where we bring that struggle into focus – where we forget about resting, and work instead to bring our people closer to freedom. The Eastern Cape has played host to the National Arts Festival for over 40 years. It is an event we guard and value. And it has a role beyond what happens on its stages. It is a cornerstone of our Province’s economy, contributing R377m annually to our GDP. That translates into jobs, tourist spend, visitors buying the work of our crafters…a myriad of activities that help our people enhance their lives. It is an example of how the arts can play a meaningful role in the reconstruction of our economy and country. As critical as economic freedom is, though, the Festival is about other kinds of freedom that we cherish equally. Freedom of expression and freedom of speech. It is through the work of our artists we, as a people, exercise these rights. Our artists sing, they dance, they write and present words of wisdom and inspiration. They paint and create beautiful artifacts. They stimulate debate and encourage open conversations. And with each of these endeavours our society takes another step towards the freedom dreamt of by our iconic leaders. As hosts of the National Arts Festival we welcome you to our beautiful Province and invite you to engage deeply with our landscape; our people; our cultures, traditions, art, and food. We hope that you have a rich experience and that you allow yourself to be surprised and amazed.

A SPIRIT OF DETERMINATION AYANDA MJEKULA CHAIR, NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL BOARD

years ago a collective of artists, feeling ignored and neglected by mainstream arts institutions and festivals in the UK, created a ‘fringe’ festival on the margins of the Edinburgh International Festival. The Edinburgh Fringe thus was born and, today, it continues to thrive. That same independent spirit and determination has spread even wider, and runs through hundreds of Fringe festivals on every continent, putting bold, brave, outspoken, edgy and exciting new work in front of millions of people across

the globe every year. Our event in Grahamstown is part of this global movement – established in 1979 (five years after the Festival itself was born), the Fringe has established a solid reputation for presenting great shows, and being an open access platform for both emerging and established artists. Uniquely, in Grahamstown, the Festival manages both the selected ‘Main’ and ‘Fringe’ programmes, and most of our visitors seldom draw a distinction between the two. And why should you – with close on 700 events on offer this year across both, the vast array of work will dazzle and inspire you and leave you hungry for more. But as you feast, we urge you to seek out the nuggets – the special, uncurated, unplanned, inspiring moments on our Fringe programme that keep the global Fringe spirit alive in Africa. In South Africa today, more than ever, we need our artists to have a voice, and the space to have that voice heard loudly and clearly. We thank our artists for honouring us with their talent, and our sponsors for letting us create the spaces for the artists to be heard. And we thank you for joining us, either once again or for the first time, at this Festival of Festivals, and hope you have an inspiring visit.

THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL

WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS PRESENTING SPONSORS:

STRATEGIC PARTNERS:

SUPPLIER SPONSORS:

7 WITH THANKS TO: African Festival Network Albany & Bathurst Engineering Albany Museum Group Alliance Français Southern Africa Amsterdam Fringe Arts Council Norway Association Fondazione Federico Fellini Brighton Fringe Cadar Printers Cape Provincial Film Library Churches of Grahamstown Cinemark CoCreate – The Netherlands Concerts South Africa DALRO Department of Culture of Emilia-Romagna Region Drama for Life Electrosonic South Africa Embassy of France Embassy of the Republic of Korea Embassy of the Russian Federation Embassy of Spain Embassy of Switzerland Embassy of the People’s Republic of China Embassy of the United States East Norway Jazz Centre European Union Commission E.T.C Europe Everard Read Gallery Fields of Light Photography (Natasha Quarmby) French Institute in South Africa (IFAS) Goethe Institute Grahamstown Hospitality Guild Gallery MOMO Gauteng Economic Development Agency Gauteng Film Commission Goethe Institut Heinrich Boll Foundation Istituto Italiano di Cultura Pretoria Istituto per i beni artistici culturi e naturali Regione Emilia-Romagna Iziko Museums of South Africa Korean Film Office Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Line Out Market Theatre Foundation Magnetic Storm Mary Lou Meese Youth Jazz Fund Members of the South African and International Media Mid-Atlantic Foundation Music Norway National Film & Video Foundation (NFVF) Østnorsk Paul Bothner Music Pick ‘n Pay Walmer ProHelvetia Rimini Municipality Royal Netherlands Embassy in South Africa SAMRO Endowment for the National Arts SGB – Cape Societa Dante Alighieri Durban South African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) South African Police Service South African National Community Theatre Association Spedidam Standard Bank for loan of computers Standard Bank Gallery Stevenson Gallery South African National Gallery

Swedish Arts Council Swedish Jazz Federation Swiss Arts Council Twist Theatre Development Projects University of Johannesburg Arts & Culture (FADA) US Embassy Video Vision Village Green Committee World Fringe Alliance The Managements, Presenting Companies, Galleries, Artists and Technical Staff whose talent, professionalism and creativity make the Festival a pleasure to produce, and an amazing 11 days for our audiences to experience. The Schools and Colleges of Grahamstown: Carinus Arts Centre, Diocesan School for Girls, Graeme College, Kingswood College, Nombulelo Secondary School, Khutliso Daniels Secondary School P J Olivier Hoërskool, St Andrew’s College, St Andrew’s Preparatory, Victoria Girls’ High School, Victoria Preparatory School, and Oatlands Primary School. The Citizens of Grahamstown for their hospitality, support and encouragement. National Arts Festival Team: Tony Lankester (CEO) Ashraf Johaardien (Executive Producer) Kate Davies (Festival Manager) Zikhona Monaheng (Fringe Manager) Sisanda Mankayi Fringe Assistant) Nicci Spalding (Technical Director) Ryan Bruton (Operations Manager) Guy Nelson (Production Manager) Michelle Lowry (Production Manager) Kay Mosiane (Production Asisstant) Selina White (Village Green Director) Clarissa Carolus (Village Green Assistant) Renee Engelbrecht (Village Green Assistant) Akhona Daweti (Box Office Manager) Daniel Bailey (Website) Danielle Wessels (Receptionist and Social Secretary) Kirsty Ann Flemming (Office Assistant & Think!Fest) Leroy Maisiri (Accommodation and Travel) Kerryn Wiblin (Business Manager) Charl van Deventer (Finance Manager) Etienne Abrahams (Finance Assistant) Sascha Polkey (Rabbit in a Hut) (Media and Public Relations) Tammy Gerber (PR Assistant) Anne Taylor (Social Media Strategist) Festival Programme Kate Davies (Compilation and Editing) Brian Garman – Rhodes University School of Journalism & Media Studies (Art Direction & Design) Sarah Jane Beath, Liesel Blendulf, Abigayle Daniels, Shennay Dewitt, Ellen Heydenrych, Robyn Hunt, Oliver Momberg, Storm Olivier, Devon Pastoll, Brendon Reyneke, Cameron Seegers, Tevin Tobias (Layout Team) Cadar Printers, Port Elizabeth (Printing)

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ayanda Mjekula (Chairperson) Elinor Sisulu Paul Bannister Letepe Maisela Grahame Lindop Albie Sachs Sikkie Kajee Nkulie Pityana Jay Pather Tony Lankester (CEO)

NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL ARTISTIC COMMITTEE 2017 Mr Brett Bailey (Chairperson) Dr Richard Cock (Music) Mr Samson Diamond (Music) Mr Patrick Tikolo (Music) Ms Attiyyah Khan (Music) Mr Gregory Maqoma (Dance) Ms Lliane Loots (Dance) Ms Mandie v d Spuy (Visual Art) Prof Ruth Simbao (Visual Art) Ms Ernestine White (Visual Art) Ms Lara Bye (Theatre) Mr Greg Homann (Theatre) Ms Warona Seane (Theatre) Ms Tracey Saunders (Arena & Dance) Mr Trevor Steele Taylor (Film) Mr Alan Webster (Jazz) Prof Anthea Garman (Think!Fest) SPONSORS’ REPRESENTATIVES Pragasen Chetty (Eastern Cape Department Of Sports, Recreation, Arts & Culture) Hazel Chimhandamba and Dianne Graney (Standard Bank) NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL REPRESENTATIVES Tony Lankester (CEO) Ashraf Johaardien (Executive Producer) Kate Davies (Festival Manager) Nicci Spalding (Technical Director) Zikhona Monaheng (Fringe Manager) MEDIA REPRESENTATIVE Sascha Polkey

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INDEX TO THE 2017 NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL ...On the line (Arena Dance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 31 Days -The musical Journal (Cabaret / Music Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 4 (Dance ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 4 (Student Festival Dance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 40 Stones in the Wall (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 8th Annual Street Parade (Public Art) . . . . . . . . . . 86

Man and a Dog (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 A Muse (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Abantu Bemendi (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Abel Selaocoe Recital (Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Aca-scue me? (Cabaret / Music Theatre) . . . . . . . . 216 Academie (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Acoustic Me, The (Cabaret / Music Theatre) . . . . . 216 Acoustiq Assassins (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . 221 Across the bridge (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Africa Plus (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Afro Caribbean Vibes (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Agony (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Akong - A Remarkable Life (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Alan Committie: 180 punchlines! (three laughs a minute) (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Alchemy of Words, The (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 All Gone! (Physical Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 All Strings Attached - Festival Gala Concert (Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Amanda Sedgwick (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Amanda Tiffin & Deborah Tanguy (Jazz) . . . . . . . 48 Aminal (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Andrew Tshabangu: Footprints (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Andy Narell (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Angels On Horseback : Reloaded (Comedy) . . . . 156 Angels with Horns (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Animal Farm (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Ankobia (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 ANT (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Ants Job (Physical Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Apologies in Advance (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Arena Art Exhibition (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Art Walkabouts (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Art, Wine and Whiskey (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Asanda Bam Trio (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . . . 221 Au Revoir (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

ack Roads (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Barlo & the Ministers (Contemporary Music) . . . . 221 Baroqueswing (Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Battles! - Iimfazwe! (Storytelling Tour) . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Bayephi (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Bear Who Stepped Up, The (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . 235 Benjamin Jephta Sestet (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Benjamin Jephta: Akoustik Elektrik (Jazz) . . . . . 52 Best Of Rob van Vuuren (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Bicycle Man, The (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Big Boys The Third (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Bits and Pieces (Cabaret / Music Theatre) . . . . . . 216 Black (Arena Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Black President (Cabaret / Music Theatre) . . . . . . 216 Black Rose (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Blood and Snow (Poetry and Storytelling) . . . . . . 180 Blood Wedding (Student Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Blood, Sweat and a Tear (Dance ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Blurred Lines (Illusion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Bombshelter Beast (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Book Detectives, The (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Boy Ntulikazi (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Bra Zakes (Umalume) (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Breaking Borders (Dance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Brew (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Bridges (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Broken English (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Brothers Streep: Same Streep Different Day, The (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Brush Up Your Broadway (Cabaret / Music Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Brushing through (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Bucket List (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Burn (Dance ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209 Butlers and Bloopers (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Calabash Children, The (Family Fare) . . . . . . . . . . 151 Call a Spade, a Spade (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra Symphony Concert (Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Carinus Celebrated Artists (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . 229 Cattle Drive (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Celebration: Music of American Composers (Classical / Choral) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Chameleon, The (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Chaos (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Children’s Arts Festival (Family Fare) . . . . . . . . . . 85 Children’s Concert (Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Chris Chameleon in Boo! (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Christine Weir and the Kilts (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Cia (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Citizen, The (Student Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Comedy Masterclass (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160 Coming War on China, The (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Confessions of a Blacklisted Woman (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Confrontation (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Continuous Pain (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Couplet (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Creative Triggers (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229 Creed, The (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Crows Plucked Your Sinews, The (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Crucifixion of AmaGqwirha (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Cult Clit (Student Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Curvature (Dance ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Czwe Yaze-Musiq (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . . 221

ada Masilo’s Giselle (Dance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Daffi falls (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Dakawa Jazz Series (Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Dance Spectrum (Dance ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Dangled (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Dark Ages, The (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Dark City (Cabaret / Music Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Dear Mr Government, Please May I Have a Meeting With You Even Though I’m Six Years Old? (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Dear Oliver Tambo (Cabaret / Music Theatre) . . . 217 Demonstration, The + We Are Many (Film) . . . . 115 Description of a Struggle + Sunday in Peking (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Desmond & the Tutus (Music / Jazz) . . . . . . . 33/40 Devil & Billy Markham, The (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Devil’s Advocate (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Dikakapa (Physical Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Dikelo & Bongile (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . . . 223 Diketso (Cabaret / Music Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Dissension, Decency & Disobedience (Film / Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Dominic Egli’s Plurism with Feya Faku: More FuFu! (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Dora’s Peace (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Doublethink (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Down to a sunless sea (Dance ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Down to Earth (Arena Performance Art) . . . . . . . 101 Dr Stef’s Sideplitting Hypnosis (Comedy) . . . . . . 164

astern Apes Money Talks (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Eastern Cape Handmade Collection (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Eastern Cape Showcase (Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Ekurhuleni Jazz Esemble (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 El Blanco (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Eland Gray (aka Gary Thomas) (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Elite of the 50’s In Duncan Village, The (Cabaret / Music Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Ellipses (Dance ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Elton John and Friends (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Emkhathini (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Equilibrium (Dance ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Esports Lounge (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Estafest (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Evident Path (Dance ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Excerpts From the Past (Performance Art) . . . . . 97

ace For Radio (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Falling Off The Horn (Physical Theatre) . . . . . . . . . 207 Family Portrait (Dance ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Father, The (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 FEDA Winning Play (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Fees Must Fall Drama (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Fellini, Food & Filmmaking (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Festival Gala Concert (Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Fingo Festival (Family Fare) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151 Fingo Festival (Family Fare) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Fire House (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 FlameBook (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Flesh and Blood (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Florence and Watson and the Sugarbush Mouse (Family Fare) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Food in Federico Fellini’s Drawings (Film / Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Food in the Cinema of Fellini + Long Journey (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Fort England Art Exhibition (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . 229 Fortyfied (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Found Opera (Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Free Souls (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Free State Arts Talk (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 From the Classroom to the stage (Comedy) . . . . . 165 Full Morty, The (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Funk! (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Funny You Should Say That (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . 165

9 GAGE (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Gale is Dead + It’s Ours Whatever They Say (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Game Over (Poetry and Storytelling) . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Gauteng Motjeko Dance (Dance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Germany in Autumn (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Ghostdance for one (Performance Art) . . . . . . . . 101 Giving Birth to My Father (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 God’s Perfect Palette (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Gogo and Big Sister (Cabaret / Music Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Gogoa Mamoya (Dance ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Gontse and the Puzzle (Contemporary Music) . . 224 Goodluck (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Grahamstown through the lens of the Russian Ambassador (Film / Visual Art) . . . . . . . 131 Granny Susan Incredible (Family Fare) . . . . . . . . . . 151 Gruffalo, The (Family Fare) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Guilty or Not Guilty? (Physical Theatre) . . . . . . . . . 207 Guy Buttery (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . .224 Guy Buttery Trio (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

ani: The Legacy (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Hatchet Hour (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Heavier (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Helen of Troyeville (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Hidden Sky, The (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Hindsight (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Hocus Pocus (Illusion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Home of Legends (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 How Did I Get Here? (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Human Pieces II (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Human Race (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

Daniel Blake (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 I Mpilo Ya Mansi (Student Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 I Turned Away and She was Gone (Theatre) . . . . 58 I’m a Poet (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 If Not Us, Who? (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Ikati Esengxoweni (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . 224 Il Mare (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Image, The (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Immaterium (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Impregnated By Dance (Dance ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 in perpetuum (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 In(s)kin (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Insta-Grammar (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 International Dialogue: Korean & SA Filmmakers (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 International Youth Band (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Intlombe (Dance ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Intolerance: Sounding the Silence (Music) . . . . . 24 Inyathuko (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Isibuko (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Isikhalo Sam, My Children (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 It Could Have Been Worse (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 It’s never too late to make a change (Theatre) . . . 194 It’s Ours Whatever They Say + Gale is Dead (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Its All About Light 6 (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Izim le Toilet (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

ack & jill (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 James and the Giant Peach (Family Fare, Student Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 James Cairns against Humanity (Comedy) . . . . . 169

James Harris Live (Cabaret / Music Theatre) . . . . 217 James Morrison Quartet (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 James Morrison Quartet & Festival Big Band (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Jennefer Ann’s Gallery (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Jezebel (Cabaret / Music Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Jimmy Nevis (Music / Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 / 42 JitterBugs (Family Fare) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Jittery Citizens Comedy Experience (Comedy) . . 169 Joanne Cooper (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . . . . 224 Joining The Dots (Cabaret / Music Theatre) . . . . 217 Judith Sephuma (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Julián Sánchez Carballo (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Just a Song and a Dance (Cabaret / Music Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

affirs, The (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Kalushi: The Story of Solomon Mhlangu (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Karen Zoid & Kahn - We Could Be Divine (Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Kasi Stories: Stories not often told (Theatre) . . . 66 Ke Reke Kereke? (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Keenan Ahrends (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 KidCasino (Arena Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Killings of Tony Blair, The (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 King of Pigs, The (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Kinsmen (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Konkoriti (Dance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Kubili (Two) (Dance ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Kuimbashiri Art Gallery (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Kyle Shepherd Trio (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

a Strada (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Laced (Physical Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Lambs to the Laughter (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Laqhekek’ Iselwa (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Last Laugh, The (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Lefa Mosea (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Lend Me A Tenor (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Lerothodi La Sebukwabukwane (Student Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Let There Be Music - A Celebration of World Music (Classical / Choral) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Life (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Life Lyne (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Linda Sikhakhane (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 LIQUID SILVER, Sanctuary (Dance ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Little One, The (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Live Jukebox (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Live Wire Explosion Reloaded (Cabaret / Music Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Living It Up at the Heartbreak Cafe (Theatre) . . . . 197 Local Artist Exhibition (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Long Journey + Food in the Cinema of Fellini (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Looking for Eric (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Lost (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Lost in the Dust (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Louise Reay: It’s Only Bird’s (Comedy, Arena) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Love for Nature (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Love Sex Fleas God, Confessions of a Stay-at-Home Dad (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Loyiso Gola is Unlearning (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . 174

acho Macho (Physical Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Madman Standing (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Mae Sithole (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Maimane! (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Make It Up! (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Mamba Republic (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Mantsho (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Marriage For Dummies (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174 Mate (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Meduduetsane Basadi (Cabaret / Music Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Melting Pot, The (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Memorable Moments with Stuart Lightbody (Illusion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Michael Pipoquinha Featuring Malcolm Braff (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Midsummer Night’s Dream, A The Ballet (Dance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Mixed Motion 2 (Dance ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212 Mmu (Student Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Modern Miniatures (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Molora (Student Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Momentum (Dance ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Money Maker Reloaded (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Murderers are Amongst Us, The (Film) . . . . . . . . 116 Mwari (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 My Boarding School- iKanana (Theatre) . . . . . . . . 198 My Culture, My Pride (Dance ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 My Father’s Coat (Poetry and Storytelling) . . . . . . 180 My Grandfather’s Shoe (Cabaret / Music Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 My Suburban Struggle (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Mzansi Brewed Poetry and Comedy Café (Poetry and Storytelling) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

ampri’s All in One (Dance ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Nat(urally) Caf(feinated) (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Nate Maingard - The Tales of a Modern Troubadour (Cabaret / Music Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . 217 Necktie Youth (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Neo Muyanga Trio (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Neo Muyanga: Solid(t)ary Work (Music) . . . . . . . 19 Neolektra (Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 NEONS Never Ever, Oh ! Noisy Shadows & Vacuum (Performance Art) . . . . . . . . 98 NewFoundLand (Buite Land) (Theatre) . . . . . . . . 59 Nice to Meet you...(Now lets take off our pants) (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Nights of Cabiria, The (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Nijinsky’s War (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Nil (Performance Art ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Nimbandini (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Noem my Skollie (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Noma Khumalo (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . . . . 225 Nomalizo-the brave (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Nongqawuse and the Great Xhosa Cattle-Killing (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Nose, The (Family Fare) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 NT Live: Amadeus (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 NT Live: Twelfth Night (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

h Baby, I’m A Wild One (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Okapi (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Open Spaces (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Opposite the Other (Music / Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . 33/40 Our dogs: Our heroes (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Out of Bounds (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

10 Paintings and Glass (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Palettes in Nature (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Path of Destination, The (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Pay Back the Curry (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175 Pendo Masote - Young Violinist (Arena Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Pheko ya Pula (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Phil Spectrum, The (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Phumlani Mtiti Trio (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . 225 Pieta (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Pink Dollar (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Plastocracy (Physical Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Platinumb Heart (Arena Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Plothole, The (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Poetry Cries (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Police Cops (Comedy, Arena) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Pop iCherri (Student Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Power of Paint, The (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Puppet Guy (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Qiqa Uqonde Uxhentse (Dance ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Ragtime Plus (Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Raiders of the Caribbean (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Rat Race (Family Fare) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Re-Mixing Music (Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Refugees (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Reparation (Arena Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Reuk van Appels, Die (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Revery (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Revolution- Ndophele Ngaphakathi (Dance ) . . . 212 Rewriting History (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Reza Khota Quartet (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Rhodes Fine Art Student Exhibition (Visual Art) . 233 Rhythm of Makhanda (Dance ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Rhythms of the North - The Musical (Dance ) . . . . 214 Robin Auld & Wendy Oldfield (Music) . . . . . . . . . . 34 Roots 2000 (Mxo_Sliq Angel) (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Roots of All Evils (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Rose Red (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Rosy Regards (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233

Sa Kosa ke Lerole (Performance Art) . . . . . . . . . . 95 Sabamnye noMendi (Performance Art) . . . . . . . 102 Sabela (Dance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Sacredspace (Dance ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Safe Spaces (Performance Art ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Samthing Soweto (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . 225 Savage/Love (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Schools / Youth I (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Schools / Youth II (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Schools / Youth III (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Seba Kaapstad (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Secret Garden, The (Dance ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Sense (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Sense of Loss, A (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 September Jive (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Seshego Gospel Choir (Classical / Choral) . . . . . . 219 Shadow World (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Shane Cooper Collaboration (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Shannon Mowday (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 She Devil (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Shepherds and Butchers (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Shoelace (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Shwabada: The Music of Ndikho Xaba (Film) . . . 227 Silent Scars (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Sillage (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Simplify Me (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Simply Blue (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Singing Chameleon, The (Poetry and Storytelling) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Sisazabalaza (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Sisters Ugly, The (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Six Inches (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Skank and The Roots (Contemporary Music) . . . 226 SOLACE - a solo exhibition of painting (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Sovereign (Student Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Space Rocks (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Spellbound! (Family Fare) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Spirit of Shakespeare in Africa, The (Theatre) . . . 201 SpiritFest (Spiritual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 St. Paul’s Gospel Choir - The Red Sea Music (Classical / Choral) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219 Stand (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Standard Bank National Schools’ Big Band (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Band (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Standards (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Starburst MX (Cabaret / Music Theatre) . . . . . . . . . 218 State Fracture (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 State I Am In, The (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Stephen K Amos: Worl Famous (Comedy) . . . . . 77 Steve Newman & Ashish Joshi (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Sunday in Peking + Description of a Struggle (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Sunrise Poetry Sessions (Poetry and Storytelling) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Symmetry (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Symphony Concert (Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Syria? (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201

Tableaux in Red: Oil on Canvas, 1976 (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Taking Flight (Family Fare) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Tartuffe (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Taste of Money, The (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Tats Nkonzo is Privileged (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Tau (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Tess (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 The Hangman (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 The Kiffness & Matthew Gold (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 The Soil (Music / Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30/41 Themba’s Dream (Cabaret / Music Theatre) . . . . . 218 They Are Greeting (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Thingphony - A Symphony of Things (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Think!Fest (Talks) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Thom Pain (Based on Nothing) (Theatre) . . . . . . . 203 To Die in Madrid (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Trafficked (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203 Trinity Tenors (Classical / Choral) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Truth Beneath, The (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Tumi Mogorosi & Gabi Motuse (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . 46 Two by Two (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Two Voice: Robin Auld & Wendy Oldfield (Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

UCT Big Band (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Ukubuya kukaNxele (Poetry and Storytelling) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Umcimbi.com (Dance ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Umle (Contemporary Music) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Umnikelo Oshisiwe - ibandla lomlindo (Performance Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Under the Static (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Undermined (Physical Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Undine (Physical Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 UnLocking Horns (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Unnecessary (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Uph’ uBaba? (Cabaret / Music Theatre) . . . . . . . . . 218 Uprize! (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Urban Village Music (Contemporary Music) . . . . 226 Us Against Them (Physical Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Vacuum (Performance Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Versus (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Very Big Comedy Show V, The (Comedy) . . . . . . 78 Virtual Frontiers (Visual Art) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Wacky Wizard Comedy Magic Show (Family Fare) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Waiting for Fidel (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Ways of Seeing (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 We Are Many + The Demonstration (Film) . . . . . 115 We Didn’t Come To Hell For The Croissants (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Welcome to the Zoo (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 What Remains (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 What the Dickens! (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 When Lion Had Wings (Family Fare) . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Where Are We Going? (Physical Theatre) . . . . . . . 208 Where the Science Meets the Arts (Dance ) . . . . . 215 Where We At? (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Whistle Stop (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 White Rose, The (Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Who Are You? (Dance ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Who-Man (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Witch” Umthakathi”, The (Dance ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 With nothing but silence they turned their bodies to face the noise (Dance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Womb of Fire (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 WoMEN (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Women’s Tears (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Wordfest (Talks) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Works for Trio - Neo Muyanga Trio (Music) . . . . . 19 Woza Albert (Physical Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Yellowman (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Yes, Today I’m a Man (Cabaret / Music Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 You Know What? (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 You Suck and Other Inescapable Truths (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Young Now Really (Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Youth Vocals (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

enith (Student Theatre) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Zenti from L.A (Comedy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Zenzi Makeba Lee (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Zenzi Makeba Lee & Afrika Mkhize (Jazz) . . . . . . 42 Zina and the Songbird (Family Fare) . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Zoe Modiga: Yellow the Novel (Jazz) . . . . . . . . . . . 45

ABEL SELAOCOE

STANDARD BANK YOUNG ARTIST FOR MUSIC “Abel is quickly becoming a consummate artist possessing great skill, command and flair on the cello. Coming from humble beginnings in Sebokeng, he has ascended to perform on world stages, combining a new eclectic sound with the mainstream. Abel’s extensive and impressive resume is the product of hard work and the sort of excellence that bodes well for a young artist with an exciting career ahead.” - Samson Diamond Cellist Abel Selaocoe (24) is a rising star in his field. He has pushed the cello’s traditional boundaries, moving into genres not previously associated with the instrument. While he has given concerto performances and solo classical recitals, he has also collaborated with beatboxers and and regularly merges his sound with jazz musicians. Abel cites his brother, Sammy, as his major influence – as a 9-year-old boy he would tag along with Sammy to his bassoon lessons at Acosa and was offered the opportunity to choose an instrument to learn – he went through the flute, tuba and violin before, finally, settling on the cello. On the weekends, when they were unable to take their instruments home to practise on, his

won the Royal Northern College of Music concerto competition. He was also named as the Concordia Foundation Artist, and chosen to participate in the prestigious IMS Prussia Cove masterclasses for young international soloists. As an orchestral musician, Selaocoe has worked with the Britten Pears Young Artist programme; has appeared with the Multi-Story Orchestra; and has played in the BBC Proms. He is a keen chamber musician and made his Wigmore Hall debut working with composer Colin Matthews. He has played with the Lighthouse Jazz Trio and his recent ensemble, the Ohashi Quartet, has performed at Music at Mansfields.

brother taught him the notes on paper and he practised on a broomstick. Ultimately his talent was recognised and he won a scholarship to St John’s College and then a further three scholarships to UK based music colleges. He chose to study at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. He has worked as a soloist with numerous orchestras throughout South Africa including the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic, Johannesburg Philharmonic and Randburg Symphony orchestras. As a soloist, he made his UK debut at Bridgewater Hall, having

As an improviser, he is the co-founder of world-folk-fusion quintet Project Jam Sandwich, which has performed across the UK in many festivals including Fishguard, the Ulverston International Music Festivals, Aldeburgh Festival and the BBC Proms Late Night Concert at the Albert Hall. Selaocoe is the recipient of numerous awards. He took first prize in the Phillip H Moor Competition (South Africa); was winner of the Sir John Barbarolli prize (UK) and the RNCM Concerto Prize. He has also been chosen as the new recipient of the prestigious John Hosier and Biddy Baxter Award with Sir Simon Rattle as patron.

BENJAMIN JEPHTA

STANDARD BANK YOUNG ARTIST FOR JAZZ “Benjamin is an excellent young musician who is technically very adept, creative in his improvisation (unusual, especially, for a bass player), skilled in a wide variety of music styles and, very importantly, organised! He benefitted from a good school music programme at Muizenberg, starting gigging when very young, had a thorough music education at UCT and has subsequently played with many of the top jazz musicians in South Africa.” - Alan Webster Bassist and composer Benjamin Jephta (23) has already made a name for himself as one of South Africa’s premier jazz double bass and electric bass players. He is involved in various original projects ranging from playing double bass in a free jazz orchestra to synth-bass in a pop band. Jephta is a graduate of the jazz programme at the prestigious South African College of Music at the University of Cape Town. He has performed with a range of local and international musicians including McCoy Mrubata, Sibongile Khumalo, Paul Hanmer, Feya Faku, Jimmy Dludlu, Simphiwe Dana, Mark Fransman, Hugh Masekela, Melanie Scholtz, Marcus Wyatt and Bokani Dyer.

Jephta was in the Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Band in 2011 (under conductor McCoy Mrubata), 2012 (led by Paul Hanmer) and in 2013 under the leadership of Marcus Wyatt. Growing up in Mitchells Plain, he attended Muizenberg High School where he fostered a love for jazz under the mentorship of Fred Kuit (winner of the 2012 SAJE Lifetime Achievement Award in Jazz Education). Jephta was recently a runner up in the annual SAMRO Scholarship competition. Aside from performing in venues and festivals locally since the age of 15, Benjamin has also performed with various orchestras and small ensembles in Africa, Europe and Asia. Jephta currently spearheads two projects that play his original material. There is the six- piece African/fusion/funk project Tribe of Benjamin as well as his acoustic quintet which plays music drawing on gospel and South African roots with which he released his debut album Homecoming. It features 2014 Standard Bank Young Artist Award winner for Jazz Kyle Shepherd (piano), Marcus Wyatt (trumpet), Sisonke Xonti (sax)

and Sphelelo Mazibuko (drums). It was released in 2015 and nominated for Best Jazz Album for the South African Music Awards and the Metro FM Music Awards.

BETH DIANE ARMSTRONG

STANDARD BANK YOUNG ARTIST FOR VISUAL ART “Beth has a strong intellectual approach to her work which has identified her as a leading sculptor in her generation of younger artists.” – Mandie van der Spuy Thirty-one-year-old Beth Diane Armstrong is regarded as a leading sculptor of her generation. For the last number of years she has worked predominantly on monumental artworks made of mild and stainless steel. Says Mandie van der Spuy, independent arts consultant and member of the National Arts Festival Artistic Committee for Visual Art: “Her work has matured over the past few years and although she has exhibited predominantly monumental works made of steel and aluminium, her creativity extends to include a variety of different media ranging from printmaking, video, photography and drawing to temporary installations. The ambitious scale of many of her large projects has positioned her alongside several of her South African fellow sculptors.”

Armstrong completed her Masters of Fine Art at Rhodes University (with distinction) in 2010. In 2007 Rhodes bought her BFA exhibition, Hibernation, for their permanent collection. Since graduating there have been solo exhibitions, a number of group shows and projects locally and internationally, as well as private and public commissions. Highlights include sculptures at the Design Miami/Basel design fair in Basel, Switzerland, and at Design Miami, Florida. 2014 saw the completion of a large permanent public artwork in Oostvoorne, in the Netherlands, commissioned by the Kern Kunst Westvoorne Foundation. Her first large-scale sculpture was bought by Standard Bank in 2013 and is installed in their new building in Rosebank, Johannesburg. Page – a site specific public sculpture in Grahamstown’s newly built NELM (National English Literary Museum) – was unveiled in 2016.

THANDAZILE RADEBE

STANDARD BANK YOUNG ARTIST FOR DANCE “Her work is an ode to the country’s cultural and political heritage, often dealing with complex issues and constantly stepping out of the comfort zones and discovering new and interesting artistic offerings.” - Gregory Maqoma

2016 and Radebe’s choreography was a major addition to Mosali EO U ’Neileng Eena, the Sesotho play co-produced by The Market Theatre and Soweto Theatre. Having worked in creation process and/or performed for acclaimed choreographers such as Sylvia Glasser, Robyn Orlin, PJ Sabbagha, Gregory Maqoma, Dada Masilo and Themba Mbuli (2016), Radebe is taking that knowledge and transcending those influences to keep creating her own original, often feisty, always intelligent, choreographic signature.

Born in White City Jabavu, Soweto, on November 18, 1983, Thandazile Radebe (33) is one of the country’s leading contemporary choreographers and dancers. Her ability to perform and choreograph witty, yet emotionally charged dance works dealing with universal socio-economic issues has allowed her to explore both conventional theatre and alternative spaces. She has toured Africa, the UK and Europe.

As managing director of Song and Dance Works, she recently won the Sophie Mgcina Emerging Voice for Choreography, sponsored by the Market Theatre. Radebe is passionate about collaborative ventures, encouraging the positive and visible presence of role models for the youth, development and empowerment of women and the passing on of oral history.

Radebe began her professional dance career in 1997 at the Soweto Dance Theatre with the late Jackie Mbuyiselwa. In 2003 she graduated as a teacher at Moving into Dance Mophatong (MIDM) and danced with the company until 2013. She evolved into a choreographer who takes risks not only in conventional performance spaces but outdoors as well. Whether it is in Diepsloot, or at the OR Tambo Memorial Precinct, in Wattvile, or in Cape Town, Radebe has a knack for harnessing, critiquing and then transforming the environment. But it is on stage that Thandazile is truly

proving her choreographic mettle and vision; from her solo Inception (2011) to Ngizwise (2014/2015) her acclaimed collaboration with Canadian dance maker Jennifer Dallas and MIDM’s male dancers. Lingering, her 2015/2016 installation dance work created and performed with Teresa Phuti Mojela, was lauded at Dance Umbrella

Having worked in creation process and/or performed for acclaimed choreographers such as Sylvia Glasser, Robyn Orlin, PJ Sabbagha, Gregory Maqoma, Dada Masilo and Themba Mbuli (2016), Radebe is taking that knowledge and transcending those influences to keep creating her own original, often feisty, always intelligent, choreographic signature.

MONAGENG ‘VICE’ MOTSHABI

STANDARD BANK YOUNG ARTIST FOR THEATRE “Motshabi’s work is audience-centred and is socially engaged, and his mode of creation is intensely collaborative. In essence, he is an enabler of local stories. Through his role as a creator and facilitator of theatre, audiences confront this country’s history - these are confrontations that aim to help our ruptured society claim and recreate itself.” – Greg Homann

futuristic story of corruption and greed in a post-apocalyptic setting, and in 2015 with The Story I am About to Tell he revisited the TRC period illuminating ways to rethink and reimagine an understanding of that period of the country’s past. Other significant works include the stage adaptation of Dambudzo Marechera’s Pub Stories that he wrote and directed for the Savanna Trust in Harare, and directing Molusi’s new play, Mogatapele.

Monageng ‘Vice’ Motshabi (33) is a storyteller who has directed and written celebrated plays that confront a South African history and that aim to help audiences reclaim and affirm a sense of self. Motshabi’s work has been seen at the Soweto Theatre, PACOFS, the Market Theatre, Artscape, Windybrow, at HIFA (the Harare International Festival of the Arts), the National Arts Festival, and most recently in Mahikeng at the Mmabana Arts Centre. In 2011 he directed a distinguished production of the local classic, Sizwe Bansi is Dead. Here, working with the cast of friend and fellow theatre-maker Omphile Molusi and alongside veteran actor Arthur Molepo, Motshabi’s fresh interpretation of the iconic play connected with young and new audiences.

He is currently working on the publication of a collection of South African plays. He has a longstanding relationship to the Market Lab where he has served in various capacities including as dramaturge for the Zwakala Festival. With Twist Theatre in Durban he has lead processes of group collaboration with younger emerging artists resulting in the development of at least five new South African plays.

In Book of Rebellations, which he directed and co-wrote with Kgafela oa Magogodi, he fused music and dramatic action to tell a

As a mentor and educator Motshabi has worked with the Gauteng Theatre Practitioners’ Ishashalazi, Twist Theatre Projects in KZN, Savannah Trust in Harare and the Market Theatre Laboratory among others.

DINEO SESHEE BOPAPE

STANDARD BANK YOUNG ARTIST FOR PERFORMANCE ART “Dineo’s complex and often enigmatic work engages with performance, installation, video, digital montage, sound and text as she plays with our notions of space and time through an exploration of bodies and materials.” – Ruth Simbao Multimedia artist Dineo Seshee Bopape (35) uses experimental video montages, sound, found objects, photographs and sculptural installations in her work which has been shown in the US and Europe. The spaces that she creates range from physical spaces and immersive environments to social spaces, psychological spaces, imagined spaces and remembered spaces that are often fanciful and sometimes messy or confusing. Within these spaces, fiction and ‘reality’ often blur, meaning is destabilised, and at times, excess eludes the possibility of representation. Deeply psychological, her work registers both trauma and playfulness, pushing viewers to raise questions rather than find answers as they are drawn into her performance and installation spaces. Dineo’s work has been recognised by a number of prestigious international art

platforms, and she has produced work for the Marrakech Biennale, the Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Centre, the Sommerakademie im Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern, Switzerland, the Pulchri Studio, The Hague, and the Bétonsalon Centre d’art et de recherche in Paris. Dineo was born in Polokwane, Limpopo, in 1981 and studied painting and sculpture at the Durban Institute of Technology. She graduated from De Ateliers in Amsterdam in 2007 and, in 2010, completed an MFA at Columbia University in New York. Her work has been shown at the New Museum, the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, the Mart House Gallery in Amsterdam and the 12th Biennale de Lyon. Recent solo exhibitions include Untitled [of occult instability] (feelings), Palais de Tokyo (2016 and slow-co-ruption at the Hayward Gallery Project space, London (2015). Her work featured this year at the BienaleMarrakech 6,- Not New Now, Morocco; curated by Reem Fadda and the 32nd Bienale Sao Paolo – Live Uncertainty, Jochen Volz (Gabi Ngcobo, Júlia Rebouças, Lars Bang Larsen e Sofía Olascoaga).

In 2015 she won the SmartArt award and was the runner up for the 2014 Rolex Art Award. She was the winner of the 2008 MTN New Contemporaries Award, and the recipient of a 2010 Columbia University Toby Fund Award.

ART AND DISRUPTION Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do. − Rob Siltanen and Ken Segall Creative disruption has served as the backbone for building this year’s core programme. For the first time in its 43 years, the Festival put out a call for proposals with a theme. This theme centered on the relationship between art and disruption: art as a disruptor of mainstream ways of thinking, and art in response to disruptions to the status quo. Through this process, our 20-member Artistic Committee considered proposals for compelling, innovative and high-quality works that could serve as catalysts for debate and transformation. In short, we wanted to examine how the arts challenge mainstream ways of thinking. The quote above, from Apple’s 1997 “Think different” campaign, featured footage of iconic 20th century personalities such as Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King Jr., Richard Branson, John Lennon (with Yoko Ono), Maria Callas, Muhammed Ali, Alfred Hitchcock, Martha Graham, Mahatma Gandhi, Pablo Picasso, Amelia Earhart, and other innovators or disruptors who challenged and changed the status quo.In a similar vein, a 2013 online article for Forbes Magazine by Caroline Howard profiles “influential upstarts” who have displaced existing markets, industries, or technologies and produced“something new and more efficient and worthwhile.” These upstarts included, Bill Gates, Mark Shuttleworth, Facebook’s Mark Zukerberg, Jonah Peretti from Buzzfeed, the founders of Snapchat, the founders of Kickstarter, and others like them. The point Howard and the “Think different” campaign illustrate is that disruption is at once destructive and creative. South Africa’s longstanding theatre tradition of creating new work that disrupts, challenges, and questions is alive and well. A number of the works selected for this year’s core programme refuse to sit quietly in any one genre – this is the first clue that something is in flux. Multi-sensory immersive works that cut across disciplines signal a desire by the artists on the programme to engage audiences in new and unconventional ways. Other works disrupt dominant historical narratives by offering new lenses for looking at the past, reclaiming stories previously relegated to the margins. An unexpected connection across the theatre selection appears to be a fascination with bones, specifically how bones, as metaphor, can speak to South Africa’s ongoing need to come to terms with its troubled history. The selection of music presentations is an eclectic combination of performance styles drawn from some of the most exciting musicians in South Africa. The programme highlights tradition, innovation and experimentation. Social orders are at the core of the dance programme. Some of the works respond directly to the theme of art and disruption while in other pieces the theme is embedded in the choreographer‘s personal artistic aesthetics. In this year’s selection the focus has either been on South African artists producing by themselves or in collaboration with artists on the continent. The result is a programme that is curious, furious, and a poetic game of different aesthetics, contexts, Rehane Abrahams in Womb of Fire – Photo: Rob Keith

and languages, oscillating between perception and attribution, and between history that is current and urgent. This reflects how the balance of power is shifting on a global scale. Something is brewing under the surface allowing us a chance to pause for a moment. At the core of the visual and performance art selection is the desire to unpack and showcase how artists are actively engaging and disrupting prevailing colonial narratives that continue to impact on how we as (South) Africans relate to each other. This approach interrogates received and forgotten histories in relation to landscape and identity and, in other instances, highlight the (in)visibility of women’s narratives in the context of public and private spaces. Working within the genres of painting, sculpture, performance, and installation, the selection of contemporary artists explore intimate narratives that speak of personal and collective history, trauma, shame, loss, and power relations. The Performance Art offering on this year’s programme is the strongest in several years. Thanks to Pro Helvetia (Swiss Arts Council) Johannesburg who support and disseminate Swiss arts and culture in Southern Africa, we have a phenomenal double bill of works which straddle contemporary dance and performance art. It is hoped that the visual and performance art works presented this year will serve as platforms to unpack the dynamics of the contemporary lived experience. The ARENA platform has developed into Africa’s premier continental showcase of local and international emerging award-award winning makers of the next new wave of what is bound to be spellbinding and awesome in every sense. And THE FRINGE always has something for everyone. The truth is that there is no one single Fringe. This many-spendoured platform is many things to everyone: a first time outing, a laboratory for new work, and very possibly one of the few creative gateways to the rest of South Africa or any number of international stages. Adding to the international flavour which many Festinos proactively seek out are film selections presented in partnership with the Embassies of Russia, Cuba, Italy and Korea. There is always a focus on South African cinema, and this year will be no different thanks to support from the National Film and Video Foundation and the Gauteng Film Commission. Screenings will be introduced by filmmakers and a range of seminars linked to the selected films have also been programmed. The Festival has always been committed to creating opportunities for audiences to experience and engage with a diverse range of ideas and points of view. WHAT’S YOUR STORY? is a new Think!Fest pop-up series presented in partnership with UJ Arts & Culture for which we have invited some of the creators, makers, misfits, rebels and troublemakers featured on this year’s Main programme (as well as noteworthy guests) to tell to us about the creative process behind what they have created for #NAF2017. Creative teams and cast members from productions will also be ON THE COUCH in the Rhodes Theatre’s Red Cafe every day in sessions that aim to connect audiences with artists in dialogue and conversation that ranges from the playful to the profound.

WE HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY!

The National Arts Festival invites expressions of interest from established, mid-career or emerging artists and companies to present compelling, innovative and high-quality performances, concerts, exhibitions or cross-disciplinary works on the Festival’s Main Programme in 2018. The Festival embraces the spirit that a successful national cultural event has a responsibility to serve its audiences and artists in equal measure and to ensure that each event contributes to growing a more progressive, tolerant, and cohesive society. The Festival’s audiences are as diverse as its artists and the Main Programme is Africa’s premier platform for new work by local, continental and international artists. The intention is to present a diverse artistic programme that celebrates freedom of expression and which advocates for both social cohesion and social provocation. The Festival will consider presenting a limited number of revivals or works that have been previously staged. In the case of classics, preference is given to fresh takes of these works. Proposals for any production that has been presented at the National Arts Festival (including the Fringe) during the past five years will not be considered. Expressions of interest must be submitted online at www.nationalartsfestival.co.za and enquiries may be directed to proposals@nationalartsfestival.co.za. Winners of the Standard Bank Ovation Awards will receive written invitations to submit proposals for the 2018 Arena programme. Fringe applications will be available in October 2017 and registration will close during January 2018. Forms and information booklets will be available on-line at www.nationalartsfestival.co.za. Enquiries should be addressed to the Fringe Manager, Zikhona Monaheng, on 046 603 1177 or by email at zee@nationalartsfestival.co.za

18 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL PRESENTS THE 2017 FEATURED ARTIST NEO MUYANGA

A QUEST FOR ELEGANCE

NEO MUYANGA Since the Featured Artist Programme was launched in 2012, the National Arts Festival has celebrated and showcased established artists who have built up a substantial body of work that has contributed to South Africa’s national discourse on race, class or gender in a significant way. Composer/performer, musician/librettist, academic/philosopher and quietly revolutionary cultural activist Neo Muyanga's work is significant for more than these reasons. In an article for the Financial Mail Setumo-Thebe Mohlomi writes: For more than a decade, Muyanga has been composing, performing and analysing music that melds the sounds and traditions of indigenous African and Western art music, creating syncretic soundscapes ... The quest for elegance is his overarching pursuit — whether this comes through trawling dusty university archives (including at Wits and Duke University in the US), composing an adaptation of Zakes Mda’s novel, Heart of Redness, or working with music theatre troupes in Egypt, Senegal, Brazil, Uruguay and India ... Born in Soweto, Muyanga grew up singing in choirs before starting formal music theory lessons and later dropping out of physics studies to pursue the Italian madrigal tradition in Trieste, Italy. Currently, his research and performance interests include investigations and explorations of the aesthetics of protest song, with a particular focus on opera within the black community in South Africa, and more broadly concerning the history of musical story-telling in the global south. He co-founded the acoustic soul duo, BLK Sonshine, with Masauko Chipembere in 1996, garnering a following throughout Southern Africa and other parts of the world while charting hit songs including Born in a Taxi, Building and others. He has, to date, composed chamber operas, music plays and works for large, mixed ensemble using a syncretic mesh of modes, including those used in traditional Basotho and Isizulu war and praise song, free jazz and western baroque music. In 2008 he and publisher/ editor, Ntone Edjade, co-founded the Pan African Space Station, a live music platform and cyber-stream portal that hosts and showcases cutting-edge music and art from the African continent and diaspora.

Muyanga quotes distinguished pianist and jazz giant Abdullah Ibrahim in an essay entitled “revolting songs can shield (sometimes) against bullets” [sic] when he observed that “the revolution in South Africa is the only revolution anywhere in the world that was done in four-part harmony.” In the essay he describes the “ilk of song” Ibrahim was referring to by explaining that, for him, laments like Senzeni Na? express what he argues is a “redoubtable and righteous indignation towards the rampant inhumanity operative in the kind of oppression they experienced due simply to the biological fact of their race.”

During the 2017 Festival, Neo Muyanga will present three works: a solo concert, Solid(T)Ary and two performances with the Neo Muyanga Trio (with Andre Swartz and Peter Ndlala), one on the music programme, Works for Trio and a jazz concert (page 44). In addition, as the 2017 JIMF (Johannesburg International Mozart Festival) Composer-in-Residence, Neo Muyanga worked on the mixing and re-working of Western Art Music and African Art Music with three young South African composers, Lungiswa Plaatjies, Kingsley Buitendag and Prince Bulo, and these will be presented in a concert entitled Re Mixing Music (page 28). Neo also composed the score for Magnet Theatre’s production of I Turned Away and She was Gone (page 58) and he will participate in Think!Fest.

NEO MUYANGA: SOLID(T)ARY

WORKS FOR TRIO by the Neo Muyanga Trio

The work is a survey of the tradition of protest song in the global south: moving swiftly between the chanted chorales of Soweto and Salvador to the laments around the squares of Tahrir and Meskel, the presentation is a musical contemplation of modes of resistance in a world hit by flux.

FEATURING Neo Muyanga Andre Swartz Peter Ndlala and guest artist, Msaki The trio works its way through the repertoire composed by Neo Muyanga and includes material featured in the albums Blk Sonshine, The Listening Room, Dipalo and Toro Tse Sekete.

Music: Solid(t)ary

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Full

R90

 Thomas Pringle Hall

Concession



R80

 SeSotho, English June 29

Music: Works for Trio



 1hr 10mins

 SeSotho, English, isiZulu, isiXhosa

July 01

 Thomas Pringle Hall

All Ages

Full

R90

Concession

June 06

 1hr 10mins July

19:00 18:00 Website: www.neosong.net

 All Ages

R80

18:00 Website: www.panafricanspacestation.org.za

20 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL PRESENTS THE

2017 STANDARD BANK YOUNG ARTIST FOR MUSIC

ABEL SELAOCOE CELLO Abel Selaocoe PIANIST To be announced

South African UK based cellist Abel Selaocoe is a versatile musician who is interested in exploring the capacity of the cello across genres, from collaborating with beatboxers, folk and world musicians to giving concerto performances and solo classical recitals. He has worked as a soloist with numerous orchestras throughout South Africa and abroad, having performed a wide range of concerto repertoire with the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic and the Johannesburg Philharmonic orchestras and looks forward to playing the Elgar Cello Concerto at London’s Cadogan Hall with the New London Orchestra. His music has been received in some of the world’s most prestigious music halls including Wigmore Hall (UK), Royal Concertgebouw (The Netherlands), Konzerthaus (Berlin) and the Royal Albert Hall for the BBC Proms (UK). In this exciting return to South Africa, Abel brings to you the virtuosity of the cello and his diverse musicianship ranging from Debussy’s poetic and vivid Cello Sonata to James Macmillan’s spiritual reflective music ending with foot stomping klezmer and african style inspired pieces. You will be welcomed to a friendly and captivating atmosphere of music making,a space for all ages and people.

PROGRAMME Claude Debussy – Cello Sonata in D minor Maurice Ravel – In the Style of Habanera Abel Selaocoe will also perform as soloist in the Festival Gala Concert on 8 July at 15:00

Frank Bridge – Cello Sonata Rodion Schedrin – In the Style of Albéniz James Macmillan - Kiss on Wood Giovanni Sollima - Lamentatio Klezmer Traditional - Tati Und Mami Tanz

Music

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Full

 Beethoven Room  English

R80

Concession

R70

 1hr  All ages Website: www.abelselaocoe.com

Standard Bank

June 29

YOUNG ARTIST

July 01

19:00 15:00

AWARDS2017

21 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL PRESENTS THE

CAPE TOWN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA’S

SYMPHONY CONCERT CONDUCTED BY BERNHARD GUELLER SOLOIST LUIS MAGALHÃES (PIANO)

For the first time in some six years, South Africa’s oldest orchestra, the Cape Town Philharmonic, is back at the National Arts Festival. The CPO, established in 1914, will play under the direction of principal guest conductor Bernhard Gueller, whose last appearance at the Festival in 2015 resulted in what Cue called an “electrifying” performance. The CPO will play the Overture to Marriage of Figaro by Mozart and the Franck Symphony in D minor, while Luis Magalhães, Portuguese-born South African pianist, will perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto no 3. Together these works will provide a sense of the majesty of classical music over a period that extends from first 1786 to 1888 to 1921.

The delightful overture to Mozart’s comedic Marriage of Figaro opera, one of the most popular performed today, is joyous and bright; the Franck Symphony, despite its slow acceptance by the public, is perhaps the main work on which Franck’s fame rests. Beethoven’s sublime symphonies captivate whenever they are played and No. 3, written in C minor, follows the pattern that Beethoven developed for his heroic, yet deeply personal works where conflict and drama played themselves out in music of imposing stature. The Third Piano Concerto also takes us on a fascinating journey through some quite unlikely keys until we end triumphantly in C major.

Bernhard Gueller has been music director of Symphony Nova Scotia since 2002 and has guest conducted around the world. He is noted for the passion he brings to the podium, and his inspirational and insightful interpretations.

Luis Magalhães, described as possessing a “wonderfully full sound” and a “polished, refined technique”, has achieved critical acclaim as both a soloist and a chamber musician across Europe, North and South America, Africa and Asia.

Music

 English  2hr (20 min interval)  All Ages Website: www.cpo.org.za

 Guy Butler Theatre  Full R110, R100, R90 Concession June 29

R100, R90, R80

July 01

19.00

22 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL PRESENTS

ALL STRINGS ATTACHED THE FESTIVAL GALA CONCERT WITH THE CAPE TOWN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA CONDUCTED BY RICHARD COCK WITH SOLOISTS Abel Selaocoe (cello) 2017 Standard Bank Young Artist for Music Patrick Goodwin (violin) Concertmaster of the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra

PROGRAMME

INTERVAL

Morning, Noon & Night in Vienna

Franz von Suppé

Mull of Kintyre

Hungarian Rhapsody

David Popper

Beatlecracker Suite

The Entertainer

Scott Joplin

Czardas

Vittorio Monti

Dance of the Tumblers

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Two African Pieces

Trad arr. A Selaocoe

Meditation from Thais

Jules Massenet

Russian Sailor’s Dance

Reinhold Glière

Explosions Polka

Johann Strauss

Por Una Cabeza

arr. W Haubrich

Emperor Waltz

Johann Strauss

Pomp & Circumstance March, No.1

Edgar Elgar

Music

 English  2hr (20 min interval)  All Ages Website: www.cpo.org.za

 Guy Butler Theatre  Full R140,R130,R110 Concession R125, R115,R100 June 29

July 01

15.00

Paul McCartney Paul McCartney arr. I Sutherland

CEO Louis Heyneman ARTISTIC EXECUTIVE Sergei Burdukov GENERAL MANAGER Ivan Christian MARKETING CONSULTANT Shirley de Kock Gueller PUBLIC RELATIONS Luvuyo Kakaza YOUTH DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION Marvin Weavers MUSIC LIBRARIAN Daniel Neal

23 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA FOUNDATION PRESENTS

THE NATIONAL YOUTH WIND ORCHESTRA’S

CHILDREN’S CONCERT CONDUCTED BY DAVID SCARR

The Children’s Concert is a great way to introduce your children to music and the orchestra with a relaxed and interactive concert of popular classics and South African favourites - meet the musicians in the National Youth Wind Orchestra, and meet a few instruments you might (or might not!) be familiar with, too! The programme will be varied and engaging for children of all ages. Music

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Full

 Monument Fountain Foyer  English

FREE

Concession

FREE

 1hr  All Ages Website: www.sanyo.org.za

June 29

July 01

13:00

24 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AND DANRÈ STRYDOM PRESENT

INTOLERANCE:

SOUNDING THE SILENCE Featuring Danrè Strydom, Cèzarre Strydom, Grethe Nöthling

The 1916 silent film masterpiece Intolerance, directed by D. W. Griffith, is widely considered by film historians to be the greatest film of the silent era. 99 years after its release, three esteemed classical musicians accompany the screening, each performing on a collection of instruments ranging from the known to the obscure.

The live 'soundtrack' at this screening will consist of a repertoire ranging from highly classical to modern, all specifically arranged for unique instrumentation that properly resonate with each scene.

The film consists of four unique storylines, with settings ranging from ancient Babylon to the French Renaissance. Though the non-linear mode of storytelling gives the film an eclectic feel, it is marvelously woven together by themes of injustice, discrimination and intolerance. In the years following its release, Intolerance would strongly influence European film movements despite its lack of commercial success domestically.

Full

 1hr 15mins  PG

 English

R80

Concession

The audience will not only be treated to a masterpiece in cinema, but also enjoy a highly detailed and carefully thought-out musical performance to match. This multidisciplinary artistic production will serve to entertain far more than the standard classical music or cinematic experience.

 Beethoven Room

Music/Film,

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The film is seldom screened due to its length and non-linear method of storytelling, but, for this production, has been cut and edited to run just over an hour, as opposed to its original 3h30min length.

R70

June 29

July 01

19:00 19:00 19:00

Danrè Strydom – “...first-class performer and an impressive artist. Her total involvement with the music and unique ability to communicate makes her a very compelling player.”- Eddy Vanoosthuyse, principal solo clarinetist - Brussels Philharmonic

Grethe Nöthling – “..one performance was enough to win the hearts of music lovers..” “Nöthling impresses as pianist with gravitas” - Elretha Britz: Volksblad

Cèzarre Strydom began piano lessons with Valerie van Biljon at the College of the Arts in Namibia. He furthered his musical studies in the USA through the Interlochen Arts Academy and the Universtity of Michigan and is a founding member of the contemporary classical ensemble, Axiom.

25 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL PRESENTS

THE CHARL DU PLESSIS TRIO IN

BAROQUESWING DRUMS Hugo Radyn

PIANO Charl du Plessis

BASS Werner Spies

Baroqueswing is the debut production by the award winning Charl du Plessis Trio. The sophisticated sounds of the great masters are blended in a most subtle way with excitement and rhythmic vitality to create a new listening experience. Baroqueswing transfigures the music of Bach, Handel and Vivaldi to the 21st Century in new arrangements for jazz trio. Unflagging ebullience fills the music in new crossover arrangements and improvisations by Steinway Artist, Charl Du Plessis. After sold out tours in Europe and the Far-East, the Grahamstown concerts will include famous melodies from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Bach’s Air on a G String and Musette and Minuet from Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena, amongst other Baroque gems such as Handel’s Largo.

Africa. The diverse style of music this ensemble performs ranges from Baroque to Latin, Swing, Classical and Funk which sets them squarely apart from other instrumental groups on the international platform. The trio was established in 2006 and has won SAMA, Ghoema and Fiësta awards. They have recorded five Trio albums and released a DVD. In 2016 they signed their first international CD release by Swiss record company CLAVES as part of the Baroqueswing series.

The Charl du Plessis Trio features Steinway Artist Charl du Plessis (piano), Werner Spies (bass) and Hugo Radyn (drums) and is one of the most versatile and respected crossover ensembles from South

“Famous themes from the Baroque observed through a jazz lens - he did this with perfection. Du Plessis proves himself in his rhythmically charged performance as a virtuoso pianist of big style” - Walliser Bote

This performance of Baroqueswing promises a vibrant crossover of jazz and Baroque music that is sure to convince even the most stern music lover.

Music

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Full

 Beethoven Room  English, Afrikaans

R80

Concession

June

R70

 1hr 10mins  All Ages

19:00 12:00

Website: www.charlduplessis.com

July 01

26 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AND OSSIA RECORDS PRESENT

NEOLEKTRA “In a post-apocalyptic time where our once-scenic world has become a desolate and violent wasteland, a heroine rises up with an army of immortals. They are the keepers of the most powerful weapon of all ... music. They bring hope of new life and the key to survival. From the cobbled streets of Spain and forbidden alleys of Argentina, across Arabian deserts to the Scottish highlands they journey through war, destruction, loss, lust, passion and hope. This is their story...” Neolektra takes the listener on a journey through time and place and explores new genres for the violin such as film and gaming music. “I wanted to break away from classical ideas of the violin and to present it in a light that was accessible to many more listeners than just the classical world, but without the violin having to be backing strings to a vocalist – which is often where the violin ends up being outside of the classical world.” This ‘new-age orchestra’ is made up of 5 string players, a DJ/synthesist and a percussionist and, together, they create a dramatic show, pushing boundaries, and disrupting our ideas of where these instruments traditionally fit in. Neolektra’s revolutionary sound has been likened to film and gaming music and has been described as hypnotic, surreal, and beautiful, “...giving your favourite movie score a run for its money”. They kicked off the release of their debut album, Birth of a Heroine with a live band debut performance on BBC Radio London. “Wow, you can absolutely get lost in that music... incredible, immense power...” - Simon Lederman, BBC London. “Not many musicians are able to elicit visualisations with their music, but I could see where Neolektra’s music wanted the listener to be every step of the way, and I felt myself there.” - The Celebrity Cafe CONCEPT & MUSICAL DIRECTION Naomi Tagg VIOLIN Naomi Tagg & Christopher Evans VIOLA Kate Moore CELLO Ronald Davey DOUBLE BASS Viwe Mkhizwane DJ/SYNTHS Matthias Bakker PERCUSSION Tlale Makhene

Music

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Full

 Thomas Pringle Hall  English/Non-verbal

R80

Concession

R70

 50mins  All Ages Website: www.neolektra.com

June 29

July 01

18:00 13:00

27 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AND LIZA JOUBERT PRESENT

RAGTIME PLUS

Ragtime Plus is an informative and highly accessible programme about an inspiring genre of piano music. Liza Joubert’s presentation is a mixture of top quality piano playing and speaking to the audience about ragtime music. Ragtime Plus has been presented in France and Switzerland to great audience and critical response. It is an ongoing and ever-evolving project, which changes as Liza finds different pieces and new information to present to different audiences. PROGRAMME Maple Leaf Rag

Scott Joplin

Ragtime Nightingale

Joseph Lamb

New Era Rag

James Scott

Souvenir de Porto Rico (La Marche des Gibaros)

Louis Moreau Gottschalk

The Gershwin Songbook (a selection) George Gershwin The Tides of Manaunaun

Henry Cowell

The Garden of Eden

William Bolcom

The Wedding/African Song no. 6

Abdullah Ibrahim

Rag-Time Dance

Scott Joplin

Music

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Full

 Beethoven Room  Multilingual

R80

Concession

 1hr  All Ages

R70

June 29

July 01

19:00 12:00

RE MIXING MUSIC PRESENTED BY THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL COURTESY OF THE GOETHE-INSTITUT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE JOHANNESBURG INTERNATIONAL MOZART FESTIVAL (JIMF) MUSICAL ADVISOR Richard Cock MUSICIANS DIZU PLAATJIES (African Traditional Instruments) WALDO ALEXANDER (Violin) JONATHAN MAYER (Violin) KGAUGELO MPYANE (Viola) TSEPO POOE (Cello)

PROGRAMME MORE ZA TEA Prince Bulo (Composer) VUMA-EKHAYA-NDIYAHAMBA Lungiswa Plaatjies (Composer) WHEN WE’RE TOGETHER Kingsley Buitendaag (Composer)

As part of the 2017 JIMF three young South African composers, Lungiswa Plaatjies, Kinglsey Buitendag and Prince Bulo worked under the guidance of the 2017 JIMF Composer-in-Residence, Neo Muyanga, on mixing and re-working Western Art Music and African Art Music. The works emerging from this collaborative process are presented in this concert. NOTE: After the performance there will be a panel discussion on the creative process led by Neo Muyanga and Dizu Plaatjies. The works will then be performed again after the discussion.

Music and Panel discussions  Rhodes Chapel

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Full

 SeSotho, English, isiZulu, isiXhosa

R60

Concession

 2 hours  All Ages

R50

June 29

July 01

15:00 15:00

29 THE NATIONALARTS FESTIVAL AND THE EASTERN CAPE DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS, RECREATION, ARTS & CULTURE PRESENT

THE EASTERN CAPE SHOWCASE OF INDIGENOUS DANCE AND MUSIC In celebration of the OR Tambo Centenary

Oliver Reginald Tambo (27 October 1917 – 24 April 1993)

In 2015 and 2016 the Eastern Cape Indigenous music and dance Ensemble presented We Salute Madiba in honour of Nelson Mandela. This year, in celebrating and honouring the OR Tambo Centenary, the Ensemble explores the fusion of AbaThembu and AmaMpondo dances.

is befitting to fuse together, in performance, the lives of these two great leaders from the Eastern Cape, the home of legends. Both were shaped in a rural upbringing but became a motivation to people from all spheres of life. The cast of men and women explore the different dance forms from the Province and how these influenced the lives of these great leaders. Political activism is at the centre of the narrator’s story - this is not just the celebration of their lives but of the liberation of all South Africans from the shackles of apartheid and its injustices.

The work tells the story of the life of OR Tambo, who was from the AmaMpondo nation, and focusses on his meeting with Nelson Mandela (from the AbaThembu nation) and the establishment of their law firm together. Although it is the OR Tambo Centenary, it

Music/Dance

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Full

 Thomas Pringle Hall  English, SA languages

R80

Concession

 1hr 30mins  All ages

R70

June 29

19:00 11:00

July 01

30 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL, IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE STANDARD BANK JAZZ FESTIVAL, PRESENTS

THE SOIL VOCALIST Buhle Mda BEAT BOXER AND VOCALS Luphindo Ngxanga VOCALIST Ntsika Ngxanga MANAGER Velile Sithole SOUND ENGINEER Kholofelo Sewela

The Soil is a South African Award winning and double platinum selling a cappella group whose music is a blend of contemporary township style and an eclectic mix of urban contemporary, fusing beat box and soul. Three members of the group take a physical form: Buhlebendalo Mda, Luphindo Ngxanga and Ntsika Fana Ngxanga. The fourth member of the group exists in a spiritual form as The Creator of all. The group has performed on many international stages including The Apollo Theatre (USA), the Edinburgh and Afro Vibes Festivals (UK), Woman Festival (Chile), WOMAD Music Festival (New Zealand), The Sacred Festival (India) and many more. Defined as ‘Kasi Soul’, the group’s music features (in a contemporary township style) an eclectic mix of genres such as jazz, hip hop, Afro-pop and Afro-soul. The musical style is evident in its rhythmic vocal bass line, with constant beat boxing - a distinct feature in the music - whilst the remaining voices contribute to the choral and polyphonic accompaniment. Equal and up to the challenge, each of the group members take turns in solo vocal performance to display the most beautiful rendition of the melodic verses embedded in each song.

Music, Jazz



Full

 Guy Butler Theatre  SA languages

R150

Concession

R140

 1hr 20mins  All Ages Website: www.the-soil.co.za

June 29

July 01

19:00 22:00

31 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL PRESENTS

WE COULD BE DIVINE KAHN & KAREN ZOID Brought to you by MNET and set to be one of the most highly anticipated shows of 2017, these SAMA-winning singer-songwriters will be performing their hit duet alongside current bodies of work both past and present. Having two South African music icons share the stage and perform each other’s hits will undoubtedly be a concert that is guaranteed to enthrall the audience like no other.

Off the back of the release of their debut number 1 charting collaboration We Could Be Divine, Kahn Morbee and Karen Zoid have announced a run of collaborative performances in 2017. After forging a friendship together on The Voice SA, the combination of their creative spaces eventually culminated in their hit single charting across radio stations throughout South Africa. “Organic and effortless” is how Kahn describes their song writing process. Performing together in full concert was the natural next step for them. Off the back of the massive response received for We Could Be Divine, the duo will be bringing their concert to the Guy Butler Theatre during the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.

About Kahn Morbee Widely known as the enigmatic frontman of The Parlotones and as a solo artist, Kahn Morbee’s distinct and distinguished vocal ability turns heads wherever he goes. The Parlotones entered the mainstream South African music industry in 2005 with Radiocontrolledrobot, which nabbed the SAMA award for Best Rock Album and Kahn released his debut solo album Milk in 2016. The Parlotones have travelled the world extensively, performing with the likes of Kings of Leon, Imagine Dragons, The Cure and Coldplay. They’re also renowned for their creative ventures. The group sports their own wine brand and staged an original rock theatre production Dragonflies and Astronauts. The Parlotones’ achievements include a total of six SAMAs, four MK Awards, and two MTV Awards. About Karen Zoid Karen Zoid is South Africa’s undisputed Queen of Rock. At the start of the new millennium she burst onto the homegrown scene with a vibe that would instantaneously turn her into a local music icon. Moving effortlessly between Afrikaans and English music, Karen has caught the eye of international publications such as Time Magazine, US News and World Report - all recognising her iconic status and influential power. Karen has also shared a stage with the world’s best performers, including Annie Lennox, Metallica, Hothouse Flowers, John Mayer, Seal and UB40. Following previous stints on M-Net’s Afrikaans channel kykNET, she recently spoke her mind as the President of The Republiek of Zoid Afrika.

Music



Full

 Guy Butler Theatre  English

R150

Concession

 1hr 10mins

R140

June 29

July 01

 All ages websites: www.muchlovekahn.com, www.karenzoid.co.za

19:00

THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL, IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE STANDARD BANK JAZZ FESTIVAL, PRESENTS

JIMMY NEVIS LEAD VOCALS Jimmy Nevis GUITAR Anzio Sauls BASS GUITAR Revan October DRUMS Ruben Crowie Jimmy Nevis brings his unique mix of Pop and RnB styling to the Festival stage, along with his full touring band. Jimmy has received extensive commercial radio success in South Africa with the airplay of a number of his hit singles including Elephant Shoes, Heart Boxing, Balloon, 7764, Misscato, All About It, as well as his breakout new single Don’t Wanna Fight. Nevis has been very fortunate to share the stage with some of South Africa’s top musicians, including Mi Casa, Pascal & Pearce and Kwesta. Multi award nominated, Nevis is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to making South African music with international Music, Jazz



Full

 Guy Butler Theatre  English

R150

Concession

R140

 1hr 10mins  All Ages Website: jimmynevis.com

June 29

22:00

July 01

appeal. Jimmy’s sophomore album, The Masses was recorded at Jimmy’s own studio and co-produced by Ashley Valentine (Locnville, Kwesta and Chad Da Don). Driven by how the music feels, as opposed to its sound, together with a dreamy, tribal and urban edge to its production, The Masses portrays signature Jimmy Nevis qualities such as gospel undertones, quirky lyrics, soulful vocals and catchy melodies. Nevis has performed on some of the biggest stages and festivals in the country, including Grand West Arena, Cape Town Stadium, Rocking The Daisies, and many more.

33 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL, IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE STANDARD BANK JAZZ FESTIVAL, PRESENTS DESMOND AND THE TUTUS & OPPOSITE THE OTHER IN A DOUBLE BILL

OPPOSITE THE OTHER MUSICIANS Sam Burger Rob Spooner Dan Burger It hasn’t taken long for word about Opposite the Other to spread – not long at all. While front man Sam Burger has, over the past years, established a solid YouTube following with over 200 000 hits, the band was only founded in late 2015. And yet, OtO has already been chosen to collaborate with Jimmy Nevis for Coke Studio Fusion and has supported the likes of Jeremy Loops, Beatenberg, Gangs of Ballet, Majozi and Al Bairre. 2016 saw them perform at Rocking the Daisies (voted as one of the Top 20 acts at the festival by Texx and the City), River Republic, Kirstenbosch Gardens, Student Rage Events in both Plett and JBAY as well as a guest appearance at 5FM Live Loud. Their first single Ride Away organically reached the Top 10 on the Spotify Global Viral 50 Chart (peaking at #8) and notably made its way into the Top 10 in the US and Top 5 in both Australia and New Zealand.

DESMOND AND THE TUTUS LEAD VOCALS Shane Durrant GUITAR Douglas Bower DRUMS Craig Durrant Desmond And The Tutus have been scare-crowing across the world’s stages with their unique, some might call it niche, brand of kwela-indie-punk for just on ten years. But to call it niche would be entirely missing the point, the Tutus are more shape-shifters than niche. The Tutus have also toured extensively internationally, opening, on their 2009 UK tour, for The Vivian Girls, The Soft Pack and Women. They played at one of the last, and legendary, Optimo parties at The Sub Club in Glasgow and somehow managed to sell out their first European headliner at Vanner och Bekanta in Stockholm. The band has sold out shows all over Japan, backed up by a number of album releases by Osaka-based record label Flake Records. So basically, people LIKE this band. The Tutus have played headline slots at just about every notable South African music festival and local live music venue in the country. The band’s latest album Enjoy Yourself won the SAMA for Best Rock Album in 2016. The album is a collection of indie-rock anthems, pretty love songs and pulsing disco hits and is the band’s most successful release to date. Desmond & the Tutus will play in a second solo performance on 30 June at 20:00 in the Thomas Pringle Hall at the Monument.

 Guy Butler Theatre/ * Thomas Pringle Hall

Music, Jazz



Full

 Non-verbal

R120

Concession

 50mins  All Ages

R110

June 29

19:00 *20:00

Website: www.desmondandthetutus.co.za

July 01

34 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL PRESENTS

Robin Auld and Wendy Oldfield in

TWO VOICES

Original singer in The Sweatband, Wendy Oldfield’s powerful and soulful voice has been a fixture of the South African music scene for many years with huge hits such as This Boy and Acid Rain, and she’s worked with many of SA’s top artists including Steve Newman, Paul Hamner and Lionel Bastos.

Music



Full

Slide guitar, harmonica, African blues guitar stylings and surfrock vocals all feature in the fresh sound of Robin Auld. Well known to audiences from hits like All of Woman and Baby you been good, his music over the years has evolved from the poprock sound of his early recordings to the contemporary mix of

 Thomas Pringle Hall  English

R90

Concession

 1hr 10mins

R60

June 29

July 01

 All ages Website: www.robinauld.co.za, www.wendyoldfield.co.za

20:00 20:00

blues and roots of his sound today. Together they put on a powerful show in a night of stellar entertainment that features two of South Africa’s top singers covering their hits both old and new along with some interpretations of classics.

35 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL ARENA PROGRAMME, BUSINESS AND ARTS SOUTH AFRICA (BASA), AND WEB MAESTRO PTY LTD PRESENT

THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL ARENA PROGRAMME, BUSINESS AND ARTS SOUTH AFRICA (BASA) AND ONE SHUSHU DAY ARTISTRY PRESENT

PENDO MASOTE – YOUNG VIOLINIST Featuring 13-year-old violinist, Pendo Masote, accompanied by a small string ensemble from Port Elizabeth

MSAKI AND THE GOLDEN CIRCLE IN

PLATINUMB HEART A protest album in progress

Pendo Masote is a young violinist who is making his debut on a platform such as the NAF. His repertoire in this concert includes violin staples by Niccolo Paganini, Tomaso Vitali, Antonio Vivaldi and Fritz Kreisler. His appearance at the Festival aims to showcase the depth of music talent in South Africa and confirm that the state of violin playing and teaching is still in good health. The emergence of Pendo is a mere snapshot of what else lies out there and the work that many teachers of string instruments are doing to enrich these youngsters’ lives. His musical interests reflect the tastes of a young teen. Not only will he present the expected classical masters but, in his final performance on Saturday 1 July at 19:00, he will entertain in a light music performance at the Graham Hotel with hits by Adele, John Legend, Clean Bandit and Michael Jackson. These will be on electric violin to electronic back track.

Platinumb Heart is a protest album in progress presented by Msaki and her band The Golden Circle, featuring poet Modise Sekgothe. Neo Muyanga,with his ongoing exploration of protest music was a natural guide for this work in progress. Perhaps the most important aspect of this project is its attempts to go to cities of recent collective trauma and build a musical monument. #forthestatueswithin #forthestatuesoutside SPOKEN WORD Modise Sekgothe VOCALS AND GUITAR Msaki DRUMS Asher Gamedze BASS Thembinkosi Mavimbela KEYS AND VOCALS Thandi Ntuli VIOLIN AND VOICE Eleanore Roselt CELLO Tsepo Poee TRUMPET Lwanda Gogwana SAXOPHONE Sisonke Xhonti HARP Sophie Ribstein CO-CURATORS Asanda Lusaseni Mvana, Neo Muyanga WRITER AND COMPOSER Asanda Lusaseni Mvana

For Agreed

Beethoven Room / *Graham Hotel

Music (Arena)



 Full

Concession



R70

 All Ages

R60



English

June 29

Music, Poetry (Arena)

 Full



1hr 15mins

July 01

12:00 12:00 16:00 *19:00 Website: www.webmaestro.co.za

R90

 Thomas Pringle Hall

Concession

 1hr 15mins

June 06

 PG

R85

English, isiXhosa

July 01

14:00 16:00

20:00 15:30

37 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AND THE EASTERN CAPE DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS, RECREATION, ARTS & CULTURE PRESENT

THE 2017 DAKAWA JAZZ SERIES The Dakawa Jazz Series, one of the flagship projects of the Eastern Cape Department of Sports, Recreation, Arts & Culture, is an annual showcase of Eastern Cape jazz musicians featured in a programme that aims to create opportunities for emerging jazz musicians to be billed alongside established jazz musicians. The Dakawa Jazz Series, with its trademark sizzling performances, continues to bring a programme that wows the crowds and 2017 is no exception. This year’s line-up features upcoming artists and celebrated legends on the same playbill, thereby accommodating the tastes of the audience irrespective of age. The programme will include well-known artists such as Lubabalo Luzipho, Lwando Gogwana and Dumza Maswana, amongst many others. A full line-up of performers will be available on the Festival website, www.nationalartsfestival.co.za. The Dakawa Jazz Series demonstrates the Eastern Cape Department of Sports, Recreation, Arts & Culture’s commitment to celebrate the Province’s rich jazz legacy. It also highlights the Department’s support to stimulate a vibrant jazz development initiative in the province.

LUBABALO LUZIPHO

Music



Full

 Dakawa Community Arts Centre  Multilingual

R40

Concession

 1h 20mins  All Ages

R40

June 29

July 01

19:00 19:00 19:00 19:00 19:00

NOTE FROM THE FESTIVAL PRODUCER: The Standard Bank Jazz Festival, Grahamstown is a special jazz festival, produced as a barometer of South African jazz, and a place where artists meet and challenge audiences to expand their expectations of the art form. In the midst of the National Arts Festival, audiences know that they can trust the programming to be exciting and different and, even if some performers are not household names, always to be excellent. We celebrate two exciting anniversaries this year – 20 years of sponsorship of the jazz festival by Standard Bank, a corporate funder who has altered the cultural landscape of South Africa in its support of the arts; and 25 years of the Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Festival (SBNYJF) - a festival that has provided musicians, teachers and students with key networking opportunities and exposed them to the world in a fashion unique in South Africa and possibly the world, catalyzing the growth of our national jazz identity in the process. We trust that you will find the programme provocative, exciting and enjoyable, and it is threaded through with musicians who have made their initial forays into jazz in Grahamstown, as Standard Bank Young Artists; or in the Standard Bank National Youth (SBNYJB) or Schools’ Bands (SBNSBB); or simply as youngsters having their minds blown by what they have seen on the DSG stage. Welcome to a celebration of the past and future of our nation’s jazz! Alan Webster, Festival Producer, Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions

KYLE SHEPHERD

SUPPORT FUNDING FROM: Music Norway Concerts South Africa The French Institute of South Africa Paul Bothner Music

ProHelvetia Johannesburg The Royal Netherlands Embassy Østnorsk SAMRO Spedidam

Swedish Arts Council Swedish Jazz Federation Mary Lou Meese Youth Jazz Fund Swiss Arts Council

THURSDAY 29 JUNE

OPPOSITE THE OTHER AND DESMOND & THE TUTUS

OPPOSITE THE OTHER

Desmond & the Tutus have been scare-crowing across the world’s stages with their unique brand of kwela-indie-punk for over ten years. The Tutus have played headline slots at just about every notable South African music festival and local live music venue and their latest album won the SAMA for Best Rock Album in 2016. They have toured extensively internationally, with particular success in Japan. Their opening act – Opposite The Other – represents what this year’s Jazz Festival is specifically celebrating – the way in which young musicians have attended the Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Festival and then forged careers in a variety of musical genres, creating an increasingly eclectic national musical identity. The band grew out of the relationships founded in the Standard Bank National Schools’ Big Band, with three of the founding members playing in the national band. OTO is a viral internet sensation that is increasingly becoming a live performance phenomenon. DESMOND & THE TUTUS: SHANE DURRANT (VOCALS) DOUGLAS BOWER (GUITAR) CRAIG DURRANT (DRUMS) OPPOSITE THE OTHER: SAMUEL BURGER (VOICE) DAN BURGER (BASS) ROBBIE SPOONER (DRUMS)

GUY BUTLER THEATRE, MONUMENT THURSDAY 29 JUNE 19:00 R120 / R110 SHANE DURRANT

FRIDAY 30 JUNE

THE SOIL

This prize-winning a cappella group - originally from Soweto - mixes a dazzling combination of musical styles including township jazz, hip hop, Afro-Soul and Afro-Pop, with soulful vocal lines, percussive beat boxing, and deep bass lines, transporting listeners through a variety of musical textures, inventive vocal arrangements and beautiful renditions of the melodic verses embedded in each song. The group has toured internationally, including performances at the Apollo Theatre in New York and in Edinburgh and their most recent album includes a guest appearance by the Grammy Award-winning Ladysmith Black Mambazo – a fine acknowledgement of The Soil’s a cappella prowess. BUHLE MDA (VOICE) NTSIKA NGXANGA (VOICE) LUPHINDO NGXANGA (VOICE)

GUY BUTLER THEATRE, MONUMENT FRIDAY 30 JUNE 19:00 R150/R140 JUDITH SEPHUMA

JUDITH SEPHUMA South African songstress Judith Sephuma returns to Grahamstown for what is guaranteed to be another sensational performance. As one of the best vocal talents South Africa has to offer, she is a revered household name, continuing to set musical trends and make waves across Europe and the rest of the African continent. Her latest album, One Word, presents a fresh new collection of tracks that speak from the heart. Her impressive SAMA and Metro FM accolades resonate with what we all know intuitively - Judith has firmly established herself as a South African musical powerhouse and vocal legend. JUDITH SEPHUMA (VOICE) DEVINE MITCHEL (GUITAR) JOB THAKO (PIANO) TENDAI ‘ SHOX’ SHOKO (BASS) BAFANA SUKWENE (DRUMS) KUKI MNCUBE (VOICE) THEMBINKOSI MANQELE (VOICE)

DAVID SCOTT & MATTHEW GOLD

THE KIFFNESS & MATTHEW GOLD

They packed out the DSG Hall last year, so we invited them back this year with a guest - vocalist Matthew Gold. Cape Town duo The Kiffness has rapidly become one of South Africa’s favourite live electronic acts, producing jazzy, groovy house music and an exciting live show with a mix of uninhibited dancing, skilled live instrumentation and deep grooving house beats. Founder member Dave Scott first attended the Jazz Festival as a 13-year-old trumpeter and his musical partner this year, Raiven Hansmann, was in the Standard Bank National Schools’ Jazz Band in 2003 and 2004. DAVID SCOTT (PRODUCTION, KEYBOARD, TRUMPET) RAIVEN HANSMANN (SAXOPHONE, KEYBOARD, SYNTHS) MATTHEW GOLD (VOCALS)

DSG HALL

FRIDAY 30 JUNE 19:30 R130/R120

FRIDAY 30 JUNE 17:00 R90/R80

FRIDAY 30 JUNE

ANDY NARELL Andy Narell has spent more than a quarter-century exploring the subtleties and complexities of steel-pan playing and grafting them to the jazz idiom. Narell introduced the steel drums to jazz as a solo instrument, playing not only Caribbean and Latin melodies but R&B, funk, and straight-ahead jazz. Never satisfied with the musical status quo Narell continuously pushes the boundaries of musical innovation and performance. Here he presents a fascinating collaboration of steel pan fused with World Music and Jazz. JIMMY NEVIS

JIMMY NEVIS

ANDY NARELL (STEEL PANS – US) LOUIS MHLANGA (GUITAR) PETE SKLAIR (BASS) THANDI NTULI (PIANO) VUSI KHUMALO (DRUMS) TLALE MAKHENE (PERCUSSION)

Born and raised in Cape Town, Jimmy Nevis shot to fame at a young age as an alternative pop singer-songwriter and producer. Easily recognisable by his smooth vocals and catchy melodies in his unique mix of pop and RnB stylings, Nevis’ music is the kind that commands recognition. His debut album, Subliminal, brought the signing of an exclusive deal with top American record label Ultra Records for distribution in the USA. Since then he has been nominated for several top awards including ‘Record of the Year’ at the South African Music Awards, MTV African Awards and Wawela Awards. A collaborator by nature, Nevis has worked together with other South African groups such as MiCasa and Opposite The Other.

DSG HALL FRIDAY 30 JUNE 22:00 R130/R120

ANDY NARELL

JIMMY NEVIS (VOICE) ANZIO SAULS (GUITAR) REVAN OCTOBER (BASS) RUBEN CROWIE (DRUMS)

GUY BUTLER THEATRE, MONUMENT FRIDAY 30 JUNE 22:00 R150/R140

ZENZI MAKEBA LEE & AFRIKA MKHIZE You don’t get a more aristocratic South African jazz pedigree than the marriage – personal and musical – between the granddaughter of Miriam Makeba and the son of Themba Mkhize. And Zenzi Makeba Lee and Afrika Mkhize have carried the family musical torch further, with Zenzi a well-respected vocalist with a career forged in New York and Afrika the mercurial winner of the Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Jazz in 2012 with a prolific record of performance, composition and production. The Standard Bank Jazz Café will be a very pleasant place to be for late Friday night jazz! ZENZI MAKEBA LEE (VOICE) AFRIKA MKHIZE (PIANO) MICHAEL PHILLIPS (BASS) LEAGAN BREDA (DRUMS) LINDELANI LEE (PERCUSSION)

SB JAZZ & BLUES CAFÉ AFRIKA MKHIZE

FRIDAY 30 JUNE 22:30 R90/R80

SATURDAY 1 JULY

ZENZI MAKEBA LEE The last time Zenzi Makeba Lee performed in Grahamstown was with her grandmother, the world famous “Mama Africa” – Miriam Makeba. That performance decades ago has stuck in her mind as special: “There was,” she says, “such a vibe in Grahamstown and an appreciation of Jazz as art”. Born in New York, young Zenzi grew up surrounded by music, singing as backing vocalist for her grandmother, Hugh Masekela and Dizzy Gillespie, and then studying at the Manhattan School of Music, majoring in composition and vocals. She received a KORA Award for “Most Promising Female Artist” and as a prolific composer she has contributed towards several internationally awarded albums, such as her co-written songs for Miriam Makeba’s Grammy Awardnominated album “Homeland”. She continues to record and perform internationally and in March this year released her latest album, entitled ‘Wipe Your Tears’, to critical acclaim. ZENZI MAKEBA LEE (VOICE) AFRIKA MKHIZE (PIANO) MICHAEL PHILLIPS (BASS) LEAGAN BREDA (DRUMS) LINDELANI LEE (PERCUSSION)

DSG HALL ZENZI MAKEBA LEE

SATURDAY 1 JULY 17:00 R90/R80

AFRO-CARIBBEAN VIBES Sit back and relax to collaborations between musicians performing at this year’s Standard Bank Jazz Festival. The Café has a chilled vibe to go along with the great food and drink, and is the place where musicians go to meet and jam. Jazz in the Café tonight is hosted by one of the world’s leading jazz steel pan players, Andy Narell, who explores jazz standards and African and Caribbean fusions with guest musicians.

SB JAZZ & BLUES CAFÉ SATURDAY 1 JULY 22:30 R90/R80

ANDY NARELL See Friday 30 June 22:00.

DSG HALL SATURDAY 1 JULY 12:00 R130/R120

THE SOIL See Friday 30 June 19:00. THE KIFFNESS

GUY BUTLER THEATRE, MONUMENT

THE KIFFNESS & JUDITH SEPHUMA MATTHEW GOLD

SATURDAY 1 JULY 22:00 R150/R140

See Friday 30 June 19:30.

See Friday 30 June 17:00.

DSG HALL

SATURDAY 1 JULY 19:30 R130/R120

SATURDAY 1 JULY 22:00 R90/R80

SUNDAY 2 JULY

GUY BUTTERY TRIO Renowned guitarist Guy Buttery, bass extraordinaire Shane Cooper and multi-instrumental percussionist Ronan Skillen team up for a unique collaboration. Guy Buttery enjoys invitations from all over the globe and the USA, UK, Australia, France, Brazil, and Italy have all welcomed him back year after year. Shane Cooper’s debut album, Oscillations, won the 2014 SAMA for Best Jazz Album of the year the year after he received the highly prestigious Standard Bank Young Artist Award. Ronan Skillen has featured in musical genres across the board, from classical, rock and folk to electro, jazz, world music and hip-hop and can be regularly heard performing on recordings and film scores in South Africa, Switzerland, Holland, Lithuania, Kenya, Madagascar, the UK and India. The musical chemistry and energy these three artists produce together is nothing short of electrifying. GUY BUTTERY (GUITAR) SHANE COOPER (BASS) RONAN SKILLEN (PERCUSSION)

DSG HALL SUNDAY 2 JULY 19:30 R90/R80

NEO MUYANGA TRIO

Estafest consists of four of the most impressive - and possibly most eccentric - improvisers on the Dutch music scene, three of whom have won the leading Dutch jazz music award, the VPRO Boy Edgar Prize. As individual musicians they are constantly creating highly original music in diverse national and international projects and in Estafest it all collides: four fantastic players challenging each other in an improvised musical dialogue. Estafest’s vibrant energy has appealed to audiences worldwide, and includes musicians who are well known in South Africa from their other collaborations.

Neo Muyanga is the 2017 National Arts Festival Featured Artist, performing in various musical styles across this year’s festival. Born in Soweto, he studied the Italian madrigal tradition with choral maestro, Piero Poclen, in Trieste, Italy and in the mid 1990’s co-founded the acoustic duo, Blk Sonshine, garnering a following throughout Southern Africa and internationally. His music is hybridised, playing along the boundaries of the crafted and the improvised, or as he explains, “sound as a median between thought and practice”. A prolific composer, Muyanga writes plays, operas, chorus songs, chamber and large ensemble works and continues to tour widely both as a solo performer and in various band guises. His compositions might best be described as African songs with an edgy pop sensibility infused with a spirit of new choral music, infused with jazz freedom.

METE ERKER (SAX - NL) JEROEN VAN VLIET (PIANO - NL) ANTON GOUDSMIT (GUITAR - NL) OENE VAN GEEL (VIOLA - NL)

NEO MUYANGA (VOICE, GUITAR) PETER NDLALA (BASS) ANDRE SWARTZ (DRUMS)

ESTAFEST

ESTAFEST (NL)

DSG HALL

SUNDAY 2 JULY 17:00 R90/R80

SUNDAY 2 JULY 12:00 R90/R80

AFRICA PLUS

Africa Plus is an eclectic, genre-crossing band whose repertoire includes innovative original music as well as creative renditions of covers by some of Africa’s greatest pioneers of jazz. The band includes two past members of the Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Band, displaying a combination of virtuosity as well as easily-accessible melodies. Though young, each band member has become a well-established and sortafter musician, producing, recording and performing with the ‘who’s who’ of the SA music scene as well as international acts. PRINCE BULO (BASS) SPHELELO MAZIBUKO (DRUMS) LUNGELO NGCOBO (KEYBOARD)

SB JAZZ & BLUES CAFÉ SUNDAY 2 JULY 22:30 R90/R80 PRINCE BULO

MONDAY 3 JULY

ZOË MODIGA PRESENTS “YELLOW: THE NOVEL” Zoë Modiga has only just turned 23, but the power and precision of her voice have already generated a long list of achievements, from multiple selections for the Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Band to winning the SAMRO Overseas Scholarship Competition to reaching the Top 8 of The Voice SA, Season 1. Equally comfortable in House, Indie, Pop and Jazz, she’s the full performance package, with a commanding stage presence and convincing vocal execution that leaves no doubt that she is one of South Africa’s rarest vocal talents, destined for stardom. She is joined by a list of the top young jazz musicians in the country, all of whom are also alumni of the Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Band. ZOË MODIGA (VOICE) BOKANI DYER (PIANO) ROBIN FASSIE-KOCK (TRUMPET) KEENAN AHRENDS (GUITAR) ROMY BRAUTESETH (BASS) MARLON WITBOOI (DRUMS)

DSG HALL MONDAY 3 JULY 17:00 R90/R80

ZOË MODIGA

ESTAFEST (NL)

AFRICA PLUS

See Sunday 2 July 17:00.

See Sunday 2 July 22:30.

DSG HALL

SB JAZZ & BLUES CAFÉ

MONDAY 3 JULY 19:30 R90

MONDAY 3 JULY 22:30 R90

TUESDAY 4 JULY

TUMI MOGOROSI & GABI MOTUSE: SANCTUM SANCTORIUM (SA/CH) Sanctum Sanctorium is the pairing of SAMA Award nominee Tumi Mogorosi and Gabi Motuba, who team up on this occasion with renowned Swiss jazz pianist Malcolm Braff to produce a fusion of jazz and classical music. Added to the meditative sound are the Swiss cellist Daniel Pezzotti and German bassist Sebastian Schuster, creating a multinational collaboration that moves beyond the racialized spaces we so often inhabit – a form of musical decolonisation. This fascinating musical dialogue between musicians who share common spiritual convictions includes compositions Motuba penned as personal messages to her new-born daughter, creating an intensely intimate and relatable musical experience. TUMI MOGOROSI (DRUMS) GABI MOTUBA (VOICE) MALCOLM BRAFF (PIANO – CH) DANIEL PEZZOTTI (CELLO – CH) SEBASTIAN SCHUSTER (BASS – DE)

DSG HALL TUESDAY 4 JULY 17:00 R90/R80

SHANNON MOWDAY Shannon Mowday, Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz in 2007, attended the very first SBNYJF in 1992 with her father, a woodwind teacher in Cape Town and she’s come a long way in the past 25 years! Highly skilled on multiple woodwind instruments, she has specialised in baritone, bass sax and bass clarinet but has also become a renowned composer and arranger with a focus on combining South African and Scandinavian music styles. She has performed all around the world in many ensembles, and is presently a member of two top Scandinavian bands – Ensemble Denada and Nils Langren’s All-Star Big Band. Having strong female role models, she feels, is critical in encouraging young women to enter the jazz industry, which is why it is great to have her on stage tonight, sharing the stage with musicians with whom she has collaborated in Africa and Europe. SHANNON MOWDAY (SAX) JEROEN VAN VLIET (PIANO – NL) SHANE COOPER (BASS) TORSTEIN LOFTHUS (DRUMS – NO)

DSG HALL TUESDAY 4 JULY 22:00 R90/R80

AMANDA SEDGWICK (SA/SE) Swedish saxophonist Amanda Sedgwick has worked as a musician, composer and leader of her own groups in Sweden, Holland and the US for fifteen years with four records to her name featuring her own compositions. She has taught at the Royal University College of Music in Stockholm and presently resides between Stockholm and New York. She leads her own quintet and can be heard with numerous Swedish small groups and big bands, with a preference for hard bop and since 2014 has worked with British singer Georgie Fame. She is joined by a potent young band of South Africans, all graduates of the SBNYJB and each with a burgeoning international career. AMANDA SEDGWICK (SAX - SE) ROBIN FASSIE-KOCK (TRUMPET) BOKANI DYER (PIANO) ROMY BRAUTESETH (BASS) MARLON WITBOOI (DRUMS)

SB JAZZ & BLUES CAFÉ TUESDAY 4 JULY 22:30 R90/R80

Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz

BENJAMIN JEPHTA SESTET This band has been together since Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz 2017 Benjamin Jephta recorded his debut album ‘Homecoming’ in 2014. In fact, this ensemble is a prime reason for his receipt of this prestigious award – if a 22-year-old bassist can command such musical presence that some of the country’s leading jazz innovators are prepared to “play in his band”, there must be something special coming through. Jephta has precocious talent, having performed since the age of 14 with various orchestras and small ensembles in Africa, Europe and Asia, and is a true veteran of Grahamstown, having attended the Jazz Festival since he was 15 and been selected for the Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Band three times. His sound is clearly rooted in church and South African music and he hopes that, with every performance, a listener is given a musical biography of his life while also sending them on a journey of hope, upliftment and encouragement. BENJAMIN JEPHTA (BASS) SISONKE XONTI (SAX) MARCUS WYATT (TRUMPET)

KEENAN AHRENDS (GUITAR) KYLE SHEPHERD (PIANO) SPHELELO MAZIBUKO (DRUMS)

DSG HALL TUESDAY 4 JULY 19:30 R90/R80 BENJAMIN JEPHTA

WEDNESDAY 5 JULY TUMI MOGOROSI & GABI MOTUSE: SANCTUM SANCTORIUM (SA/CH) See Tuesday 4 July at 17:00 TUMI MOGOROSI (DRUMS) GABI MOTUBA (VOICE) MALCOLM BRAFF (PIANO – CH) DANIEL PEZZOTTI (CELLO – CH) SEBASTIAN SCHUSTER (BASS – DE)

SCHOOLS / YOUTH I For over ten years, we have hosted the cream of Swedish youth jazz, with the winners of the Swedish Jazz Federation Youth Competition joining us in Grahamstown each year to interact with young South Africans. This year’s band – BAE Quintet - is excellent and represents the future of Swedish Jazz, having won the title at Stockholm’s world-renowned Club Fasching. Sharing the bill is the East Norway Youth Jazz Ensemble, a strong band of young Norwegian musicians under the leadership of South African saxophonist Shannon Mowday, now based in Norway, and trombonist and teacher Andreas Rotevatn.

DSG AUDITORIUM

WEDNESDAY 5 JULY 12:00 R90/R80

WEDNESDAY 5 JULY 21:30 R50/R40

JAMES MORRISON QUARTET (AU)

James Morrison is undoubtedly the world’s greatest multi-instrumentalist, playing at virtuoso level on all the brass, piano, saxophones and double bass. He has been guest soloist with the London Symphony Orchestra and Berlin Philharmonic, and performed with artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, George Benson, Phil Collins, Ray Charles and Wynton Marsalis, headlining festivals such as the Montreux and North Sea Jazz Festivals and playing in the world’s great jazz clubs. James composed and performed the opening for the Sydney Olympic Games, and in 2013 conducted the World’s Largest Orchestra of 7,224 musicians, setting a new Guinness World Record. He also established the James Morrison Academy of Music (partnered with The Juilliard), has a pilot’s license and hosted Top Gear Australia.

JAMES MORRISON

JAMES MORRISON (TRUMPET, TROMBONE - AU) WILLIAM MORRISON (GUITAR - AU) HARRY MORRISON (BASS - AU) PATRICK DANAO (DRUMS - AU)

DSG HALL WEDNESDAY 5 JULY 19:30 R130/R120

Amsterdam’s guitarist/composer Anton Goudsmit is one of the most impressive and diverse musicians on the Dutch music scene – a scene that is world-renowned for both its technical precision and its creativity. He graduated summa cum laude in 1994 from the Amsterdam Conservatory and has subsequently won the highest Dutch awards for both jazz (Boy Edgar Prize) and pop (Devil Prize), playing with leading European musicians and guesting with bands such as The Bad Plus. He is also musical director of the Dutch Youth Jazz Orchestra. Tonight he collaborates with a South African saxophonist living in Norway who is skilled in all genres,; one of Norway’s leading jazz and pop drummers; and this year’s Standard Bank Young Artist, who is himself well-versed in funk and pop. ANTON GOUDSMIT (GUITAR – NE) SHANNON MOWDAY (SAX) BENJAMIN JEPHTA (BASS) TORSTEIN LOFTHUS (DRUMS – NO)

DSG HALL WEDNESDAY 5 JULY 17:00 R90/R80

ANTON GOUDSMIT

FUNK!

WEDNESDAY 5 JULY

DOMINIC EGLI’S PLURISM WITH FEYA FAKU PRESENTS MORE FUFU! (SA/CH)

Fufu Tryout is a colourful declaration of love to the African continent, its dishes and its dazzling music, with renowned trumpeter Feya Faku adding his echo of traditional African music to drummer Dominic Egli’s contemporary Swiss jazz rhythm section. The result is raw sensuality, explosive coolness and earthy playfulness, which create song-like melodies, complex and driving grooves and eruptive solos. Fufu - the shared staple food of many West African countries - hints at the shared musical experience of these profound musicians, described in the Swiss jazz magazine, Jazz ’n’ More as “dazzlingly beautiful, four musicians grooving, in perfect harmony with each other.” FEYA FAKU (TRUMPET) DOMENIC EGLI (DRUMS – CH) CHRISTOPH IRNIGER (SAX – CH) RAFFAELE BOSSARD (BASS – CH)

DSG AUDITORIUM WEDNESDAY 5 JULY 19:00 R90/R80

DOMINIC EGLI

AMANDA TIFFIN & DEBORAH TANGUY (SA/FR) Sit back and relax to collaborations between musicians performing at this year’s Standard Bank Jazz Festival. The Café has a chilled vibe to go along with the great food and drink, and is the place where musicians go to meet and jam. Jazz in the Café tonight is hosted by Deborah Tanguy (Head of Jazz Vocals at Bobigny Conservatory in Paris) and Amanda Tiffin (Head of Jazz Vocals at UCT). Both are leaders in the field of jazz singing and have collaborated a number of times over the past few years, both on stage and in the classroom. They are joined by two excellent guitarists in what will be a perfect way to end a busy festival day! AMANDA TIFFIN (VOICE) DEBORAH TANGUY (VOICE – FR) DAVE LEDBETTER (GUITAR) OLIVIER CAHOURS (GUITAR - FR)

SEBA KAAPSTAD

SEBA KAAPSTAD (SA/DE) ‘Every audience,’ says German bassist and composer Sebastian Schuster, ‘knows immediately if a band is authentic or just tries to please them. The reaction of the audience is so important for our performance itself - we only can perform on our best level when we can feel that our music reaches them. So it’s a give and take and at the end of the day both musicians and audience should feel like they have had a very good conversation.’ His project - Seba Kaapstad - weaves together African and European musicians, producing an urban mix that is shaped by the multiple origins of the band members, combining R&B, Classical, Hip-Hop, Soul, African and Jazz, with space for every artist to bring their own musical expression to the mix. SEBASTIAN SCHUSTER (BASS - DE) FRANZISKA SCHUSTER (VOICE - DE) ZOË MODIGA (VOICE) NDUMISO MANANA (VOICE) CHRISTOPH HECKELER (PIANO - DE) THOMAS WÖRLE (DRUMS - DE)

SB JAZZ & BLUES CAFÉ

DSG HALL

WEDNESDAY 5 JULY 22:30 R90/R80

WEDNESDAY 5 JULY 22:00 R90/R80

THURSDAY 6 JULY

KYLE SHEPHERD

JAMES MORRISON

KYLE SHEPHERD TRIO Capetonian pianist, composer and band leader Kyle Shepherd was the 2014 Standard Bank Young Artist Award winner for Jazz who, ten years previously, had performed in Grahamstown on the same stage as a member of the Standard Bank National Schools Big Band. He has released three critically-acclaimed albums, all of which have earned him SAMA nominations and has performed - playing his own music - in 15 countries through Africa, Europe and Asia, including significant festivals in China and Denmark and well-known jazz clubs in Switzerland and Japan. In 2016 his trio toured Japan, Europe and Canada, playing in the Montreal Jazz Festival, and he curated the 2016 SWR Radio New Jazz Meeting in Germany with his trio, performing with Lionel Loueke, with an album from that collaboration due out in October. KYLE SHEPHERD (PIANO) SHANE COOPER (BASS) JONNO SWEETMAN (DRUMS)

DSG HALL THURSDAY 6 JULY 17:00 R90/R80

JAMES MORRISON QUARTET (AU) & FESTIVAL BIG BAND

Australia’s greatest jazz ambassador entertains us a second time with his quartet, this time concluding his set with his speciality – Big Band Jazz. Not only is this Big Band a collection of some of South Africa’s top jazz musicians (led by Fredrik Noren, leader of the Stockholm Jazz Orchestra) but it is also a tribute to the impact of 25 years of the Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Festival - every South African member of the band (with three older exceptions) was a member at some stage of the Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Band! JAMES MORRISON (TRUMPET - AU) WILLIAM MORRISON (GUITAR - AU) HARRY MORRISON (BASS - AU) PATRICK DANAO (DRUMS - AU) SAX: SHANNON MOWDAY, JUSTIN BELLAIRS, MARC DE KOCK, SISONKE XONTI, MIKE ROSSI

TRUMPET: FREDRIK NOREN (SE), MARCUS WYATT, ROBIN KOCK, SAKHILE SIMANI, MARCO MARITZ TROMBONE: ANDREAS ROTEVATN (NO), JUSTIN SASMAN, KELLY BELL, MURRAY BUITENDAG PIANO: BOKANI DYER

DSG HALL THURSDAY 6 JULY 19:30 R130/R120

TWO BY TWO (SA/FR) Two acclaimed voice-guitar duos from either side of the equator combine forces to present a fresh and unique musical collaboration. Deborah Tanguy (voice) and Olivier Cahours (guitar) from France join South Africans Amanda Tiffin (voice) and Dave Ledbetter (guitar, voice), playing a selection of jazz standards, South African classics, original compositions and songs from across the globe. Catch this double duo presenting their shared love for jazz and world music in a unique partnership that presents guitar and voice classics reworked and reimagined. AMANDA TIFFIN (VOICE) DEBORAH TANGUY (VOICE – FR) DAVE LEDBETTER (GUITAR) OLIVIER CAHOURS (GUITAR - FR)

DSG AUDITORIUM THURSDAY 6 JULY 19:00 R90/R80

AMANDA TIFFIN

SCHOOLS / YOUTH II The high school Big Bands of Parel Vallei (Somerset West) and Alexander Road (Port Elizabeth) show the standard of playing produced by high schools around the country.

DSG AUDITORIUM THURSDAY 6 JULY 12:00 R50/R40

50 SHANE COOPER

THURSDAY 6 JULY SHANE COOPER COLLABORATION (SA/CH/US-IL) Shane Cooper was selected on bass for the Standard Bank National Schools’ Band in 2003 and ten years later was the Standard Bank Young Artist, showing the speed and diversity of his musical progress. He joins fellow SBYA winner Bokani Dyer and two phenomenal foreign musicians in a unique collaboration, sharing their compositions and ideas in this once-off performance. Each of them is involved in highly innovative projects within the contemporary jazz idiom and they will be exploring song forms that allow for deep improvisational journeys, with a modern groove sensibility as the bedrock, while freely drawing from genres outside of traditional jazz. SHANE COOPER (BASS) CHRISTOPH IRNIGER (SAX - CH) BOKANI DYER (PIANO) ALEX BUCK (DRUMS – US/IL)

DSG HALL THURSDAY 6 JULY 22:00 R90/R80

UCT BIG BAND

The University of Cape Town Big Band presents a Centenary Tribute to Jazz icon John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie, conducted by Professor Mike Rossi. Many of Dizzy Gillespie’s well-known works will be performed, including premieres of Jazz @ Lincoln Center arrangement of New York, A Night in Tunisia, Oop Bop Sh’Bam, Things To Come and If You Can See Me Now.

DSG AUDITORIUM THURSDAY 6 JULY 21:30 R50/R40

KEENAN AHRENDS Keenan Ahrends played guitar in the Standard Bank National Schools’ Band in 2005, along with Sisonke Xonti and Romy Brauteseth, and he toured Sweden the following year with the SBNYJB, showing impressive flair and creativity, especially considering his youth. He spent time studying in Norway and has established himself in Cape Town as an exciting and insightful performer, composer and educator, booked for gigs around the country. He meets up with old friends tonight, playing his compositions. KEENAN AHRENDS (GUITAR) SISONKE XONTI (SAX) ROMY BRAUTESETH (BASS) SPHELELO MAZIBUKO (DRUMS)

SB JAZZ & BLUES CAFÉ THURSDAY 6 JULY 22:30 R90/R80

FRIDAY 7 JULY

REZA KHOTA QUARTET

REZA KHOTA QUARTET The Reza Khota Quartet offers an inspiring sound that tastefully ties the tradition of jazz with contemporary approaches to music making. The result is a powerful and deeply moving project that affects the listener in the most profound way, with each instrument given rightful space in this deep and sonorous soundscape. Presenting material from their debut album, Transmutation, as well as a few new tracks, the group has made a significant contribution to the South African Jazz collection. REZA KHOTA (GUITAR) BUDDY WELLS (SAX) SHANE COOPER (BASS) JONNO SWEETMAN (DRUMS)

FEYA FAKU

DOMINIC EGLI’S PLURISM WITH FEYA FAKU PRESENTS MORE FUFU! See Wednesday 5 July 21:30.

DSG AUDITORIUM FRIDAY 7 JULY 19:00 R90/R80

DSG AUDITORIUM FRIDAY 7 JULY 21:30 R90/R80

SCHOOLS / YOUTH III Sharing the bill are two of the leading school jazz bands in the country - the Rondebosch Big Band (Cape Town) and Stirling Big Band (East London) - showing clearly that Big Band jazz is thriving in high schools around South Africa.

DSG AUDITORIUM

FRIDAY 7 JULY 12:00

R50/R40

MICHAEL PIPOQUINHA FEATURING MALCOLM BRAFF (BR/CH)

MICHAEL PIPOQUINHA (BASS - BR) MESTRINHO (ACCORDION - BR) ALEX BUCK (DRUMS - BR) MALCOLM BRAFF (PIANO – CH)

DSG HALL FRIDAY 7 JULY 17:00 R90/R80

MICHAEL PIPOQUINHA

Michael Pipoquinha first electrified the internet with his home-made bass videos in 2009, when he was only 13! His technical prowess and natural lyricism left older musicians gobsmacked and in the interleading years his abilities have been rapidly enhanced with impossible-sounding bass lines borrowed from bass and guitar, ferocious grooves and impressive melodic and harmonic knowledge, all threaded through with his eclectic Brazilian heritage. Despite being only 21, Pipoquinha is clearly poised to make his mark on the world and has wowed audiences in Europe and South America. “I want people to know that I’m ready and willing to play all over the world, and that my greatest joy is to play for people and move them with music”, he says. Welcome to South Africa, Michael Pipoquinha! On his first gig, he is joined by the extraordinary Swiss pianist Malcolm Braff, who was born in Brazil.

FRIDAY 7 JULY

GOODLUCK GoodLuck is one of South Africa’s most exciting live electronic bands, attracting an international electronic pop audience whilst retaining a fresh African flavor. Their music is an irresistible blend of electronica, pop and subtle influences of jazz and their repertoire includes seven Number One hits. They have an uncanny ability to turn disparate ideas into foot- thumping dance floor charts, with their high-octane performances earning them a passionate following around the world. Their big news this year has been signing their first global record deal with Ultra Music in the USA and Sony in Germany, with access to sales worldwide! JULIET HARDING (VOICE) MATTHEW O’CONNELL (SAX, KEYBOARD) BEN PETERS (PRODUCTION)

DSG HALL FRIDAY 7 JULY 23:00 R90/R80

GOODLUCK

LINDA SIKHAKHANE

BENJAMIN JEPHTA PRESENTS ‘AKOUSTIK ELEKTRIK’ Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz

Young Umlazi saxophonist Linda Sikhakhane has been attending the SBNYJF since he was 14 years old and he is a fine example of the development opportunities available to our country’s young jazz talent. He first learnt jazz at the Siyakhula Music School - run for years by the jazz legend Dr Brian Thusi in an effort to stimulate jazz in one of KZN’s biggest townships - and then moved on to study jazz at UKZN. Last year he won the SAMRO Overseas Scholarship Competition, with the world of international jazz study now open to him. He performs his music with other graduates of the Durban hotbed of jazz – UKZN.

This year’s Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz, Benjamin Jephta, has already made a name for himself as one of South Africa’s premier jazz double bass and electric bass players and has been nominated for Metro FM and SAMA awards as well as winning the SAMRO Wawela Music Award for ‘Best Male Artist’ and ‘Songwriter of the Year’. His second Young Artist performance fuses his love for Jazz with hip-hop, electronic and rock music, reflecting the influence of popular culture on young people in the 21st century. ‘Akoustik Elektrik’ aims to blend or manipulate acoustic instruments with electronic synths to create a sound that cuts through hip-hop, electronic and jazz to form something fresh and new. As with all of his compositions, Jephta is constantly dealing with the concept of identity - as an artist or as a human being. #keepingitfresh

LINDA SIKHAKHANE (SAX) SAKHILE SIMANI (TRUMPET) LUNGELO NGCOBO (PIANO) THEMBINKOSI MAVIMBELA (BASS) SPHELELO MAZIBUKO (DRUMS)

BENJAMIN JEPHTA (BASS) SISONKE XONTI (SAX) JUSTIN BELLAIRS (SAX) MARCUS WYATT (TRUMPET) KYLE SHEPHERD (PIANO)

SB JAZZ & BLUES CAFÉ

DSG HALL

FRIDAY 7 JULY 22:30 R90/R80

FRIDAY 7 JULY 19:30 R90/R80

BOKANI DYER (PIANO) SPHELELO MAZIBUKO (DRUMS) EDEN MYRRH (VOICE) JITSVINGER (MC)

SATURDAY 8 JULY STANDARD BANK NATIONAL SCHOOLS’ BIG BAND

The Standard Bank National Schools’ Big Band consists of the top young school jazz musicians in the country. Under the musical direction of Kelly Bell – an experienced jazz trombonist and big band leader – the band performs material worked on over the five days of the Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Festival.

DSG HALL SATURDAY 8 JULY 12:00 R50/R40

STANDARD BANK NATIONAL YOUTH JAZZ BAND

The Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Band presents a selection of the top young jazz musicians in the country between the ages of 19 and 25 years. This year the band is under the musical direction of renowned South African saxophonist, composer and arranger, Buddy Wells, who performs regularly at national and international jazz festivals and will be working hard with this group of young jazz players to put together a stellar programme that showcases the talent of today’s youth.

DSG HALL SATURDAY 8 JULY 17:00 R50/R40

INTERNATIONAL YOUTH BAND Grahamstown is internationally renowned for the opportunities it provides for musicians to collaborate and broaden their musical network. Jazz students – our art form’s future – need similar opportunities of sharing life experiences derived from growing up in different parts of the globe, and this year we put together a band of advanced South African, Swedish and Norwegian youth musicians, led by Shannon Mowday, Andreas Rotevatn and Torstein Lofthus, to explore each musician’s individuality and find methods to encourage each personal voice.

DSG AUDITORIUM SATURDAY 8 JULY 19:00 R50/R40

SATURDAY 8 JULY BOMBSHELTER BEAST

Bombshelter Beast is Marcus Wyatt’s latest project – unconventional, skillful and wonderfully entertaining. This star-studded ensemble combines old-school Kwaito with House, Drum n’ Bass, Dancehall, Dub, Ska, Balkan, Boeremusiek, Hip Hop, Ghoema, Rock, and sneaky bits of Jazz – all laced together with singing, rapping and live improvisations. And it really cooks! MARCUS WYATT (TRUMPET) PULE (MC), DEONE (VOICE) ZOË MODIGA (VOICE) SISONKE XONTI (SAX) JANUS VAN DER MERWE (SAX) JUSTIN SASMAN (TROMBONE)

ALEX HITZEROTH (SOUSAPHONE) SPEEDY KOBAK (ACCORDION) SASHA SONNBICHLER (GUITAR) ROMY BRAUTESETH (BASS) JUSTIN BADENHORST (DRUMS)

DSG HALL BOMBSHELTER BEAST

SATURDAY 8 JULY 23:00 R90/R80

STANDARDS Woodwind specialist Mike Rossi, Professor of Jazz at UCT, leads an excellent international collaboration, exploring the building block of all jazz musicians – the “Jazz Standard”. Born in the US to Italian emigrants and based in South Africa for the past 19 years, Rossi has performed with as diverse an array of musicians as the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra, Clark Terry, Tony Bennett, Aretha Franklin and Winston “Mankunku” Ngozi, and is perfectly qualified to lead this tribute to some of the jazz classics. MIKE ROSSI (SAX) AMANDA SEDGWICK (SAX – SE) FREDRIK NOREN (TRUMPET – SE) ANDREAS ROTEVATN (TROMBONE – NO) REZA KHOTA (GUITAR) PRINCE BULO (BASS) JONNO SWEETMAN (DRUMS)

SB JAZZ & BLUES CAFÉ SATURDAY 8 JULY 22:30 R90/R80

MIKE ROSSI

YOUTH VOCALS

MICHAEL PIPOQUINHA (BR)

A celebration of school and university jazz choirs and vocal soloists from around the country, supported by professional jazz musicians and co-ordinated by the highly-experienced Amanda Tiffin, head of Vocal Jazz at UCT and Paris-based singer and teacher, Deborah Tanguy.

See Friday 7 July 17:00.

DSG AUDITORIUM

SATURDAY 8 JULY 19:30 R90/R80

SATURDAY 8 JULY 21:30 R50/R40

MICHAEL PIPOQUINHA (BASS - BR) MESTRINHO (ACCORDION - BR) ALEX BUCK (DRUMS - BR)

DSG HALL

25TH STANDARD BANK NATIONAL YOUTH JAZZ FESTIVAL CELEBRATION: Musicians performing this year and administrators running the festival who have been selected for one of the national bands: Marlon Witbooi, Romy Brauteseth. Benjamin Jephta, Shane Cooper, Prince Bulo, Kyle Shepherd, Bokani Dyer, Lungelo Ngcobo, Sasha Sonnbichler, Keenan Ahrends, Sakhile Simani, Robin Fassie Kock, Marco Maritz, Justin Sasman, Kelly Bell, Murray Buitendag, Janus van der Merwe, Marc de Kock, Justin Bellairs, Sisonke Xonti, Zoë Modiga, Daniel Burger, Samuel Burger, Raiven Hansmann, Thandi Ntuli, Ruben Crowie, Andre Swartz, Donné Dowlman, Matthew Boon, Dean Flanagan, Donovan Abrey, Nqobile Mbhele, Joshua Smuts, Simon Webster, Bianca Brandt For more information check www.youthjazz.co.za and www.standardbank.com/naf

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57 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE MARKET THEATRE PRESENT

THE 2017 STANDARD BANK YOUNG ARTIST FOR THEATRE

MONAGENG ‘VICE’ MOTSHABI’S

ANKOBIA CAST Momo Matsunyane, Katlego Letsholonyana, Billy Langa, Alfred Motlapi, Omphile Melusi, Lillian Tshabalala DIRECTOR Monageng 'Vice' Motshabi WRITERS Monageng 'Vice' Motshabi and Omphile Molusi LIGHTING DESIGNER Thapelo Mokgosi SET DESIGNER Thando Lobese CHOREOGRAPHER Lulu Mlangeni MUSICIAN Volley Nchabeleng

In the future land of Pelodikgadile, it is forbidden to remember anything that happened before the new state was formed. And most recently it has become illegal to hold onto thoughts of displeasure or to remember any injustice or discomfort. The voices of those who used to fight for land and truth and rights have been muted and, using a new invention called ‘the joy machine’, people’s memories are kept in check. The warriors of yesterday are mere shadows of themselves. Holding the much lauded peacemaker pose, they don’t scratch when they itch. Grinning and drooling childishly, they await instructions and do as they are told. Xhoi, our beloved hero, is among them. Having forgotten who he used to be and what his mission was, he sleepwalks through life and basks in the much extoled virtues of a pastless joy. Will the power of the ancient Ankobia and heroes of the people help fill the holes in his memory? What will it take to release him from his new bonds? How will he reconnect to his purpose and mission? And will he turn his back on his new reality and help restore his people’s dignity and pride? For biographical detail on Monageng ‘Vice’ Motshabi please see the Standard Bank Young Artist pages at the front of this programme

Theatre

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Full

 Rhodes Box  English, Setswana

R80

Concession

R70

 1hr 30mins  PG (NFC) Website: www.markettheatre.co.za

June 29

July 01

12:00 20:00 14:00 20:00 18:00

58 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AND MAGNET THEATRE PRESENT

I TURNED AWAY AND SHE WAS GONE WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY Jennie Reznek DIRECTOR Mark Fleishman DESIGNER Craig Leo LIGHTING DESIGN Mark Fleishman CHOREOGRAPHY Ina Wichterich ORIGINAL SOUND Neo Muyanga VIDEOGRAPHY Sanjin Muftić PRODUCTION MANAGER Themba Stewart

“I Turned Away and She was Gone is a human story that examines the relationships we have with ourselves,” says Reznek. “In addition to the incredible responses I received from the females who watched the show, I was fascinated and heartened to hear that male audience members had found much that resonated with them, either for themselves or about the women in their lives.” “She has written an accessible sophisticated modern day story based on a myth and that coupled with a superb performance elevates it into one that should become a South African classic.” - Gita Pather

South African legend Jennie Reznek returns to the National Arts Festival with her acclaimed one-woman show. Nominated for four Fleur du Cap and two Naledi awards, the show poetically explores the passage and cycles of life of three generations of women – mother, daughter, grandmother, and the relationship we all have with our past, present and future selves. In this captivating and accessible reworking of the ancient Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone, Reznek takes the audience on a journey of discovery of the bonds that connect mothers and their children.

“A must see” - Theatrescenecpt “A theatrical delight” - Cape Times Magnet Theatre has been at the forefront of the theatre industry for thirty years, creating groundbreaking South African productions and educational processes that have toured nationally and abroad to acclaim across four continents and twenty-four international festivals.

Written and performed by Reznek, the production excitingly reunites the stellar, core creative Magnet Theatre team of director Mark Fleishman (Cargo, Voices Made Night); designer Craig Leo (Tall Horse; London Road; War Horse); choreographer Ina Wichterich (Cargo, Rain in a Dead Man’s Footprint; Biko’s Quest) and original music by Neo Muyanga (BLK Sonshine; The Flower of Shembe; Memory of How It Feels). The show has received rave reviews and standing ovations wherever it performs – in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Amsterdam and Germany. “Her portrayal of a young child, a young mother, an older woman, a woman suffering the throes of dementia and a woman on her deathbed are articulated with a wrenching and bleak humour and wit that you can’t bring yourself to laugh at because it is so fiercely tender….It’s a beautiful piece of work which will burn you with its emotional fierceness if you allow it to.” - Robyn Sassen

Theatre

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Full

 Graeme College  English

R80

Concession

 1hr 05mins

June

R70

 12+ (NFC) Website: www.magnettheatre.co.za

July 01

16:00 14:00 20:00 18:00

THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AND NATI / FEESTEFORUM IN ASSOCIATION WITH KUNSTE ONBEPERK PRESENT

NEWFOUNDLAND (BUITE LAND) NewFoundLand is the latest play by multiple award winning theatre-maker Neil Coppen and focuses on the intertwining lives and dreams of two South African men. Jacques: an Afrikaans anaesthetist based in a Pietermaritzburg community hospital and Sizwe: an isiZulu speaking choreographer and student at UKZN who has received a calling (Ukuthwasa) from his ancestors to become a Sangoma. Both men have been raised in conservative communities and are attempting to forge spaces for themselves separate from the cultural, historical and religious forces that seem to bind them to the past. When Jacques and Sizwe meet for a casual sex hook-up, what is meant to be a brief exchange turns into a profound journey into shared consciousness, and an exploration into the seemingly invisible materials that exist between religion and science, medicine and faith, and memory and forgetting. Coppen’s play has been described as a hallucinatory and unusual exploration of sexuality, love and loneliness in contemporary South Africa, and asks the question, ‘is forgetting a way of healing or an ultimate form of denial?’ NewFoundLand was originally developed in conjunction with the UK’s premiere playwriting Institute, The Royal Court, and Coppen was invited to London for a staged reading of his work at the theatre as part of the New Plays from South Africa: after 20 Years of Democracy program.

CAST JACQUES Jacques Bessenger SIZWE Kopano Maroga MITCHELL Marvin-Lee Beukes HETTIE Elize Cawood GRACE Mpume Mthombeni MERCY / ANCESTOR Ntombi Gasa PATIENT Musa Shozi WRITER & DIRECTOR Neil Coppen CHOREOGRAPHY Kopano Maroga & Ntombi Gasa SET DESIGN Vaughn Sadie and Neil Coppen, COSTUME DESIGN Jemma Kahn LIGHTING DESIGN Tina le Roux SOUND DESIGN Tristan Horton SET & PROP CONSTRUCTION Wendy Henstock PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Victoria Graaf-Raw ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Musa Shozi PRODUCTION & STAGE MANAGER Soné Theron PRODUCER Kunste Onbeperk in association with NATI and the FeesteForum

This production was made possible through the generosity of NATi (Main funder) and Kunste Onbeperk (Producing Partner) Playwriting development supported by The Royal Court International Playwriting Residency with the support of the British Council Theatre

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Full

 Rhodes Theatre  English, Afrikaans, isiZulu

R80

Concession

R70

 1hr 30mins  16+ (MLSVR) Website: www.kunste.org.za

June 29

July 01

14:00 12:00 11:00 18:00 18:00

THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AND THE LEVERHULME TRUST PRESENT NADIA DAVIDS’

WHAT REMAINS On a still, cool day in the east of a city by the sea, three sounds only: a bulldozer’s engine, a forgotten song, a canon that tells the time. Behind the bulldozer, a sign: Luxury Mall Coming Soon. As the vehicle moves in to clear ground, it strikes at something unexpected... What Remains fuses text, dance and movement to tell a story about the unexpected uncovering of a slave burial ground, about the archaeological dig that follows and about a city haunted by the memory of slavery. When the bones emerge from the ground everyone in the city – slave descendants, archaeologists, citizens, property developers – are forced to reckon with a history sometimes remembered, sometimes forgotten. Loosely based on uncovered burial grounds in Cape Town and other global sites, What Remains is a story both of and not of the Cape. Four figures – The Archaeologist, The Healer, The Dancer and The Student – move between bones and books, archives and madness, the uncanny and the known, memory and magic, waking and dreaming, paintings and protests, as they try, desperately, to reconcile the past with the now. Nadia Davids acknowledges and appreciates the support of the Queen Mary University of London, University of Cape Town Drama Department and the Little Theatre during the development of the production. WRITER Nadia Davids DIRECTOR, CHOREOGRAPHER & Jay Pather SCENOGRAPHY STILL PHOTOGRAPHS John Gutierrez

CAST Denise Newman Faniswa Yisa Shaun Oelf Buhle Ngaba Theatre

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Full

 Graeme College  English

R80

Concession

 1hr 20mins  10+ (M)

R70

June 29

July 01

16:00 14:00 20:00 12:00

61 PRESENTED BY THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AND THE MOTHERTONGUE PROJECT IN ASSOCIATION WITH UJ ARTS & CULTURE (FADA) AND SUPPORTED BY THE UNIVERISTY OF CAPE TOWN

WOMB OF FIRE Womb of Fire is the starting point for an examination of the performing female body as the site of disruption where the body itself challenges the borders and boundaries of the body politic. The play uses a non-Western mythical frame. Personal, historical and political intersections flesh out and localise the myth of Draupadi from the Mahabharata, expanding the moment featuring Queen Draupadi that began the epic war. The title pays homage to Mahasweta Devi’s rerendering of the figure of Drauapdi as a tribal activist in a story that forms part of her collection, Agnigharba (Womb of Fire). In the original myth, Draupadi stands before a court of men who attempt to deprive her of her humanity and strip her naked; through divine intervention she remains clothed. In Devi’s retelling however, the tortured Draupadi uses her naked body to challenge the might of the Indian army. Stripping herself, she stands naked and laughs in the face of the army general, who in that moment fears her. She does not lament, she roars. The Mothertongue Project was started in 2000 by Sara Matchett and Rehane Abrahams with the production What the Water Gave. Since then, both Abrahams and Matchett have been separately researching the body as a site for personal and political agency and embodied performance as a practice of freedom. Now, some 17 years later, the two return to see how their explorations intersect in a production that focuses on the female body in performance as a site for disruption and decolonisation. Blending new methodology, new research with a wealth of experience the two are set to explore a new lexicon in performance practice. PERFORMER & WRITER Rehane Abrahams DIRECTOR Sara Matchett DESIGNER Craig Leo

The Mother Tongue Project acknowledges and appreciates the support of the University of Cape Town’s Drama Department

Photo: Rob Keith

Theatre

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Full

 Rhodes Box  English

R80

Concession

 50mins

June

R70

 12+ (M) Website: www.mothertongue.co.za

July 01

20:00 12:00 18:00 11:00

62 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL, THE FORTUNE COOKIE THEATRE COMPANY, THE FRENCH INSTITUTE OF SOUTH AFRICA (IFAS) AND THE ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE IN SOUTH AFRICA, WITH THE SUPPORT OF TOTAL SOUTH AFRICA, BNP PARIBAS AND RCS (A BNP PARIBAS GROUP COMPANY) AND MAZARS PRESENT MOLIÈRE’S

TARTUFFE As relevant today as when it was written, Tartuffe is the most famous work of iconic French playwright Molière. Three hundred years after it was written, this brilliant comic tale of human gullibility resonates across time and cultures in the way it exposes power, false piety, hypocrisy and greed. Under the skilful direction of former Standard Bank Young Artist, Sylvaine Strike (Baobabs Don’t Grow Here, The Miser, Tobacco and the Harmful Effects Thereof), Neil McCarthy (Born in the RSA, Black Dog/Inj’emnyama, Stormriders) returns to the South African stage to play Orgon, a man of property duped by the false piety of the penniless Tartuffe, performed by Standard Bank Gold Ovation Award-winnner Craig Morris (Johnny Boskak is Feeling Funny). Revered veteran, Vanessa Cooke, plays the irrepressible Dorine. Orgon takes Tartuffe into his house, believing him a paragon of virtue, and what ensues with the ensemble cast (featuring Vanessa Cooke, Khutjo Green, Adrian Alper, Camilla Waldman, Vuyelwa Maluleke, Anele Situlweni and William Harding) is thoroughly entertaining world-class theatre. DIRECTOR’S VISION The image that came to me when imagining a setting for this play was a garden abundantly full of life that is gradually deprived of oxygen and sunshine. Setting Tartuffe in the plant filled conservatory of an estate allows me to explore the metaphor of the parasite or ‘oxygen thief’ to its full capacity. A household, whose characters are brimming with love and life, is stifled, splintered and almost irreparably shattered by Tartuffe’s corruption. Translated by Richard Wilbur, Molière’s Tartuffe at the National Arts Festival, is presented by the Fortune Cookie Theatre Company, the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS) and the Alliance Française in South Africa, with the support of Total South Africa, BNP Paribas and RCS (a BNP Paribas group company) and Mazars.

PHOTO: Dee-Ann Kaaijk

TARTUFFE/MADAME PERNELLE Craig Morris ORGON Neil McCarthy DORINE Vanessa Cooke ELMIRE Khutjo Green CLÉANTE Camilla Waldman DAMIS Adrian Alper MARIANE Vuyelwa Maluleke VALÈRE Anele Situlweni MONSIEUR LOYAL/OFFICER/FLIPOTE William Harding Theatre

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Full

DIRECTED BY Sylvaine Strike SET DESIGN Sasha Ehlers SET CONSULTANT Chen Nakar COSTUME DESIGN Sasha Ehlers LIGHTING DESIGN Oliver Hauser STAGE MANAGER Orapeleng Sedi Moswane MUSICAL COMPOSITION Dean Barrett CHOREOGRAPHY Owen Lonzar

 Victoria Theatre  English

R80

Concession

R70

 1hr 45mins  14+ (M) Website: www.tartuffe.co.za

June 29

July 01

14:00 12:00 11:00 20:00 18:00

63 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AND THE FRENCH INSTITUTE OF SOUTH AFRICA (IFAS) PRESENT NAOMI VAN NIEKERK’S

THE ALCHEMY OF WORDS

I am now making myself as scummy as I can. Why? I want to be a poet, and I am working at turning myself into a seer... The idea is to reach the unknown by the derangement of all the senses. It involves enormous suffering but one must be strong and be born a poet... – Arthur Rimbaud, 1871. Arthur Rimbaud (1854 -1894) the ‘enfant terrible’ of French poetry published his first immortal poem at the age of 16 only to completely abandon writing poetry at the age of 21. During this short period he managed to create a body of work that has had a profound impact on the poetry of his own time and on that of the 20th Century. André Breton, Dylan Thomas, Jack Kerouac, Bob Dylan, Patti Smith and Jim Morrison are some of the artists and musicians that have been influenced by his writing. Who is this literary pioneer and creative genius who continues to receive letters from fans all over the world even 123 years after his death? In The Alchemy of Words, three artists - a puppeteer, a filmmaker and a musician search to capture the enigma of Arthur Rimbaud and what it means to be a pioneer. Expect an immersive experience that combines sand animation, puppetry and live music inspired by the diverse imagery from his poems – smoke filled battlefields, the lush countryside of the French Ardennes, colourful vowels, grey cityscapes, crimson seas... This collaboration between South African and French artists was made possible by the generous support of the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS)

CAST Naomi van Niekerk Arnaud van Vliet Yoann Pencolé VIDEO & SCENOGRAPHY MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN PUPPET DESIGN

Naomi van Niekerk Arnaud van Vliet Yoann Pencolé, Arnaud van Vliet & Naomi van Niekerk

Theatre Non-verbal R80  Full  Concession R70  50mins  50mins  All Ages  10+ Website: Website: www.dryfsand.com

 Rhodes Box Theatre Multilingual R110, R100, R90 Concession   Full

June 29

R110, R100, R90

July 01

20:00 14:00 20:00 11:00

64 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AND THE PLATFORM PRESENT

CONFESSIONS OF A BLACKLISTED WOMAN:

SHE BELLOWS

Are black woman at the bottom of the food chain? What is consent culture? Are African skin and hair being replaced with plastic? She Bellows, Confessions Of a Blacklisted Woman incorporates music, poetry and dance into a satirical work which interrogates the representation of women in contemporary South African society.

WRITER & DIRECTOR Zimkitha Kumbaca LIGHTING DESIGNER Benneth Rankoe SET DESIGNER & STAGE MANAGER Luzuko Sotshononda CAST Idabeth Ranake, Boitumelo Modise, MbaliKa Ngwenya, Leorna Moya, Kgaogelo Monama, Dineo Komane

Written in 2007 and completed in 2011, the play was initially staged as a reading at the South African State Theatre for the Vavasati Women’s Festival in 2013. It was then officially showcased at The Platform later that year and has subsequently been presented at the South African State Theatre, Pop Art Theatre, the Windybrow Theatre, the Joburg Theatre and most recently at the Soweto Theatre.

Prepare to enter the Doll Factory where every man’s desires are fulfilled. A provocative piece which explores the power relations between men and women, this play resists theatre conventions and explores issues of feminism through a self-aware and humorous lens. - Cue

Theatre

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Full

 Graeme College  English

R80

Concession

 1hr 30mins  16+ (ML)

R70

June 29

July 01

18:00 11:00 18:00 11:00

65 DIE NASIONALE KUNSTEFEES EN DIE SUID-AFRIKAANSE STAATSTEATER, IN SAMEWERKING MET THEATREROCKET, BIED AAN

DIE REUK VAN APPELS “Behr skep ’n liriese en onvergeetlike kinderverteller en ’n verhaal wat Amerikaanse lesers insig gee waarom soveel jong Suid-Afrikaners saam begin afbreek het aan die strukture waaraan hulle voorouers ’n leeftyd lank gebou het.” – Tony Eprile , New York Times

AKTEUR Gideon Lombard REGISSEUR Lara Bye TEKS Gegrond op die roman van Mark Behr Verwerk deur Johann Smith KLANKONTWERP Gideon Lombard BELIGTINGSONTWERP Kosie Smit VERVAARDIG DEUR Theatrerocket (Johan van der Merwe en Rudi Sadler)

Gideon Lombard (The view, The graveyard, miskien...) maak met hierdie produksie sy solo-debuut, ‘n rol wat hom by KKNK 2017 ‘n Kanna-nominasie as Beste Akteur besorg het. Lara Bye (London Road, Yellowman, Oscar en die Pienk Tannie) is verantwoordelik vir die regie.

Die lewe is snaaks, mooi, kosbaar, onverstaanbaar en vreeslik. Dit is die somer van 1973. Apartheid floreer te midde van toenemende kritiek vanuit internasionale gemeenskappe teenoor Suid-Afrika. Boonop broei daar onrus op die Angolese grens. Elfjarige Marnus en sy beste vriend, Frikkie, is salig onbewus van die sake wat die grootmense kwel. Hulle stel meer belang in visvang en walvisse en aanvaar die verdeling van landsburgers volgens velkleur as 'n gegewe.

internasionale politiek as 'n generaal van Chile vir 'n tyd by sy gesin kom kuier.

Marnus lei ‘n oënskynlik eenvoudige en gelukkige lewe: sy pa is ‘n generaalmajoor in die Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag en sy ken is heeltemal vierkantig; sy ma is baie musikaal en vir hom die mooiste vrou in die wêreld; sy ouer en meer liberale suster is slim, al irriteer sy hom soms; en hul kleurlinghuishulp, Doreen, gaan eendag hemel toe omdat sy nie suiker steel nie. Tog word hy blootgestel aan die kompleksiteit van

Die reuk van appels is gegrond op Mark Behr se veelbekroonde en opspraakwekkende roman. Dit lê die Afrikaner-psige van die sewentigs op ‘n merkwaardige en getroue wyse bloot deur die oë van ‘n kind. Die roman is genomineer vir die internasionale Man Booker-prys, het verskeie plaaslike en internasionale toekennings ontvang en word beskryf as ’n baken in die Afrikaanse letterkunde.

Theatre

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Full

Weldra word Marnus gekonfronteer met vrae oor menswees en manwees, oor wat reg en verkeerd is. ’n Skokkende ontdekking breek deur die oppervlakte van sy alledaagse bestaan om alles onherroeplik te verander. Vanaf daardie beslissende oomblik sal die reuk van appels bly kleef aan alles wat Marnus raak.

 The Hangar  Afrikaans

R80

Concession

 1hr 30mins  16+ (LNVPSP)

R70

June 29

July 01

10:00 12:30 19:30 14:00

17:00

66 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AND DRAMA FOR LIFE PRESENT FOUR NEW SOUTH AFRICAN WORKS

SPACE ROCKS

MAIMANE!

WRITER Tamara Schulz DIRECTOR Craig Morris CAST Diana Penman, Lehlohonolo Dube, Thapelo Mohapi Oora Motsikoe, Stella Dlangalala, Sthe Khali

DIRECTOR Warren Nebe CAST Diana Penman, Lehlohonolo Dube, Thapelo Mohapi Oora Motsikoe, Stella Dlangalala, Hamish Neill

Ten, nine, eight, seven six... When his sister starts the count-down to blast-off, JoJo is not ready to head into space in their home-made space ship. But Jinks has been fighting with Mother again, and there’s no stopping her when she’s like this. As they steer their way past the mournful Moon, and quick-talking Mercury, JoJo has to deal with some pretty scary things. Like Vortex and Void, who are chasing them through the solar system. Luckily he is an expert on planets, because Jinks keeps trying to do terribly unsafe things, like landing on Venus. By the time they get to strict Saturn, JoJo has had enough - every adventurer has a limit. Then Jinks gets them into a fix she can’t fix, and it is JoJo who will have to get them home. Aimed at audiences between the ages of 4-8 years old, the play explores how children become independent through play.

Maimane! is a magical journey, a rite of passage, about a group of children who overcome seemingly insurmountable struggles in a land of on-going strife, anguish and outright conflict. This coming of age story, set against the backdrop of a contemporary South Africa, brings together a diverse group of young people who summon the courage to face extraordinary hardships against all odds. It is the telling of a story of heroism embedded in vulnerability, a collective humanity and hope. Maimane! speaks to the hurt caused by bullying, selfishness and entitlement. It speaks to the power of community, respect and compassion.

LIBRARY HALL

THEATRE / FAMILY FARE ENGLISH ALL AGES DURATION 45mins 3 TO 8 JULY AT 13:00 FULL PRICE R60 CONCESSIONS R50

THEATRE ENGLISH ALL AGES DURATION 1hr 3 TO 8 JULY AT 16:00 FULL PRICE R60 CONCESSIONS R50

KASI STORIES:

STORIES NOT OFTEN TOLD DIRECTOR Benjamin Bell WRITER Lebogang Mphahlele CAST Lebogang Mphahlele and Thulani Mtsweni Kasi Stories: Stories not Often Told tells of Xola and Thabo’s friendship. We see the two young men at different stages of their lives though the play, as the boys move further apart economically it’s their shared reality of failed fatherhood that both holds their friendship together and threatens to tear it apart. The two friends consistently come to blows about the matter, as neither of them truly understands what the other is going through. Thabo wishes he had a Dad living in his house as his mother often changes men. Xola wishes he didn’t have a father and that he and his mother were safe. Kasi Stories asks pertinent questions about the failure of the father figure in the South African context.

INSTA-GRAMMAR! DIRECTOR Hamish Neill CAST Diana Penman, Lehlohonolo Dube, Thapelo Mohapi Oora Motsikoe, Stella Dlangalala It all went down on the DMs. A double tap here, and only a little low-key ista-stalking there. Side stepped the catfish and tracked relationship statuses daily. Likes became tags, and then all those tags dropped an L-bomb comment: ‘Love that track’ which ripped the world in two. Everyone could see it. A scroll down our timelines had it all there. Click. Facebook official. The whole world watching their love, double-tapping their approval and envy. It was perfect. Until that one, unfaithful ‘Like’ from an outsider appears. Insta-grammar is a heart-wrenching story about speaking and keeping love in the whirlwind Instagram and SnapChat era.

LIBRARY HALL

THEATRE ENGLISH (ISIXHOSA) AGES: 12+ (NFC) DURATION 1hr 3 TO 8 JULY AT 18:00 FULL PRICE R60 CONCESSIONS R50

THEATRE ENGLISH ALL AGES DURATION 1hr 3 TO 8 JULY AT 10:00 FULL PRICE R60 CONCESSIONS R50

The Drama for Life Creative Hub will also present various mentoring opportunities and artist onversations during the Festival. Website: www.dramaforlife.co.za

67 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AND DERVISH PRESENT

THE CROWS PLUCKED YOUR SINEWS The Crows Plucked Your Sinews is a one woman show with Aisha Mohammed and live music from Abdulkader Saadoun. Based on real events and featuring the epic lyrical tradition of Somalia. A unique exploration of the violence of empire and the poetry of resistance.

A woman dervish warrior searches the body of a British Tommy. In the morning the killing will begin. “Say, the dervish are like the advancing thunderbolts of a storm, rumbling and roaring”. Soon these two worlds will collide and change everyones’ lives. North West End press: “This is a brave, visceral and honest proclamation of modern integration in the face of bloody history, hostility and clashes of faith. It is an important piece of theatre that needs to be seen by a wider audience; that will leave you moved and searching for difficult answers. It’s a unique piece of art that does not come around very often.”

May 2011: A young Somali woman sits in the dark of a Woolwich council house watching the assassination of Osama Bin Laden unfold on TV. Upstairs her ailing grandmother is talking to ghosts. August 1913: The British are at war...in the Horn of Africa. In the interior of British Somaliland the hunt for the ‘Mad Mullah’ is on.

SUBAAN ACTRESS Aisha Mohammed MUSICIAN/OUD PLAYER Abdulkader Saadoun

WRITER / DIRECTOR Hassan Mahamadille COMPANY STAGE MANAGER Grace Craven CREATIVE ADVISOR Ayaan Aden PRODUCTION MANAGER/LIGHTING Dennis Charles MARKETING/PRESS Pam Kehoe (Jane Morgan Associates) DESIGN CONSULTANT Mohammed Ali PRODUCER Isobel Hawson

Theatre

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Full

 Vicky’s  English, Somali

R80

Concession

R70

 1 hr 10 mins  14+ (NFC) Website: www.crowsdrama.com

June 29

July 01

10:00 12:00 14:00 18:30 14:30 18:30

68 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL PRESENTS NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE (UK) SCREENINGS OF AMADEUS AND TWELFTH NIGHT National Theatre Live launched in June 2009 with a broadcast of the National Theatre production of Phèdre with Helen Mirren. They have since broadcast more than forty other productions live, from the National Theatre and from other theatres in the UK. Though each broadcast is filmed in front of a live audience in the theatre, cameras are carefully positioned throughout the auditorium to ensure that cinema audiences get the ‘best seat in the house’ view of each production. The National Arts Festival is proud to partner with NT Live in presenting Twelfth Night and Amadeus at the Guy Butler Theatre.

AMADEUS

TWELFTH NIGHT Director: Simon Godwin

Director: Peter Shaffer

Tamsin Greig is Malvolia in a new twist on Shakespeare’s classic comedy of mistaken identity.

Music. Power. Jealousy. Lucian Msamati (Luther, Game of Thrones, NT Live: The Comedy of Errors) plays Salieri in Peter Shaffer’s iconic play, broadcast live from the National Theatre, with live orchestral accompaniment by Southbank Sinfonia.

A ship is wrecked on the rocks. Viola is washed ashore but her twin brother Sebastian is lost. Determined to survive on her own, she steps out to explore a new land. So begins a whirlwind of mistaken identity and unrequited love. The nearby households of Olivia and Orsino are overrun with passion. Even Olivia’s upright housekeeper Malvolia is swept up in the madness. Where music is the food of love, and nobody is quite what they seem, anything proves possible. Simon Godwin (NT Live: Man and Superman, NT Live: The Beaux’ Stratagem) directs this joyous new production with Tamsin Greig (Friday Night Dinner, Black Books, Episodes) as a transformed Malvolia. an ensemble cast that includes Daniel Rigby (Flowers, Jericho), Tamara Lawrence (Undercover), Doon Mackichan (Smack the Pony) and Daniel Ezra (The Missing, Undercover). Theatre, Film

 Full

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R50

 Guy Butler Theatre Concession

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English

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July 01

Filmed at the National Theatre, with live orchestral accompaniment by Southbank Sinfonia.

 Full

3hrs 25mins (Incl Interval)

June

After winning multiple Olivier and Tony Awards when it had its premiere at the National Theatre in 1979, Amadeus was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film.

Theatre, Film

 12+

R45

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a rowdy young prodigy, arrives in Vienna, the music capital of the world – and he’s determined to make a splash. Awestruck by his genius, court composer Antonio Salieri has the power to promote his talent or destroy his name. Seized by obsessive jealousy he begins a war with Mozart, with music, and ultimately, with God.

R50

 Guy Butler Theatre Concession

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English

June 06

July 01

14:00 Website: ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk

 12+

R45

3hrs 25mins (Incl Interval)

19:00 Website: ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk

69 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL ARENA PROGRAMME AND BUSINESS AND ARTS SOUTH AFRICA (BASA) PRESENT ROBABY PRODUCTIONS’

THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL ARENA PROGRAMME AND BUSINESS AND ARTS SOUTH AFRICA (BASA), IN ASSOCIATION WITH POPART, PRESENT JADE BOWERS’

KIDCASINO

BLACK

WITH Roberto Pombo & Joni Barnard CREATORS Roberto Pombo, Joni Barnard and Toni Morkel DIRECTOR Toni Morkel

FEATURING Ameera Patel DIRECTOR & DESIGNER Jade Bowers COMPOSER Daniel Geddes PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR Lakin Morgan-Baatjies ADAPTED FROM CA David’s Blacks of Cape Town by Penelope Youngleson

PHOTO: Jan Potgieter (Stage Focus) KidCasino follows two kids as they run free in Sun Star Casino’s Arcade. Left to their own devices while their mother risks it all at the slot machines, these siblings indulge in tokens, tickets, chewing gum, soda, fast food, flashing lights and endless promises of prizes. Welcome to Sun Star Casino, where you play big to win big!

In the officious letter from the South African government, Zara learns that documents once sealed and implicating her father in an act which was committed against the anti-apartheid movement decades earlier, will soon be released to the public. The letter becomes the start of a journey into Zara’s past.

KidCasino is a surreal and satirical exploration of the underbelly of Casino Culture, the obsession with winning and the endless indulgence of compulsive gambling. From the creators of Father, Father. Father, KidCasino promises to entertain, entice and unnerve.

The narrative, in split chapter form, shifts between past and present – from New Jersey where Zara finds herself alone and displaced, to South Africa of the past and present. Her task is great and she grapples with constructing a history for herself and her family from between fragmented recollections and family lore.

FOR Father, Father, Father

FOR For Coloured Girls...

Theatre, Physical Theatre

 Full

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R70

Concession

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June 30

 Full

 16+ (L)

R60

English

Theatre

 The Hangar



40mins

R70

Concession

13:00 12:00 12:30 19:00 19:30 11:00

 10+ (NFC)

R60

 1hr

English

June

July 01

 The Hangar

July 01

18:30 15:00 21:30 16:00 17:00 Website: www.jadebowers.com

70 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL, BUSINESS AND ARTS SOUTH AFRICA (BASA) AND THE WORLD FRINGE ALLIANCE, PRESENT

THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL ARENA PROGRAMME AND BUSINESS AND ARTS SOUTH AFRICA (BASA) PRESENT

MACHO MACHO

REPARATION by Hungry Minds Productions

A PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE ABOUT MASCULINITY

CAST Emma Kotze, Kiroshan Naidoo, Tankiso Mamabolo WRITER, DIRECTOR AND DESIGNER Ameera Conrad PRODUCER Blythe Stuart Linger PRODUCTION MANAGER Dara Beth

An Asocio-political dark comedy about the future of South Africa. In 2024, a new political party has risen to power, led by the Supreme Cadre. The Supreme Cadre has promised: Land Reparation, Economic Reparation, and Blood Reparation. A festival of sorts is organised for the glorious Final Reparation. Through the turn of events, the cold and cutting nature of the Reparation is revealed. The audience is kept in suspense for most of the play, to be honest, the plot twist creeps up as quietly as an M. Night Shymalam twist. And then there’s another one... One settler?

IDEA, PRODUCTION AND DIRECTION Igor Vrebac FEATURING Anton van der Sluis & Jurriën Remkes COACHING Maarten Lok SOUND DESIGN Wouter Gulikers PRODUCTION Daphne Storms Bosnian-Dutch artist Igor Vrebac (1986) draws inspiration from Instagram after workout selfies, Turkish wrestling and the idea of bromance, in his new physical performance Macho Macho to question the objectified men’s world we are living in today. What’s behind those Calvin Klein six packs? What does a billboard with beer drinking bearded giants on it tell us? When can a man show his vulnerable side? Macho Macho is a visually attractive duet between two young men trying to represent male beauty. They try to look good, be sexy and stay strong, but the competition that arises, brings them closer to each other and their emotions. The machos welcome you to their arena where they fight stereotypes about, with and for men. Macho Macho is supported by: Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, ACT acteursbelangen, ACT Festival Bilbao, Podium Mozaïek, Levi’s Many thanks to: Jasminka Beganović, Annelies Hendrikse and the men from the gym Winner of the Dioraphte ‘Best of Amsterdam Fringe 2016’ award.

FOR Out of Bounds

Theatre

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Full

 The Hangar R70

Concession

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R60

 English, Afrikaans June 29

Theatre, Physical Theatre

14+ (L)

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 1hr

 Non-verbal

July 01

15:00 13:00 14:00 20:00 21:00 Website: www.hungrymindstheatre.com

Full

R70

Concession

 PJ’s  55mins

June 06

 16+ M

R60

July 01

20:00 18:00 Website: www.performancemachomacho.com

18:00 12:00

THE COUCH By the South African School for Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance (AFDA), Cape Town CAST Kabelo Kanye, Dillan Maart, Jessica Pybus, Yonela Tsibolane DIRECTOR Yonela Tsibolane PRODUCER Jessica Pybus WRITERS Kabelo Kanye, Dillan Maart, Jessica Pybus, Yonela Tsibolane The Couch offers an intimate look at the dynamics of four university students living together. The complexities of student life are explored through the experiences of Lucy – a control freak classicist, Seven – a sexually-fluid aspiring psychologist, Simphiwe – a medical student who is more focused on partying than anatomy, and Edward – who changes his course more often than the weather does. After a night out, an unexpected incident occurs which alters the living dynamics within the house. This incident forces the housemates to confront their own shortcomings, look beyond their own superficial problems, and deal with their new reality.

MASONIC HALL LANGUAGE English 16+ (L) AGE DURATION 1hr 29 JUNE 12:00 30 JUNE 18:00 1 JULY 12:00 R50 FULL PRICE CONCESSIONS R40

CULT CLIT By the Rhodes University Drama Department CAST Lethica Nair, Uvile Ximba, Upile Bongco, Shaurissa Borchard, Micayla Fillis, Yolanda Soji, Nthatisi Mashike DIRECTOR Mmatumisang Motsisi CHOREOGRAPHER Georgina Makhubele DESIGNER Danielle van der Merwe Cult Clit explores not only the silence and stigma around black female sexuality but also the spirit and playfulness of “black joy”. The shivering realm of desire is expressed through physical theatre, burlesque and even striptease! Cult Clit breaks open the reality of historical cultural practices and rituals, put in place to suppress black female sexuality. Traditional African dance and performance art will transport you into the realm of the feminist post-pornographic in action. From Gibson Kente to Mamela Nyamza, theatre has been flooded with continual displays of black pain. Cult Clit instead celebrates black joy. It has elements of physical theatre, burlesque, striptease, traditional African dance and performance art. It draws from the experiences of the cast and begins with an exploration of black female joy. It embodies the realm of the feminist post-pornographic and celebrates the politics of embodiment in a moment in which sex is understood beyond natural biology and reproductive prospects.

DRILL HALL LANGUAGE AGE DURATION 29 JUNE 30 JUNE 1 JULY FULL PRICE WEBSITE

English (Setswana, Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans) 16+ (MS) 45 mins 12:00 16:00 20:30 R50 CONCESSIONS R40 www.ru.ac.za/drama

LEROTHODI LA SEBUKWABUKWANE By the Sol Plaatje University Drama Group WRITER Thabo Moshe DIRECTORS Thabo Moshe, Thabo Gabogope, Peo Bosvark, Orapeleng Thejane, Lebogang Mphetsheng CAST Mohokare Makeno, Neo Mathobisa, Nomathamsanqa Qiza, Oratile Mmokwa, Olebogeng Hartebees, Olorato Mmokwa, Tshepo Sebati STAGE MANAGER Tshireletso Moumakwe MAKE-UP ARTISTS Myrtle Femmers and Kelebogile Matsie After a conflict with her family, a deeply rural unmarried girl meets a handsome man at the river and, by the spark of his glance, she falls in love with him. She is hypnotised by him and they begin a long, passionate love affair. When she regains her senses she finds herself pregnant. Presuming the child will be abnormal, she starts the process of abortion … not knowing that she is killing the heir of the man at the river (ultimately the big snake of the river). The snake sends a witch doctor to mess with the life of the woman. The students are grateful for the support and guidance of Gertude Fester, Jerome September, Thabo Gabogope, Black Destiny, and the Sol Plaatje University

REHEARSAL ROOM LANGUAGE Setswana (Xhosa, Sepedi, English) AGE 18+ (MLNS) 1hr DURATION 4 JULY 21:30 5 JULY 18:00 6 JULY 12:00 R50 FULL PRICE CONCESSIONS R40

MOLORA

MMU

By the Tshwane University of Technology's Drama and Film Department

By Wits Theatre/WSOA & Theatre and Performance Division

DIRECTOR Kopano Maema CAST Cast not finalised at the time of going to print

DIRECTORS Sinenhlanhla Zwane and Luke Reid WRITER Quinton Manning LIGHTING DESIGN Julian August STAGE MANAGER Quinton Manning WITS THEATRE COMPANY MANAGER Julian August CAST Joel Leonard N, Nambitha Tyelbooi, Khumo Baduza, Abongile Matyutyu, Kashifa Sithole

Molora is Yael Farber’s adaptation of the Greek classical tragedy entitled The Oresteia into a South African context by using the narrative framework of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Directed by Kopano Maema, its directorial concept focuses on Elektra’s relationship with her mother (Klytemnestra), her brother (Orestes), her dead father (Agamemnon), her environment and the tragedies her broken family goes through. Maema is interested in expressing his interpretation of Farber’s play through foregrounding the play’s key themes that raise questions about humanity, racial discrimination and reconciliation. Stylistically, this theatrical offering by TUT’s Drama and Film Department seeks to immerse itself within the terrain of symbolism as characterised by its particular central metaphor and performance mode(s). As one can imagine, this theatrical offering's directorial concept is also centred on its privileging of a highly physicalised performance vocabulary in expressing Molora’s textual nuances.

GYMNASIUM LANGUAGE IsiXhosa, English AGE PG (NFC) DURATION 1hr 10mins 2 JULY 10:00 3 JULY 12:00 4 JULY 15:00 FULL PRICE R50 CONCESSIONS R40

Mmu is a play about the ownership of land. Beneath our feet lay the secrets of the soil, waiting to grow, sprout, weed their way to breathe the sunshine. Here EARTH whispers of her birth pains, her deflowering, her uprootedness and how softly she sobs over soiled souls. To whom does this soil belong, if not herself?

MASONIC FRONT LANGUAGE English AGE All ages DURATION 55mins 29 JUNE 18:00 30 JUNE 16:00 1 JULY 16:00 R50 FULL PRICE CONCESSIONS R40 WEBSITE www.wits.ac.za/witstheatre

SOVEREIGN By the University of the Free State Saree van Coppenhagen, Franco de Wet, Stella Nortier, Raymond Taylor, Gerrit Fourie, Sumarie van der Berg, Marnus Nel, Rondo Mpiti, Rumane Grey FINANCE Saree van Coppenhagen, Franco de Wet MARKETING Stella Nortier, Sumarie van der Berg, Raymond Taylor LIGHTING DESIGN Gerrit Fourie STAGE DESIGN & STAGE MANAGER Maryna Hattingh SOUND DESIGN Marnus Nel DIRECTORS & WRITERS The Cast CAST

To those in power, Thank you for your support and sponsorship of our experimental project. As required by our contract with you, we would like to invite you to witness this experiment first-hand, live, in action. There is a story to our research, a narrative around which events seem to continually unfold. It is a narrative that begins and ends with a single enquiring mind. But don’t search for heroes in this ‘story’, those of you who need romance, for none will be found here. Remember that our project’s aim is to expose the ugly nature of power, that quiet shade that lurks in the recesses of all our minds. Prepare yourselves, then, to face the truth about the extent human beings will go to in order to exercise even the least amount of sovereignty. And prepare yourselves to question your own complicity in this experiment - you did, after all, pay for it. We look forward to your engagement in this, almost theatrical, experience. Kind regards, W. Arden

DRILL HALL LANGUAGE AGE DURATION 29 JUNE 30 JUNE 1 JULY FULL PRICE CONCESSIONS

English (Afrikaans, isiXhosa) 16+ (MLV) 1hr 21:00 12:00 16:30 R50 R40

BLOOD WEDDING By the Drama Department of the University of Pretoria Presented with the support of the Spanish Embassy of Pretoria and in collaboration with Open Window Institute for Arts and Digital Sciences and Moving Into Dance DIRECTOR Raissa Brighi ASST DIRECTOR Alice Pernès CAST Carla Classen, Cassius Davids, MacMillan Mabaleka, Susan Nkata, Palesa Olifant, Tina Redman, Henri Strauss, Jojje Tsebe Directed by the Italian director, Raissa Brighi, who adapted to the South African context Federico Garcia Lorca’s Blood Wedding, is a story that carries a message of revolt: revolt against moral laws that condemn women to silence and invisibility. The protagonists of Blood Wedding are ordinary women confronting their own passionate natures and rebelling against the constraints of South African society. This is a tragic poem, a meditation on life and death in which characters are victims of a collective and inevitable destiny. The unnamed bride

can’t marry the man she loves because of his social class and she is forced to marry a rich man. She runs away from her wedding reception with her lover. The mysterious figures of Moon and Death lead the frustrated bridegroom to the guilty couple. Their tragedy is the tragedy of love missed. Love that is unfulfilled because of the need to preserve honour and appearances results in death.

GRAEME COLLEGE LANGUAGE AGE DURATION 2 JULY 3 JULY FULL PRICE CONCESSIONS

English All ages (NFC) 1hr 30mins 20:00 11:00 & 15:00 R50 R40

POP ICHERRI By the Market Theatre Laboratory CAST Vusi Nkwenkwezi, Boikobo Masibi, Darlington Khoza, Pereko Makgothi, Khanyiswa Mazwi, Mthokozisi Dhludhlu DIRECTORS Tumeka Matintela and Sinenhlanhla Mgeyi WRITERS Ncumisa Ndimeni and Nosipho Buthelezi Love, lust, beliefs and perceptions, emotion and devotion, religion and culture all come crashing together in the Market Theatre Laboratory production of Pop iCherri. This devised play explores themes surrounding virginity – what does it mean to be a virgin, is it real, where can one find this thing called virginity, and how on earth do you lose it? Virginity is a loaded word and a heavy subject because it carries so much weight in various ways through all factions of society. Women have been stoned over it, scholarships have been awarded for it, big bucks have been paid to take it, and boys have become men because of it. What's all the fuss? “Pop, lick, squish, ouch, yeees, no, sho, too big, yikes, yuck, what's that, I never expected it”. There’s a first time for everything, but this one matters the most.

ST. ANDREW’S HALL LANGUAGE English AGE 14+ (M) DURATION 45mins 10:00 4 JULY 5 JULY 20:30 6 JULY 14:30 FULL PRICE R50 CONCESSIONS R40 WEBSITE www.marketlab.co.za

THE CITIZEN By the Gender Equity Unit, University of the Western Cape CAST Sesethu Mabongo, Simamkele Myeki, Asanda Makhaba, Asanda Geza, Zureal Malebaco DIRECTOR Qiqa Nkomo STAGE MANAGER Limpho Makapela The workshopped production The Citizen reflects on the journeys and experiences of different black women in their search for citizenship. The production, essentially a commentary on the national, regional and global developments of the recognition of citizenship, asks pertinent questions regarding the shaping and recognition of citizenship. What makes you a citizen? The elusiveness of inclusive citizenship for especially black women. It critiques the limitations of modern democracy and its notion of citizenship. The Citizen speaks about both physical and metaphorical border crossings through song, dance, poetry and other kinds of performance methods. Citizenship is not static it is dynamic and forever changing.

REHEARSAL ROOM LANGUAGE AGE DURATION 5 JULY 6 JULY 7 JULY FULL PRICE WEBSITE

English All ages 50mins 12:00 18:00 14:00 R50 CONCESSIONS R40 www.uwc.ac.za/GEU

I MPILO YA MANSI By the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University CAST Kuda Majonga, Shareez Klaasen & Courtney Mattheus DIRECTION & CHOREOGRAPHY Nicki-Ann Rayepen The project ‘The way of water’ is a collective, global, art performance. The performances, in different sea cities, will be documented with video and photos that will be shown in selected spaces as itinerant exhibitions internationally. This theatre project, I Mpilo Ya Mansi has been earmarked as another branch of this project, in order to use theatre and art, to reflect societal issues and create awareness around these. The medium of dance and movement will be employed to tell a story around this. The project of identity of the Khoisan people and their heritage within our country’s narrative is one that remains a current topic. This also now relates to awareness of the ocean’s eco system and over-fishing in our oceans. The Arts & Culture Department of NMMU recognises the different stakeholders within this project: the NMMU School of Architecture, Department of Arts and Culture, and Arts Faculty; AEON, Khoikoi people, Artec community, Hdlu Croatian Visual Artist Association, University of Zadar - School for Applied Art (Croatia); Univeristy Gaston Berger de Saint Louis - Sénégal and the University Luav of Venice (Italy).

GYMNASIUM LANGUAGE AGE

English All ages

DURATION 3 JULY 4 JULY 5 JULY FULL PRICE CONCESSIONS

1hr 10:00 20:30 12:00 R50 R40

ZENITH By the South African School for Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance (AFDA), Johannesburg CAST Kayla Ahmed, Simone Singh, Asali, Keenan Sherman LIGHTING DESIGN Conrad Durrell MUSIC Asali With heartfelt thanks for guidance and inspiration to Craig Higginson, Kamogelo Nche and Ursula Botha Four travelling artists in a young South Africa are united in an effort to not only tell the story of their separate lives and views of where they are, but also those that unite them. As a collective, they are tasked to write one collaborative play and as they do so, they encounter a world filled with narratives that come alive as they share their ideas on one typewriter. Their story becomes a tale filled with joy, sadness, music and laughter. These AFDA students come together again on stage after a successful staging of a Silenced Opera for their Graduation in 2016. Asali released her debut album in 2010 and has toured several festivals with her politically charged music.

MASONIC FRONT LANGUAGE English (KiSwahili, Afrikaans, Tsotsi Taal) AGE 16+ (L) DURATION 50mins 30 JUNE 10:00 1 JULY 18:00 2 JULY 14:00 R50 FULL PRICE CONCESSIONS R40

76 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AND MAMBA PRODUCTIONS PRESENT

MAMBA REPUBLIC Featuring Benjamin Voss & John van de Ruit DIRECTOR Mervyn McMurtry LIGHTING DESIGNER Michael Broderick SET DESIGNER Mervyn McMurtry

They’re back! Mamba Republic is a rapid-paced satirical sketchcomedy. Reuniting the talents of Ben Voss (Beauty Ramapelepele) and John van de Ruit (Spud), Mamba Republic takes a savagely funny look at all that is wrong, and very wrong, in the Rainbow Nation. “It is awesome to be back on stage with Johnny bringing our third Mamba show to life. Scripting it has been such a laugh, and we can’t wait to share it with the rest of the country!” an enthusiastic Voss stated. With their unique blend of sharp wit, hopeless optimism and clever characterisation, the duo sinks their fangs into the fiascos, farces and foibles of South African life. Whether it is their unique take on fees must fall, state capture, online dating, the economy, sport, technology, casual racism, an alternative national anthem, or even the most unusual football match in living memory, Mamba Republic will have you rolling in the aisles at the utter absurdity of life at the foot of Africa. Internationally acclaimed author, van de Ruit said, “Fellow Saffas, you are in for a treat! It has been said before that we, as South Africans, are really good at laughing at the state of our nation. We will be reminding audiences how much there is to laugh at ... and adding a bit of a ‘Mamba’ twist.” Mamba Republic follows in the footsteps of Green Mamba (2002) and Black Mamba (2005), which together racked up over 800 performances in five years, winning numerous awards and developing a cult following throughout Southern Africa.

Comedy



Full

 Victoria Theatre  English

R80

Concession

 1hr 15mins

June

R70

 12+ (M) Website: www.mambarepublic.co.za

July 01

16:00 20:00 20:00 20:00 16:00 20:00 16:00 20:00 20:00

77 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AND MICK PERRIN WORLDWIDE, IN ASSOCIATION WITH GLORIOUS MANAGEMENT, PRESENT

Globe-trotting laughter master Stephen K Amos arrives in South Africa with his new show World Famous, following a sellout world tour. In the last twelve months, Stephen has performed his unique brand of feel-good comedy all over England, Scotland, Wales, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Holland, Germany, Belgium, Greece, Spain, Australia, Tazmania, New Zealand, and the Seychelles. What did he find when he got there? People. People like you and me and some of them said the most ridiculous things. To his face!

“Amos returns from a global tour. Meta-funny” - Sunday Times “No one could possibly have left this feel good show without a beaming smile on their face” - The Herald “Stephen K Amos’s show has it all…laughs guaranteed…a great show” Herald Sun “Born to entertain” - The Guardian

As seen on UKTV’s Celebrity Storage Hunters and Alan Davies’ As Yet Untitled, BBC1’s Live At The Apollo and Have I Got News For You, and the third series of What Does The K Stand For? recently aired on BBC Radio 4.

“As his autobiographical sitcom plays out on Radio 4, Amos is officially becoming a national treasure. Expect more warm insight and spiky charm here.” - The Sunday Times

Comedy

 

Full

 Guy Butler Theatre  English

R150

Concession

R140

1hr 45mins (inc interval)

 14+ (LM) Website: www.stephenkamos.com

June 29

July 01

20:30 21:00

78 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AND ROB VAN VUUREN PRODUCTIONS PRESENT

Hosted by UUREN ROB VAN V

The 5th annual comedy gala show produced by Rob van Vuuren promises yet another belly-acing experience. Featuring a host of comedians from the Fringe and Arena performing on one stage for one night only. Don’t miss Loyiso Gola, Nik Rabinowitz, Tats Nkonzo, Louise Reay, Alan Committie, Mojak Lehoko, Prins and host Rob van Vuuren

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PRINS ‘Prins’, one of the hottest up and coming comedians in South Africa, won the 2016 Comics Choice Breakthrough Comic of the Year Award. Catch Prins in UNNECESSARY at the Scout Hall, 30 June to 6 July.

MOJAK LEHOKO

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LOYISO GOLA Loyiso Gola is best known as the host, co-producer and writer of the twice Emmy nominated satirical news show, Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola. See him in LOYISO GOLA IS UNLEARNING at Thomas Pringle Hall, 30 June to 8 July.

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 Guy Butler Theatre  English

R100

Concession

 1hr 30 mins  16+ (ML)

R90

June 29

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79 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL ARENA PROGRAMME AND BUSINESS AND ARTS SOUTH AFRICA (BASA), WITH SUPPORT FROM THE WORLD FRINGE ALLIANCE, PRESENT

THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL ARENA PROGRAMME AND BUSINESS AND ARTS SOUTH AFRICA (BASA), WITH SUPPORT FROM THE WORLD FRINGE ALLIANCE, PRESENT

POLICE COPS

LOUISE REAY: IT’S ONLY BIRDS

By The Pretend Men WINNER - ‘The Cape Town Fringe Best International Show 2016’   WINNER - ‘The Stage Award for Acting Excellence 2015’   WINNER - ‘Brighton Fringe Award for Excellence 2015’   WINNER - ‘VAULT Festival People’s Choice Award 2016’   CAST JIMMY JOHNSON Zachary Hunt Tom Roe HARRISON OFFICER MALLOY Nathan Parkinson

Winner, Adelaide Fringe Best Emerging Artist 2017 Nominee, Edinburgh Fringe Groundbreaker Award 2016 TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Thomas Beamont Comedy in Chinese for people who don’t speak any Chinese at all! Only 7% of communication is verbal, come and play with the other 93%! You’ll understand it, but you won’t know why! It’s only words, or is it? It’s only birds!

DRAMATURGE Nasi Voutsas Trail-blazing and Chinese speaking British comedian Louise Reay brings her language experiment in non-verbal communication to the National Arts Festival for the first time.

Returning from sell out runs at the Soho Theatre, London, and the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Pretend Men’s critically acclaimed, multi award winning comedy blockbuster returns once more for an action packed hour of adrenaline fuelled physical comedy, cinematic style and uncompromising facial hair.

“Louise Reay can legitimately claim to be unique”– The Independent “Truly fantastic, utterly out there” – Al Murray

PRESENT DAY (1976). Straight-laced rookie police cop, Jimmy Johnson, is out to avenge his brother’s death, and (with the help of his new partner) he’s got to go it alone! Teamed up with a disgraced, retired renegade named Harrison, the pair begin to unearth the soily secrets that the case holds. Police Cops is a cinematic joyride, speeding down Adventure Avenue in a souped-up squad car. Oh, and did I mention... the steering wheel is made out of guns.

Comedy

 Full



 R70

Victoria Theatre / *St Andrew’s Hall

Concession

 12+ (LVS)

R60



English

June 29

 Full



1hr

July 01

 The Hangar 70

Concession

 14+ (M)

R60

 55mins

Non-Verbal (Chinese)

June 06

12:00* 12:00* 12:00* 20:00 11:00 16:00 16:00 20:00 16:00 12:00 12:00 Website: www.thepretendmen.com

Comedy

July 01

12:00 19:00 17:30 16:00 22:00 12:00 19:00 10:30 Website: www.louisereay.com

PRODUCTIONS WHEN LION HAD WINGS (page 81) THE GRUFFALO (page 83) JAMES & THE GIANT PEACH (page 84) SPACE ROCKS (page 66) MAIMANE (page 66) INSTA-GRAMMAR (page 66) THE CALABASH CHILDREN (page 151) FLORENCE & WATSON & THE SUGAR BUSH MOUSE (page 151) GRANNY SUSAN INCREDIBLE (page 151) JITTERBUGS (page 153) THE NOSE (page 153) RAT RACE (page 153) THE SINGING CHAMELEON (page 154) SPELLBOUND (page 154) TAKING FLIGHT (page 154) WACKY WIZARD (page 154) ZINA AND THE SONGBIRD (page 154)

ACTIVITIES FUN @ NELM & NOMPUMELELO HALL Story Time – (Mon – Fri 10:30 & 15:30 at NELM & 12:00 at Nompumelelo Hall) Parenting talks (Mon – Fri 13:00 @ Nompumelelo Hall & 14:00 @ NELM) Creative Workshops for kids (dates & times vary) FESTIVALS WITHIN Children’s Arts Festival – www.childrensartsfestival.co.za Fingo Festival – www.fingofestival.co.za SUNDOWNERS @ THE MONUMENT – Daily at 5m STREET PARADE – Saturday 8 July and Sunday 9 July VILLAGE GREEN – kids play area – open 9am – 5pm daily Lots of other productions are family friendly – look out for the ~ ALL symbols on prooduction listings

For more info contact Kate or Kirsty: on 046 603 1103 Kirsty@nationalartsfestival.co.za Kate@nationalartsfestival.co.za

81 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AND THE JUNGLE THEATRE COMPANY PRESENT

WHEN LION HAD WINGS When Lion Had Wings is an ancient Khoi Khoi myth about overcoming fear to take back personal power and discover our talents. It uses daring stilt characterisations, animal masks, original music and Nama language to tell this traditional folktale. The characters are archetypal and the story is universal. The story starts in ancient times when all the animals lived in fear of Lion who could fly. However some tricky Frogs reveal that Lion’s magic is hidden beneath a pile of bones. The Frogs challenges Lion’s greed and lead the animals to discover their talents and restore the balance of nature. This cultural story of the Khoi Khoi is made accessible and cultivates a sense of common heritage and social cohesion. The production is designed with stilt costumes and half masks that speak to the combined animal and human characters from Khoisan mythology. Live music, composed for drums and voices, reflects a modern African interpretation of Khoisan music. This live unplugged soundscape builds mood and atmosphere and provides opportunities for musicians to guide the piece spontaneously during performance. The performers use a combination of English, Afrikaans, isiXhosa and Nama, a Khoi Khoi language. Jungle Theatre Company has developed a style of theatre that is based in clowning, draws from different cultures, is presentational, visual, musical, interactive, accessible, powerfully inhabits outdoor spaces and is ideal for a family audience. “The humour, honesty and talent that made Butterfly Dreams makes me excited to see what Jungle will cook up next for lucky South African audiences.” Kyla Davis, National Arts Festival 2016

CAST Ntombi Mkhasibe, Seiso Qhola, Athenkosi Dyantyi, Joce Engelbrecht, Kelly Spilhaus, Siyawandisa Badi and Vincent Meyburgh. DIRECTOR AND SCRIPT WRITER Vincent Meyburgh NAMA TRANSLATION Bradley Van Sitters STAGE MANAGER Asiphe Lili DESIGNER AND MASK MAKING Andy Jones CHOREOGRAPHY AND COMPOSITION Ntombi Mkhasibe, Seiso Qhola, Athenkosi Dyantyi, Joce Engelbrecht and Siyawandisa Badi

Family Fare, Public Art Free -

 No tickets required  35mins  All Ages Website: www.jungletheatre.co.za

 NELM / * Nombulelo Hall / **Drostdy Lawns  English, Afrikaans, isiXhosa, Nama June 29

July 01

11:00 ** 14:00 *15:00 12:00

This year Child Welfare SA Grahamstown celebrates its 100th year of serving and protecting the children in our community. Our centenary year is a very special one. The Grahamstown community has been and still is the backbone of our organisation. Child Welfare SA Grahamstown relies on the support from private individuals and business leaders for our continued operation and service to the community. Join Scifest Africa and Bad Apple Creative in supporting our worthy cause today by making a financial contribution. There are a number of way to support us: l l l

Monthly or Annual cash donations Consider volunteering to help us raise funds or to join our service Donation of items for distribution: clothing, toys or salable items of value

Contact us: T: 046 636 1355 F: 046 636 1366 E: childwelfareght@telkomsa.net W: www.childwelfaregrahamstown.org.za l Coles Lane, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa

JOIN US IN SUPPORTING CHILD WELFARE In acknowledging the importance of the Grahamstown Child Welfare’s work and their dependence on the goodwill of the community at large, the National Arts Festival offers you the opportunity to donate to the charity when you purchase your Festival tickets. You are welcome to donate as little as R1 or as much as R100 or more – every cent counts! Look out for the special parenting and education talks happening at NELM and at the Child Welfare Community Centre in Joza, Nompomelelo Hall, and don’t forget to take your children to the free story time hours at these venues. Stories will be read by actors coming to the Festival, teachers and other moms and dads – and we promise they’ll be fun! Please support the Grahamstown Child Welfare in the incredibly important work they do.

Congratulations on your 100th birthday!

83 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL PRESENTS TALL STORIES’ WEST END MUSICAL ADAPTATION OF THE AWARD-WINNING PICTURE BOOK BY JULIA DONALDSON AND AXEL SCHEFFLER

Written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler in 1999, The Gruffalo is a worldwide phenomenon, having sold over 13 million copies in 75 editions worldwide. The stage production brings the Gruffalo characters to life, taking you on a wondrous adventure into the deep, dark woods. The show, with an all-Grahamstown cast, premiered in Cape Town in September 2016 playing to packed houses and selling out 6 of its 11 performances. Directed by award winning director, Tara Notcutt, the South African version of The Gruffalo features all the characters, songs and storyline from the smash hit West End production, with a uniquely local feel.

“MONSTROUS FUN!” – Daily Mail UK “SCREECHES OF JOY...” – thecritter.co.za

The ensemble cast comprises Nombasa Ngoqo, Sisonke Yafele, Ayanda Nondlwana and Mandisi Heshu, who will be familiar to Festival regulars through their performances in the award winning Fringe productions, Waterline and Falling off the Horn.

“A PLEASURE TO BEHOLD… AN ENCHANTING PRODUCTION” – Theatre Scene Cape Town

Photo by Nardus Engelbrecht

COMPANY Nombasa Ngoqo, Sisonke Yafele, Ayanda Nondlwana & Mandisi Heshu DIRECTOR Tara Notcutt TECHNICAL DIRECTION Nicci Spalding CHOREOGRAPHY Cleo Notcutt MUSICAL DIRECTION Gareth Walwyn DESIGN EXECUTION Illka Louw STAGE MANAGER Tanya Brown

ORIGINAL UK CREATIVE TEAM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Toby Mitchell ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Olivia Jacobs PRODUCER Lucy Wood SET AND COSTUME DESIGN Isla Shaw COSTUME SUPERVISOR Lisa Aitken

THE GRUFFALO © JULIA DONALDSON AND AXEL SCHEFFLER 1999 – MACMILLAN CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Family Fare

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Full

 Noluthando Hall  English

R60

Concession

R50

 55mins  All Ages Website: www.gruffalolive.co.za

June 29

July 01

11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 15:00 11:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 11:00 15:00 11:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 11:00

84 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL STUDENT THEATRE PROGRAMME AND UJ ARTS & CULTURE (A DIVISION OF FADA) PRESENT

JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH

THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA FOUNDATION PRESENTS THE

NATIONAL YOUTH WIND ORCHESTRA’S

CHILDREN’S CONCERT

Conducted by David Scarr

By Roald Dahl ADAPTED FOR THE STAGE BY DAVID WOOD JAMES TROTTER Musa Mboweni OLD-GREEN GRASSHOPPER Phumelelokuhle Ngidi MISS SPIDER Nkosazana Nkosi CENTIPEDE Mandisa Shange LADYBIRD Nonjabulo Kandawire EARTHWORM Joshua Brady AUNT SPONGE Ntokozo Dhlamini AUNT SPIKER Karabo Thosa PUPPETEERS/ACTORS Denilson Maina, Andile Kopele, Thama Khomunala and Refiloe Khumalo DIRECTOR Alby Michaels PRODUCTION DESIGN Alby Michaels and Cammie Behrens PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Fumani Mabogoane DIRECTOR IN TRAINING Ayanda Bulose Roald Dahl’s most poignantly quirky stories James and the Giant Peach is brought to life with elaborate soundscapes, colourful costumes, physical theatre, shadow puppetry and puppets. James is orphaned and consequently sent to live with his two cruel aunts. One day an old man appears and offers James a packet of magical green objects. Excited he runs to the house but trips and the magical green objects burrow into the ground. Incredibly upset he resumes his chores - when all pandemonium breaks loose. The source of the commotion: a peach has begun to grow on a previously barren peach tree. The peach grows larger until it is bigger than the aunts’ entire house. One night James sneaks out of the house to visit the peach and sees a hole at the bottom and begins to crawl through. He eventually enters the hollow peach pit at the centre where he meets an odd assortment of creatures: Miss Spider, Centipede, Earthworm, Old-Green-Grasshopper and others. James and his new companions cut the peach away from its tree and the peach begins to roll… and so begins a whirlwind of adventure.

Family Fare, Student Theatre

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Full

 1hr 5mins  All Ages

Family Fare, Music

 English

R60

Concession

 Memory Hall / *Nompumelelo Hall, Joza

R50

 Fountain Foyer

 FREE

June 29

The Children’s Concert is a great way to introduce your children to music and the orchestra with a relaxed and interactive concert of popular classics and South African favourites - meet the musicians in the National Youth Wind Orchestra, and meet a few instruments you might (or might not!) be familiar with, too!. The programme will be varied and engaging for children of all ages.

July 01

14:00 *10:00 14:00 14:00 14:00

 06

 All Ages  1 hr

English

June 29

July 01

13:00 Website: www.sanyo.org.za

86 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL PRESENTS THE

8TH ANNUAL STREET PARADE

Eight is an auspicious number. The numeral purportedly balances material and immaterial worlds (i.e. the seen and the unseen). An increase in energy and focus, a sense of “can do,” and enhanced self-confidence is what this number signifies in numerology. All of which sounds exceedingly appropriate for the vibrant and colourful spectacle of sight, rainbow colour, and hypnotic sound which the Festival team have planned for this year’s edition of the Festival’s much-loved STREET PARADE which incidentally turns an awesome eight this year!

Street Parade

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Full

Festinos can look forward to phenomenal giant puppets and stilt-walkers, characters from Jungle Theatre’s When Lion Had Wings, marching bands and street dancers in a spectacular procession that will take to the streets of Grahamstown in a jubilant celebration to bring down the curtain on yet another 11 Days of Amazing!

Routes for the Street Parade will be published online and in the Festival Update brochure.

 Routes to be announced

FREE

Concession

 1h 30mins  All Ages

FREE

June 29

July 01

11:00 12:00

AS A PROUD SPONSOR OF THE 2017 NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL, CITY PRESS APPLAUDS ALL THOSE INVOLVED IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN ARTS INDUSTRY

88 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL PRESENTS

THE 2017 STANDARD BANK YOUNG ARTIST FOR DANCE

THANDAZILE RADEBE’S SABELA Our names They carry signs and symbols, words and phrases, times and places, events and history They stand behind our families, our faces, our songs, our script and paintings They are makers of our circle of life They are the ones we go look for They are the ones we come back to They walk the deserts, woods, oceans, cities on our behalf They have a potential to guide (uMelusi), to concur (uNqobile), to heal (uSphilile), to educate (Thuto) to inspire (Kgothatso) They are a thread that connects the realm of the living, the dead and the yet to be born They are a liminal threshold where the past, present and future collides They are the ones we pray and praise Igama lami ngingu Thandazile Wena ungubani Igama lakho “SABELA”

DANCERS Thandazile Radebe Phumlani Nyanga (courtesy of Vuyani Dance Theatre) Thabo Kobeli MUSICIANS Matthew McFarlane Tlale Makhene

Sabela is an African contemporary dance piece inspired by our names as human beings. What they mean to us, how they carry us and how we carry them as we journey in life. Sabela seeks to encourage consciousness of one’s rightful existence in the space of life no matter where you are or who you are... It seeks to reaffirm that in us lies an answer for why we are here. Sabela seeks to instil hope in the modern world by reminding people about the truth that might be placed like an unknown candle burning under their beds:

CHOREOGRAPHER Thandazile Radebe DRAMATURG AND MUSICAL DIRECTOR Nhlanhla Mahlangu LIGHTING AND SET DESIGNER Wilhelm Disbergen COSTUME AND PROP DESIGNER Noluthando Lobese Moropa STAGE MANAGER Dimakatso Motholo PRODUCTION COMPANY Song and Dance Works

Dance



Full

We ourselves – “the light of the world...” We ourselves – “the bread of life...” We ourselves – “the way, the truth and the life” - all reduced to ID Numbers, Student Numbers, Employee Numbers, Prison Numbers, Patient Numbers, Force Numbers, Military Service Numbers, Finger Prints, Bar Codes and Biometrics. For biographical detail on Thandazile Radebe, please see the Standard Bank Young Artist pages at the front of this Programme

 Rhodes Theatre  English (SA languages)

R80

Concession

 1h 05mins

R70

June 29

 All Ages Website: www.songanddanceworks.com

July 01

14:00 20:00 12:00 18:00 20:00

89 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AND THE FORGOTTEN ANGLE THEATRE COLLABORATIVE PRESENT THE WORLD PREMIERE OF

WITH NOTHING BUT SILENCE THEY TURNED THEIR BODIES TO FACE THE NOISE CAST Shawn Mothupi Lorin Sookool Francesca Matthys

Nicholas Aphane Nomfundo Hlongwa PJ Sabbagha

CHOREOGRAPHY PJ Sabbagha and Athena Mazarakis in collaboration with the company MUSIC/SOUND SCORE COMPOSITION AND PERFORMANCE: Nicholas Aphane DESIGN Sasha Ehlers TECHNICAL MANAGER AND LIGHTING DESIGN Thabo Pule

“...Noise” is a response to the historically dense present: a socio-political moment that is laden with the compacting of intercepting, unresolved and recurring patterns of oppression. In this world premier of “... Noise”, ‘bodies’ emerge at the centre of this historically charged present. The interplay of live performing bodies, the dialogue and production of sound, and the placing of this “dance-theatre” work in a design environment that evokes the ‘slow rhythms of growth and decay’ around us, becomes the basis of a work that tackles the volatility of the imploding present. “…Noise” brings into sharp focus the ever-present realities of environmental degradation, climate change and an immediate future in which the environment we occupy is an active agent in amplifying the violently imploding present. Produced by The Forgotten Angle Theatre Collaborative & Ebhudlweni Arts Center Mpumalanga Created in Residence at Ebhudlweni Arts center, Rural Mpumalanga Funded in Part by The National Lottery Commission of South Africa (NLCSA) Photograph: Nomfundo Hlongwa in Forest Dance by PJ Sabbagha and FATC at My Body My Space Rural Arts and Culture Festival 2017 © CHRISTO DOHERTY

Dance / Dance Theatre



Full

 Non-Verbal

R80

Concession

 50 mins  PG (NFC)

 Great Hall

R70

June 29

July 01

20:00 12:00 18:00 12:00

90 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AND THE DANCE FACTORY PRESENT

DADA MASILO’S GISELLE CAST Dada Masilo, Khaya Ndlovu, Nadine Buys, Zandile Constable, Ipeleng Merafe, Liyabuya Gongo, Kyle Rossouw, Llewellyn Mnguni, Tshepo Zasekhaya, Thabani Ntuli, Thami Majela, Thami Tshabalala CHOREOGRAPHY Dada Masilo DRAWINGS William Kentridge MUSIC Philip Miller With additional support from the SAMRO Foundation Suzette le Sueur

LIGHTING

This is Masilo’s fourth reinterpretation of a great classic to make its South African debut at the National Arts Festival: Romeo and Juliet (2008, Standard Bank Young Artist for Dance), Carmen (2009) and Swan Lake (2010). The (traditional) ballet is about a peasant girl named Giselle, who dies of a broken heart after discovering that her lover is betrothed to another. The Wilis, a group of supernatural women who dance men to death, summon Giselle from her grave. They target her lover for death, but Giselle’s love frees him from their grasp. In Masilo’s version Myrtha, Queen of the Wilis, is a Sangoma. The Wilis are spirits/ ancestors who literally call Giselle to join them. They are not a group of sweet, sad girls, but rather something more terrifying.... They have been had. They are heartbroken. And they want revenge. Their spirits can only be free if they bring about the deaths of those who wronged them. Giselle does not forgive. After her revenge, she is released from the mortal world and she too can be free. Masilo says, “It is a big challenge to revise yet another classic without repeating myself. I aim to create a work that is not about forgiveness, but about deceit, betrayal, anger and heartbreak. I strive to create new movement vocabulary and to push myself in terms of story telling. In the traditional ballet, there is a clear narrative, but the characters are rather two-dimensional. The emphasis is on the steps, rather than on the unique psychologies of the protagonists: Albrecht and Hilarion seem just there to support the female lead and (in some versions) Giselle’s mad scene relies mainly on messy hair.... I want to go much deeper and most importantly, to create Wilis that are really vicious.” Co-commissioned by The Joyce Theater (New York), Hopkins Center (Dartmouth College, New Hampshire), La Biennale de la Danse de Lyon 2018 and Sadler’s Wells (London) Photos by Rob Mills

Dance



Full

 Rhodes Theatre  1h 30mins (15mins interval)

R120

Concession

 English  14+ (MLN)

R110

June 29

July 01

12:00 18:00 14:00 20:00 18:00

91 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AND THE JOHANNESBURG YOUTH BALLET PRESENT

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – THE BALLET CHOREOGRAPHY Mark Hawkins REHEARSAL ASSISTANT Mary-Ann Mottram MUSIC Felix Mendelssohn ORIGINAL SET & COSTUME DESIGN Andrew Botha LIGHTING DESIGN Nicholas Michaletos SET & PROP CO-ORDINATION Stan Knight of Knight Scene COSTUME CONSTRUCTION Cassandra Parsons HEADDRESS CONSTRUCTION Laura Cameron PROJECTIONS Andrew Botha CHAIRPERSON – JOHANNESBURG YOUTH BALLET Jean Beckley ARTISTIC DIRECTOR – JOHANNESBURG YOUTH BALLET Mark Hawkins

Mark Hawkins’s delightfully zany reimagining of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, danced to the Mendelssohn score, is the perfect choice to celebrate the Johannesburg Youth Ballet’s 40th anniversary. Known for his innovative and pioneering work, Festival audiences will remember Hawkins’s Hansel and Gretel in 2013. His A Midsummer Night’s Dream moves from a contemporary world of car guards and taxis to the most imaginative fantasy world of psychedelic neon fairies who appear and disappear magically into a plastic bubble wrap forest, where confused lovers and feuding fairy royalty dance their dream and wake resolved with their love intact, for love makes fools of everyone.

Fairy King and Queen and their elves; and a group of amateur actors attempting to stage a production of ‘Pyramus and Thisby’ for the wedding of the Duke of Athens. Hermia is in love with Lysander, but her father wants her to marry Demetrius. To escape the arranged marriage, she and Lysander elope into the woods. Demetrius follows them, and he is pursued by Helena, who nurses an unrequited passion for him. A love quadrangle develops among the young lovers when mischievous Puck plays Cupid. “The course of true love never did run smooth,” says Lysander. Meanwhile, a group of amateur actors rehearse in the woods, and soon all find their lives changed by the doings of Oberon and Titania, the warring king and queen of the fairies. Magic, action, love and humour are the ingredients for this unforgettable spell.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream deals with the universal theme of love and its complications: lust, disappointment, confusion, marriage. The plot focuses on three parallel stories: the trials and experiences of two sets of lovers camping in a magical forest; the world of the

Dance

 Non-verbal  50mins  All Ages Website: www.jyb.co.za

The JYB is a grateful recipient of National Arts Council Company Funding (2016 - 2018)

 Guy Butler Theatre  Full R110, R100, R90 Concession June 29

R95, R85, R75

July 01

11:00 19:00 11:00 15:00

92 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL PRESENTS

VINCENT SEKWATI KOKO MANTSOE’S

KONKORITI

‘A State of Being’, a tireless pursuit for self-righteousness’, a fine line of I, a last breath before the fall and rise. A monstrous silence of waves beating the shore, leaving humming tunes. Inspired by the physicality, spirituality, power, pride of a ‘person’.

ARTISTIC TEAM Vincent Sekwati Koko Mantsoe and Wesley Maherry

Fall, rise, gasp for the last breath. Charge for factory, Pride I, I am… He/she is thunder/storm, a wave of breath trying to escape his presence, like a poison striking in silence. Rigid like a tree trunk; self-confidence. Fear to others can be communicated in many forms, - like animals producing specific sounds - through body language: a King standing there without any words, his eyes penetrating, saying fear me, respect me, obey me, I am, I am. Like a snake showing weakness, playing dead and striking when least expected. And nothing exists except him/her. A power of a symphonic I, pushing and waving its path, in total control. Like many before him/her, he/she falls and rises like a phoenix with pride. This is KonKoriti: ‘self-praise, self-I, self righteousness’.

Dance/ Dance Theatre



Full

 English

R80

Concession

 55 min

 Great Hall June

R70

 All Ages Website: www.vincent-mantsoe.org

July 01

20:00 12:00 18:00 11:00

93 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL PRESENTS

BREAKING BORDERS Produced by Dance Forum and Unmute Dance Company in collaboration with Tumbuka Dance Company CAST Nadine Mckenzie, Rae Classen, Carlton Zhanelo, Stanley Wasili, Alexia Matabo and Zamakulungisa Sonjica CHOREOGRAPHERS McIntosh Jerahuni and Yaseen Manuel PRODUCTION MANAGER Themba Mbuli Touched by the unthinkable acts of Xenophobia happening in this country, these artists have reached out to each other with the intention of breaking the borders between their countries, to connect and look at the future together. The work starts with the question, “Who am I as an African person?” Breaking Borders was created in residency at the Dance Space, Johannesburg and is a collaboration between Unmute Dance Company (Cape Town) and Tumbuka Dance Company (Harare).

Dance/ Dance Theatre



Full

 Non-verbal

R80

Concession

 55mins  All Ages

 Great Hall

R70

June 29

July 01

20:00 12:00 18:00 12:00

Website: www.danceforumsouthafrica.co.za; www.unmutedance.co.za

94 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL ARENA PROGRAMME AND BUSINESS AND ARTS SOUTH AFRICA (BASA) PRESENTS PHAKAMA DANCE THEATRE’S

THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL STUDENT THEATRE PROGRAMME PRESENTS

...ON THE LINE

CAST Nkanyiso Kunene, Sandile Mkhize, Kristi-Leigh Gresse

by the Oakfields College Faculty of Dance and Musical Theatre

DIRECTOR Leagan Peffer CHOREOGRAPHER Sandile Mkhize

4 is an experimental platform for acclaimed choreographers, Ignatius van Heerden (FNB Vita Award winner 2002), Gladys Agulhas (first prize recipient of the Department of Arts and Culture ‘Mosadi Wa Konokono’ - Woman of Substance National Award 2007), Bailey Snyman (2012 Standard Bank Young Artist Award winner for Dance) and Sunnyboy Motau (winner of the ImpACT Award for Dance 2016), to create original works through a collaboration and mentorship process with the senior Oakfields College dance students, using Antonio Vivaldi’s classic composition, The Four Seasons as the point of departure.

Out of the dark and into the light. The unseen queue of hope, prosperity, promises and the agony that comes with it. This work engages with self-discovery, lost dreams, new avenues, and fear of the unknown. The moment when you see the person next to you going through unbearable pain, yet you sit helpless and all that you can hold onto is the hope of that little voice inside that may try to convince you that everything will be all right. Sometimes you find yourself forced into uncomfortable situations alongside strangers in the line of misery and pain and they inspire you to be a better person by simply sharing their life experience with you. Phakama Dance Theatre is grateful to The Playhouse Company for their support and guidance and to Li Joshua for design and marketing

Dance

 Great Hall

 Full



R70

Concession

 PG (M)

R60



English

June 29

Dance

 Full



50mins

July 01

 Centenary Hall R70

Concession

 50mins

June 06

July 01

14:00 12:00 20:00 16:00 Website: www.kzndanceproductions.com

 All Ages

R63

Non-verbal (English)

10:00 14:00 16:00 20:00 18:00 Website: www.oakfieldscollege.co.za

95 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL PRESENTS

THE 2017 STANDARD BANK YOUNG ARTIST FOR PERFORMANCE ART DINEO SESHEE BOPAPE’S

SA KOŠA KE LEROLE

The Polokwane Chorale Society, which was previously called Seshego Chorale Society, is based in Polokwane, Limpopo Province. It has been in existence since 1977 – the first and longest living adult choir in the Limpopo region. In the past 30 years, the choir has been able to establish itself as a major choral group locally and a force to be reckoned with nationally. The choir is an honoured feature at social events such as funerals, weddings, graduations, private functions and larger public interventions, such as Walter Sisulu’s and Peter Mokaba’s funerals. Having now down-sized to 20 members, the choir no longer competes, but has left a legacy of having excelled in choir festivals nationally and internationally. This work is a travelling museum that celebrates the contribution of chorale music to the rich cultural history of South Africa. Dineo says, “Having grown up with chorale music in both ears, as my father was in the choir and my mother a conductor and director for many years, it evokes my first ideas of positive representation while acting as a nostalgic memory of a community held within the music.” The work consists of a series of memorabilia, reflections, music videos and collage. The exhibition will be open to the public throughout the Festival and audiences can also attend one of the three art walkabouts in the company of the artist or her nominated representative.

CREDITS Lekgetho Makola Remofiloe Mogashoa Hlologelo Molokomme

Performance Art / Visual Art



Exhibition



Free – no ticket required

Walkabout R40

 Sepedi, English



Exhibition

Daily 09:00 to 17:00

Walkabout 50 mins

June 29

 All ages

Gallery in the Round, Monument

July 01

14:00 14:00 12:00

96 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AND KHANYISILE MBONGWA PRESENT

UMNIKELO OSHISIWE – IBANDLA LOMLINDO DIRECTED BY Khanyisile Mbongwa FEATURING Mandla Mlangeni

A sacrifice, a cleansing, a purification. I have no bull, sheep, goat or pigeons to offer as the sacrificial animal demanded by God. So I offer this Black (human) body as the ULTIMATE sacrifice – for cleansing and purification that will appease Whiteness. Jesus, the ultimate sacrifice – was not enough... now I am offering the self as a sacrifice.

Biblically the ritual of ‘offerings’, can also only be performed by men. Yet Black women still describe themselves in the image of Christ even if racism and sexism denies them that dignity. For missionaries, women were the key to converting into civilised Christian societies; missionary religion therefore places the Black female body as the ultimate ‘other’ – the ‘other’ by virtue becomes the indigenous second sex.

Within the historical context of the Christian religion, the Black body has always been a site of contestation. Fanon writes “the world rejects me on the basis of colour prejudice” - Black is also rejected biblically with the story of Cush. The Black female body is doubley subjugated.

In the wake of sacrifice, cleansing and purification - there is waiting and mourning: We wait for liberation whilst we mourn those who went to exile. We wait for freedom while we mourn those who disappeared without a trace. And we wait and mourn the future all at once – being nostalgic about the unknown.

11. A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. 12. I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet. 13. For Adam was formed first, then Eve. 14. And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner. (1 Timothy 2, v11 – 14).

Performance Art



Full

 45mins

The Studio Gallery, Rhodes Fine Art Department

 English

R80

Concession

 16+M



This work explores the nuanced and complex relationship between waiting and mourning: To wait is to stay where one is, to be left until a later time, to defer until a person’s arrival, or remain in readiness for a purpose. To mourn is to feel or show sorrow for death, feel regret or sadness about loss or disappearance of someone, to grieve or lament for the dead.

R70

June 29

July 01

16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00

97 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AND SETHEMBILE MSEZANE PRESENT

EXCERPTS FROM THE PAST WITH Nolwazi-Sethembile Msezane PRODUCER Sethembile Msezane SOUND Gerald Machona Excerpts from the past are reincarnated in a performance that brings current conversations of land in relation to the colonial quest of Africa. In this performance associations of belonging, dislocation, displacement and claim to (African) land is narrated through a (sound) clip of the 1986 television show Shaka Zulu. While men have historically dominated these conversations, women have had some influence and involvement within these tensions. Looking back into the past this performance will bring together these dichotomies in the present.

Performance Art



Full



 English, Zulu

R80

Concession

 20 mins

The Studio Gallery, Rhodes Fine Art Deptartment

R70

June 29

 All Ages Website: www.sethembile-msezane.com

July 01

16:00

98 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AND PRO HELVETIA PRESENT A DOUBLE BILL OF CIE. PHILIPPE SAIRE’S NEONS AND VACUUM

NEONS

NEONS Never Ever, Oh! Noisy Shadows A choreography for two dancers, with LED ticker displays and neon lights as the only light source, NEONS Never Ever, Oh! Noisy Shadows deals with intimacy and separation, and verges on visual arts, following in the steps of 2011’s Black Out.

CREDITS: NEONS & VACUUM CONCEPT AND CHOREOGRAPHY Philippe Saire CHOREOGRAPHY IN COLLABORATION WITH DANCERS Philippe Chosson and Pep Garrigues DANCERS ON TOUR Philippe Chosson, Gyula Csperepes, Pep Garrigues, Lazare Huet SOUND DESIGN Stéphane Vecchione, Pierre-Yves Borgeaud PHOTOGRAPHY & GRAPHIC DESIGN Philippe Weissbrodt

NEONS tells the story of two men about whom we know nothing, but who are going through a difficult time in their relationship. The action is refined, intense and at times, full of contained violence. Performed to a soundtrack featuring Maria Callas, the striking choreography strives on contrasts: power and intimacy, distance and violence, commitment and irony. The piece is the second of an ongoing series called Dispositifs in which a visual concept starts the creation process. Here, the LED ticker displays and neon lights serve as the light source, décor and subtext to the performance, while the neon lights produce unexpected nuances of grey and delineate the stage in the halflight.

“… the initial cheerfulness gives way to morbid nonsense. This feeling becomes even more vivid at the end of the performance, when artificial fog starts enveloping the stage in a cloud of vapor, until it is reduced to a luminous red cloud. This final image is of rare beauty. … the choreography shows an unparalleled sense of artistic intelligence.” – Isabelle Jakob, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zürich

ADDITIONAL CREDITS - NEONS TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Vincent Scalbert STAGE DEVICE REALIZATION Léo Piccirelli CONSTRUCTION COORDINATOR Antoine Friderici CONSTRUCTION Cédric Berthoud STAGE MANAGEMENT Mickaël Henrotay Delaunay (Neons) Bastien Aubert, Mickaël Henrotay Delaunay, Vincent Scalbert (Vacuum) PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Constance von Braun MUSIC Francesco Cilea, Adriana Lecouvreur : « Poveri Fiori », performed by Maria Callas

NEONS gets the support of: Ville de Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Pro Helvetia - Fondation suisse pour la culture, Fondation de Famille Sandoz, Loterie Romande, Corodis Cie Philippe Saire is in permanent residency at Théâtre Sévelin 36, Lausanne.

VACUUM Vacuum generates impossible images and fantastic paintings, an interplay of bodies appearing and disappearing between black holes and dazzling lights.

and NEONS (2014), Vacuum explores a new aspect of our sensory perception through an optical illusion created with two neon tubes.

This duo is the third part in the Dispositifs series in convergence with visual arts. After Black Out (2011)

In Black Out, the movements of the dancers drew shapes in some black substance on stage while the audience watched

Coproduction: Théâtre National de Chaillot (Paris), La Bâtie-Festival de Genève

from above. NEONS then staged a couple dancing in a world of lights and shadows. Now, with this third piece, Saire explores further the visual perception of movement. The result is lyrical and inspiring, as it moves forward through the history of art, from Renaissance paintings to photographic development.

ADDITIONAL CREDITS - VACUUM DRAMATIST Roberto Fratini Serafide Isa Boucharlat COSTUMES TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Yann Serez (creation), Vincent Scalbert (tour) STAGE MANAGEMENT Mickaël Henrotay Delaunay TECHNICIANS Léo Piccirelli, Théo Serez

Vacuum support & partners: Ville de Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council, Loterie Romande, Fondation de Famille Sandoz, Corodis, Le Romandie Rock Club, la Ménagerie de Verre dans le cadre du Studiolab

MUSIC What Power Art Thou, drawn from Henry Purcell’s King Arthur, performed by Fink and the Concertgebouw Orchestra, Ninja Tune, 2013

Cie Philippe Saire is in permanent residency at Théâtre Sévelin 36, Lausanne

Photos of both NEONS and Vacuum are © Philippe Weissbrodt

Performance Art



Full

 Rhodes Box Theatre  1hr 25 min (20min interval)

R90

Concession

R80

 Non-verbal (English)  PG (N) Website: www.philippesaire.ch

June 29

20:00 18:00

July 01

101 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL ARENA PROGRAMME AND BUSINESS AND ARTS SOUTH AFRICA (BASA) PRESENT A CO-PRODUCTION BY UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG ARTS & CULTURE AND TANZFABRIK BERLIN OF AFRIARTIK’S

THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL ARENA PROGRAMME AND BUSINESS AND ARTS SOUTH AFRICA (BASA), PRESENT ALAN PARKER’S

GHOSTDANCE FOR ONE

DOWN TO EARTH Down To Earth is a whirling dance of constructed identities shaped by increasingly complex constellations that go beyond the universal social interrogation of ‘where are you from?’ and ‘what do you do?’. Existing examples of socially coded dance, music and cultural artefacts collide until alien identities are born and shattered on stage, drawing on the human body as a projection canvas. What agency do we really have in rupturing our identities? Kieron Jina (South Africa) & Marc Philipp Gabriel (Germany) have worked together since 2013. Sound composer Yogin Sullaphen (South Africa) joins them in his production. CHOREOGRAPHERS & PERFORMANCE ARTISTS Kieron Jina (South Africa) & Marc Philipp Gabriel (Germany) MUSIC & SOUND COMPOSER Yogin Sullaphen (South Africa) LIGHTING Gretchen Blegen (USA/Germany) DESIGN & SET Marie Fricout (France/ South Africa) Set Assistance Liselotte Singer (France/ Germany)

“When you are down to earth, don’t forget to look at what’s up in the sky!” - (someone wise)

CHOREOGRAPHER & PERFORMER Alan Parker SOUND DESIGN Shaun Acker DIGITAL ART Rat Western SCENOGRAPHY Gavin Krastin

Ghostdance for one is the third instalment in Alan Parker’s highly acclaimed ‘Archive Trilogy’ - a series of solo performances interrogating the interplay between performance and the archive. Following the Standard Bank Ovation Award winning productions Detritus for one (2015) and Sacre for one (2016), Ghostdance for one unearths the intimate relationship between dance and the dead by positioning the performing body as both a medium for, and dance partner to, the ghosts of the past.

For Coloured Girls...

For: Sacre for one

Performance Art

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Performance Art

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Non-verbal

June 29

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60mins

July 01

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English

June 06

14:00 14:00 12:00 18:00 20:00 Website: www.kieronjina.com

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For: Detritus for one

July 01

19:00 19:00 19:00 19:00 19:00

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SABAMNYE noMENDI Centenary Commemoration Conceptualised and curated by Mandla Mbothwe CAST Owen Manamela Mogane, Thando Doni, Buhlebezwe Siwani, Chuma Sopotela, Koleka Putuma, Lulamile Bongo Nikani, Faniswa Yisa, Bongile Mantsai (TBC)

Sabamnye noMendi Centenary Commemoration is a creative interdisciplinary and multimedia interpretation of the sinking of the SS Mendi. This evocative live performance conceptualised and curated by Mandla Mbothwe, goes beyond the theatre walls and into the public space to investigate and creatively interpret SEK Mqhayi’s poem about the sinking of SS Mendi just off the Isle of Wight in 1917, a tragedy in which more than 600 black South African troops drowned.

CO-CURATOR Thando Doni CO-CREATORS Buhlebezwe Siwani and Chuma Sopotela CHOREOGRAPHERS Owen Manamela Mogane and Theo Ndindwa MUSICAL DIRECTION Bongile Mantsai MULTIMEDIA DESIGN Sanjin Muftic COSTUME DESIGN Leigh Bishops SET DESIGN Nicolas Mayer PICTORIAL EXPRESSIONS Rob Keith

In songs, dance, pictures, film and multimedia the audience are encountered by the journey that takes them through times, spaces and recaptured memories to repossess the timeless, undefined period of the story. It is the past yearning to be present, performing the pocking of the past, and battling with the memory. Through metaphorical gestures and physical images, through sounds of call and response, songs of fear and defiance, dance drills, film interpretation and pictorial narrations, we are told the story of those men who took off their boots and shouted the war cries, and disappeared in the dark, icy waters. It is a creative representation of the men who became one with the SS Mendi. This artistic interpretation also represents the complexities of this common narrative. In their performance, they swallowed their war cries, their heartbeat came from their dance, and their bellies were filled by their clan names. But the men on the SS Mendi are the thirsty soul of the salty waters. Their names are stuck in their throats, they want to vomit them out, back to the land, but only the living can call on them to do that, when they seek to recover the names of their loved ones. They are the men or ancestors of water and land. They are the mud of the past ready to be moulded to the future. This production is supported by the University of Cape Town, Mbothwe & Doni Collectives, Centre for the African Studies and Abantu beMendi Exhibition

Performance Art

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 Ornee Cottage, Botanical Gardens  Non-verbal

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Concession

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R70

June 29

July 01

18:00 18:00 11:00 18:00

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THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AND THE MENDI CENTENARY COMMITTEE WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE CENTRE FOR AFRICAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN PRESENT

ABANTU BEMENDI ARTISTS Buhlebezwe Siwani Mandla Mbothwe Hilary Graham

CURATORIAL TEAM Prof. Lungisile Ntsebeza Nkululeko Mabandla Paul Weinberg Dr. Lucy Graham Dr. June Bam-Hutchison Dr. Hugh Macmillan

was rammed by a merchant ship, the Darro, which was travelling at a high speed.

This multidisciplinary exhibition commemorates, in 2017, the centenary of the sinking of the SS Mendi, a ship carrying black South African troops to the Western Front during the First World War. The story of the Mendi has been immortalised in poetry, most notably in Ukutshona kukaMendi, by S.E.K. Mqhayi. Recognising the role the people of the Mendi played in a broader struggle for land, human rights and dignity in South Africa, the exhibition references the struggle against the Natives Land Act of 1913 as a reason why these men left their homes in rural South Africa to contribute to the war effort. The Mendi left Cape Town in January 1917 carrying 823 passengers, most of whom were members of the South African Native Labour Contingent. On the fateful morning of 21 February 1917, in heavy fog and before she reached France, the Mendi

The sinking of the SS Mendi was arguably South Africa’s greatest military disaster, as more than 600 men lost their lives in a time of war, in approximately 20 minutes. The exhibition comprises major works by three artists, rare photographs and documents, poetry, underwater footage of the Mendi wreck, and footage of the ceremony at sea that paid tribute to the families of the men who died in the sinking of the Mendi. While the Department of Defence and the Department of Military Veterans have been commemorating the sinking of the Mendi from a military perspective in 2017, this exhibition wishes to explore the rich and complex meanings that the Mendi story has acquired through the arts. Funders: Department of Arts and Culture; Centre for African Studies and the Centre for African Studies Gallery (University of Cape Town); French Consulate General, South Africa. Curated by the Mendi Centenary Committee: Prof. Lungisile Ntsebeza, Nkululeko Mabandla, Paul Weinberg, Dr. Lucy Graham, Dr. June Bam-Hutchison, Dr. Hugh Macmillan

Visual Art

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Free - No tickets required

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Grahamstown Gallery, Albany Museum

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All ages

Website: www.africanstudies.uct.ac.za/cas/features/2016/mendi

 Daily 09:00 to 17:00

104 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL PRESENTS THE 2017 STANDARD BANK YOUNG ARTIST FOR VISUAL ART

BETH DIANE ARMSTRONG

in perpetuum Recipient of this year’s Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Visual Arts, Armstrong’s solo exhibition presents newly resolved sculptural forms, video, drawings and installation based artworks. Primarily working in steel, Armstrong continues to explore scale, materiality, process and change. Although largely abstracted forms, there are suggestions of the organic, architectural, microscopic and geological. Across monumental and intimate scales, her

Visual Art

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Free - No tickets required

Website: bethdianearmstrong.com

objects reveal physical and psychological ‘spacescapes’ of heavily woven patterns. in perpetuum deliberately denotes ideas of repetition, an on-going, eternal and everlasting cycle - a forever and ever. Armstrong’s narrative refuses to settle for simple and basic answers to her questions, instead she continues to exhaust, push and challenge her material forms. This serves to not only orientate herself in

the world around her but so too her audience, who are invited to engage and perceive and then re-engage with spaces around them. Born in South African in 1985, Beth Diane currently lives and works in Johannesburg. She completed her Masters of Fine Art at Rhodes University (with distinction) in 2010. Armstrong has had many exhibitions locally and internationally, as well as private and public commissions.

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Monument Gallery & Outdoor Amphitheatre

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All ages

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Highlights include 2014 Design Miami/Basel Design Fair in Basel, Switzerland and Florida. A large permanent public artwork in Oostvoorne, the Netherlands, commissioned by Kern Kunst Westvoorne Foundation. Her first large-scale sculpture was bought by Standard Bank in 2013 for installation in Johannesburg. Page - a site specific public sculpture in Grahamstown’s newly built NELM (National English Literary Museum) was unveiled in 2016.

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THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AND THE EVERARD READ GALLERY PRESENT

THEY ARE GREETING Guest Curator: Nkule Mabaso For Everard Read: Monique Howse

An exhibition of paintings, prints and sculpture by

Mmakgabo Helen Sebidi The series of paintings, prints and the sculptures exhibited here continue the dialogue between tradition and the contemporary, the rural and urban, the material and spiritual, Africa and the West.

The works generally fall into two categories: those that celebrate the traditional ways and those that show how the traditional ways are under threat or have been lost. Mmakgabo Helen Sebidi speaks for realities bigger Visual Art

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Free - No tickets required

Website: www.everard-read.co.za

than herself and she does so – and applies herself to her work – with a humility and an irrepressible enthusiasm that would put most of us to shame.

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Standard Bank Gallery, Albany Museum

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All ages

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106 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AND GALLERY MOMO PRESENT

ANDREW TSHABANGU: FOOTPRINTS CURATOR Thembinkosi Goniwe FOUNDER/DIRECTOR Monna Mokoena PROJECT AND PR MANAGER Blake Daniels This exhibition covers almost twenty-five years of Andrew Tshabangu’s distinctive black-and-white photography. Tshabangu is recognised as one of South Africa’s most important photographers; his work can be situated in a trajectory that includes David Goldblatt, Santu Mofokeng, the Afrapix Collective and the Market Photo Workshop. Many of Tshabangu’s photographs might be described as ‘documentary’ in their style and subject matter, yet the realism typically associated with photographic practice is matched in Tshabangu’s work by an otherworldly quality. Moreover, the viewer’s engagement with the subject is

Visual Art

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Free - No tickets required

Website: www.gallerymomo.com

framed, interrupted, blurred or fragmented as the photographer experiments with ways of seeing and interpreting that muchcontested place and time, ‘post-apartheid South Africa’. Born in Soweto in 1966, Tshabangu is particularly drawn to the people, urban landscapes and domestic spaces of the city of Johannesburg (it is especially fitting that his work is exhibited at the Standard Bank Gallery in the city’s CBD). As Hlonipha Mokoena has noted, Tshabangu’s photographs “preserve the perpetually changing Joburg”, a practice at odds with

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Alumni Gallery, Albany Museum

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All ages

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“a world that erases and forgets”. He is as fascinated by religious pilgrimages and devout ceremonies as by more mundane rituals – daily activities like washing clothes, baking bread, carrying firewood, waiting for transport or brewing beer. The scope of the exhibition extends beyond Johannesburg and South Africa’s borders. Tshabangu has travelled widely, making and studying new “footprints”. In Durban and up the African east coast, in Mozambique and Malawi, on Réunion Island and even as far as New York City, Tshabangu has encountered landscapes and seascapes, cultures and peoples far removed from landlocked Jozi.

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THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AND THE ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE SOUTHERN AFRICA, WITH SUPPORT FROM THE FRENCH INSTITUTE SOUTH AFRICA (IFAS) AND THE SAMRO FOUNDATION PRESENT Two exhibitions for a tribute to the South African musical heritage

SEPTEMBER JIVE SA MUSICAL GRAPHICS – CLASSICS AND COLLECTABLES, is a selection of 150 of the most interesting, important and beautiful sleeve covers, with a special focus on truly South African designs, which could have emanated only from this country. The selection was made by a group of collectors and designers – Siemon Allen, Rob Allingham, Caroline Hillary and Molemo Moiloa). SA Musical Graphics – Classics and Collectables offers a reflection on the political, social and musical history of South Africa through the design of album sleeves. Starting in 1957 with Boere Musiek it follows the history of the South African musical landscape, up to 2016, showing the emergence of new genres and political demands through the lens of the music industry. At the opening, journalist Percy Mabandu said, “Each album tells a story”. As a whole, this exhibition illustrates the history of the country, as told by musicians,

from King Kong to Soul Brothers, Margaret Singana to Voelvry, Lucky Dube to Zonke....

recordings made in South Africa in the 20th century.

MY FAVOURITE SOUNDS – Music and media personalities speak out about their favourite tracks and albums, consist of 47 photo portraits (shot by Dwayne Kapula) of music and media personalities including Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Johnny Clegg, Brenda Sisane... accompanied by short online interviews about their favourite South African music. This exhibition is a testimony of the power of music, how some artists can have a life-changing effect on some of their listeners. It is also about transmission, influence and cross-pollination between genres and great artists.

Siemon Allen is a South African artist whose research based studio practice reflects a number of distinct yet interconnected processes where overlapping interests in aesthetics and politics lead to works loaded with historical significance and visual magnitude. Caroline Hillary has been active in the music industry for over 22 years, beginning her journey, like most, in a music retail environment, breaking into a major label and eventually starting her own company. Molemo Moiloa is Director of the Visual Arts Network of South Africa (VANSA), and one half of artists’ collaborative MADEYOULOOK. She has degrees in Fine Arts and Social Anthropology, writes sometimes, and is interested in popular social pedagogies and everyday socio-political imaginary.

Rob Allingham served as the Archive Manager at Gallo Record Company from 1990 to 2008, overseeing a physical archive that is the largest on the African continent as well as a back catalogue that collectively comprises approximately 85% of all the Visual Art, Think!Fest

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Free - No tickets required

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Yellowwood Terrace, Monument

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All ages

Website: www.alliance.org.za/johannesburg

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Daily 09:00 to 18:00

108 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AND THE EASTERN CAPE DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS, RECREATION, ARTS & CULTURE PRESENT

HOME OF LEGENDS An exhibition of artworks by artists from the Eastern Cape Eastern Cape is home to many different cultures. To many it is known as the province with magnificent scenic landscapes. It boasts oceanic scenes, the beautiful rolling green hills of the Pondoland and the great flat landscape of the Karoo. But this beautiful province is also known as the ‘Home of Legends’. Home to those that have shaped the history of South Africa: heroes that vary from political, arts, sports, and religious leaders who all desired one cohesive South African nation. The Eastern Cape visual artists, through their silent medium with brush strokes, marks of pencils, modelled clay, print medium and carved wood, will portray the beauty of the Province, the historical events that have shaped the Province and the country, with particular focus on the legends of the Province. Ludwe Mgolombane, whose works depict urban, social and moral decay, has been chosen as the 2017 featured artist for this exhibition. He lives and studied in the Nelson Mandela Metro. The Eastern Cape Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture, recognises the contributions made by the legends of the Province in their fearless responses to an oppressive system. They bravely disrupted the status quo. This exhibition draws on the inspiration of not only the political legends but from visual artists such as George Pemba, Gladys Mgudlandlu, Walter Battiss, and others who were fearless in disrupting the status quo.

Visual Art

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Free - No tickets required

Armless Warrior by Ludwe Mgolombane

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Foyer, Albany History Museum

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All ages

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109 THE EASTERN CAPE DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS, RECREATION, ARTS & CULTURE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL PRESENTS

EASTERN CAPE HANDMADE COLLECTION There has been a remarkable interest in Eastern Cape craft over the last few years. The economic benefits for producers within this sector have been tapped into by various government departments and agencies. Subsequently, it is amazing to observe the reasons that govern an individual’s desire to possess authentic South African, and especially Eastern Cape, craft. This may flow from one’s understanding and appreciation of the beauty of craft. It may also result from one’s exposure to the opinions of others or to the socio-cultural milieu with which one is identified. Reasons are compounded in complexity by psychological forces that shape attitudes towards the creative industries in general. The Province of the Eastern Cape remains a front-runner in the South African Craft Sector. The discerning collector is given a wide variety of craft to choose from. These range from craft for personal adornment to functional craft art that are unrivalled anywhere else in the world. Whatever the motive to possess Eastern Cape Craft, a visit to the Craft Fair Stalls will offer the public the finest products from all regions of the Province. The finest craft have been sourced from urban areas and the most rural villages in the Province to create an all-inclusive array of diverse products. Visitors to the Craft Exhibition are guaranteed to have access to craft art that have already made their mark on the global market. An opportunity will also be afforded for interaction with crafters who will demonstrate their skills on site. They will highlight the production process from conceptualisation to design, production and finished product. The story behind every craft product is often fascinating yet saddening when one considers the economic benefit each product has on family members reliant on the crafter’s skills.

PHOTOS: CuePix – Tamani Chithambo

Visual Art

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Free - No tickets required

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Village Green

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All ages

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VIRTUAL FRONTIERS Created by Francois Knoetze Francois Knoetze presents his third exhibition at the National Arts Festival. Following Cape Mongo and Semi-Gloss (a collaboration with the Grahamstownbased 10 Day Men Collective), Virtual Frontiers is a new body of work developed for the 2017 Festival. The series takes the form of an arrangement of VR panoramas and immersive sound pieces which tell stories of the past, present and imagined future of Grahamstown. To place a Virtual Reality headset over your eyes and headphones in your ears is to wrap a television around your head and immerse yourself in an alternative reality of sound and space. The medium of VR resonates with something deep in us. It goes beyond fascination, or a love of technology, to connect with some deeper desire for freedom beyond physical constraint; from reality itself. It allows us to plug into a ‘Fantasy Machine’ and dream while awake. Knoetze’s new project involves photographic panoramas which he shoots and digitally alters to create an unsettling, futuristic view of the landscape. These panoramas are then uploaded to Google Streetmaps. When a viewer searches a Streetview of the location, Knoetze’s unnerving panoramas appear, complete with a host of other curious symbols and images.

VR Headsets sponsored by Durovis

Visual Art

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Free - No tickets required

Website: www.francoisknoetze.com

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Albany Science Musem

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All ages

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ARENA ART EXHIBITION An exhibition of selected artworks by Fringe artists The Festival Gallery plays host to a smorgasbord of art this Festival as it showcases a selection of work from Fringe visual artists. Sculpture, ceramics, drawings, linocuts, paintings, fabric art, photographs and more, in all fashions and forms, are on display in the gallery – with details of where one can view the artists’ full exhibitions. This is the perfect springboard for art-lovers to see what is on offer at the 40-odd art galleries that spring up over Festival. Make the Festival Gallery your first port of call on an amazing art adventure.

Top (L-R) Local Artists Exhibition; Bridges. Middle (L-R) Kuimbashiri Art; Rhodes Fine Art Student Exhibition; Unlocking Horns Bottom (L-R) Brushing Through; God’s Perfect Palette Visual Art

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Festival Gallery, 38 Somerset Street

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All ages

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112 THE NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL OFFERS ART ENTHUSIASTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND A SERIES OF ART WALKABOUTS IN THE COMPANY OF ARTISTS OR VISUAL ARTS EXPERTS

ART WALKABOUTS

VIRTUAL FRONTIERS ALBANY MUSEUM 3 JULY 4 JULY 5 JULY

in perpetuum STANDARD BANK YOUNG ARTIST BETH DIANE ARMSTRONG MONUMENT GALLERY 30 JUNE 2 JULY 5 JULY

14:00 14:00 12:00

10:00 12:00 14:00

MMAKGABO HELEN SEBIDI: THEY ARE GREETING STANDARD BANK GALLERY, ALBANY HISTORY MUSEUM 2 JULY 4 JULY 5 JULY

10:00 12:00 16:00

Eastern Cape Department of Sports, Recreation, Arts & Culture

ANDREW TSHABANGU: FOOTPRINTS

ABANTU BEMENDI

FOYER, ALBANY HISTORY MUSEUM

ALUMNI GALLERY, ALBANY HISTORY MUSEUM

GRAHAMSTOWN GALLERY, ALBANY HISTORY MUSEUM

3 JULY 4 JULY 7 JULY

1 JULY 3 JULY 7 JULY

30 JUNE 3 JULY 6 JULY

HOME OF LEGENDS

Art Walkabouts

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R40

12:00 16:00 10:00

10:00 16:00 12:00

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Meet at venue for each exhibition

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All ages

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14:00 10:00 14:00

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DISRUPTION, DISSENSION, DECENCY, DISOBEDIENCE DEFIANCE

MAIN VENUE: Olive Schreiner Hall, Monument (Unless otherwise stated) OTHER GALLERY: ATHERSTONE ROOM, MONUMENT TICKETS: FULL PRICE R40 (unless otherwise stated) CONCESSIONS R35 (unless otherwise stated)

CURATOR: Trevor Steele Taylor CO-ORDINATOR: Cedric Sundström TECHNICAL/PROJECTIONIST: Janadien Cupido PROJECTIONIST: Zanexolo Mbazah Klaas

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DISRUPTION CONSIDERED AS ONE OF THE FINE ARTS DISCOMBOBULATING OF THE MAINSTREAM NARRATIVES

SHADOW WORLD BELGIUM/USA 2016 DIRECTOR COURTESY OF

Johan Grimonprez Wide House

Based on one-time ANC parliamentarian and whistle-blower Andrew Feinstein’s mammoth expose of the international arms trade – a business that counts its profits in billions and its collateral damage in human lives. The film unravels a number of the world’s most corrupt arms deals through those involved in perpetrating and investigating them.

ANDREW FEINSTEIN WILL BE PRESENT FOR A Q&A AT BOTH SCREENINGS MONDAY 3 JULY WEDNESDAY 5 JULY DURATION AGE RESTRICTION

15:00 10:00 94 minutes PG

Andrew Feinstein will present a talk at Think!Fest, The Shadow World - Inside the Global Arms Trade on Tuesday 4 July at 10:00, Ntsikana Room, Monument. Supported by the Heindrich Boll Foundation.

THE COMING WAR ON CHINA UK/AUSTRALIA 2016 DIRECTOR WITH COURTESY OF

THE KILLING$ OF TONY BLAIR UK 2016 DIRECTORS WITH COURTESY OF

Sanne van den Bergh, Greg Ward George Galloway, Stephen Fry, Tony Blair The Blair Doc

The story of Tony Blair’s destruction of the Labour Party, his wellremunerated business interests, and the thousands of innocent people who have died following his decision to invade Iraq. MONDAY 3 JULY WEDNESDAY 5 JULY DURATION AGE RESTRICTION

10:00 15:00 95 minutes PG

John Pilger Franklin Blaisdell, James Bradley, Bruce Cumings John Pilger & Dartmouth Films

John Pilger’s 60th film for ITV reveals what the news doesn’t – that the United States and the world’s second economic power, China, (both nuclear armed) are on a trajectory to conflict. Unlike previous films by Pilger, ‘Coming’s’ tone is one of ridicule and contempt; his film ends with a nod to Stanley Kubrick (Vera Lynn’s We’ll Meet Again) and is largely told via a condescending narrator. WEDNESDAY 5 JULY FRIDAY 7 JULY DURATION AGE RESTRICTION

17:30 10:00 113 minutes PG

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DIE WEISSE ROSE

THE WHITE ROSE DIRECTOR Michael Verhoeven WITH Lena Stolze, Wulf Kessler, Oliver Siebert COURTESY OF the Goethe Institut

The underground student group, The White Rose, which originated at Munich University in 1943, kept a relentless and brave resistance to the Nazi narrative until they were rounded up, convicted in a kangaroo court and guillotined. Their example of resistance to overwhelming tyrannical political systems has been an inspiration to activists ever since, including our own Helen Joseph. The film is a much fuller account of the activities of the group than Sophie Scholl: the Final Days screened at last year’s festival.

THURSDAY 29 JUNE 15:00 TUESDAY 4 JULY 20:00 DURATION 123 minutes AGE RESTRICTION PG

WE ARE MANY UK 2015 DIRECTOR WITH COURTESY OF

Amir Amirani Ken Loach, Mark Rylance, John le Carre, Desmond Tutu Amir Amirani

A powerful, intelligent documentary around the huge effort to head off the start of the Iraq war, and the lingering echoes coming down from the protest marches of tens of millions in hundreds of cities of around the world on Feb. 15, 2003, the largest worldwide protest ever.

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THE DEMONSTRATION UK 1968 WITH Vanessa Redgrave, Tariq Ali COURTESY OF Cape Provincial Film Library (CPFL) A ground-breaking television series World in Action was an early training ground for investigative journalists such as John Pilger. The Demonstration documents an anti-Vietnam War rally outside the American Embassy in London in 1968. Vanessa Redgrave and Tariq Ali, amongst others are in attendance. In two later episodes, Pilger would report from the Vietnam frontline in 1970, and then, in The Quiet Mutiny, look at the Vietnam War and its effect on Hollywood. MONDAY 3 JULY 12:30 THURSDAY 6 JULY 12:30 DURATION 140 minutes AGE RESTRICTION PG

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DIE INNERE SICHERHEIT

THE STATE I AM IN GERMANY 2000 DIRECTOR Christian Petzold WITH Julia Hummer, Barbara Auer, Richy Muller COURTESY OF the Goethe Institut Formally, the film is a road-movie, a suspense-filled story of a young family, Hans and Carla, and their 15-year-old daughter, Jeanne. The family never rest, they are continually in flight. Hans and Carla are on the run – terrorists, in the opinion of the state. They belong to the RAF (Red Army Faction), responsible for many assassinations and other terrorist acts in the 70’s and 80’s. However, Hans and Carla seem to be decades too late: lost in transition before their enemies who would treat them like normal criminals in order not to glorify the RAF. Jeanne, trapped in her parents’ world, longs for a boyfriend and an occasional ice cream.

THURSDAY 29 JUNE 10:00 WEDNESDAY 5 JULY 20:00 106 minutes DURATION PG (13) AGE RESTRICTION

DEUTSCHLAND IM HERBST

GERMANY IN AUTUMN DIE MORDER SIND UNTER UNS

THE MURDERERS ARE AMONGST US

GERMANY 1978 DIRECTORS Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Volker Schlondorff, Alexander Kluge, Edgar Reitz, Heinrich Boll and others. WITH Angela Winkler, Helmut Griem, Heinz Bennent COURTESY OF the Goethe Institut

DDR 1946 DIRECTOR WITH COURTESY OF

Wolfgang Staudte Hildegard Knef, Elly Burgmer, Erna Selmer the Goethe Institut

The first film to be shot in East Germany after the war, this striking evocation of the landscape of rubble in East Berlin and the fractured state of a society only recently liberated by the arrival of Soviet troops, is a classic of post-war cinema. A woman returns from a concentration camp to discover that her apartment, in ruins, is being lived in by an alcoholic doctor, driven deep into cynicism by what he has seen. When he discovers that his former commander, Ferdinand Bruckner who was responsible for the massacre of 100 civilians in Poland, is still comfortably resident in Berlin, they set out to unmask him.

1977 – the year middle-class Germany is rocked by the activities of the Baader-Meinhof Group (aka The Red Army Faction) and their escalating war on the wealthy indolence of capitalist Germany. When three members of the group die, by apparent suicide in the maximum security prison of Stammheim, the State is under scrutiny as never before. Rainer Werner Fassbinder discusses his horror of the new Germany with his lover and his mother, Alexander Kluge posits the need for a new way of looking at history, and Volker Schlondorff reconstructs the ridiculous banning of a film of Antigone by a German television station.

OLIVE SCHREINER TUESDAY 4 JULY 16:00 ATHERSTONE ROOM MONDAY 3 JULY 11:00 DURATION 85 minutes AGE RESTRICTION PG

OLIVE SCHREINER TUESDAY 4 JULY 17:45 ATHERSTONE ROOM WEDNESDAY 5 JULY 10:00 DURATION 119 minutes AGE RESTRICTION PG (13)

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WER WENN NICHT WIR

IF NOT US, WHO? GERMANY 2010 DIRECTOR Andres Veiel WITH August Diehl, Lena Lauzemis, Alexander Fehling COURTESY OF the Goethe Institut THURSDAY 29 JUNE 12:30 THURSDAY 6 JULY 20:00 DURATION 121 minutes AGE RESTRICTION PG (13)

Co-opting President Kennedy’s assertion of American support for the new Germany, the Baader-Meinhof group gleefully reposted that it was they, not America, in whom the future of Germany lay. This film tells the story of two of the members of the Red Army Faction, Gudrun Ensslin and Bernward Vesper, she the daughter of a Lutheran pastor and he the son of an unrepentant Nazi.

AKONG – A REMARKABLE LIFE UK 2016 This film tells the story of Akong Tulku Rinpoche, Tibetan Buddhist master, compelled to flee his homeland in 1959 at the height of Sino-Tibetan tension, forced into exile in an unknown western country. Later Akong Rinpoche would become, along with Trungpa Rinpoche, one of the pioneers of Tibetan Buddhism in the West.

DIRECTOR COURTESY OF

Chico Dall’inha Hart Knowle Trust

OLIVE SCHREINER SATURDAY 1 JULY 14:00 ATHERSTONE ROOM THURSDAY 6 JULY 10:00 DURATION 100 minutes AGE RESTRICTION None

EL CIELO ESCONDIDO

THE HIDDEN SKY ARGENTINA/NAMIBIA 2016 DIRECTOR CAST COURTESY OF

Pablo Cesar Amin Yoma, Pablo Padilla, Joe Murangi Pablo Cesar

Hermes is an Argentine anthropologist who is living with villagers of the Damara ethnic group in Namibia. Researching the possible origins of mankind and specializing in the cosmogony of some people, he manages to obtain some results. He travels to Argentina searching an answer in San Felix, the last afrodescendant community in the country. Hermes provides a unique bridge that will help to recover the memory of a changed history, with the conviction that mankind descended from amphibious beings. Director Pablo Cesar was a guest at the 2015 festival. He specializes in co-productions between Argentina and Africa. FRIDAY 7 JULY 12:30 SATURDAY 8 JULY 18:00 DURATION 100 minutes AGE RESTRICTION PG – 13

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EXHIBITION: DISSENSION, DECENCY & DISOBEDIENCE PHOTOGRAPHY CAPTURING THAT MOST BRITISH OF POLITICAL ACTIVITIES: PROTEST! This photography exhibition by Fields of Light Photography (Natasha Quarmby) captures the protest movement from the inside. The British radical movement is as diverse as British society – disobedient and destructive elements share the same political and physical space, and together they face up to the jovial Bobby and the tooled-up riot cop. The committed political viewpoint of Fields of Light Photography allows us to experience the passion and the humour, the dialogue and the battleground that makes up the politics of direct action.

ATHERSTONE ROOM OPEN DAILY 30 JUNE TO 2 JULY 3 TO 7 JULY

from 10:00 to 18:00 and from 14:00 to 18:00 daily

THEY DON’T MAKE THEM LIKE KEN LOACH EVERYDAY KEN LOACH IS AN INSPIRATION AS A HUMAN BEING AND CERTAINLY ONE OF BRITAIN’S MOST REVERED FILMMAKERS. HE HAS NEVER SHIED AWAY FROM CONFRONTATIONAL SUBJECT MATTER AND AT THE AGE OF 80 HIS FILM, I DANIEL BLAKE (WINNER OF BEST FILM AT CANNES 2017 AND BEST BRITISH FILM AT THE BAFTA AWARDS) IS A RALLYING CRY OF OPPOSITION TO THE BRUTALITY OF THE BRITISH STATE. THIS SMALL PROGRAMME IS A TRIBUTE TO LOACH AND HIS CLOSE ASSOCIATES – TONY GARNETT AND WRITERS JEREMY SANDFORD, JIM ALLEN AND PAUL LAVERTY).

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VERSUS UK 2016 DIRECTOR Louise Osmond WITH Ken Loach, Jim Allen, and Paul Laverty COURTESY OF Dogwoof and Sixteen Films After the release of Jimmy’s Hall in 2014, 80-yearold left leaning director Ken Loach announced his retirement from filmmaking after a lifetime of social crusading. But then, in 2015, the Conservative Party had a surprise win in the General Elections, and he was galvanized into producing yet another slice of social realism, in the shape of the recently released I, Daniel Blake, a scathing indictment of the nation’s punitive welfare system, which enjoyed a greater reception from the public than might have been imagined. On the back of this, director Louise Osmond charts the course of his career, from his ground breaking plays on the BBC in the 60’s that shone a light on working class life that hadn’t been seen before, and onto a lifetime of gritty social dramas by a man who was never sucked in by the lure of Hollywood.

TUESDAY 4 JULY 12:00 SATURDAY 8 JULY 14:00 DURATION 93 minutes AGE RESTRICTION PG

LOOKING FOR ERIC

I DANIEL BLAKE UK 2017 DIRECTOR WITH COURTESY OF

Ken Loach Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Sharon Percy Wild Bunch and Sixteen Films

UK 2009 DIRECTOR Ken Loach WITH Eric Cantona, Steve Ebets, Stephanie Bishop COURTESY OF Video Vision Entertainment

Like Lindsay Anderson’s If…, which walked off with the Palme D’Or at Cannes in 1968, Ken Loach’s equally angry and engaged I Daniel Blake walked off with the Palme D’Or in 2017. The two films are indeed amongst the most important films ever made in Britain and predictably it is the French who honoured them. Loach’s film is a relentless and deeply touching story of a carpenter, unable to work after a heart attack but unable to receive help in the labyrinth of Britain’s savage and cruel benefits system. He befriends a young single mother, equally unable to navigate the benefits system, driven into prostitution to feed her children.

Written by regular Loach scriptwriter Paul Laverty, this vaguely comic but actually deadly serious slice of social realism examines Eric, a man on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Living with his stepsons who despise him, Eric still regrets leaving his wife Lily thirty years before. When his daughter (by Lily) turns up asking him to care for her daughter he realises Lily is going to become part of his life again. An avid football fan, he receives spiritual advice from his football hero, Eric Cantona who is always on hand as his guide. A touching and deeply human story.

FRIDAY 7 JULY 20:00 SATURDAY 8 JULY 20:00 DURATION 100 minutes AGE RESTRICTION 13 (L)

THURSDAY 6 JULY 17:30 SUNDAY 9 JULY 20:00 DURATION: 113 minutes AGE RESTRICTION PG (13L)

SUBJECT TO FINAL CONFIRMATION

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TRIBUTE TO FREDDY OGTEROP AND THE CAPE PROVINCIAL FILM LIBRARY ALL SCREENINGS IN THIS SECTION ARE PRESENTED COURTESY OF THE CAPE PROVINCIAL FILM LIBRARY (CPFL) Films in this series are free of charge but tickets should be booked to ensure availability

A SENSE OF LOSS UK/FRANCE 1972 DIRECTOR Marcel Ophuls WITH Bernadette Devlin, Rev Ian Paisley, Bridget Andrews A very rare film by the great documentarian Marcel Ophuls whose work ranges over French collaboration with the Nazis in Sorrow and the Pity to the search for the Gestapo’s Butcher of Lyon in Klaus Barbie. In this film, he turns his attention to the struggles in Northern Ireland against British occupation. The world’s attention had recently exploded into attention after the massacre of Bloody Sunday. With Bernadette Devlin charismatically representing the new face of Republicanism and Ian Paisley emerging as a spokesman for grassroots Unionism, Ophuls also focuses on the emotions that give his powerful film its title, voiced by a couple grieving over the death of their baby. SUNDAY 2 JULY THURSDAY 6 JULY

15:00 15:00

WAITING FOR FIDEL Michael Rubbo Fidel Castro, Erich Honecker, Bernabe Ordez

In memory of the great leader of Cuba, this fascinating documentary of a filmmaker going to Cuba to meet Fidel but never quite getting it right, is a fitting classic to screen in honour of Cuba. The film doesn’t take a pro- or antiCastro stance. Instead, it shows you how life is lived on both sides of the fence. OLIVE SCHREINER FRIDAY 30 JUNE DURATION AGE RESTRICTION

12:00 58 mins None

135 mins None

MOURIER A MADRID

TO DIE IN MADRID FRANCE1963 DIRECTOR: NARRATION:

CANADA 1974 DIRECTOR WITH

DURATION AGE RESTRICTION

Frederic Rossif Irene Worth, John Gielgud, Suzanne Flon

The Spanish Civil War was the first of the modern wars as the Republican/Fascist forces of General Franco fought a brutal conflict against the Socialists, Anarchists and volunteer forces from around the globe – the Abraham Lincoln Brigade – who came together to fight Fascism. For the first time an air bombardment (with assistance from Hitler’s Germany) was used against a civilian population in the town of Guernica. Rossif’s monumental documentary of the conflict is a classic – nominated for an Academy Award in its day with images, and a score by Maurice Jarre, that will haunt you forever. OLIVE SCHREINER FRIDAY 30 JUNE DURATION AGE RESTRICTION

10:00 85 mins None

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DESCRIPTION D’UN COMBAT

DESCRIPTION OF A STRUGGLE

FRANCE/ISRAEL 1960 DIRECTOR NARRATION

Chris Marker Jean Vilar, Howard Vernon

Winner of the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, this documentary film examines the condition and circumstances of the young state of Israel and its citizens. The film was made at the time when the Israeli state was 12 years old, and borrows its title from Kafka’s short story. It explores the historical, social, cultural and ethical contexts at the heart of Israel’s existence, and the impact of the tragic and not so distant past on the collective psyche of the nation.

AND DIMACHE AU PEKIN

SUNDAY IN PEKING FRANCE: 1956 DIRECTOR NARRATOR

Chris Marker Gilles Queant

Marker begins Sunday In Peking by recounting his childhood dream of visiting the city he was once only able to admire in books. We are taken on a journey through this city, as if experiencing it from the mind and through the eyes of Marker. His thoughts and observations about the traditions, history, and banalities of everyday life in Peking are woven together so elegantly that it leaves you intellectually satisfied with a smile on your face. OLIVE SCHREINER FRIDAY 30 JUNE DURATION AGE RESTRICTION

14:00 82 minutes None

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GALE IS DEAD UK 1970 DIRECTOR WITH

ANIMAL FARM UK 1954 DIRECTORS VOICES OF

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10:00 10:00 74 mins None

WAYS OF SEEING UK 1972 DIRECTORS WITH

John Berger, Michael Dibb John Berger

Controversial at the time – its focus on the tacit ideologies of Old Masters led one critic to liken it to “Mao’s Little Red Book for a generation of art students” – it’s now regarded not only as a landmark work of British arts broadcasting, but as a key moment in the democratisation of art education. Its 40th anniversary has been marked at a series of public talks and at a major Berger conference at King’s College London. Co-director Dibb adopted what he calls a “molecular approach” that “created possibilities for connection” rather than using voice-overs and the like. At once discursive and concrete, he only liked “exploring ideas if they were grounded in everyday experience”. SUNDAY 2 JULY SUNDAY 9 JULY DURATION AGE RESTRICTION

Gale was beautiful, intelligent and – according to everyone who knew her – had much to offer; everything to live for. Recently, aged 19 and a drug addict, she was found dead in the basement of a derelict house in Chelsea. Harold Williamson and a television team first met her when making a programme about people who had been brought up in children’s homes. What was apparent, even then, was her total loss of hope, her disbelief in any future. “Jenny Barraclough operates in the area that filmmakers such as Ken Loach have excelled in. Gale’s death must have shaken and angered all who saw it.” – Nancy Banks-Smith Guardian.

John Halas and Joy Batchelor Maurice Denham, Irene Handl

George Orwell’s political satire on the totalitarian state, with particular reference to Soviet Russia is transformed through magnificent animation into a film that will transport every child into a world where the intricacies of political and social upheaval are presented simply in the context of a revolt by the animals at Manor Farm. Once the farmer is ousted the pigs take initial control – Snowball is the embodiment of Lenin, and Napoleon the embodiment of Stalin. The new dictum is “4 legs good 2 legs bad” – reinterpreted with wings being accepted as legs after complaints from the chickens. As the pigs power increases, the ruling slogan turns into “every animal is equal although some are more equal the others”

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Jenny Barraclough Anna Frankel, Harold Williamson

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IT’S OURS WHATEVER THEY SAY UK 1972 DIRECTOR WITH

Jenny Barraclough Jonathan Power, Gary Walson

A fatal accident to a child provokes the parents on a council estate into fighting for the provision of an adventure playground. The film is shot as a newsreel, tracing the day-by-day advances and setbacks of the tenants. Director, Jenny Barraclough, whose television work is sadly almost forgotten, proves, in this film, how gritty and intelligent her work was. OLIVE SCHREINER WEDNESDAY 5 JULY 12:30 DURATION 91 mins AGE RESTRICTION PG

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ALL SCREENINGS IN THIS SECTION ARE PRESENTED COURTESY OF THE KOREAN EMBASSY AND THE KOREAN FILM OFFICE PRESENTED WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE KOREAN EMBASSY IN SOUTH AFRICA AND THE KOREAN FILM OFFICE, THIS FOCUS ON SOME OF THE MAJOR KOREAN PRODUCTIONS OF THE LAST FEW YEARS INCLUDES MATERIAL OF GLORIOUS INTRICACY INCLUDING FESTIVAL GUEST, HYEON-SEUNG LEE’S IL MARE AND HINDSIGHT. LEE IS A PROFESSOR OF FILM STUDY AT THE CHUNG-ANG UNIVERSITY AND THE FORMER DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE KOREAN FILM COUNCIL.

DWAE-JI-UI WANG

THE KING OF PIGS KOREA 2011 DIRECTOR VOICES

Sang-ho Yeon Ik-joon Yang, Jeong-se Oh, Hye-na Kim

An astounding anime, which disturbingly transports The Lord of the Flies into the schoolroom of an institution obsessed with discipline. Two men in their thirties – now essentially moral wrecks – one a wife-beating journalist and the other a businessman who just might have murdered his wife, reminisce about their schooldays in a class where they were mercilessly bullied with the approval of their teachers. They were saved by a mysterious loner who confronted the bullies with even greater violence and became ‘the King of the Pigs’.

FRIDAY 30 JUNE FRIDAY 7 JULY DURATION AGE RESTRICTION

20:00 22:00 97 mins 16 (VL)

POO-REUN SO-GEUM

HINDSIGHT KOREA 2011 Guest director Lee’s return to cinema after an academic interlude, Hindsight is the romantic story of an old gangster Doo-hyeon who wants to leave the life of crime behind him and open a restaurant. He joins a cooking class to achieve his aim and there he meets up with sweet and young Se Bin. After some hints and tips exchanged about Korean cuisine, romantic sparks start to fly. This unlikely romance between the old gangster and the young girl gets really interesting when the seemingly innocent girl turns out to be a top notch assassin. Furthermore, Doo-hyeon’s old partners hire Se Bin to keep an eye on him.

Hyun-seung Lee Kang-ho Song, Se-Kyung Shin, Jeong-myeong Cheon COURTESY OF the Korean Embassy & Korean Film Council

DIRECTOR WITH

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20:00 12:30 122 mins 16 (VS)

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IL MARE KOREA 2000 DIRECTOR WITH COURTESY

Hyun-seung Lee Jung-jae Lee, Ji-hyun Jun, Mu-saeng Kim the Korean Embassy & the Korean Film Council

A woman moving out of her beautiful seaside home named ‘Il Mare’ leaves a letter in the mailbox that is somehow delivered back in time to Sang-hyun, the previous owner of the house. Upon receiving the letter, Sang-hyun, a gifted young architect, refuses to believe that the writer lives two years in the future. Nonetheless the two take up a written correspondence. It was Il Mare that made Lee into a household name. A melancholic love story mystically connected by a mailbox across two different time periods. Il Mare later attained the status of a minor classic among Korean cinema fans, and became the first domestic film to be remade in Hollywood (2006’s The Lake House starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock). TUESDAY 4 JULY SATURDAY 8 JULY DURATION AGE RESTRICTION

DON-EUI MAT

THE TASTE OF MONEY KOREA 2012 DIRECTOR WITH

Sang-soo Im Kang-woo Kim, Yun-shik Baek, Yeo-jeong Yoon

With more than a nod in the direction of Martin Scorsese’s exegeses on the inner workings of gangster families, Sang-soo Im, the director of the controversial Girls Night Out, more than delivers the goods in this violent and erotic journey into corruption and money. A newlyhired gofer becomes a key pawn in a corporate crime family obsessed with sex, money and intrigue. Baroque in design, the film is a shockingly operatic take on the world of high finance and the privileges of class. MONDAY 3 JULY SUNDAY 9 JULY DURATION AGE RESTRICTION

20:00 15:00 115 minutes 18 (SVNL)

14:00 16:00 95 minutes PG (12)

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EUNGYO

A MUSE KOREA 2012 DIRECTOR WITH

Ji-woo Jung Hae-il Park, Mu-Yeol Kim, Go-eun Kim

Lee Jeok-yo is a 70ish-year-old man who is a respected poet. He cares fondly for his 30ishyear-old disciple Seo Ji-woo. The world of these two men is shaken when 17-year-old high school student Han Eun-gyo comes into the picture, as their mind and sexual desires are awakened. Based on the novel by Park Bum-shin, Eungyo looks at the different types of relationships between the young and the old. The movie explores the authorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personal thoughts on ageing, human psychology and desire in a remarkably down to earth fashion that allows us to empathise and relate to each of the three main characters on their own level. SUNDAY 2 JULY SATURDAY 8 JULY DURATION AGE RESTRICTION

20:00 11:30 129 mins 18 (SN)

PIETA KOREA 2012 DIRECTOR WITH

Ki-duk Kim Min-soo Jo, Jung-Jin Lee, Ki-Hong Woo

Winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, this quite remarkable film of a vicious loan shark reconsidering his violent lifestyle after the arrival of a mysterious woman claiming to be his long lost mother, is as unsettling as it is fascinating. The director Ki-duk Kim is best known, in this country, for his beautifully meditative Buddhist film Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring and, although there is no denying the spiritual elements of Pieta, the pervading violence and sexual aggression is profoundly disturbing. Like Paul on the road to Emmaus, the loan shark is on a journey to a life-changing vision, but the legacy of violence he carries with him is hard to leave behind. THURSDAY 29 JUNE SATURDAY 8 JULY DURATION AGE RESTRICTION

17:30 22:00 104 minutes 18 (VSNL)

INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUE BETWEEN KOREAN & SOUTH AFRICAN FILMMAKERS

A landmark meeting between representatives of the Korean Film Industry and a group of South African filmmakers. Participants will be announced closer to the time. Supported by the Korean Embassy in Pretoria and the Korean Film Council. MONDAY 3 JULY 10:00 NTSIKANA ROOM, MONUMENT

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FELLINI, FOOD & GIULIETTA PRESENTED WITH THE KIND ASSISTANCE OF THE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ASSOCIATION FONDAZIONE FEDERICO FELLINI, RIMINI MUNICIPALITY, DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE OF EMILIA-ROMAGNA REGION

LA STRADA ITALY 1954 DIRECTOR WITH COURTESY OF

Federico Fellini Giulietta Masina, Anthony Quinn, and Richard Basehart Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Pretoria

In the ruins of post-war Italy, a simple-minded, kindhearted girl is sold by her mother to a brutal travelling strong man to replace her sister, his previous consort who had mysteriously died on the road. With fortitude she shares the strong man’s itinerant and drunken lifestyle until she befriends a comedian and tight rope walker called the Fool. Tragedy is not far behind but the many levels of the story are touchingly life enhancing. Fellini’s wife, Giulietta Masina, models much of her comic technique on Charlie Chaplin and her presence on the screen is unforgettable. SATURDAY 1 JULY TUESDAY 4 JULY DURATION AGE RESTRICTION

11:30 10:00 108 mins PG (13)

THE NIGHTS OF CABIRIA

FOOD IN THE CINEMA OF FELLINI

LE NOTTI DI CABIRIA

ITALY 2000

ITALY 1957

DIRECTOR COURTESY OF

DIRECTOR: WITH: COURTESY OF

Federico Fellini Giulietta Masina, Francois Perier, and Franca Marzi Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Pretoria

A young prostitute with a tough but enduringly positive view of life, plies her trade along Rome’s Via Vinetto. Beautifully played by Fellini’s wife Giuletta Masina, Cabiria goes from one disappointing relationship to another keeping her faith alive that the next one will be better. I’ve never seen the face so alive, changing its expression every moment. If the face is the soul’s mirror, Cabiria’s face reflects her every single emotion and how effortlessly she goes from bitter cynicism to wistful yearning, from despair to hope, from tears to smile. While there’s life there’s hope. As long as Cabiria smiles in the end of this tragicomic masterpiece, there is hope for all of us. SUNDAY 2 JULY THURSDAY 6 JULY DURATION AGE RESTRICTION

12:30 10:00 110 minutes PG (13)

Giuseppe Ricci Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Pretoria

A montage of scenes from all of Fellini’s movies where food is of the essence.

AND

LONG JOURNEY ITALY 1997 Director COURTESY OF

Andrej Khrzhanovskij Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Pretoria

An animation based on the Maestro’s drawings with screenplay by scriptwriter and Fellini associate, Tonino Guerra. ATHERSTONE ROOM MONDAY 3 JULY WEDNESDAY 5 JULY DURATION AGE RESTRICTION

FREE 10:00 12:30 48 minutes None

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EXHIBITION: FOOD IN FEDERICO FELLINIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S DRAWINGS 19 DRAWINGS BY THE ICONIC FILMMAKER IN DIFFERENT PERIODS OF HIS CAREER, NOT ALWAYS WITH THE INTENTION OF ILLUSTRATING COSTUMES OR SCENES TO HIS ASSOCIATES. MANY DRAWINGS ARE FROM HIS FAMED THE BOOK OF DREAMS, THE ONEIRIC DIARY FELLINI WROTE FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS.

ATHERSTONE ROOM Open daily 30 June to 2 July from 10:00 to 18:00 and from 3 to 7 July from 14:00 to 18:00 daily

FELLINI, FOOD AND FILMMAKING The Dante Alighieri will participate in a session about Fellini and his legacy. South African filmmaker cedric sundstrom will join the discussion to talk about his experiences putting together the film Finding Fellini with Anthony Quinn and Leonardo di Caprio which was destined to be shot in Namibia. ATHERSTONE ROOM

4 JULY 12:00

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A SELECTION OF POWERFUL NEW SOUTH AFRICAN CINEMA PRESENTED WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FOUNDATION AND THE GAUTENG FILM COMMISSION

NECKTIE YOUTH SOUTH AFRICA 2015 DIRECTOR Sibs Shongwe-La Mer WITH Boko Cosmo Khoza, Colleen Balchin, Sibs Shongwe-La Mer COURTESY Ecumedia Bookended by suicides, this uncompromising film by first time director La Mer is a shocking journey into the darkness of affluent youth – of all genders and race Groups – living in the soulless mansions of Sandton in Johannesburg. On the anniversary of the June 16th Soweto Youth Uprising, the group of aimless friends are shocked by the suicide of one of their number, live streamed as she hangs herself in the garden of her parents home. A year and some months after the incident, two disillusioned, new generation Zulu youths rummage through the manicured northern suburbs of Johannesburg in search of answers, drugs, distraction and salvation. FRIDAY 30 JUNE 22:00 THURSDAY 6 JULY 22:00 DURATION 93 mins AGE RESTRICTION 18 (DLS)

KALUSHI: THE STORY OF SOLOMON MHLANGU SOUTH AFRICA 2016 DIRECTOR Mandla Dube WITH Thabo Rametsi, Thabo Malema, Welile Nzuza COURTESY OF Walter Ayres It is the height of apartheid and Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu is a 19-yearold hawker from the streets of Mamelodi. After a brutal beating at the hands of the police, he goes into exile to join the liberation movement. After undergoing military training in Angola, he is joined by friend and comrade Mondy who, in a heated incident, loses control and ends up shooting two innocent people in downtown Johannesburg. While Mondy is severely beaten and tortured, Kalushi faces a daunting trial in which the State seeks the highest punishment – death by hanging. FRIDAY 30 JUNE SUNDAY 9 JULY DURATION AGE RESTRICTION

17:30 17:30 108 mins 16 (LPV)

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SHEPHERDS AND BUTCHERS SOUTH AFRICA 2016 DIRECTOR WITH COURTESY OF

Oliver Schmitz Steve Coogan, Andrea Riseborough, Garion Dowds Video Vision Entertainment

This beautifully filmed drama, set in the apartheid era, manages to be at once brutal and sensitive. Steve Coogan and Andrea Riseborough face each other in the trial of a psychologically broken prison guard, accused of a multiple murder. Graphic and harrowing at times, it delicately picks an unconventional course to its conclusion. Centred in the courtroom, but repeatedly flashing back to the accused’s past as a prison guard on death row and following Coogan’s progress through the trial in his defence. MONDAY 3 JULY 17:30 WEDNESDAY 5 JULY 22:00 DURATION 106 minutes 16 (V) AGE RESTRICTION

TESS SOUTH AFRICA 2016

DIRECTOR WITH COURTESY OF

Meg Rickards Christia Visser, Brendon Daniels, Mark Elderkin Meg Rickards

Based on Tracy Farren’s gritty book, Whiplash, this devastating film about a pregnant Afrikaans prostitute plying her trade on the streets and along the beach in Cape Town’s slightly seedy surfing destination of Muizenberg, is a gripping indictment of the exploitation of women. Christia Visser gives a memorable and totally convincing portrayal of Tess that reminds one of Ken Loach’s early realism, and Meg Rickards directs with an unwavering serious intent and humanity towards her subject matter that places her in the forefront of local filmmakers.

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NOEM MY SKOLLIE SOUTH AFRICA 2016 DIRECTOR WITH COURTESY OF

Daryne Joshua Sandi Schultz, Gantane Kusch, Dann Jacques Mouton David Max Brown

When young Abraham gets arrested for a petty crime, he raises his status in prison by captivating the hardened gangsters with his knack for telling stories. He becomes the ‘prison cinema’ whilst his childhood friend becomes the concubine of a gang boss. On their release from jail ‘AB’ finds romance with his childhood sweetheart and starts a new path in life as a writer. but his friends rope him into a murder for which they all face the hang-man’s noose. Set in Cape Town, South Africa in the 1960s, the film is based on the life story of the scriptwriter, John W. Fredericks. THURSDAY 29 JUNE 20:00 FRIDAY 7 JULY 14:30 DURATION 150 mins AGE RESTRICTION 16 (DLSVV)

DORA’S PEACE SOUTH AFRICA 2017 DIRECTOR Konstandino Kalarytis WITH Debe Honeyball, Danny Keogh, Pabello Koza COURTESY OF Konstandino Kalarytis The story of Dora – a Hillbrow prostitute – who tries to save a talented young boy from the violence of organised crime. Through this action she is forced to rethink and rediscover aspects of her own self. Shot in primal colours of reds and blues, the Hillbrow settings are transformed into a Dante-esque location suffused with another light – that of martyrdom. Surrounded by the violence of the inner city Dora finds for herself a strange sainthood that carries her through the many circles of urban Hell. The directors very clear knowledge of Greek Orthodox iconography makes a fascinating mélange with the African melting pot of Hillbrow. SUNDAY 2 JULY 17:30 TUESDAY 4 JULY 22:00 DURATION 85 mins AGE RESTRICTION 16 (LV)

HATCHET HOUR SOUTH AFRICA 2016 DIRECTOR Judy Naidoo WITH Erica Wessels, Adam Croasdell, Petronella Tshuma, COURTESY OF Judy Naidoo SATURDAY 1 JULY 22:15 MONDAY 3 JULY 22:15 DURATION 86 mins AGE RESTRICTION 16 (L)

A stylish erotic thriller imbued with karmic fear. A fiery lawyer mistakenly believes her gardener to be an assailant, and shoots him dead. She decides not to report the accident and take her chances avoiding the legal system. She thinks that her brilliant career, as well as that of her legendary lawyer father, will be ruined if the courts find against her and charge her with manslaughter. She must get rid of the body and all evidence of the crime. She turns to her best friend to help her destroy the body and their actions set in motion a destructive chain of events that spirals out of control.

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UPRIZE! SOUTH AFRICA 2017 DIRECTOR WITH COURTESY OF

Sifiso Khanyile Mtutuzeli Matshoba, Harry Nengwekhulu, Duma Ndlovu Sifiso Khanyile

Uprize! explores the world that shaped the students of ’76 and how the students transformed that world. On the morning of June 16, 1976, students gathered to protest against the use of the Afrikaans language as a medium of instruction in schools. What started out as a planned peaceful march turned into a bloody confrontation with the police. The student protests spread to other parts of South Africa causing economic instability that rapidly plunged the country into crisis. Uprize! looks at the political, social and cultural conditions that shaped the 1976 Soweto Students Uprising, and how those ideas were transformed into liberatory actions. SATURDAY 1 JULY DURATION AGE RESTRICTION

16:00 58 mins PG (13)

THE HANGMAN SOUTH AFRICA 2017 DIRECTOR WITH COURTESY OF

Zwelethu Radebe Thato Dhladla, Khulu Skenjana, Lerato Mvelase Tribal Media House

Khetha finds work as a warder in a Pretoria Maximum Prison Death Row facility. When a prisoner is transferred from C Max to Death Row, Khetha is shocked to find that it is his father who he has not seen for my years. He chooses to conceal his identity and begins a campaign of chastisement through the prison as reprisals against a father he feels had failed him and the family by disappearing years before. When, on the eve of his father’s death, he discovers the reasons why, he must choose forgiveness or live the rest of his life denying the truth. FRIDAY 30 JUNE 16:00 DURATION 30 mins AGE RESTRICTION 16

A double bill screening of UPRIZE! and THE HANGMAN will take place at the Atherstone Room on Thursday 6 July at 12:00 (Duration: 88 mins)

EXHIBITION: GRAHAMSTOWN THROUGH THE LENS OF THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR FOLLOWING ON FROM THE 2016 FILM FESTIVAL PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION BY THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR, WE NOW PRESENT HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEW OF GRAHAMSTOWN. ATHERSTONE ROOM OPEN DAILY 30 JUNE TO 2 JULY FROM 3 TO 7 JULY

from 10:00 to 18:00 and from 14:00 to 18:00 daily

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2017 THINK!FEST THE 2017 NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL

THINK!FEST PROGRAMME

DAILY SCHEDULE

Lectures and discussions take place in the Ntsikana Room at the Monument , unless a venue is indicated. Talks are 1 hour; panel discussions 1hr 30 min, unless otherwise indicated. Tickets: R40 (concessions R30), unless otherwise indicated

IS PRESENTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH UJ ARTS & CULTURE (FADA)

Thursday 29 June

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EMBASSY OF THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS THINK!FEST IS GRATEFUL FOR THE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT OF THE EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THINK!FEST HAS MOVED! Lectures and debates will take place in our new hub on the 2nd floor of the Monument – THE NTSIKANA ROOM and the YELLOWWOOD TERRACE will make you feel welcome with couches, a coffee shop, books, art works, conversation corners, podcasts, wi-fi and... a great view! 2017 THINK!FEST CONVENORS: ANTHEA GARMAN and GRACE MEADOWS & ALBY MICHAELS - UJ ARTS & CULTURE (FADA) ADMINISTRATION: KATE DAVIES and KRISTY ANN FLEMMING

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Friday 30 June Listening, the neglected part of dialogue - Anthea Garman Chocolat! Tasting [Artist Lounge] Breathing Spaces Walkabout [Albany Science Museum] The Pathways to Land Acquisition & Tenure - Glenn Farred Featherstone Brewery Tasting [Artist Lounge] Intersections: Solms-Delta Wine estate - Tracey Randle Chocolat! Tasting [Artist Lounge] What I Learned From [Yellowwood] Tartuffe: A Historical Controversy – Anais Jolly The Listening Lounge with Richard Haslop [Artist Lounge] Breathing Spaces book Launch [Albany Science Museum] Filmverse II - ATKV - Film screening & intro

Saturday 1 July 10:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 12:00 14:00 15:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00

Unpacking Civil Cases: Tshintsha Amakhaya - Stha Yeni Chocolat! Tasting [Artist Lounge] September Jive Art Walkabouts - Rob Allingham [Yellowwood] The Politics of Land Redistribution in SA - Mngobi Ngubane Carara Agro Peppers Tasting [Artist Lounge] Debating Land Reformation - Debate Chocolat! Tasting [Artist Lounge] The Making of Molière in Africa – Film Showing [Atherstone] What I Learned From [Yellowwood] The Listening Lounge with Richard Haslop [Artist Lounge] Filmverse II, ATKV - Film screening & intro

Sunday 2 July 10:00 11:00 12:00 14:00 15:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00

Challenges of Child Welfare - Elinor Sisulu Consciousness Café [Artist Lounge] Chris Barnard’s Contested Legacy- Ray Hartle History is in he Eye of Which Beholder - CoCreate New Leadership, New Consiousness [Library Hall] Carara Agro Peppers Tasting [Artist Lounge] What I Learned From [Yellowwood] The Listening Lounge with Richard Haslop [Artist Lounge] Filmverse II - ATKV Film screening & intro

Monday 3 July 10:00 11:00 11:00 11:15 11:30 11:30 13:00 14:00 14:00 15:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00

Korean/South African Filmmaker Dialogue Consciousness Café [Artist Lounge] September Jive Art Walkabout - Rob Allingham [Yellowwood] The Reflective Practitioner [Library Hall] Hate Speech / Civil Speech - Debate Jiggles and Journeys DFL Workshop [Nompumelelo] Healthy Child, Healthy Community – Zintle Phekana [Nompume] Children: Rights and Responsibilities - Nicola Turner [NELM] State Support of Non-state Organisations? - LRC Debate Hope on Hopkins Gin Tasting [Artlists’Lounge] Dance it out DFL Workshop [Nompumelelo] What I Learned From [Yellowwood] The Listening Lounge with Richard Haslop [Artist Lounge] Featherstone Brewery Tasting [Yellowwood]

Tuesday 4 July 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:00 11:15 11:30 12:00 12:00 14:00 15:00

The Shadow World - Andrew Feinstein Creative Writing Workshop – Jeannie McKeown [Nompumelelo] Consciousness Café [Artist Lounge] Breathing Spaces Walkabout [Albany Science Museum] The Soul’s Code DFL Workshops [Library] Fake News Debate Fellini, Food & Film [Athersstone Room] Jiggles and Journeys DFL Workshop [NELM] Healthy Child, Healthy Community – Zintle Phekana [NELM] Dance it out DFL Workshop [Nompumelelo]

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Right to Freedom of Expression – Andries Walter Oliphant (FXI) What I Learned From [Yellowwood] The Black Radical Tradition - [Humanities Seminar Room] #ArtOut Event [Artist Lounge] New Relationships, New Society [Library Hall]

Wednesday 5 July 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:00 11:15 12:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 14:00 15:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 17:00 18:00

Artistry, Critique, Activism - PEN SA Creative Writing Workshop – Jeannie McKeown [Nompumelelo] Consciousness Café [Artist Lounge] September Jive Art Walkabouts - Rob Allingham [Yellowwood] Spot the Difference DFL Workshop [Library] Curation and Technology - ANSA Jiggles and Journeys [NELM] Children: Rights & Responsibilities - Nicola Turner [Nompumelo] Children’s Literacy in South Africa – Cathy Gush [NELM] Radicalism & Transformation - Rhodes Think Tank Dance it out DFL Workshop [Nompumelelo] Carara Agro Peppers Tasting [Artist Lounge] What I Learned From [Yellowwood] The Listening Lounge with Miles Keylock [Artist Lounge] The Black Radical Tradition - [Humanities Seminar Room] Hope on Hopkins Gin Tasting [Yellowwood]

Thursday 6 July 10:00 11:00 11:00 10:30 11:30 12:00 13:00 14:00 14:00 15:00 15:00 16:00 16:00 17:00 18:30 19:30

The Human Pyramid: Mind/ Body/Soul - Therapy SMART Consciousness Café [Artist Lounge] September Jive Art Walkabout - Rob Allingham [Yellowwood] Creative Writing Workshops – Jeannie McKeown [NELM] Jiggles and Journeys DFL Workshop [Nompumelelo] The Role of Arts Therapies - Athina Copteros Parenting & Protecting - Kathryn Court [Nompumelelo] Short.Sharp.Stories International Arts Symposium [NELM] Dance it out DFL Workshop [Nompumelelo] Carara Agro Peppers Tasting [Artist Lounge] The Benefits of Reflexology - Clare Riley What I Learned From [Yellowwood] The Listening Lounge with Miles Keylock [Artist Lounge] Hope on Hopkins Gin Tasting [Artlists’Lounge] New Visions, New Spaces [Library]

Friday 7 July 10:00 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:00 11:15 11:30 12:00 13:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 16:00 16:00 17:00 18:30

Slowing Down Live Art - Anton Krueger Pets as Therapy Children’s talk [NELM] Creative Writing Workshops – Jeannie McKeown [Nompumelelo] Consciousness Café [Artist Lounge] Breathing Spaces Walkabout [Albany Science Museum] Spot the Difference [ Library Hall] Jiggles and Journeys [Nompumelelo] Pets as Therapy – Henry and Glenda Wilson Children’s Literacy in South Africa – Cathy Gush [Nompumelelo] Dance it out DFL Workshop [Nompumelelo] Hope on Hopkins Gin Tasting [Artlists’Lounge] Dance it out DFL Workshop [Nompumelelo] What I Learned From [Yellowwood] Living with Dementia – Nadja Fredericks The Listening Lounge with Miles Keylock [Artist Lounge] Featherstone Brewery Tasting [Artist Lounge]

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The Future is Hot and Salty - Tally Palmer Consciousness Café [Artist Lounge] Living with an Unfamiliar Climate – Bob & Mary Scholes Adaptation to Climate Change - Sheona Shackleton Featherstone Brewery Tasting [Artist Lounge] Forbidden: Censorship of Popular Music - Michael Drewett The Listening Lounge with Miles Keylock [Artist Lounge]

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CLIMATE CONUNDRUMS Human-induced climate change, if taken seriously, requires us to think forward for decades and even centuries. Humans are not used to that kind of timeline. These speakers show us how to think consequentially in a situation of great complexity

LIVING WITH AN UNFAMILIAR CLIMATE – THE FUTURE IS HOT AND Bob and Mary Scholes SALTY – Tally Palmer

What is the evidence that the climate of South Africa has changed over the past century, how can we be sure that the change was caused by the actions of humans, and how much more change can we expect during the 21st century? How will these changes affect our water supply, food security, health and biodiversity? These are among the questions which Bob and Mary Scholes will address in their talk, which is scientifically up-to-date, but presented in a way which is intelligible to ordinary people, and focusses on the issues of major concern in Southern Africa. Professors Bob and Mary Scholes from the University of the Witwatersrand have worked for many years on understanding the impacts of climate change in South Africa, and have recently published a book, Climate Change: Briefings from Southern Africa, on the topic (with Prof Mike Lucas), aimed at the interested layperson.

Researchers at the South African Institute for Water Research look at South African water resources – water scarcity and water quality and pollution in South Africa today. They predict the changes based on ‘likely’ climate changes. There, ‘likely’ is the important word because there is such uncertainly and variability when global trends are used to understand national regional trends. Then there is the question of salt. Water evaporates, but salts stay behind. How much salt is too much? Tally Palmer’s research is committedly co-developed and used by water resource practitioners, including: users, managers, communities and decision-makers. In this talk she reflects on the current water issues in Grahamstown and further afield. SATURDAY 8 JULY – 10:00

BREATHING SPACES: Marijke du Toit & Jenny Gordon Photo: Jenny Gordon

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WHO IS MOST VULNERABLE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, WHY, AND WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR ADAPTATION? Sheona Shackleton The impacts of climate change cannot be divorced from issues of social justice. For a start, people in Africa are amongst the most vulnerable globally to climate change, but are the least to blame for this. The vulnerability we see on our continent, and in our country, is not just a consequence of an adversely changing climate, but is underlain by a broader set of structural and political factors such as development challenges, poverty and inequality, marginalisation, problems of political representation, health concerns, land and tenure issues, high dependence on natural resources, and nonexistent or poorly targeted social protection, amongst others. At a local level, community heterogeneity in relation to culture, gender, age and power also impacts on the ability to adapt. Vulnerability is not uniform across households, and some may be better positioned to adapt than others. Drawing on data from South Africa this talk explores these issues and the question posed in the title. Sheona Shackleton is Professor and Head of the Department of Environmental Science at Rhodes University. SATURDAY 8 JULY – 14:00

This exhibition presents a selection of photographs from the book by Jenny Gordon and Marijke de Toit, Breathing Spaces (University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, 2016). It explores how photographic images can move us, can unlock personal and shared memories, can unsettle and can challenge us to think about alternative environmental futures. Jenny Gordon’s portraits of people in their living spaces are accompanied by extracts from interviews by historian Marijke Du Toit, who also sourced reproductions of family photographs from South Durban residents. Historian Marijke du Toit is based in the Faculty of Arts at the University of the Western Cape. Photographer Jenny Gordon lectures photojournalism at the School of Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University. In three walkabouts through the exhibition Marijke and Jenny will discuss the history of urban planning, of environmental injustice and the politics of visual representation, and explain the narrative behind the photographs. ALBANY SCIENCE MUSEUM EXHIBITION: OPEN DAILY 09:00 TO 17:00 WALKABOUTS: 30 JUNE, 4 JULY AND 7 JULY AT 11:00 BOOK LAUNCH: 30 JUNE AT 17:00

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A LAND OF LEGACIES The ground on which we stand in an argument very often becomes the literal subject of contention. Land experts help us think about a critical issue that remains unresolved.

THE PATHWAYS TO LAND ACQUISITION AND TENURE – Glenn Farred

UNPACKING CIVIL CASES: TSHINTSHA AMAKHAYA – Stha Yeni

Rights to land and resources are at the centre of the most pressing development issues: human rights, food security, gender equality, poverty reduction, climate change, and resilience. Land in South Africa is conflicted and the land rights and human rights of the poor are regularly undermined. Between 1948 and 1982, about 450 000 people in rural Natal were forcibly removed from their homes and their land in terms of apartheid legislation. In 1995 the government showed its intention to correct land injustices when it introduced the Land Reform Programme with its three key foci of redistribution, restitution and tenure reform. However, two decades later, this process has not delivered what was expected of it, to the growing frustration of landless people. In this talk, Glenn Farred, Programme Manager at AFRA, discusses the work that AFRA does and assesses the current situation regarding access to land in South Africa. AFRA is an NGO that supports black rural people who have been marginalised and aims to promote and support pathways for those living on farms to achieve security of tenure and access to services.

Tshintsha Amakhaya is a civil society alliance for land, food and water justice in rural South Africa. The presentation will be centred around the work of TA through answering the following questions: Who are the rural South Africans? What are their struggles? How are they resisting? And what are they calling for? Stha Yeni is currently the National Coordinator of Tshintsha Amakhaya (TA). Before joining TA she was the Rural Transformation project manager at Oxfam South Africa and prior to that was a researcher at the Land and Accountability Research Centre at the University of Cape Town. She holds two Masters Degrees; an MPhil in land and agrarian studies from PLAAS at the University of Western Cape and MA in Development studies from the International Institute for Social Studies (Erasmus University) in the Netherlands.

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INTERSECTIONS: HISTORY AND LAND REFORM AT THE SOLMS DELTA WINE ESTATE – Tracey Randle Solms-Delta Wine Estate, situated on the outskirts of Franschhoek, provides a thought-provoking case study on the process of uncovering a layered history of one piece of land as part of a series of actions of restitution and transformation in its ownership. Having undergone an ‘excavation’ of its complex past on a public platform through processes of curation and custodianship, the pattern of land ownership has been disrupted and altered in the present. This is not a neat, finite, solution but an ongoing effort to grapple with the legacy of past (dis)inheritances and (dis) possessions on one farm through a curated investigation into its past. Tracey Randle is a PhD candidate at UCT’s Michaelis School of Fine Art. With predominantly historical and curation practice as background for the last 13 years her thesis explores the intersections of museum curation, history and land reform in relation to the specific case study of Solms-Delta farm. FRIDAY 30TH JUNE – 14:00

SATURDAY 1 JULY – 10:00

THE POLITICS AND ECONOMICS OF LAND REDISTRIBUTION IN SOUTH AFRICA – Mnqobi Ngubane Ngubane examines the politics and economics of land redistribution in the context of state support on land reform farms. More specifically the everyday contradictions, and problems of the current land redistribution model in South Africa, against the backdrop of elite capture, missed opportunities in tackling poverty in rural and urban areas; and recent developments regarding former labour tenants on private farms, The crux of Ngubane’s thinking is the practical side of land reform and all its contradictions and opportunities. Mnqobi Ngubane is a land and agrarian scholar currently researching success and failure dynamics of land reform in the eastern Free State. My research examines the impacts of land reform on the livelihoods of beneficiaries against the backdrop of success and failure of land redistribution in South Africa. SATURDAY 1 JULY – 12:00

LAND REFORM: A DEBATE Mnqobi Ngubane, Tracy Randle, Stha Yeni and Glenn Farred will be joined by local land-owners in a robust debate on current questions, policies and controversies around South African land issues. SATURDAY 1 JULY – 14:00

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POLITICS & POWER SHOULD THE STATE SUPPORT PESKY NON-STATE ORGANISATIONS? Presented by the Legal Resources Centre (LRC)

RADICALISM AND TRANSFORMATION: A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE NATIONAL TRANSFORMATION AGENDA FROM 1994 – 2017 What the future holds… Presented by Rhodes University Is radicalism the new future in the South African socio-economic and political space?

The Legal Resources Centre panel considers state support of civil society including a consideration of funding from the National Lottery Commission for NPO’s and CBO’s. Zimbabwean-born South Africa writer and human rights activist, Elinor Sisulu, and Justice Albie Sachs a lawyer, writer, art lover and freedom fighter, team up to tackle the thorny question of state subsidised organisations. MONDAY 3 JULY 14:00

THE BLACK RADICAL TRADITION FROM TOUSSAINT TO BIKO AND BEYOND Presented by the Unit for Humanities at Rhodes University (UHURU) The struggle for freedom by Africans and people of African descent has continued unabated up to today. While neo-colonialism is still in existence in Africa and has also become the subject of discussion in South Africa after the Marikana experience, the Black Lives Matter movement in the USA continues to resist the prevailing view that some humans as less than human. Theoretical reflection emanating from resistance to oppression has for many years connected Africa with its diaspora. Such experiences – successes and failures – continue to be of relevance in today’s world. Theoretical reflection is now of paramount importance as the outcomes of liberation struggles in Africa have not lived up to their expectations. The colloquium will bring together well known intellectuals from the Americas, Africa and South Africa to reflect on some of these issues. Two public lectures are scheduled – tickets available at the venue only. Please see www.ru.ac.za/uhuru for more details.

Radicalism has made a grand entry and has gained traction, almost overnight, in the South African socio-economic and political landscape, and in our transformation and change discourse. The concept has quickly accumulated a lot of capital as an approach to facilitate transformation and change in our country. We seem to have erred fundamentally in thinking that our brand of constitutionalism and constitution, our South African resolve for liberation and freedom, and the capacity of our organisations and leadership across sectors - since 1994, were enough to bring about meaningful change. How else do we account for our ‘transformation deficit’ from which only radical interventions can now rescue us? We have hit ‘radical’ plateau. It may even have become the only means to engender relevance in talking about transformation. This can be seen from all calls for radical socio-economic change as represented by the #feesmustfall movement, recurrent violent service delivery protests, engagements in Parliament, and in interparty relations and political rhetoric regarding land redistribution. Lately, the President introduced into our national lexicon another radical concept – Radical Economic Transformation which has still not been defined, in public engagement, driven in part, by instantaneous and extremely powerful social media, radicalism has assumed a somewhat different shape incorporating a new crudeness, silencing, insults, labelling, and obscenity as represented by some recently published artworks. How did we get to this point? Is radicalism the ‘new future? Is it a (disposable) tool for effective mobilisation? Or is radicalism an opium for restive masses? Join us and our illustrious panel of thinkers at the Rhodes Think!Fest Platform where we unpack these and related matters about transformation and change. WEDNESDAY 5 JULY 14:00

HUMANITIES SEMINAR ROOM, 1 PRINCE ALFRED STREET TUESDAY 4 JULY & WEDNESDAY 5 JULY 17:00

THE SHADOW WORLD: INSIDE THE GLOBAL ARMS TRADE – Andrew Feinstein PRESENTED BY THE FILM FESTIVAL WITH SUPPORT FROM THE HEINDRICH BOLL FOUNDATION Andrew Feinstein is the author of After the Party: A Personal and Political Journey inside the ANC, a bestselling memoir of his time as an ANC Member of Parliament. Since then his research on the Global Arms Trade resulted in his mammoth book The Shadow World and the film of the same name being screened at the Festival (3 and 5 July). His journalistic work has been published in the Guardian, Der Spiegel and the New Statesman. He was, until recently, an Open Society Institute International Fellow and is the founding co-director of Corruption Watch. TUESDAY 4 JULY 10:00

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137 Do we portray history in a fair and accurate way? How do we make sure that all voices are heard? Come join us for a presentation on the complex and contradictory relationships that the perception of history has in the fields of arts and culture with speakers Martine Gosselink, Head of the Department of History of the Rijksmuseum who will be explaining the process that brought the Good Hope exhibition to the Netherlands, with views also from Calvyn Gilfellan, Castle Control Board CEO, Simangaliso Sibiya, an artist from Soweto that visited the Good Hope exhibition, and Dr Matlotleng Matlou, Director of Excelsior Afrika Consulting.

Presented by CoCreate

SUNDAY 2 JULY – 14:00

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FROM MY PEN TO YOUR EAR A talk and two debates, presented In partnership with Media Monitoring Africa (MMA)

LISTENING, THE NEGLECTED PART OF DIALOGUE AND DEBATE – Anthea Garman In democratic societies we place enormous emphasis on speech and voice as crucial elements of freedom. But if no

one pays attention, then words and voices have little effect. In this talk I ask whether the idea of ‘political listening’ enables

us to deal with complicated situations in which clashing standpoints make it very difficult to achieve civil speech,

understanding and changed minds. FRIDAY 30 JUNE 10:00

CIVIL SPEECH AND HATE SPEECH – A debate

Adriaan Basson is the Editor of News24. He is an award-winning journalist who has reported for Beeld, the Mail & Guardian and City Press.

Is speculating that the world would be a better place if white men were not allowed to vote, hate speech? The Press ombudsman certainly thinks so, but that ruling has been appealed. Meanwhile Parliament is about to consider a bill which attempts to define what hate speech is.

Mark Oppenheimer is a practicing advocate and member of the Johannesburg Bar. He has represented newsmedia that were threatened by defamation suits, individuals that were wrongfully arrested by the police and property owners that have been mistreated by municipalities. He has appeared on Cliff Central, eNCA and CNBC Africa. He has also written for Politicsweb, Business Day and City Press. Mark recently authored a submission to Parliament on the Hate Speech Bill.

MONDAY 3 JULY 11:30

FAKE NEWS – A debate What makes Fake News new? We take a look at the spin the Trump- and Gupta-era has put on the old phenomenon of lies, misinformation and propaganda.

ADRIAAN BASSON

MARK OPPENHEIMER

Kayla Roux is a Digital Media lecturer at the School of Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University. She has just completed her Masters degree at the School and her research interests include social media, feminism, and ethics in the digital age.

TUESDAY 4 JULY 11:30

Verashni Pillay, Adriaan Basson, Mark Oppenheimer, Thandi Smith, Kayla Roux and others get together to debate these highly contentious issues so prevalent in today’s media – social, print, audio. They are joined by journalists, media students and representatives from PEN SA, SANEF and other media organisations. The composition of each panel will be announced in the Think!Fest supplement available in Grahamstown from 28 June. These debate will be chaired by Anthea Garman, associate professor in the School of Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University, a member of National Arts Festival Artistic Committee and convenor of Think!Fest.

Verashni Pillay is the former editor-in-chief of the Mail & Guardian and Huffington Post South Africa. She has worked at various periods as a senior reporter covering politics and general news, specialises in media management. Verashni is a recipient of the CNN African Journalism Award, several Standard Bank Sikuvile Awards and an Open Society Foundation journalism fellowship. Thandi Smith is the Head of the Policy Unit at MMA. Her key interests are in media regulation and policy issues – including the Media Appeals Tribunal and the Protection of Information Bill. At MMA she is currently working in the Media Policy and Regulation unit focusing on the issues around the digital migration.

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VERASHNI PILLAY

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CONSCIOUSNESS CAFÉ For the past two years, Consciousness Café has been bringing South Africans together to talk honestly and listen deeply about the things that still divide us. Popping up in community halls, art galleries, and bookstores around the country, Consciousness Café is a space where groups of strangers are guided to express themselves freely on matters affecting the racial, spiritual, relational, cultural and political fibre of South Africa today. Too often, our roller-coaster emotions about life in South Africa are confined to social media rants and ‘braai’ chats with friends. At Consciousness Café, you choose the topic, and we guide you on a 3-hour journey in which you are encouraged to get comfortable with being uncomfortable, in a safe space. Consciousness Café uses a structured form of dialogue developed by the No-Name-Initiative and WorldWork. During the National Arts Festival’s ThinkFest, Consciousness Café will be hosting 7 cafés in 7 days (2-8 July). Facilitators: Keke Motseke: co-founder of Consciousness Café, writer, facilitator, mother, Sotho woman, holds a Masters in Industrial Sociology Anisha Panchia: co-founder of Consciousness Café, psychology student, poet, facilitator , a little (bit) Indian, holds an Honours degree in Development Studies Claire BelL: writer, journalist, facilitator, holds a Masters in Philosophy. Karen Verburgh: International Human Development learning facilitator and coach. No-Name Initiative (NNI) Ignite facilitator. Being a Vessel for Change. Nobantu: No-Name Initiative (NNI) Ignite Facilitator-in-Training currently studying towards a Master’s Degree in Development Studies at the University of the Western Cape.

CLAIRE BELL, KEKE MOTSEKE, ANISHA PANCHIA

ARTISTS’ LOUNGE SUNDAY 2 TO SATURDAY 8 JULY AT 11:00 (3HRS) ALL WELCOME. FREE EVENT. DONATIONS WELCOME.

WHAT I LEARNED FROM... Relax with a cup of coffee or a glass of wine and listen to 5-minute tales from Festival guests, artists, actors, journalists, luminaries, dignitaries and regular people of a life changing experience or a chance occurrence that changed the way they lived their lives. Fascinating stories, a comfy chair, a great view – what more could you ask for. 30 JUNE TO 7 JULY DAILY AT 16:00 AT THE YELLOWWOOD TERRACE

THE CURATIVE POWERS OF THERAPY THE ROLE OF ART THERAPIES – Athina Copteros

THE BENEFITS OF REFLEXOLOGY – Clare Riley

At the start of the 20th century, Western thought subscribed to dualism and the distinct separation between body and mind. This came at a great cost. This talk explores the role that arts therapies can play in society as part of healing the mind body split. Athina Copteros is a Health Professions Council registered Arts Therapist under the Category ‘Independent Practice (Dance Movement Therapy)’. She completed her MSc in Dance Movement Psychotherapy training in the United Kingdom in 2014 that formed part of a broader study on the role of embodied practice in transdisciplinary research, which is the subject of her PhD.

Delve into the benefits of reflexology particularly with regard to children and digestive health. Clare Riley, a practising reflexologist, gives a brief talk on what reflexology is, how it works, and the research backing this up. If you’re on the fence as to the efficacy of reflexology, Clare’s downto-earth approach and practical expectations of what reflexology can do for child health, may leave you seeing reflexology in a new light. You’ll certainly never look at your little one’s feet the same way again!

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THURSDAY 6 JULY 16:00

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Many contemporary performance artists work with values which are very similar to those encouraged by mindfulness meditation practices, such as “stillness”, “presence” and “consciousness.” In this talk Anton looks at performance artists like Yann Marussich, Marina Abramović and others, as he explores intersections between live art and mindfulness. Anton Krueger is an Associate Professor at the Department of Drama, Rhodes University, as well as a facilitator with Mindfulness Africa. FRIDAY 7 JULY – 10:00

THE HUMAN PYRAMID: MIND/ BODY/SOUL Presented by Therapy SMART

(Supportive Multidisciplinary Assessments Remediation & Therapy) Many are seeking holistic and integrative approaches to health and wellness. We have all heard the words mind, body, and soul. We know they describe aspects of a human being, but do we really stop to think about what these words really mean and their profound impact on our lives? If there is a mind, body, soul connection, it must be true that anything directly affecting a person in one of these areas, must affect all other areas as well. We are whole human beings and our component parts, while seeming unrelated, are intimately connected. Holistic intervention usually includes a multidisciplinary team of professionals working together towards positive change. Therapy SMART share their views on the various mind, body and soul pyramids that interrelate to bring harmony and balance to one’s overall sense of being.

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FRIDAY 7 JULY 12:00

DEMENZCARE - LIVING WITH DEMENTIA – Nadja Fredricks

Dr Suresh Vassen is an Ayurvedic Medical Doctor and Integrative Mind/Body Health practitioner. He regularly lectures in holistic health with special emphasis on Ayurvedic medicine, mind/ body health, yoga, meditation, spirituality.

Worldwide it is estimated that 4.75 million people suffer from dementia. By 2050 1 in 2 people will be dealing with dementia in one or the other way. And still there is an awkward silence around this illness, creating fear and isolation, leaving little hope for a good life after diagnosis. What? Who? Where? How? Why? When? We have not come very far since the first person was diagnosed with dementia in 1901, so we must look beyond the obvious. I invite you to see Dementia through my eyes as a disease on many levels. With understanding, gaining knowledge and skills, acceptance, a change in life-style and a solid support system, one can create a space as good as it gets for all involved; a life where it is possible to live well with dementia. Nadja Fredricks, an Austrian, living in South Africa, is passionate about creating awareness about dementia and creating a space, as good as it gets, for all involved to live well with dementia.

THURSDAY 6 JULY – 10:00

FRIDAY 7 JULY 16:00

Asha Dullabh holds masters in Clinical Psychology and practices within an integrative approach treating and lecturing on all psychological conditions in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of professionals. ASHA DULLABH

Pets as Therapy is a Non-Profit Organisation, launched in South Africa in 2001, that organises visits by volunteers and their pets to people in hospitals, hospices, retirement homes, frail care facilities and special needs schools. Scientific evidence shows that the interaction between people and pets is therapeutic – physically, emotionally, psychologically and socially. Henry and Glenda Walters provide an insight to their experiences as volunteers for the Port Elizabeth branch of PAT and explain the benefit they have seen first hand to patients, especially the elderly and children. Their Labradors, Savannah and Sebastian will be on hand to ‘prove the point’. Henry and Glenda Walters have volunteered for PAT since 2008 with their dogs, Savanna, Sebastian and Tappa (a Golden Retriever). They formed part of the PE Dog School Demo Team from 2012-14 and have represented PAT on many occasions at various functions.

CONTESTED LEGACY: MARKING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF PROF CHRIS BARNARD’S PIONEERING HEART TRANSPLANT – Ray Hartle The news that Prof Christiaan Barnard of the University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital had carried out the first ever human-to-human heart transplant on December 3 1967, raced around the globe. Barnard’s place was entrenched in the annals of medical and popular history. South Africa, internationally significant up to that point only for its legalised apartheid policy, was now counted among the top countries for medical research and innovation. Fifty years later, there remains the slightest afterglow of having been the first country to move the heart transplantation programme from the research laboratory to the

theatre. But much remains to be questioned - from Barnard’s willingness then to be used in service of the National Party government, to the failure now of the democratic government’s cardiac healthcare policy. Journalist, agitator, contrarian. Ray Hartle has lived with a weak heart since at least 2007. After battling ‘flu’ for many months, in August 2016 doctors told him he was in heart failure. Two months later he received a donor heart. SUNDAY 2 JULY 12:00

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A SALUTE TO GRAHAMSTOWN’S CHILD WELFARE IN IT’S 100TH YEAR KEY NOTE ADDRESS: CHALLENGES OF CHILD WELFARE IN AN UNEQUAL SOCIETY – Elinor Sisulu Child Welfare Grahamstown celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. In this key note address, Elinor Sisulu looks at the challenges facing the organisation in today’s society. Zimbabwean-born South Africa writer and human rights activist Elinor Sisulu combines training in history, English literature, development studies and feminist theory from institutions in Zimbabwe, Senegal and the Netherlands. She is the author of the award-winning children’s book The Day Gogo Went to Vote. Her biography on her parentsin-law, Walter and Albertina Sisulu: In Our Lifetime secured her the prestigious 2003 Noma Award for publishing in Africa. Elinor’s involvement in book promotion and literary development efforts for many years has culminated in her work with the Puku Children’s Literature Foundation. SUNDAY 2 JULY 10:00

CHILDREN: RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES – Advocate Nicola Turner What happens when children have a number of guaranteed rights that they cannot hope to exercise because adults fail in their responsibilities towards them? Answer: A social conundrum which has resulted in a criminal justice system populated by children, either as victims or perpetrators. Do we rely on the criminal justice system to address the underlying societal factors giving rise to the large number of children appearing in South African courts? Yes – but is that the solution? Advocate Turner contemplates these tough questions and their answers in an unsettlingly informative talk illustrating the challenges faced by young people in this country and the failure of society in upholding the rights of children. Nicola Turner is Senior State Advocate in the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Grahamstown, who has specialised in the prosecution of child rape cases for the past 25 years. NELM LECTURE HALL: MONDAY 3 JULY 14:00 NOMPUMELELO HALL: WEDNESDAY 5 JULY 13:00

HEALTHY CHILD HEALTHY COMMUNITY – Zintle Phekana Child Malnutrition: What is it? How do we recognize it? How do we treat it? How do we prevent it? Is it really possible to maintain good health with little money? What can you do to raise a healthy home and community? Zintle Phekana, RD (SA), completed her BSc honours degree in Dietetics from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. She is currently working as a community service Dietitian at Settlers Hospital, Grahamstown. NOMPUELELO HALL: MONDAY 3 JULY 13:00 NELM LECTURE HALL: TUESDAY 4 JULY 14:00

CHILDREN’S LITERACY DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA – Cathy Gush Children’s literacy development in South Africa is in crisis. New approaches are needed in order to facilitate a whole language experience and a love of reading. This challenge has been taken up by organisations such as Nal’ibali, Wordworks, and the FunDza Literacy Trust, with the Lebone Literacy Programme acting as a partner in Grahamstown. The talk will detail some of these, as well as the parent programmes that are being developed as part of an inclusive stakeholder strategy that shows how children’s literacy develops through different role players. Cathy Gush is the coordinator of the Lebone Literacy Programme in Grahamstown, a Trustee of the national literacy organization Nal’íbali, and currently completing a Masters degree in Journalism and Media Studies. NELM LECTURE HALL: WEDNESDAY 5 JULY 14:00 NOMPUELELO HALL: FRIDAY 7 JULY 13:00

PARENTING & PROTECTING – Kathryn Court The talk looks at how to help increase our children’s personal safety and resilience. It is based on the on the Protective Behaviours Program which is an internationally acclaimed child abuse prevention and personal safety program. The materials were developed by Protective Behaviours Western Australia in consultation with the Department of Education, Western Australia. Kathryn Court facilitates a holistic approach to health and wellness which includes aspects of physical, emotional, social and spiritual health aimed at children and adults. She holds a Diplomas in General Nursing and Midwifery, Primary Health Care and Palliative Care. She joined the Ubunye Foundation in 2007 where she developed and coordinated their Family Health Program. She now works from home and facilitates workshops for other organisations and is a member of the Grahamstown Child Protection Action Forum. NOMPUMELEO HALL THURSDAY 6 JULY 13:00

STORY TIME Bring your little ones for a half an hour story read to by some very exciting people – actors, writer, parents, teachers are volunteering their time to read some very special books to some very special people. Story Time takes place every weekday during the Festival at NELM and Nompumelelo reading circles. Parents are welcome to enjoy the stories with their children. Let’s engender a love for reading together.

NELM STORY AMPHITHEATRE: MONDAY 3 TO FRIDAY 7 JULY AT 10:30 AND 15:30 DAILY NOMPUMELELO CLASSROOM MONDAY 3 TO FRIDAY 7 JULY AT 12:00

WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN CREATIVE WRITING FOR CHILDREN – Jeannie Mckeown

JIGGLES AND JOURNEYS: EXPLORING TRAVEL presented by Drama For Life

Jeannie’s writing workshops will explore the infinite possibilities to be found when you sit down with a pad, a pencil and your imagination. With the help of prompts, pictures and examples from books and poems, she’ll take kids aged 6 to 15 on a journey into their own fantastical, exciting, gripping and even mysterious stories, and help them to unlock their imaginations in all kinds of creative ways. Jeannie Wallace McKeown has been writing creatively since she was a child, and has never lost the sense of excitement it brings, even though she now has two children of her own, three cats and an MA in Creative Writing from Rhodes University.

This workshop series is intended for 4 – 6 year olds Facilitator: Sue Hall (Tickets: R20)

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NOMPUMELELO HALL: MONDAY 3 JULY 11:30; THURSDAY 6 JULY 11:30; FRIDAY 7 JULY 11:30 NELM WORKSHOP SPACE / HALL: TUESDAY 4 JULY 12:00; WEDNESDAY 5 JULY 12:00

PETS AS THERAPY (PAT)

NOMPUMELEO CLASSROOM: TUESDAY 4 JULY 10:30; WEDNESDAY 5 JULY 10:30 NELM WORKSHOP SPACE / HALL: THURSDAY 6 JULY 10:30; FRIDAY 7 JULY 10:30

DANCE IT OUT – FIND YOUR JIVE presented by Drama For Life This workshop series is intended for 12-16 year olds. Facilitator: Bonginkosi Mnisi NOMPUMELELO HALL: 3 – 7 JULY 15:00 (FREE)

Meet Labradors, Savannah and Sebastian and their people, Glenda and Henry, and hear all about how pets can help people who are sad, sick or elderly. Glenda Walters will show you that dogs (and other pets) can have an amazing effect on our physical and emotional health in this interesting talk on PETS AS THERAPY. The Walters have volunteered for PAT since 2008 with their dogs, Savanna, Sebastian and Tappa. FRIDAY 7 JULY 10:00

CREATING & CURATING TARTUFFE: A HISTORICAL CONTROVERSY – Anais Jolly Written in the 17th century in France, Tartuffe is one of Molière’s most famous plays. Yet it took the author five long years to obtain the right to perform it in front of an audience. Even though the French playwright was used to a certain degree of controversy around his plays, the political and religious outcry around Tartuffe far exceeded what he had been used to, and deeply impacted French Theatre. Anais Jolly of Comédie-Française discusses the play and it’s impact and relevance, both then and now. Presented at Think!Fest by the French Institute of South Africa. FRIDAY 30 JUNE 16:00

THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND ARTISTIC CREATIVITY – Andries Oliphant PRESENTED BY THE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION INSTITUTE (FXI) The FXI is an NGO that promotes and defends the right to freedom of expression as set out in section 16 of the Constitution, and believes that freedom of expression enables access to civil, political and socio-economic rights. The role of the artist in any democratic society has always been to provoke debate and to raise issues, even contentious ones, for discussion. Art has the potential to bring subjects into the public sphere and touch people deeply. Lately South Africans have been questioning the role of artistic expression in society, debating the role of art that is seen as provocative, even saying that certain artistic work goes against our ‘moral’ or political code. Andries Oliphant, literary scholar, writer, cultural policy advisor and Friend of the FXI, discusses and assesses these reactions and debates. TUESDAY 4 JULY 16:00

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INTERNATIONAL ARTS SYMPOSIUM TOURING, COLLABORATIONS AND CO-PRODUCTIONS International guests from the Seychelles, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Spain, the Netherlands, Luxembourg Germany, France and other countries will offer insights into the operational models of the organisations they represent and discuss the opportunities for pitching South African cultural products in their respective markets. NELM Lecture Hall NELM LECTURE HALL: THURSDAY 6 JULY – 14:00

ARTISTRY, CRITIQUE AND ACTIVISM Presented by PEN SA PEN South Africa, is an affiliate of PEN International, an organisation representing writers, editors and translators who have pledged themselves to oppose any form of suppression of freedom of expression or censorship and to uphold freedom of the press. Write! Africa Write! is PEN South Africa’s call for African writers to say what they wish and to eschew the divisions of the past in favour of the idea of one humanity living in peace on one continent. This talk, looking at how artistry, critique and activism are interlinked will be presented by Lidudu Malingani, PEN SA Centre Co-ordinator and award winning writer, with a panel comprised of PEN SA members. The panel will discuss the ways in which fighting for freedom of speech is the only way to ensure that writers are free to write. The panel will also discuss what freedom of speech means not only for writers but the general public and in what ways is this fundamental right is under threat across the African content, highlighting the recent case of Dr Stella Nyanzi, a Ugandan academic who is on trial for exercising her freedom of expression and the Hate Speech Bill that the South Africa government has tabled. WEDNESDAY 5 JULY 10:00

SHORT. SHARP. STORIES TRADE SECRETS – Tales with a twist Edited by Joanne Hichens Foreword by Yewande Omotoso We bring you Trade Secrets, short stories guaranteed to deliver a twist. Join us at the official NAF launch as we celebrate South African short fiction, and talk writing and publishing. Trade Secrets provides a surprising and titillating range of short stories which unravel secrets of the State, of the workplace, of the family, and of the heart. As ever, we bring you characters and settings that reflect our South African diversity. Trade Secrets is the fifth of the annual Short.Sharp.Stories Awards anthologies, produced with the support of the National Arts Festival of South Africa. The 2017 judging panel were Liesl Jobson, Phakama Mbonambi and Tim Richman. CONTRIBUTORS: Olufemi Agunbiade, Darrel Bristow-Bovey, Jumani Clarke, Linda Daniels, Frieda-Marie De Jager, Ntsika Gogwana, Amy Heydenrych, Mishka Hoosen, Bobby Jordan, Sean Mayne, Mapule Mohulatsi, Sally Ann Murray, Kamil Naicker, Sally Partridge, Pravasan Pillay, Megan Ross, Andrew Salomon, Stephen Symons, Philisiwe Twijnstra, Philip Vermaas, Michael Yee THURSDAY 6 JULY 14:00

CURATION AND TECHNOLOGY Presented by the Arterial Network South Africa (ANSA) SADC delegates from the Arterial Network South Africa (ANSA) and other the World Fringe Alliance (WFA) will engage in a facilitated discussion around the complexities of curating a creative programme. Speakers will also reflect on the impact of technology on festival programming. Arterial Network South Africa (ANSA) is one of 40 National Chapters making up Arterial Network. The Chapter has been operating since 2010. In 2013 South Africa established a National Secretariat operating in Cape Town. Our shared vision is for a vibrant, unified and empowered Arts, Culture and Heritage sector in South Africa contributing to human development, human rights and poverty eradication in our region. Galen Bresson from Seychelles (NICEA), Jiggs Thorne from Swaziland (Bushfire), and Raisedon Baya from Bulawayo (Intwasa Arts Festival) and members of the World Fringe Alliance discuss curatorial challenges and technological advances that impact on the programming of national and international arts events. WEDNESDAY 5 JULY – 12:00

#ARTOUT Arterial Network South Africa (ANSA), in partnership with the National Arts Festival, will host representatives from a few major festivals in the SADC region, who will participate in ANSA’s #ArtOut event. The #ArtOut event will provide a contextual understanding of various festivals and the opportunities that exist for South African artists. Presentations will also bring into focus issues concerning regional mobility and the policies that govern movement of artists and creative goods in the region. More information will be made available on the National Arts Festivals’ website. ARTISTS’ LOUNGE, MONUMENT TUESDAY 4 JULY – 18:00 (FREE) #ArtOut and the panel discussion on Curation and Technology are supported by an ANT Funding Grant from Pro Helvetia Johannesburg financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).

SEPTEMBER JIVE ARTWALKABOUTS – Rob Allingham SA Musical Graphics – Classics and Collectables, is a selection of 150 of the most interesting, important and beautiful sleeve covers, with a special focus on truly South African designs and My Favourite Sounds, is an exhibition of photo portraits by photographer, Dwayne Kapula, of music and media personalities. These intertwined exhibition will be augmented by three informative walkabouts lead by Rob Allingham, former Archive Manager at Gallo Record Company. Presented by the Fench Institute of South Africa YELLOWWOOD TERRACE 1 JULY 11:00; 3 JULY 11:00; 5 JULY 11:00

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FORBIDDEN: CENSORSHIP OF POPULAR MUSIC DURING APARTHEID – Michael Drewett This talk explores the apartheid regime’s popular music censorship practices, from the banning of ’undesirable’ music from distribution to keeping the airwaves clear of subversive messages. With reference to record album cover images and music samples, the talk introduces the audience to the processes of censorship during apartheid and what exactly it was that the censorship authorities did not want the public to hear and see. The presentation is based on research into the censorship archives at the Directorate of Publications and South African Broadcasting Corporation, providing fascinating insights into the mind-set of a paranoid regime. Michael Drewett is an academic and researcher in the Rhodes University Department of Sociology and a specialist on South African popular music, with a specific interest in music censorship during apartheid. SATURDAY 8 JULY 16:00

ON AND OFF THE SILVER SCREEN THE MAKING OF MOLIÈRE IN AFRICA SYLVAINE STRIKE’S TARTUFFE (2017)

INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUE: KOREAN & SOUTH AFRICAN FILMMAKERS PRESENTED BY THE FILM FESTIVAL A landmark meeting between representatives of the Korean Film Industry and a group of South African filmmakers. Participants will be announced closer to the time. Supported by the Korean Embassy in Pretoria and the Korean Film Council. MONDAY 3 JULY 10:00

FELLINI, FOOD AND FILMMAKING Directors: Joelle Chesselet & Lloyd Ross The day Sylvaine Strike auditioned actors for Moliere’s Tartuffe, Donald trump won the American elections – an auspicious confirmation of the relevance of themes she highlights through the play: Masks, manipulation by symbols of power, hypocrisy and the corruption of the human heart. The film chronicles Sylvaine’s direction of a cast of nine and their honing of the work over time. Her training in Lecoq’s physical theatre informs her method and challenges the actors to extend their limits. On the opening night at the Soweto Theatre this intense collaboration of cast and director assure us that human nature does not change and that Tartuffe, written 4 centuries ago in France is even more relevant now than then. A film by Joëlle Chesselet and Lloyd Ross, supported by the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS). The filmmakers, the director, Sylvaine Strike, and cast members will be at the screening of the film. ATHERSTONE ROOM SATURDAY 1 JULY AT 15:00 (1HR)

MOLIÈRE – THE 1978 FILM Director: Ariane Mnouchkine Who was Moliere? He is known everywhere as one of the world’s greatest playwrights. But who was he? This epic and multi-award winning depiction of Molière’s life shot in 1978 was written and directed by Ariane Mnouchkine and stars Philippe Caubère, MarieFrançoise Audollent and Frédéric Ladonne. Accolodes include a César Award for Best Cinematography and César Award for Best Production Design. THURSDAY 29 JUNE 14:00 (4HRS 10MIN) THE ABOVE TWO FILMS ARE PRESENTED COURTESY OF THE FRENCH INSTITUTE OF SOUTH AFRICA

PRESENTED BY THE FILM FESTIVAL The Dante Alighieri will participate in a session about Fellini and his legacy. South African filmmaker Cedric Sundstrom will join the discussion to talk about his experiences putting together the film Finding Fellini with Anthony Quinn and Leonardo di Caprio which was destined to be shot in Namibia. ATHERSTONE ROOM TUESDAY 4 JULY 12:00

FILMVERSE 2 – ATKV The sequel to Filmverse I, a poetry-animation project of the ATKV Creative director: Diek Grobler Executive producer: Nita Cronjé of the ATKV The premiere of Filmverse 2, the second presentation of the poetryanimation project of the ATKV in collaboration with Diek Grobler, was launched at last year’s kykNET Silwerskermfees in Cape Town. Twelve Afrikaans poems were animated by 12 animation artists, or groups of artists, then also translated, and the soundtracks of the animated films were dubbed into English, Zulu and Sesotho. The aim of this project is to create a forum for independent animation in South Africa; to make Afrikaans poetry more visible and accessible; and to create animation films of international standard. The 2014 version of Filmverse was locally nominated by three arts festivals in the category “best contribution to visual art” and, on an international level this project also excelled. At the 2016 Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Noami van Niekerk, one of the animators, received the award for the “best first film” and Charles Badenhorst won the Weimar Poetry Film Prize in Germany a Special Jury Award at the Festival Silêncio in Portugal for his animation of Adam Small’s What abou’ de lô. Diek Grobler will be on hand at the screenings to take questions and introduce the films. 30 JUNE – 2 JULY 18:00

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CREATIVE RESEARCH HUB The Drama for Life Creative Research Hub, Drama for Life’s new multi-purpose performance, laboratory teaching, resource and conversation hotspot based at the University of the Witwatersrand, brings its unique brand to the National Arts Festival. Based at the Grahamstown Public Library Hall, the Hub will present performances for, exclusive Drama for Life accredited training as part of the REMIX Laboratory, applied arts workshops for children, youth and adults, and critical, rigorous facilitated arts in conversations.

PERFORMANCES 10:00 Insta-Grammar Maimane! 16:00 See page 66 for details

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The Laboratory offers participants two accredited short courses from Wits University as well as a curated guided experience of the festival. Over the six days participants are taken through a once in a life time experience of learning though witnessing the excellence of the arts and participating in dialogues with cutting edge artists featured on the main festival programme. MONDAY 3 TO 8 JULY

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These curated conversations will draw together emerging thought leaders and artists with established leaders in the field to grapple with complex questions about re-imagining the South African arts and culture landscape. Expect innovative, rigorous facilitation of critical reflective dialogue. NEW LEADERSHIP NEW CONSCIOUSNESS: Towards an out the box collaborative performing arts-making culture SUNDAY 2 JULY 15:00 – 17:00 NEW RELATIONSHIPS NEW SOCIETY: Re-thinking arts and culture for purposes of social transformation and healing. TUESDAY 4 JULY 19:30 – 21:30 NEW VISIONS NEW SPACES: Re-imagining Performance in the South African landscape THURS DAY 6 JULY 19:30-21:30

WORKSHOPS JIGGLES AND JOURNEYS This workshop series is intended for 4-6 year olds. Facilitator: Sue Hall (Tickets: R20) NOMPUMELELO HALL: MONDAY 3 JULY 11:30; THURSDAY 6 JULY 11:30; FRIDAY 7 JULY 11:30 NELM WORKSHOP SPACE: TUESDAY 4 JULY 12:00; WEDNESDAY 5 JULY 12:00 DANCE IT OUT This workshop series is intended for 12-16 year olds. Facilitator: Bonginkosi Mnisi NOMPUMELELO HALL: 3 – 7 JULY 15:00 Tickets: R20 SPOT THE DIFFERENCE This workshop addresses basic theatre elements and the use of metaphor in performance for youth and artists. Facilitator: Hamish Neill LIBRARY HALL: WEDNESDAY 5 JULY 11:15, FRIDAY 7 JULY 11:15 (Free) THE REFLECTIVE PRACTITIONER Creating reflective tools for your practice as an arts facilitator/teacher/practitioner. Take time out to understand why reflective practice is critical for your work and explore ways in which you can develop reflective practice LIBRARY HALL: MONDAY 3 JULY 11:15 (Free) THE SOUL’S CODE Drama Therapy Workshop. Take time out to reflect, re-imagine, restore through a symbolic reflective process. Facilitator: Warren Nebe LIBRARY HALL: TUESDAY 4 JULY 11:15 (Free) Twitter: @drama_for_life and @dfl_CreativeHub

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LISTENING LOUNGE

ALL LISTENING LOUNGE EVENTS TAKE PLACE IN THE ARTISTS’ LOUNGE, MONUMENT, NEXT TO THE RESTAURANT

LISTENING WITH RICHARD HASLOP

LISTENING WITH MILES KEYLOCK

Richard Haslop is a practising labour lawyer who has been involved with music for most of his life. He is best known for the wildly-eclectic radio shows he presented over 14 years on Radio South Africa and its successor SAfm, and for the thousands of pieces he has written about music for the past 30 years for a number of national and international publications. He has also lectured history of music courses on African-American popular music, the music business, world music, the blues and even country music at UKZN and other institutions.

Miles Keylock is a content curator, writer and editor based in Grahamstown. The founding editor-in-chief of Rolling Stone (South Africa) his writing on music, arts and culture has appeared in a wide range of print and online publications over the past two decades including GQ Magazine, Obrigado Magazine, The Mail & Guardian, The Cape Times, Channel 24, The Black Business Quarterly and many more. Several of his essays and reviews have been published in international music anthologies and catalogues. He has been a South African Music Awards judge since 2007.

THE WEIRDEST MUSIC I EVER HEARD In 1903, at the railway station in Tutwiler, Mississippi, musician, composer and self-styled Father of the Blues WC Handy heard a ragged stranger playing the guitar by sliding a pocket knife across its strings and singing a repetitive refrain about going “where the Southern cross the Dog”. Though he called it “the weirdest music I ever heard”, it changed his life. Slide guitar styles, from Hawaiian to Hindustani, from lap to pedal steel, from the rudimentary onestring diddley bow to some of the most blistering guitar playing in captivity, have become a regular, evocative and often thrilling component of folk, blues, rock and country music and several places beyond. FRIDAY 30 JUNE 17:00

HOME IS WHERE THE MUSIC IS(N’T): JAZZ AND EXILE Miriam ‘Mama Afrika’ Makeba bent Bra Harry Belafonte’s ears Stateside – Bra Hugh, Dollar Brand, Jonas Gwangwa and all the King Kong Cats said “yeah!” Go West. The land of the free, the home of the brave. There’s bucks, there’s babes, it’s beautiful! But wait, what about the Blue Notes. Johnny Dyani, Dudu Pukwana, Mongezi Feza, Nick Moyake, Chris McGregor and Louis Moholo creative freedom awaited in European exile – but so did despair and death. This listening session maps the beat routes of SA jazz in exile from the 60s to the 90s. WEDNESDAY 5 JULY 17:00

FOR THE SAKE OF THE SONG The seventies was the decade of the singer-songwriter and South Africa had its share of good ones. Colin Shamley, John OakleySmith, Edi Niederlander, Syd Kitchen, Tony Bird, Roger Lucey and several others had little exposure beyond the few hundreds they played to in the local folk clubs and at the occasional folk festivals of the time, but the songs they wrote and sang constituted a vitally important, if hardly heard, body of South African music. SATURDAY 1 JULY 17:00

INNERTAINMENT, NOT JUST ENTERTAINMENT “People don’t take music seriously. They think it’s a fame thing. Music is not a fame thing. Music is a gift from the gods, and if you don’t care you will, sooner than never, know exactly how they feel about that: the disrespect” – Philip Tabane. A journey deep into the art of guitarist Dr Philip Tabane, saxophonists Zim Ngqawana, John Coltrane and more. THURSDAY 6 JULY 17:00

WHEN I’M PRESIDENT Some years ago Tom Russell sang, “If Uncle Sam sends the illegals home, whose gonna build your wall?” While the new man in the White House is considering that, he might do worse than listen to a soundtrack comprising songs about the US presidency and its practitioners, of which there have been some beauties, from Gil Scott-Heron’s B Movie and Re-Ron through Frank Zappa’s Dickie’s Such An Asshole and the Ramones’ Bonzo Goes To Bitburg to Phil Ochs’s Crucifixion, Norman Blake’s Lincoln’s Funeral Train and songs about Obama in both Swahili and less than complementary English. SUNDAY 2 JULY 17:00

15 FANTASTIC SONGS FROM 2016

THAT YOU NOT SO MUCH PROBABLY BUT ALMOST CERTAINLY DIDN’T HEAR

This is the music, from a variety of locations and genres, that parted the clouds for Richard Haslop last year. It might just do the same for you. MONDAY 3 JULY 17:00

TO FREEDOM CONDEMNED “No, you cannot play that pop music! Play your own music, whatever you do, even if it kills you. You are free.” – Peter Brotzmann. This listening session explores, interrogates and explains the importance of free jazz in an age of late capitalist commodification. FRIDAY 7 JULY 17:00

TALKING ‘BOUT MY GENERATION Where are the young and gifted young SA jazz musicians? Do they have anything to say about where South Africa is musically, creatively and politically? This listening session focuses on the Standard Bank Young Artist Award winners of the past decades. From Kesivan Naidoo, Kyle Shepherd, and Shane Cooper to Siya Makuzeni, Nduduzo Makhatini, Benjamin Jephta and beyond. SATURDAY 8 JULY 17:00

POP-UP DIALOGUES BY UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG ARTS & CULTURE (FADA) POST PERFORMANCE DISCUSSIONS When the applause has subsided and the artists have returned back to the dressing rooms there is always a curiosity about how and from where the artists found their inspiration. This series of postperformance discussions provides an opportunity for audiences to participate in a moderated 30-minute post-performance discussion with the cast and the creative team behind a production. Stay behind after the lights have gone up on the following performances and get a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the creative process TARTUFFE – 30 JUNE AT 12:00 WHAT REMAINS – 30 JUNE 14:00 THE ALCHEMY OF WORDS – 2 JULY 14:00 DIE REUK VAN APPELS – 3 JULY 12:30 WOMB OF FIRE – 5 JULY 12:00 CONFESSIONS OF A BLACKLISTED WOMAN: SHE BELLOWS – 5 JULY 18:00 I TURNED AWAY AND SHE WAS GONE – 7 JULY 18:00 NEWFOUNDLAND – 8 JULY 12:00 ANKOBIA – 8 JULY 14:00

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WHAT’S YOUR STORY? At the heart of all good art is storytelling so we have invited some of the creators, makers, misfits, rebels and troublemakers featured on this year’s Main programme as well as noteworthy guests to tell their story. Meet the muses behind some of our finest and shiniest as they showcase their art and explain the meaning and process behind what they have created for #NAF2017. Look out for the daily lineup on – Twitter @THINKFESTPOPUPS and at the Rhodes Theatre Café. The purple couch can be found in the Rhodes Theatre Red Foyer … don’t miss profound and playful conversations with Neo Muyanga (featured artist), Nadia Davids (What Remains), Sylvaine Strike (Tartuffe), Hannah Ma (International choreographer), Rehane Abrahams (Womb of Fire), Neil Coppen (Newfoundland) and many more directors, actors and playwrights.

ON THE COUCH Join creatives and cast members from a selection #NAF17 productions ON THE COUCH in the Rhodes Theatre’s Red Foyer daily – interview times will announced on the board at the Rhodes Theatre Café and on Twitter @thinkfestpopups PENDO MASOTE – 29 JUNE BLACK – 30 JUNE PLATINUMB HEART – 1 JULY DOWN TO EARTH – 6 JULY KIDCASINO – 7 JULY

ON THE LINE - 30 JUNE REPARATION – 1 JULY IT’S ONLY BIRDS – 2 JULY MACHO MACHO – 6 JULY POLICE COPS – 7 JULY

TANTALISING TASTINGS FEATHERSTONE BREWERY

HOPE ON HOPKINS GIN

Local craft brewer, Mark Riley, owner of Grahamstown’s only craft brewery, Featherstone Brewery, and brewer of the official National Arts Festival Ale, gives a beer tasting of Featherstone’s six brands. Each beer is accompanied with a description of its style’s history, the character, and an explanation of its unique name. The tasting is a treat for the senses as Mark will not only talk through the ingredients and brewing process of each beer, but also use aromas of key ingredients to help audience members pick out and get a true feel for what they are tasting.

Hope on Hopkins is a small-batch craft distillery in Salt River, Cape Town, set up in 2014 by ex-lawyers Lucy Beard and Leigh Lisk. The South African couple had been working as lawyers in London for nearly 15 years before abandoning the rat race to follow the sun. They eventually found their way back home – after falling in love with craft gin in the Mediterranean – and refurbished a rundown warehouse in industrial Salt River, creating the Mother City’s first artisanal distillery. In the tasting session, Lucy will explain a bit about the distilling process, the history of gin and what makes gin “gin” and will then guide you through a curated tasting of 4 different styles of gin, explaining what makes each of them different in terms of botanicals and flavour profile.

ARTISTS’ LOUNGE 30 JUNE 12:00; 8 JULY 15:00 TICKETS: R50

YELLOWWOOD TERRACE 3 JULY 18:00; 7 JULY 18:00

CHOCOLAT!

ARTISTS’ LOUNGE 3 JULY 15:00; 7 JULY 15:00 TICKETS: R110

YELLOWWOOD TERRACE 5 JULY 18:00; 6 JULY 18:00

Chocolat! is a boutique company that uses 70% dark or milk chocolates to create a variety of unique, handmade chocolates. Each session tasting will include a short talk on the history of chocolate followed by a tasting tray of handmade mousse truffles. Guests will then be given three different blocks of chocolate to experience the different layers of chocolate; one with cocobutter, one with milk chocolate and one with dark chocolate. To top it all off, at the end of the tasting, to complete the indulgence, you can choose the origin and strength of your coffee!

Carara Agro Processing is located in Grahamstown and makes use of the finest produce to create their top-quality products. The tasting sessions will include a variety of their products, including cherry peppers, patty pans, jalapenos, chutneys and preserves.

ARTISTS’ LOUNGE TICKETS: R70 30 JUNE 10:00 & 15:00; 1 JULY 10:00 & 15:00

ARTISTS’ LOUNGE TICKETS: R50 1 JULY 12:00; 2 JULY 15:00; 5 JULY 15:00; 6 JULY 15:00

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ALL EVENTS ONE HOUR AND R25 UNLESS STIPULATED. TICKETS ARE ON SALE AT THE DOOR OR NAF BOOKING OFFICES. ALL VENUES IN THE EDEN GROVE BUILDING OFF LUCAS AVENUE.

SATURDAY 1 JULY 11H30 - THE BOOK OF JOY – SEMINAR ROOM 1 Dalai Lama and Emeritus Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Penguin Random House. Discussants: Dr Vicentia Kgabe & Prof Anton Krueger 15H00 - NOT WITHOUT A FIGHT - RED LECTURE THEATRE Helen Zille. Penguin Random House. An autobiography. 16H00 - NO LONGER WHISPERING TO POWER: THE TENURE OF THULI MADONSELA - SEMINAR ROOM 1 Thandeka Gqubule. Jonathan Ball. Journalist Gqubule’ record of retired Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s seven year tenure.

SUNDAY 2 JULY 11H00 - ALWAYS ANASTACIA - SEMINAR ROOM 1 Dr Anastacia Tomson. Jonathan Ball, An intimate autobiography by a medical doctor born male but living as a woman.

15H30 (2HRS) - POETRY WORKSHOP - BLUE LECTURE THEATRE Presented by Emeritus Professor of English, Edwin Thumboo. Bring your poems you wish to share. (Tickets R75/50)

TUESDAY 4 JULY 11H00 - FEES MUST FALL: STUDENT REVOLT, DECOLONISATION AND GOVERNANCE IN SOUTH AFRICA RED LECTURE THEATRE Professor David Everatt Wits University Press Panellists: Prof Barney Pityana, Prof Ashwin Desai and student representative Sanele kaNtshingana. 11H30 - THE THABO MBEKI I KNOW - RED LECTURE THEATRE Prof Sifiso Ndlovu and Miranda Strydom (eds). Pan Macmillan 12H00 - DARWIN’S HUNCH: SCIENCE, RACE AND THE SEARCH FOR HUMAN ORIGINS - SEMINAR ROOM 1 Christa Kuljian. Jacana. Kuljian traces the history of South African palaeoanthropology and genetics research

11H00 (2HRS) - POETRY WORKSHOP - BLUE LECTURE THEATRE Presented by Emeritus Professor of English, Edwin Thumboo. Bring your poems you wish to share. (Tickets R75/50)

14H00 - THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE: LEARNING TO BE NOTHING SHORT OF EXTRAORDINARY - SEMINAR ROOM 1 Thando Zono The author draws parallels between the mind-set and culture of success required to succeed on and off the sports field.

12H00 - S.E.K MQHAYI: IZIGANEKO ZESIZWE: OCCASIONAL POEMS (1900-1943) - RED LECTURE THEATRE Prof Jeff Opland and Prof Peter T Mtuze (eds). UKZN Press Discussant Dr Pamela Maseko. The collection brings together 60 poems, fiction, non-fiction, biography, autobiography.

15H00 - GOOD COP, BAD COP: CONFESSIONS OF A RELUCTANT POLICEMAN - RED LECTURE THEATRE Andrew Brown. Penguin Random House Brown gives a thought-provoking, personal account of his diverse experiences over almost 20 years in the SA Police.

12H00 - HUNGER EATS A MAN - SEMINAR ROOM 2 Dr Nkosinathi Sithole. Random House Struik This debut novel won the Sunday Times Literary Fiction Award in 2016.

16H00 - NGOS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN SOUTH AFRICA AND BEYOND - SEMINAR ROOM 1 Dr Sally Matthews. UKZN Press Reflecting on the role of NGOs in SA, their limitations and possibilities in improving the lives of the poor and bringing about social justice.

15H00 - WE THE PEOPLE - SEMINAR ROOM 1 Justice Albie Sachs. Wits University Press Discussant Justice Dikgang Moseneke 15H30 - MEN OF MENDI: SOUTH AFRICA’S FORGOTTEN HEROES OF WORLD WAR I - RED LECTURE THEATRE Brenda Shepherd An in-depth account of the sinking of the SS Mendi

WEDNESDAY 5 JULY 09H00 (2HRS) - WRITING WORKSHOP – BLUE LECTURE THEATRE A writing workshop in narrative non-fiction facilitated by Christa Kulijian (Masters in Creative Writing, Wits) Tickets R75/50

16H00 - BRIAN WALTER AND THE PE HELENVALE POETS - RED LECTURE THEATRE Three-person reading from multiple sources, with reference to the Hillary Graham exhibition on the SS Mendi.

10H00 (3HRS) FOKOLFONTEIN - BLUE LECTURE THEATRE Professor Matthew Lester launches a substantial and humorous e-book with an interactive workshop and website. Ticket includes a voucher for the e-book. Presented in association with the Rhodes Business School. (Tickets: R250.00)

MONDAY 3 JULY

10H00 - FATIMA MEER: MEMORIES OF LOVE AND STRUGGLE SEMINAR ROOM 1 Kwela Books. Presented by Shamim Meer. Biography

09H30 - WORD-ARTIST STREET PARADE FROM DROSTDY ARCH 10H30 - OPENING FESTIVITIES. RED LECTURE THEATRE Officiant – the Eastern Cape’s MEC for Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture, The Honourable Pemmy Majodina Keynote – Justice Dikgang Moseneke 14H00 - MY OWN LIBERATOR - RED LECTURE THEATRE Justice Dikgang Moseneke. Pan Macmillan An autobiography.

11H00 (2HRS) - POETRY WORKSHOP - BLUE LECTURE THEATRE Presented by Emeritus Professor of English, Edwin Thumboo. Bring your poems you wish to share. (Tickets R75/50) 11H30 - THINKING FREEDOM IN AFRICA: TOWARD A THEORY OF EMANCIPATORY POLITICS - RED LECTURE THEATRE Prof Michael Neocosmos. Wits University Press. Discussant: Dr Richard Pithouse

WORDFEST 12H00 - THE SOUTH AFRICAN GANDHI: STREATCHER BEARER OF EMPIRE - SEMINAR ROOM 2 Prof Ashwin Desai and Prof Goolam Vahed This book focusses on Gandhi’s first leadership experiences and the complicated, often contradictory, man they reveal. 14H00 - DAGGA: A SHORT HISTORY - SEMINAR ROOM 2 Hazel Crampton. Jacana Media. Crampton explores the current controversial debate in South Africa about the licensing, legalisation and taxation of marijuana. 15H00 – ASYLUM - SEMINAR ROOM 2 Marcus Low. Pan Macmillan Influenced by the 2007 health scare when patients with a drugresistant strain of tuberculosis were placed in enforced quarantine; the novel is set in an apocalyptic future, where escape is the only option - but where to?

THURSDAY 6 JULY 10H00 - SAY AGAIN? THE OTHER SIDE OF SOUTH AFRICAN ENGLISH - SEMINAR ROOM 1 Dr Malcolm Venter and Dr Jean Branford. Pharos Venter will present an entertaining, accessible and comprehensive exploration of what separates us from the rest of the English speaking world. 10H30 (2HRS) - SHUT YOUR TRAP AND SING! - BLUE LECTURE THEATRE Christine Weir An interactive workshop which aims to improve the vocal techniques of singers, actors and public speakers. (R90/R60) 11H30 - THE CULL: NEW AND RESURRECTED POEMS - SEMINAR ROOM 2 Harry Owen shares his concern for the natural world, especially the organised slaughter of animals deemed to be problematic to humans, while he also celebrates the grandeur of what we still have. 11H30 - REVERSE SWEEP: A STORY OF SOUTH AFRICA CRICKET SINCE APARTHEID - SEMINAR ROOM 1 Prof Ashwin Desai. Jacana Media In his second book on cricket, Desai gives an in-depth, and skilful analysis of post-apartheid cricket in South Africa.

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16H00 – THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES: BOOK, CREATIVE AND DIGITAL AWARDS (2017) READINGS BLUE LECTURE THEATRE The Humanities and Social Sciences: Book, Creative and Digital Awards (2017) were announced on 29 March in a ceremony hosted by the NIHSS. held on the 29 March 2017. From the respective categories, the authors will be presenting their award winning works. Non-fiction monographs/Non-fiction edited volume, Fiction: Novel and Fiction: Poetry

FRIDAY 7 JULY 11H00 - LIVE PRODUCTION WITH MAURA TALBOT - RED LECTURE THEATRE Live production with discussion interrogating the socially constructed silence of 660 000 SA military conscripts. NB: ADULT CONTENT 11H30 - THE GOD WHO MADE MISTAKES - SEMINAR ROOM 1 Ekow Duker. Pan Macmillan A powerful novel in which deep tensions and longings claw at a polished façade. 12H00 - BEAT POETRY - RED LECTURE THEATRE Outlaw poetry challenging the content and style conventions of poetry, and life performed with visuals and sound clips. NB: ADULT CONTENT 12H00 - A SURVEY OF SOUTH AFRICA CRIME - SEMINAR ROOM 1 Prof Sam Naidu and Prof Elizabeth le Roux UKZN Press Explores the social, historical and political context of South African crime fiction, which was strongly opposed by the apartheid censors.

DAILY POP-UPS @ WORDFEST 2017 10h00 – DAILY READING - to be announced on the day Seminar Room 3 13h00 – SINGER/SONGWRITER HOUR – original music by a variety of musicians - Eden Grove Foyer 14h00 – 2-MINUTE NOODLES – An open-call/competition of twominute play-scripts - Seminar Room 3 15h00 – OPEN MIKE WITH EMCEE HARRY OWEN - Seminar Room 3

15H00 – TRAINSTORM - RED LECTURE THEATRE Dr Amitab Mitra Poetry eloquently capturing the spirit of train journeys, symbolic of adventure, discovery and magic.

VAN SCHAIK BOOKSHOP on the premises - All books presented and launched as well as other prominent titles will be available at the bookstore at Eden Grove.

15H30 - KOEDOE: DIE VERHAAL VAN KOEDOE KOTZE - SEMINAR ROOM 1 Paul Avenant Meevoerende roman waarin die protagonist se diep verlies hom op die spoor bring van die watermense in die betowerende natuurskoon van die Kamdeboo.

READERS AND WRITERS CAFÉ - With its wide variety of homemade meals, grab-and-go treats and unique vegetarians and vegan options, the Readers and Writers restaurant has become an Arts Festival must. Also popular for a unique oxtail stew, hot soups, ravishing cakes, and modest pricing.

Grateful thanks to all our sponsors for all their help and assistance in putting this programme together

2017 Fringe Contents

Family Fare

151

Comedy

156

Illusion/Poetry

180

Performance Art Theatre

181

182

Physical Theatre Dance

206

209

Cabaret /Music Theatre Classical/Choral Recitals

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Spiritfest

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Key to Fringe Listings Title of production

Presenting company ~ Age recommendation

THE ACOUSTIC ME

LoveChild

Production image

~ ALL

LoveChild brings you an all-female band, on a journey to being instrumentalists. Come enjoy a soulful, contemporary production by these females with a lot of new music. Director: Vuyiseka Maguga Music by: LoveChild Featuring: Simamkele Mataties, Siphosethu, Ntlantla Swana and Vuyiseka Maguga

Show information @Venue # Duration ! Predominant Languages

@Albany Cabaret Club 29

ALL = All ages PG = Parental guidance 16/13+ etc. = Ages 16/13 & above and reason for recommendation: S = Sex; V = Violence; L = Language; P = Prejudice; M = Mature themes Ad = Adults only NFC = Not for very young children

Description of production

10:00 18:30 20:30 22:00 10:00 50 -50% 2-4-1 2-4-1

Credits

# 50m 03

! Eng, Xho 05

$ Tickets 08

$ Ticket prices

Performance schedule

R50 (Full) / R45 (Concession) / R43 (Block Booking) Concession price includes Learners, Students, and Pensioners

Discounted or Free Fringe Indicates that the performers have signed up for the Discounted Fringe Festival which means that their first performance on the Fringe is discounted by the amount shown or is completely FREE!

2-4-1

50% Fringe

Indicates productions that are offering a Two-for-One-discount on certain performances.

All Fringe performances on 9 July are half the full ticket price!

151 THE CALABASH CHILDREN BD Gees (Bethvale Drama Group)

A story from the Chagga people, Tanzania, which reminds us to count our blessing. In a tragic accident, a hunter is trampled to death by an elephant, leaving a childless, grieving widow. She appeals to the Mountain Spirit to grant her children, her prayers are answered. During the night gaily painted calabashes transform into children! They do all her work and just before dawn turn back into calabashes. She wants the children with her permanently, the Spirit agrees but warns her to treat the children with kindness and love. Director: Soraya Adams @Memory Hall 29

# 40m 02

! Eng

$ Tickets

04 05 06 07 08 12:00 15:00 12:00 10:00 12:00 -25%

FLORENCE AND WATSON AND THE SUGARBUSH MOUSE

~ ALL

exploSIV Productions

~ ALL

Join husband and wife team Rob van Vuuren and Danielle Bischoff as Florence and Watson, the funniest, all-singing, all-dancing, all-storytelling Honey Badgers you’ve ever met as they bring to life South Africa’s favourite children’s book. This is the remarkable tale of a brave and resourceful little mouse who discovers a unique talent that allows her to save the proteas on the beautiful mountain that she calls home. This is your last chance to catch this family favourite in Grahamstown fresh after a fantastic run at the Brighton Fringe. Writers & performers: Rob van Vuuren and Danielle Bischoff Music: Dean Balie, Sne Dladla & Jenny Eaves @Kingswood Theatre 29

# 40m 03

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 2-4-1

FINGO FESTIVAL CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME Fingo Festival

# 3hrs 02

! SA languages 05

10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 Free

Free

C FREE

B 68

HeyJanice Productions

~ ALL

Being a superhero is tiring work - especially when you’re 82 years old! Super-grandma Susan is working so hard, she’s started losing the plot! But she can’t go on holiday - what if people need saving while she’s away? This delightful tale reminds us that even superheroes need help sometimes.

$ Tickets 09

C 72

GRANNY SUSAN INCREDIBLE

~ All

In our celebration of OR Tambo’s legacy in the year that marks a century since the year of his birth, Fingo Festival wishes to highlight how this great son of the African soil championed education as a political act. Children’s activities, productions, workshops, story-time and lots more daily between 10am and 1pm. Come join in the fun! @Fingo Square

F 80

Director: Toni Morkel Writer/Performer: Avril Cummins B

@NELM Theatre 29 11:00

16:00 Free

# 50m 02

! Eng 05

13:00 16:00 11:00

@Nompumelelo Enrichment Centre, Joza 10:00

$ Tickets 07

152

Venue: Nelm Hall 01/07 11:00 02/07 16:00 03/07 11:00 04/07 13:00

Venue: Nompumelelo Hall, Joza 06/07 10:00

153 JAMES & THE GIANT PEACH

University of Johannesburg Arts & Culture ~ ALL One night James sneaks out of his cruel aunts’ house to visit a giant peach that has magically started growing in the bottom of the garden. Seeing a hole in the peach he begins to crawl through and eventually enters the hollow peach pit at the centre, where he meets an odd assortment of creatures that included Miss Spider, Centipede, Earthworm, Old-Green-Grasshopper and others. James and his new companions cut the peach away from its tree and the peach begins to roll… and so begins a whirlwind of adventure. Director: Directed by Alby Michaels Director-in-training: Ayanda Bulose Written: By Roald Dahl Adapted for stage by: David Wood @Memory Hall 29

# 1h 10m 02

! Eng

$ Tickets 07

14:00 14:00 14:00 14:00

JITTERBUGS

Jittery Citizens

~ ALL

Whether you’re 6 or 60, be prepared to shake with laughter as JitterBugs brings you the first ever proudly South African, musical, comedy, sketch show written by primary school KIDS performed by PROFESSIONALS. From singing jelly to friendly vampires who are allergic to vuvuzelas, these incredibly imaginative stories are sure to leave the whole family snorting hysterically throughout. Director: Claudine Ullman Music Performed by: Tony Bentel Featuring: Mpho Osei-Tutu, Megan van Wyk, Campbell Jessica Meas, Jovan Muthray @NELM Theatre 29

# 45m 02

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

11:00 16:00 11:00 13:00 @Nompumelelo Enrichment Centre, Joza 10:00

THE NOSE

P ~ ALL

Anex Theatre Productions

A preposterous new musical based on the absurd tale by Nikolai Gogol. Fun for the whole family! Director: Margot Wood Writer: Kit Goldstein Grant Music: Kit Goldstein Grant

@Masonic Front 29

# 1h 02

16:00

14:00 16:00 12:00 -25%

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

20:00 22:00 12:00 16:00

RAT RACE Well Worn Theatre Company

~ ALL

Miles, a stressed-out city rat is ordered by his mother to go to the countryside to get some rest. There he meets Melissa, a strong and capable field mouse who lives in peace and harmony with nature. An ingenious set and physical comedy tell this ‘tail’ for the very young. Director: Kyla Davis Featuring: Ameera Patel and Roberto Pombo @NELM Theatre 29

# 40m ! Eng, Non-verbal 02 01 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 09:30 09:30 09:30 09:30 09:30 09:30 09:30 09:30 -25% 2-4-1 13:00 11:00 2-4-1

$ Tickets F

154 THE SINGING CHAMELEON

ZINA AND THE SONGBIRD

Ditshimega Domain

~ ALL

Ubom Theatre Company

Adapted from Gcina Mhlophe’s book, The Singing Chameleon is the must-see exhilarating journey of Chameleon as he goes from zero to hero. It is a kaleidoscopic bundle of artful storytelling accompanied by smooth percussions, singing and dancing. Masterfully directed by Oscar Motsikoe and refreshingly performed by Tiisetso Ramanella and Tshediso Monoko

@NG Kerk Hall 29

# 45m 02

! Eng 05

10:00 16:30 20:30 18:30 12:00 -25%

F 60

C 54

SPELLBOUND!

B 51

Slick ‘n Sleeve

Director: Luvuyo Yanta Co-director: Noxolo Donyeli Writer: Brink Scholtz & the original cast @NELM Theatre

$ Tickets 07

~ PG (NFC)

~ ALL

How does a shy and timid princess rescue a beautiful, frightened Songbird from the beastly jailer? How does she help the Songbird save the land from a terrible drought? Can the Songbird free up its beautiful voice and bring on the rain? Come and join the excitement, fun and shenanigans.

# 50m

! Eng, Xho, Afr 08

$ Tickets F

@Nompumelelo Enrichment Centre, Joza

10:00

13:00 -50%

16:00 13:00 11:00 2-4-1

11:00 16:00

An enchanting medieval tale! A young stable boy sets out on a swashbuckling adventure to save the kingdom from two nasty witches. A princess, a two-headed dragon and a somewhat forgetful old knight add to the hilarity! The play is even interactive with audiences assisting with potions and magic spells! Writer & Director: Justin Wilkinson Featuring: Allana Aldridge, Rameez Nordien, Khalil Kathrada & Justin Wilkinson @Memory Hall 29

# 50m 02

10:00 12:00 16:00 12:00 -25% 2-4-1

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

10:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 2-4-1

@Nompumelelo Enrichment Centre, Joza 10:00

TAKING FLIGHT

ZikkaZimba Hijinks Theatre

~ ALL

Human beans, come to the theatre and allow your imagination to take flight! Follow Roald Dahl as a young boy and journey with him through Mrs Pratchett’s sweet shop, his early school years and meet his favourite teacher. Plunge into scrumdiddlyumtious worlds of dirty beasts; oompa loompas, filthsome creatures, crocky-wocks and vitches. Get ready to take a leap, a jump, a skip, and fly with us through Dahl’s magical worlds. Director: Kirsten Harris Featuring: Jaques De Silva, Ryan Dittmann, Tebogo Machaba, Megan van Wyk, Kaygee Letsholonyana @Memory Hall 29 16:00 -25%

# 50m 02

! Eng 05

$ Tickets

12:00 10:00 12:00 10:00

WACKY WIZARD COMEDY MAGIC SHOW Wacky Wizard

~ ALL

Are you looking for a child friendly fun, interactive show jam packed full OF enjoyment? Then book now: Wacky Wizard is a phenomenal magician and is 1000 years old. He hails from a beautiful place called Wizmania, which is filled with marvellous and wonderful people and a happy family. Wacky Wizard’s alter ego Paul Malek has guided Wacky Wizard in his quest to performing a Magic Show for children that treats them with respect as to their critical and comic capacity. Director: Paul Malek Featuring: Wacky Wizard @Memory Hall 29

# 40m 02

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

10:00 15:00 12:00 10:00 12:00 10:00

2-4-1

@Nompumelelo Enrichment Centre, Joza 10:00

Support Grahamstown’s Child Welfare on its 100th anniversary by adding a donation when booking your tickets www.nationalartsfestival.co.za 0860 002 004

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156 ALAN COMMITTIE: 180 PUNCHLINES! P (THREE LAUGHS A MINUTE) ~ 12+ M (NFC)

Alan Committie Productions

Committie returns with an hour of non-stop comedy madness! With his inimitable hi-energy physicality and frenetic word-play, Committie riffs on skinny jeans, Banting ball-aches, economy class bread rolls and much more... “This man is comedy on two legs.” - Cape Times. “One of the most talented and switched-on funny men around.” Sunday Times. Writeen & performed by: Alan Committie @Kingswood Theatre 29

# 1h 03

! Eng 05

Director: Chris Forrest Featuring: Mojak Lehoko, Ebenhaezer Dibakwane & Prins @Scout Hall 30

# 1h 01

30 01 02 03 14:00 20:00 12:00 20:00 -25% 21:30 20:00

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

Follow Spot Productions

~ 12+ NFC

Bon Soir was 2016’s top selling fringe show. Big Boys was a close second-most-popular. FollowSpot now brings you the brand spanking new, Au Revoir. A titillating compilation of dance, mime, comedy, music, illusion and song, hosted by the irresistibly naughty, Vanessa Harris. You’ll have to book early to ensure you get a seat!

~ 16+ M

Director: Fiona du Plooy Writer: Candice D’Arcy, Fiona du Plooy & Cast Music Performed by: Jonathan Tait, Wesley Wolhuter Featuring: Alicia McCormick, Genna Galloway, Jonathan Tait & Wesley Wolhuter

! Eng 05

AU REVOIR

“Truly Brilliant performers. funny, catchy, thigh-slapping, foot-stomping songs. This is a perfect night out”. Cape Town’s favourite rude, raunchy and rocking Country Cabaret is ReBorn..... This daring, dirty and delicious live musical will have you itching to line dance in your seat. Guaranteed to get your heart unbroke.

14:00

22:00 22:00 22:00 22:00 22:00 22:00 22:00 22:00 22:00 22:00

ANGELS ON HORSEBACK : RELOADED P

# 1h05

100 100 100

Fiona du Plooy

@Kingswood Theatre

~ 16+ ML

Apologies in Advance is an off-the-wall, mostly improvised, late night comedy show, starring three of SA’s top comics and any other performers they can bum a favour from. If they weren’t so damn humble, they would tell you how amazing the show is. “Explosively Funny” - Cue

$ Tickets

06 07 08 12:00 21:30 12:00 21:30 21:30

APOLOGIES IN ADVANCE Pickledginger

Director: Vanessa Harris Choreography: Ash Searle Performed by: Liam McDermott Featuring: Vanessa Harris, Ash Searle, Brad Searle, Nicole van den Berg, Liam McDermott, Jane DeWet @Kingswood Theatre 29

# 1h10 03

18:00 18:00 20:00 12:00

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

18:00 18:00 18:00 18:00 18:00 14:00 100 100 100

BEST OF ROB VAN VUUREN

P ~ 14+ ML

exploSIV Productions

Multi award winning comedian and Festival favourite, Rob van Vuuren brings a collection of his best material in a career that has seen him become one of South Africa’s most popular and original comedians. Don’t miss this opportunity to see the man, who the Mail and Guardian described as a ‘comic genius’, in a very limited run in a no holds barred return to his favourite stomping ground. Featuring: Rob van Vuuren @St. Andrew’s Hall 29

16:00 14:00 20:30

# 1h 03

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

100 90

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159 BIG BOYS THE THIRD

BROKEN ENGLISH ~ 10+ NFC

Follow Spot Productions

The third chapter of the Bog Boys saga is back. 2016 sold out completely proving to be a solid fringe favourite. It’s wild, unbelievable and hysterical. Innovative dance and larger-than-life action performed by the irresistible multi-award winning dudes. Ash and Brad are so flipping fantastic you’ll need to see it twice! Pre-booking is evidently essential.

Schalk Bezuidenhout and Loyiso Madinga are two of South Africa’s best dancers, singers, actors and fire breathers. This year, however, they will be focusing on stand-up comedy. With sold out one man shows each, they are joining forces to make you laugh. They’re jokes will be better than there English. Director: Schalk Bezuidenhout Featuring: Schalk Bezuidenhout, Loyiso Madinga

Director: Vanessa Harris Featuring: Ash & Brad Searle @Kingswood Theatre 29

# 1h 03

10:00 12:00 12:00 18:00

! Eng 05

@Albany Cabaret Club

$ Tickets 07

12:00 12:00 20:00 12:00 20:00 10:00 100 100 100

THE BOOK DETECTIVES

29 20:00

12:00 18:00 14:00 22:00 Free 2-4-1 2-4-1

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

~ PG NFC

The Brothers Streep are back with their final run of their hit musical comedy. “Undeniably good guitar skills accompany clever and witty lyrics” in a show that’s “fun and enjoyable” - Cue, 2016. It’s the brothers’ last Grahamstown Festival for a while, so don’t miss out and come book a show! Featuring: Dylan Hichens and Simon van Wyk

$ Tickets 07

! Eng 05

The Brothers Streep

Featuring: Stuart Cairns & Westley Cockrell # 55m

THE BROTHERS STREEP: SAME STREEP DIFFERENT DAY

~ 10+ L

A crime happened in Fairy Tale Land. The frog of Princess and the Frog has been murdered. The details are vague and the murderer is a mastermind. It will take Fairy Tale Land’s top detectives to figure out the motive. With impossible witnesses and high speed car chases, these cops have a bad day ahead of them. This will have you and your whole family on the edge of your seats.

@Albany Cabaret Club

# 1h10 03

10:00 18:00 12:00 20:00 14:30 22:30

Cairns / Cockrell

P ~ 14+ L

Schalk Bezuidenhout & Loyiso Madinga

@Albany Cabaret Club

16:00

# 1h 03

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

16:30 18:30 10:00 14:30 12:00 12:00 20:00 16:00 14:00 Free 2-4-1 2-4-1

160 BUTLERS AND BLOOPERS

P ~ 12+ MLV (NFC)

Slick ‘n Sleeve

What REALLY goes on behind the scenes in a play where the AUDIENCE decides in which direction the plot should go? Get ready for madcap mayhem when a group of actors... playing other actors... go completely off the rails... with hysterical consequences! Farcical backstage ballsups that’ll leave you in stitches! Writer/Director: Justin Wilkinson Featuring: Allana Aldridge, Rameez Nordien, Khalil Kathrada @Vicky’s 29

# 1h 01

! Eng

$ Tickets 07

16:00

16:00 22:00 12:00 14:30 16:30 16:00 12:30 -25% 2-4-1

08 10:00

2-4-1

20:30

CALL A SPADE, A SPADE

Ebenhaezer Dibakwane

~ 16+ ML

Set against the background of woke Twitter and racist Facebook; Ebenhaezer Dibakwane’s debut comedy special, Call A Spade, A Spade, follows Dibakwane’s sincere attempt to walk through life and preserve that very sincerity. This show is a whistle blower, a flair, a call to cut the crap. Join The Savanna Comic’s Choice Newcomer of the Year 2016 as he reflects on what he has learnt in his 23 years of life and what he’ll have to unlearn for the rest of it. Director: Mojak Lehoko Featuring: Ebenhaezer Dibakwane @Scout Hall 29

# 1h 01

! Eng

14:00 18:00 20:00 12:00 14:00

$ Tickets 07

16:30 12:00 14:00 16:00

COMEDY MASTERCLASS Macbob Productions

~ 10+ NFC

The multi-award winning and hilarious, Comedy Masterclass stars the king of ‘extreme sport’ comedy, Aaron Mcilroy (Spud, The Loser, The Ranga and Marriage For Dummies). Join Aaron McIlroy AKA Prof Mac as he delves into the science that underpins the worlds oldest coping mechanism - ‘a sense of humor’. Co-written and directed by Patrick Kenny, Comedy Masterclass takes you on a surreal comedic roller coaster ride that explores the anatomy of the funny bone. Director: Patrick Kenny Writer: Patrick Kenny and Aaron McIlroy Featuring: Aaron McIlroy @Kingswood Theatre 29

14:00

# 1h15 03

14:00

-25%

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

14:00 20:00 14:00 20:00

100 90

THE DARK AGES ExploSIV Productions

~ 10+ NFC

Tyson Ngubeni’s complexion lies somewhere between Wesley Snipes and eternal darkness. But in South Africa, this leads to tense encounters when people assume he doesn’t belong. The Dark Ages is a comedy spectacular throwing punches at xenophobia using sharp observations and a thrilling mix of characters. Winner of a Standard Bank Ovation Award (2016). Award winning comedians Donovan Goliath (director) and Siv Ngesi (producer) team up to bring this show to life. Director: Donovan Goliath Writer & Performer: Tyson Ngubeni @Masonic Back 29

# 55m 02

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

16:00 22:00 20:00 10:00 18:00 12:00 22:00 14:00 12:00

161

162

163

164 DEVIL’S ADVOCATE

~ 16+ M

This marks Angel Campey’s triumphant return to Grahamstown, back from a successful tour performing in New York City’s top comedy clubs. From the comedic mind that brought you Yes Really Angel, which critics called “razor sharp wit”, “nothing short of hilarious” and “the best stand-alone female comedian on the fringe”, comes the debut of: Devil’s Advocate. Angel focuses her keen comedic eye on hilarious unpopular and popular opinions alike, dragging us down the road less laughed - kicking, screaming, ROFLing all the way. Writer & Performer: Angel Campey @Masonic Back 29

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

Ash, James and Liam smash the greatest hits of Elton John, Billy Joel, Queen, Cat Stevens, Phil Collins, Prince, The Rolling Stones, Metallica and more. Spun together by the trendy team who created Big Boys and Bon Soir this epic music show is packed with edgy humour, phenomogortastic skills and killa swag - BOOK EARLY - ONLY 4 SHOWS Director: Vanessa Harris Featuring: Ash Searle, James Harris, Liam McDermott

14:00 20:00 16:00 18:00 14:00 22:00 18:00 20:00 10:00

12:00

21:30

12:00 100 100 100

Teacher turned Comedian, Dalin Oliver, is back with a few more lessons in his brand new stand-up comedy show, Face for Radio, following the overwhelming success of his debut one man show, I Came, I Taught, I Left. It’s 10 years after matriculating and Dalin is struggling to adapt to the concept of adulting. You have to pop in and find out why.

@St. Andrew’s Hall 30

$ Tickets 07

FACE FOR RADIO

~ ALL /18+

! Eng - Adults only 05

22:00 22:00

Stef Junker

# 1h15 02

! Eng 05

Dalin Oliver

@Victoria Theatre 01

DR STEF’S SIDEPLITTING HYPNOSIS

Music: Ced vd Schrick Featuring: Stef Junker

# 1h 03 18:00

Astounding, fast-paced fun for all! Informative and simultaneously mind-blowing. An amazing journey into subconsciousness. Crazy, Good taste show. Stef helps subjects enhance their lives. The top selling solo show at festival. “Funniest show you’ll ever see!”, “Of the world’s best hypnotists”, “Marvelous”. Come and be properly entertained! Only volunteers hypnotised. www.DrStef.co.za

P ~ 10+ (NFC)

Follow Spot Productions

@Kingswood Theatre

# 55m 02

ELTON JOHN & FRIENDS

Angel Campey

# 1h15 03

21:30 18:00 12:00 20:00

22:00 22:00 ! Eng - All ages

12:00 12:00 16:00

$ Tickets 09

Director: Stuart Taylor Writer: Dalin Oliver Featuring: Dalin Oliver @Bowling Club

$ Tickets

~ 12+ L

# 1h 02

20:30 16:30 12:30 -50%

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

16:30 14:30 10:30 16:30 18:30

165 FORTYFIED

Last chance to catch this sell-out show at the Festival! Join critically acclaimed theatre actor, TV actor, madly talented vocalist and professional k*k talker Mortimer Williams as comedy meets cabaret in this hilarious show. It’s the one subject which fascinates us all... the mind of the South African male!

Director: Brent Palmer Featuring: Nik Rabinowitz

Director: Kristy Suttner Writer: Kristy Suttner & Mortimer Williams Music: Various Featuring: Mortimer Williams

# 1h 10m 03

! Eng, Afr, Xho 06

$ Tickets 09

12:00 16:00 20:30 18:30 12:00

120 108 102

@Bowling Club 29 16:30 Free

# 1h10 02

! Eng, Xho 05

10:00 12:00 16:00 18:00 20:00

100 90

$ Tickets 07

P ~ PG L

Comedian Stuart Taylor returns to Grahamstown with his hilarious new offering, Funny You Should Say That. Having scooped a coveted Standard Bank Ovation Award in 2015 for BeSpoke, Stuart is a perennial favourite at the fest and 2017 promises more of his ‘hit-the-nail-on-the-head’ comic musings that will have you laughing out loud. Featuring: Stuart Taylor

$ Tickets 08

! Eng 05

Stuart Taylor

Director: Phumeza Mni Writer: Khanyisa Bunu # 1h

FUNNY YOU SHOULD SAY THAT

~ ALL

A humorous description of the transition from teacher to stand-up comedian. She looks at learners’ behaviour through the eyes of a teacher and based on her own experiences as a learner. The shows also depicts contrasts and similarities between classroom and theatre audiences. Expect to be blown away.

@Scout Hall

14:30 14:30 10:30 12:30 14:30 18:30 18:30 10:30 12:30

FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE STAGE P Bread and Butter Entertainment

~ 16+ MLS

Ginger Cube Productions

Stand up comic Nik Rabinowitz is on the verge of a midlife crisis. However, instead of buying a Ferrari and abandoning his family, he’s created a new show. “If forty is the new thirty, there is no finer confirmation than the exuberance and boundless energy of Rabinowitz” Weekend Special.

@St. Andrew’s Hall 29

THE FULL MORTY

P ~ 14+ L

Nik Rabinowitz

B 85

@Bowling Club 29

# 50m 02

16:30 10:30 20:30 14:30 18:30

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

166

167

168

169 HEAVIER

Award winning stand up comedian KG Mokgadi returns to the National Arts Festival with a brand new one man show. Heavier promises to follow in the footsteps of KG’s four-star-rated debut one person show Heavy which also had its debut at the NAF and then successfully toured the country. Join the heavyweight comic with knockout gags in this must see show for all stand up comedy fans as he tackles romance, money, politics, race, weight gain, weight loss and gaining again amongs other subjects. KG is all grown up, he is funnier, unafraid and heavier! Director: Rob van Vuuren Featuring: Kagiso KG Mogadi @Scout Hall 29

# 55m 01

10:00 12:00 16:00

JAMES CAIRNS AGAINST HUMANITY

P ~ 15+LP

ExploSIV Productions

Directed by & featuring: James Cairns @Vicky’s 29

# 1h 01

! Eng

20:00 14:00 20:00 18:30 Free

$ Tickets 07

20:00 14:30 18:00 20:00 12:00

B 60

$ Tickets 07

20:30 18:30 14:00

~ 16+ ML

Director: Chris Forrest Writer & Performer: Mojak Lehoko @Scout Hall 29

# 1h 01

20:00 16:00 14:00 20:00 12:00 16:00 10:00

$ Tickets 07

16:00 18:00

B 60

P ~ PG M (NFC)

Director: Claudine Ullman Music: Tony Bentel Featuring: Claudine Ullman, James Cairns, Mpho Osei-Tutu, Toni Morkel @Bowling Club

! Eng

C 63

Jittery Citizens brings sharp-as-a-tack, off the cuff, stand-up and improvisational comedy to Grahamstown, which is guaranteed to invoke spontaneous laughter from even the most serious audiences. Armed with new, slick-hot formats, shows include celebrity guests. The ilk of which includes comedy greats Loyiso Gola, Tumi Morake, David Kibuuka and many more. “A guaranteed laugh” - Cue, 2015.

HOW DID I GET HERE? International Emmy nominated comedian Mojak Lehoko returns with his hilarious stand-up comedy show How Did I Get Here? to the 2017 National Arts Festival. An irreverent coming of age show about growing up in South Africa. Also, I found writing this in the 3rd person really awkward. “Incredibly diverse and oh so humorous” - Cue

F 70

JITTERY CITIZENS COMEDY EXPERIENCE Jittery Citizens

Pickledginger

~ ALL

You’ve got your James Cairns and you’ve got your Humanity and only one of them walks out alive. With the help of Cards Against Humanity, Cairns gives us solo, long-form improv right from the seat of his pants straight to the edge of your seats! Danger - songs and audience suggestions included.

20:00

! Eng 05

Contagious

# 50m 02

18:30 16:30

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

20:30 16:30 14:30 20:30

170 LAMBS TO THE LAUGHTER

LEND ME A TENOR ~ 16+ ML

Lambs to the Laughter

Four young stand-up comedians share their unique and hilarious perspectives on the world. Watch these freshfaced jokesters, unsullied by the years, as they navigate the turmoils of youth in contemporary society. After a successful run in 2016, these lambs will once again lead you straight to the laughter. Director: Tyson Ngubeni Featuring: Tyson Ngubeni, Kate Pinchuck, Mpumelelo Malumo, Brad Lang @Scout Hall 29 18:00 Free

# 1h 01

12:00

! Eng 05

14:00 16:00 14:30

F 55

C 50

Chaos ensues in this hilarious farce as a, presumed, dead opera star desperately tries to make sure he hasn’t gone completely insane while staring at an exact double of himself. Tito, who is presumed dead but certainly doesn’t appear to be, tumbles along through mistaken identities, plot twists, double entendres and a slew of entrances and exits.

B 47

@Gymnasium 29

# 1h15 02

THE LAST LAUGH

Director: Stuart Taylor Featuring: The best comedians at the Fest. @Bowling Club 22:30

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

# 1h 02

22:30 22:30 22:30 22:30 22:30 -50%

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

LIFE

~ PG ML

End your evening on a comedy high with the very best comedians at the Festival. It’s the last show of the day and it’s a no holds barred comedy experience. Featuring an array of comedians to appeal to all comedy tastes, line-ups change regularly, so don’t miss out!

10:00 18:00 12:30

Taylor Made Productions

~ 12+

Director: Tasha Mervis Writer: Ken Ludwig Featuring: Jonathan Wohlman, Daniel Abrams, Daniel Suttner, Sarah Swartz

$ Tickets 07

King David Highschool Linksfield

exploSIV Productions

~ 14+ ML

Life is a hilarious high energy rant from multi-award winning South African cult comedic phenomenon, Rob van Vuuren. Join the Comics Choice Breakthrough Act Award winner as he hurls headlong into a side-splitting, frenetic fury that seamlessly blends the mundane, the surreal, the absurd and the downright annoying. “Sidesplitting! Uproariously funny!” - Broadway World.Com “Van Vuuren at his finest! A riot!” - Cape Times. “I had to wipe tears of laughter from my eyes!” - Die Burger **** “Genius! Sheer brilliance! Hilariously complex” - TheatreScene Director: Tara Notcutt Featuring: Rob van Vuuren @St. Andrew’s Hall 29

14:00 16:00

# 1h05 03

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

22:30 20:30 14:00

100 90

171

172

173

174 LIVE JUKEBOX ~ PG NFC

Ginger Cube Productions

Returning to the Festival - the one show where YOU are in charge of the playlist and get a chance to call the shots... be it tequila or vodka! Hosts Mortimer Williams and Kristy Suttner combine their comedy and vocal talents to produce the hottest, craziest musical game show experience! Director: Matt Suttner Writer: Kristy Suttner & Mortimer Williams Choreography: Angela Grootes Music: Various Featuring: Kristy Suttner, Mortimer Williams @Bowling Club 29 20:30 Free

# 1h10 02

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

18:30 20:30 16:30 18:30 20:30 22:30 22:30 22:30 22:30

~ 16+ L

Two-time Emmy nominated and Comics’ Choice Award winning Loyiso Gola is one of South Africa’s most loved comedians for a reason. Returning to the Fringe with his brand-new show, Loyiso challenges societal norms, making you question everything you thought you knew about politics, race, history and more, all delivered with his signature satirical wit. As seen on Mock the Week (BBC Two). ‘Nothing short of hilarious... expertly crafted... a real Fringe highlight’ ThreeWeeks. ‘A thinker masquerading as a fool’ Mens Health. Hilarious and heartwarming’ Herald ‘Brought the house down!’ Wall Street Journal

# 50m 02

! Eng

02 03 04 05 06 07 08 12:00 13:00 12:00 18:00 21:00 20:00 20:00 18:00 22:00 14:00 22:00 20:00

! Eng, Afr

$ Tickets

F 10:30 12:30 20:30 12:30 14:30 10:00 70 -50% 05

100 90

P ~ 10+ NFC

Marriage for Dummies is a survival guide for anyone brave enough to take on life’s ultimate challenge. Everyone knows that marriage is more than a relationship - it’s a wild adventure. Navigating the ups and downs of married life takes elbow grease, planning and anti-depressants! Before you throw in the towel get some ‘expert’ advise from comedic legends, Aaron McIlroy and Lisa Bobbert, as they share their secrets of ‘marital bliss’ and help you come to gripes... er grips with your partner’s annoying habits. Marriage for Dummies... or is it? Writer/Director: Aaron McIlroy Featuring: Lisa Bobbert and Aaron McIlroy

$ Tickets 09

Macbob Productions

@Kingswood Theatre

Featuring: Loyiso Gola

@Bowling Club

ExploSIV Productions

Director: Roland Gaspar Featuring: Roland Gaspar, Fiks Mahola, Pete Moss, Francois Scholtz,

MARRIAGE FOR DUMMIES

LOYISO GOLA IS UNLEARNING

@Thomas Pringle Hall

P ~ 14+ ML

Make It Up! is SA’s most successful, longest running weekly improvised comedy show! The show is a high energy, improvised comedy experience where anything can happen and the audience calls the shots, in the style of the popular television show Whose Line Is It Anyway? 50 minutes of laughs guaranteed!!

MAKE IT UP! Roland Gaspar

20:00

21:30 18:00 -50%

# 1h05 03

! Eng 05

14:00 20:00 14:00

$ Tickets 07

14:00 14:00

100 90

175 MATE

MY SUBURBAN STRUGGLE

P ~ 16+ ML

Grays Matter

P ~ PG M (NFC)

CJ Benson

Set in a ‘Love Recovery’ workshop, we meet three women experiencing the raw and painfully humorous realities of single life. Mate walks through the cesspit of love, heartbreak, hope and all the grey bits in-between. Loud mouthed and white knuckled, Mate tackles dating, dining, sixty-nine-ing and matters of the heart.

There was the struggle for freedom now comes the ‘Suburban Struggle’. Come and join CJ Benson on his debut one man comedic performance as he takes you on a humoristic journey through the ins and outs and the ups and downs of the suburban struggle. Director: Brent Palmer Featuring: CJ Benson

Writer/Director: Samantha Gray Featuring: Alicia McCormick, Samantha Gray @Vicky’s 29

# 1h05 01

18:00 12:00 20:00 22:00 16:30

! Eng 05

@Albany Cabaret Club

$ Tickets 07

F 75

C 68

# 55m 03

! Eng 05

10:00 16:00 20:30

$ Tickets F

16:30 10:00 18:00 12:00 60

NAT(URALLY) CAF(FEINATED) Nat(urally) Caf(feinated)

~ 10+ NFC

In the vein of Who’s Line Is It Anyway, Grahamstown’s beloved improvised comedy troupe is back to entertain you for the fourth year running. Making it up as we go along, watch as we turn your most ridiculous suggestions into “comedy gold” (Activate, 2015). We’re ‘Naturally Caffeinated’. Share the buzz! Featuring: Brad Lang, Serena Paver, Amy Annear & Anton Krueger @Bowling Club 29 14:30 -25%

# 1h 02

10:30 18:30

! Eng

03 04 10:30 12:30 20:30

$ Tickets 07

NICE TO MEET YOU...(NOW LETS TAKE OFF OUR PANTS) ZikkaZimba Productions

P ~ 16+ M

This show looks at those brisk, ever-so-distressing encounters between people and potential lovers; exploring love, friendship and disaster (with all the expected awkward moments in between) in a series of vignettes which will most certainly bring new light to the act of taking one’s pants off. It’s a pinch, a snog and keeping fingers crossed. Director: Genevieve Oliver Writer: Mark Tatham/Neka Costa/Cast Featuring: Daniel Geddes and Emily Owen @Drill Hall 29

# 1h 01

! Eng 05

$ Tickets

07 08 10:00 16:30 12:00 19:00 -50% 18:30

PAY BACK THE CURRY ExploSIV Productions

~ 14+ M

Having sold out all 8 performances during its premiere run on the 2016 Fringe, Pay Back the Curry returns to the Festival after playing to critical and audience acclaim around the country. The actor earned a coveted Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards nomination for his virtuoso solo performance. Director: Rob van Vuuren Writer: Mike van Graan Featuring: Daniel Richards @Masonic Back 29

# 1h10 02

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

12:00 10:00 22:00 14:00 16:00 18:00 20:00 18:00 22:00

THE PHIL SPECTRUM

Phil de Lange

~ 16+ M

SA Comic’s Choice Award nominated comedian and radio broadcaster, Phil de Lange, presents his debut one man show. The Phil Spectrum is a fun, tongue-in-cheek look at life and many careers crammed into a millennial’s 20s. Expect a blend of witty ukulele shredding, stand-up, and live radio sketches. Performed by: Phil de Lange Featuring: Phil de Lange @Albany Cabaret Club 29 14:00

16:00 12:00 20:00 -50% 2-4-1

# 55m 03

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

176

177

178 THE PLOTHOLE

TATS NKONZO IS PRIVILEGED ~ 10+ L

Cairns / Cockrell

P ~ PG13+

ExploSIV Productions

This is a story of two whimsical characters giving you insight on how to be famous. The story is set in an extras’ DVD, with Bloopers, fan letters and set disasters. This duo act will provide insight into the many problems in the entertainment life. With creative use of props and great comic timing, this is fun for the whole family.

Tats Nkonzo’s 3-year-old kissed a homeless man at the robots. His life changed. “This is my truest and funniest show yet.” Tats says. Tats Nkonzo is Privileged is the hilarious confession of how one comedian went from thinking he was an angel to realizing he was an asshole. Featuring: Tats Nkonzo

Director: Rob van Vuuren Written & performed by: Stuart Cairns & Westley Cockrell @Albany Cabaret Club 29 12:00 Free

# 55m 03

14:00 22:00 2-4-1

! Eng 05

@Masonic Back

$ Tickets 07

20:30 14:30 18:30 16:00

PUPPET GUY

# 1h 02

@St. Andrew’s Hall 29

# 1h

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 10:00 18:30 16:00 16:00 14:00 18:30 14:00 10:00 2-4-1 22:30 16:00

P ~ 14+ NFC

Directed by & featuring: Prins

$ Tickets 07

A 1 hour introductory piece to the comedian, formally and informally known as Prins. The now 2016 Savanna Comics Choice Award winner, brings his debut 1 man show to the Fringe for the enjoyment of all comedy lovers. We will laugh at my life, laugh at the world, laugh at all that is ‘Unnecessary’.

@Scout Hall

$ Tickets

UNNECCESSARY

~ 14+ M

! Eng, Puppet

Prins

Conrad Koch, double international EMMY nominated comedian and award winning ventriloquist, brings 1 hour of puppet mayhem. The show includes hilarious characters made from found-objects, turning members of the audience into puppets, and, of course, the outspoken political analyst puppet, Chester Missing, of TV fame. Director: Conrad Koch Writer: Chester Missing Featuring: Conrad Koch & Chester Missing

! Eng

22:00 12:00 18:00 16:00 10:00 20:00 14:00 22:00 16:00

Conrad Koch

12:00 Free

# 1h 10m 01

14:00 16:00 18:00 20:00

! Eng, Afr

$ Tickets 08

18:30 10:00

ZENTI FROM L.A RAIDERS OF THE CARIBBEAN Theatre for Africa

Director: Zenti

@Dicks 29

# 1h15 03

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

15:30 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00

29 B

120 108 102

REWRITING HISTORY

Pickledginger

~ 16+ ML

An irreverent view of world and inter-galactic history through the eyes of a professional comedic historian, Mojak Lehoko. With a PHD in pseudoscience from Trump University and his soothing baritone, let him take you on a chucklesome journey through the ages, with the odd fact thrown in for good measure. From the book of Genesis to the era of Nkalakatha, you will learn and laugh and have to look some stuff up on the Internet later. You don’t want to miss this hilarious, nerdy, thought provoking show. Director: Chris Forrest Writer & Performer: Mojak Lehoko @Scout Hall 29

# 1h 01

! Eng 05

16:00 20:00 18:00 10:00 18:00 12:30

$ Tickets 07

20:00 12:00 14:00

STATE FRACTURE

ExploSIV Productions

~ 16+ M

For satirists, ours is a country that keeps on giving! Hot on the heels of the success of Pay Back the Curry, the same creative team brings you State Fracture. More madness! More fun! More brilliant acting! And more catharsis for you as the audience. Director: Rob van Vuuren Writer: Mike van Graan Featuring: Daniel Richards @Masonic Back 29

# 1h10 02

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

20:00 14:00 10:00 20:00 22:00 10:00 12:00 12:00 18:00

~ 16+ L

First time at the National Arts Festival, Zenti from LA will tickle your funny bone and make you scream for more! This hilariously funny man touches base on politics, culture and current affairs. Be sure not to miss this one man show.

~ ALL

A swash buckling musical set in the beautiful Caribbean. Lucious Lola, lithe and lovely hides the treasure map in her frangipani head dress. Jude the Cruel, pirate captain of the Jewel of the Caribbean, will stop at nothing to find the treasure. Nicholas Ellenbogen at his hilarious, fantastical, musical best.

@Thomas Pringle Hall

Zenti from L.A

# 50m 01

! Eng, Afr 05

10:00 20:30 18:30 14:30 18:30 21:00

$ Tickets 08

179

180

ILLUSION

POETRY & STORYTELLING BLOOD AND SNOW

BLURRED LINES Greg Gelb

Writer, director & performer: Greg Gelb

# 1h 02

! Eng

03 04 05 06 10:00 18:00 12:00 16:00 Free

Director: Louise Westerhout Performed by: Keenan Ahrends

$ Tickets 07

@Albany Cabaret Club 29

# 1h 03

22:00

HOCUS POCUS

~ PG (NFC)

Writer, director & performer: Brendon Peel

! Eng 05

Stuart Lightbody

@B2 Arena

# 55m 01

B 51

! Eng, Zul 05

$ Tickets 08

Michael Charton

~ 16+ M

South African history as it has never been told. An emotional, provocative story, which tracks two-hundred traumatic years through the eyes of five, inter-connected and controversial protagonists: Mzilikazi, Kruger, Rhodes, Smuts and Mandela. Michael Charton’s beautifully crafted story provides new order and meaning to our notoriously complex past. Writer: Michael Charton Featuring: Michael Charton @Dicks

$ Tickets 07

C 54

~ 16+ L

10:00 12:00 22:30 12:00 14:00 Free

~ 12+ (NFC)

! Eng 05

F 60

MY FATHER’S COAT

Director: Tara Notcutt Writer & performer: Stuart Lightbody

Writer/Director: Siyabonga Mthembu Choreography: Siphamandla Nzama Music: Thami Sfiso Mdletshe Featuring: Nomthandazo Cele, Phindile Mkhungo,

Nominated for the Fringe Fresh Performer Award at the Cape Town Fringe Festival, this show contains many of Stuart’s favourite wonders from his performances at Amsterdam Fringe, Prague Fringe, Brighton Fringe, Adelaide Fringe and the Fringe World Festival in Australia. Plus some brand new impossibilities!

Game Over... Amen to women. The beginning of the endless journey and the pursuit of happiness. We fall in love with hope. Hope that love will change us for the better. Love is great. Love is sweet. Love is pain and yes, love is death. What is love in one word?

MEMORABLE MOMENTS WITH STUART LIGHTBODY

# 1h

$ Tickets 07

Sbongubuhle Khumalo

$ Tickets

08 14:00 12:00 22:00 18:00 18:00 14:00 20:00 20:00 20:00 10:00 20:00

@Princess Alice Hall

Umvini Perfoming Art Project

For over 4000 years audiences have been entertained by magic and illusion. 2017 is no different as Brendon Peel is back to astound with his unique brand of mentalism and illusion. Hocus Pocus is a show filled with mysteries and tricks that will knock your socks off. Reality will be suspended, as long as you remember the magic word’Hocus Pocus’.

! Eng 05

GAME OVER

Brendon Peel

# 55m

13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00

2-4-1

@Masonic Front

~ PG ML

Blood and Snow: poems of Loss, Longing, Love - (critically acclaimed CT 2016, LA 2017). Louise shares personal experiences with Stage 4 Lymphoma and disability including her spontaneous healing, work as a medium and conscious belief in the transformational qualities of love and nature. Award-winning guitarist Keenan Ahrends collaborates through sound interpretation.

Blurred Lines takes the audience on a magical and mysterious experience where the lines of reality and magic are woven together. Greg uses his experience, psychology and his bubbly personality to entertain and amaze his audiences. Be prepared to be amused, bemused and totally mystified!

@Masonic Front

Louise Westerhout

~ PG

16:30 16:30 16:30 16:30 16:30 16:30 16:30 16:30 16:30 16:30

# 1h15 01

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

10:00 13:30 14:30 20:30 Free

MZANSI BREWED POETRY AND COMEDY CAFÉ

Eyethu

~ ALL

A group of KZN poets and stand-up comedians will be accompanied by one a cappella group on Mzansi Brewed Poetry and Comedy Cafe. The show promotes the genres of arts that do not need instruments but the art of voices a cappella music, poetry and stand-up comedy. Director: Zama Msibi and Lethiwe Shabalala Featuring: Sbo Da Poet, Minenhle Mthembu, Syabonga Mpungose, Mondli Mzizi @Scout Hall 29

# 1h10 01

! Zul, Eng 05

$ Tickets 08

10:00 18:00 20:30 14:00 -50%

MASONIC FRONT

18A AFRICAN STREET

03.07 10:00 04.07 18:00 05.07 12:00 06.07 16:00 06.07 22:00

A VOCAL TECHNIQUE WORKSHOP BY CHRISTINE WEIR Thursday 6 July - 10h30

Eden Grove Blue lecture theatre

181 THE SINGING CHAMELEON

PERFORMANCE ART

Ditshimega Domain

~ ALL

NIL

Silly and perverse, Nil is a disruption and queering of the Twelve Labours of Hercules and its phallocentric classicism, approached from within the current decolonial South African context. The performance agitates considerations of privilege, eroticism and nothingness in the impossible task of undoing and dismantling oneself and one’s histories.

Featuring: Tiisetso Ramanella & Tshediso Monoko @NG Kerk Hall 29

# 45m 02

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

10:00 16:30 20:30 18:30 12:00 -25%

Directed by & featuring: Gavin Krastin @Masonic Front 29

SUNRISE POETRY SESSIONS

Southern African Youth Movement

~ 14+ L

# 45m 02

# 1h

30 01 02 03 04 18:00 15:30 14:00 10:00 19:30 12:00 Free 21:30

! Multilingual 05

$ Tickets 09

UKUBUYA KUKANXELE

Inqaba yeenzwakazi in partnership with Rhodes University School of Languages and Literatures ~ PG The popular isiXhosa proverb “Ulindele ukuza kukaNxele” was devised based on the tragedy of Chief Makanda Nxele’s disappearance. “Ukubuya kukaNxele” (the return of Nxele’s spirit), symbolically refers to restoring pride in isiXhosa culture, sand eeks to introduce ways of preserving isiXhosa culture through storytelling, indigenous performances, cultural artefacts exhibition and drinking “umqombothi”. “Inqaba yeenzwakazi” (women’s fort) signifies the overlooked role played by women in restoring isiXhosa culture. Venue: School of Languages & Literature, Somerset Street - open from 2pm - 5pm, 6 July Ticket price includes traditional beer

# 3h 03

! Eng, Xho 05

$ Tickets 08

14:00

STORYTELLING TOUR BATTLES! - IIMFAZWE!

P ~ 12+

Isikhumbuzo Applied History Unit

On this tour, rhythm, songs, dance and poetry transports you through time. Hear our stories as never before from ghosts of the past, who take you to the places where the fate of Africa was decided. Re-imagine the battles of Grahamstown - on site. Your future will change. Meet outside Albany Museum (sites to visit: Egazini, Vukani & Toposcope Director: Masixole Zinzo Heshu Featuring: Likhaya Jack, Azile Cibi, Thanduxolo Kilani, Harry Nkosinkulu, Madodonke Yafele, Vuyani Mayekiso & Ntomboxolo Donyeli @Outside Albany Museum

# 2h

! Eng, Xho

$ Tickets F

11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 60

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

SAFE SPACES

Rainbow Theatre Company

~ 16+ V

Safe Spaces is a collection of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex stories of hope, love and survival in an attempt to address the injustices directed towards LGBTI people in South Africa. Taking a closer look at the psychopolitics of gender, sexuality and the violence directed towards LGBTI bodies. Director: Thobeka Bhengu Music composed by: Anelisa Stuurman & Marcia Buwa

2-4-1

Director: Presley Chweneyagae

@School of Languages

20:00 20:00 20:00 20:00

Sunrise Poetry Sessions are multilingual spoken word performances that celebrate the diverse language offering of South Africa through contemporary poems and prose by various emerging voices from Mpumalanga and the Free State supported by some of South Africa’s leading and well known young poets. The Sunrise Poetry Sessions are a culmination of the Poetry Arts Programme initiated by SAYM and implemented by the Word N Sound Live Literature Company. For information about the line up visit www.wordnsound.com or www.saym.co.za @wordnsound

@Glennie Hall

P ~ 18+ MLNVSP

Gavin Krastin

@Gymnasium 29

# 40m 02

! Eng, Zul 05

07 08 10:00 17:30 12:00 12:30 Free 18:00

$ Tickets 09

182 A MAN AND A DOG The National Arts Festival, Here Manje and KB ~ ALL Theatre Productions Winner of a 2015 Silver Standard Bank Ovation Award and nominated for a Fleur du Cap. The play makes use of oral tradition, song, instrumentation and physical theatre to weave together a retelling of our collective family as South Africans. A rediscovery of ourselves. A remembering of what it means to be of this country. Writer & Director: Penelope Youngleson Featuring: Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi @St. Andrew’s Hall 29

# 55m 03

! Eng, Zul 05

$ Tickets 08

18:00 18:00 22:30 10:00 18:00 18:00 18:00 10:00 10:00 18:00

ACROSS THE BRIDGE Tshwane University of Technology

~ PG M

A well-known community leader is brutally attacked and killed. His close friends are keen to have his heroic life legacy publicised and celebrated; but his murderers feel threatened of being exposed and try to suppress any attempt of the publication. The posterity and education of the youth is at stake. Across the Bridge is a moral regeneration, a poignant play harnessed with music, dance and poetry. Director: Blessing “Aca-joe” Nkabinde Choreography: Sweetnes Khumalo Music: Percy Dlamini @Glennie Hall 29 12:00 Free

# 1h 02

! Eng, SA language 05

13:30 16:00 19:30 21:30

$ Tickets F

AGONY

P ~ 14+ LV

Thistle Productions

Malcolm is staring at his front door, a perfectly normal one-bedroomed flat front door; except for the multitude of closed bolts on the inside, plus the pieces of plank hammered into the wooden doorframe on either side... No one has been in or out, in a while. Director: Megan Willson Adapted by: Greg Melvill-Smith & Doug Thistlewhite. Written by: Iain Paton. Puppetry: - Jenni-lee Crewe Featuring: Craig Morris @Gymnasium 29

# 1h10 02

! Eng 05

16:00 14:00 -25%

$ Tickets

06 07 08 09 F 22:00 16:00 14:30 10:00 70 2-4-1 20:30

ANGELS WITH HORNS

Tshwane University of Technology

~ PG (NFC)

A horrendous deed is committed and concealed but a family member witnessed the whole thing. Should it be revealed and risk losing the family public standing or be kept quite without finding inner peace? A clergyman, a widow and an innocent child is involved in this thought provoking drama by Mashupe Phala. Writer / Director: Mashupe Phala @Rehearsal Room 29 14:30 -50%

12:00 22:30

# 1h 02

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

18:30 12:00

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184 ANT

Set in a futuristic society where humans and animals are forced to share bodies, this devised absurd comedy promises to be a dark exploration of our ironically communal sense of loneliness. Inspired by Alissa Nutting’s short story, Ant Colony. Director: Mike da Silva

@Gymnasium 29 14:00 -50%

# 50m

BOY NTULIKAZI

P ~ 16+ M

Michael da Silva

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

14:00 12:00 22:00 14:00

Thobani Nzuzu in partnership with Zabalaza Theatre Festival

Original Direction by: Kagisho Tsimakwane Writers: Thobani Nzuza & Kagisho Tsimakwane Featuring: Thobani Nzuza & Nhlanhla Zondi @Rehearsal Room 29

BAYEPHI

# 50m 02

# 1h 02

! Eng, Xho, SeTsw 05

16:30

20:30 14:00 18:00 Free

@Rehearsal Room 29 Free

# 1h 02

~ PG M

20:30 Free

# 55m 02

16:30 10:00

03 12:00 22:30

! Eng, Swat, Zul 05

@Drill Hall 30

# 1h 01

03 11:00 20:00 15:00

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 08

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

CATTLE DRIVE

Theatre for Africa

~ PG (NFC)

masters

$ Tickets 07

~ PG NFC

The great cattle drives through the bush of Botswana were a coming of age for young men. Pushing herds of half wild cattle to the markets in the south. This production created by Nicholas and Luke Ellenbogen, starring multi award-winning actor Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi with Motheo Madisa and Tafara Nyatsanza.Theatre for Africa has long been the top theatre company when it comes to this genre of movement, dance & storytelling. Be entertained by the

Director: Raissa Brighi Assistant Dir.: Alice Pernès Writer: Federico Garcia Lorca Featuring: Carla Classen, Cassius Davids, MacMillan Mabaleka, Susan Nkata, Palesa Olifant, Tina Redman, Henri Strauss, Jojje Tsebe

17:00 16:30 10:00 16:30 21:00 Free

The protagonists of Blood Wedding are ordinary women confronting their own passionate natures and rebelling against the constraints of South African society. This tragic poem is a meditation on life and death in which characters are victims of a collective and inevitable destiny.

! Eng, Zul 05

Director: Ryan Dittman Writer: Avril Cummins Featuring: Avril Cummins

$ Tickets 09

BLOOD WEDDING

When Nora discovers she has only 13 days to live, she is catapulted from her drab routine into a crazy adventure of rediscovering what “living” means. One actress; dozens of characters; one whimsical comedy. An improvised section weaves audience suggestions into the unfolding plot. “Delightful theatre!” Don’t miss this one.

# 1h30

~ 12+

BUCKET LIST

University of Pretoria with the support of the ~ ALL (NFC) Spanish Embassy of Pretoria

@Graeme College Hall

B 60

HeyJanice Productions

Director: Green Mondlane Writer: Green Mondlane

C 63

22:30 20:30 14:00 10:00

This show explores the life of a famous actor and RnB singer, Tyrese Gibson. Green Mondlane goes in deep to show the deep life side of the fast and furious star and his daughter and mother of his child. Inspired by the Black Rose album pouring the heart on how he abused those who loved him.

F 70

Tshwane University of Technology

Bra Zakes is a businessman and a politician and has the power to manipulate the system at any given time. He served a 10 year prison sentence together with his old-time friend, James. After James’ passing he promised to take care of James’ family. After many years, Bra Zakes starts looking at James’ daughter with a different eye.

18:30

@Rehearsal Room

07 08 22:00 20:00 12:00 14:00 2-4-1 18:00

Writer/Director: George Benson Mabatle

BLACK ROSE

$ Tickets

BRA ZAKES (UMALUME)

$ Tickets 09

! Eng, Zul 05

Tshwane University of Technology

Director: Thembela Madliki Featuring: Eric Mwenda Gitonga, Nompumelelo Kubheka, Siyabulela Javu, Nandipha Mlati & Eretha Fillis

~ 14+ MVP

A young girl commits herself to finding peace for her brother’s restless spirit. In this story, we meet a sheltered young girl, but soon we are captivated by a woman’s strength and resilience. Bayephi is about the loss of a loved one, the desperation that comes with keeping their memory alive and the journey of finding peace, whatever that may be.

@Rehearsal Room

Thembela Madliki

~ 14+ V

Boy Ntulikazi delves into challenges that determine the way individuals reflect on the world around them. It also probes the root causes of crime and alerts society to the ramifications of indiscretions in life. There are many children who are abandoned by their parents, at birth and left to die, some of them survive and grow up in pain and loneliness. Just imagine an ideal world filled with Ubuntu and caring. is the ideal achievable?

Featuring: Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, Motheo Madisa, Tafara Nyatsanza @Princess Alice Hall 29

# 1h 03

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

20:00 20:00 20:00 20:00 20:00 20:00 20:00 20:00 20:00 20:00

120 108 102

185 THE CHAMELEON

THE CITIZEN

P ~ 14+

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You can never run away from yourself, just like you cannot run away from death. A young man who’s been running for what he has done is caught up in the middle between taking responsibility for his actions or running away, hoping to find peace. What is it going to be, is he going to find peace? How?

The Citizen reflects on contemporary citizenship making and puts forward that citizenship is not confined to birth, marriage, race, class, sex, gender or naturalization. Citizenship is a choice. Borders are artificial and cause friction, intolerance and hatred. Access to citizenship holds the possibility to silence, co-opt or compromise. Black women are especially at risk when they seek citizenship.

Director: Nkosingiphile Dlamini Featuring: Anele Nene, Xolani Khowa Writer: Wiseman Mncube @Dicks 29 20:30 Free

# 1h 01

12:30 16:00

! Eng, Zul 05

Director: Qiqa Nkomo Stage Manager: Limpho Makapela Featuring: Sesethu Mabongo, Simamkele Myeki, Asanda Makhaba, Asanda Geza, Zureal Malebaco

$ Tickets 08

14:00 20:30 12:00

Gender Equity Unit, University of the Western Cape ~ ALL

@Rehearsal Room 29

# 50m 02

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

12:00 18:00 14:00

CHAOS

~ PG MLSR

Dinaledi Dramatic Arts

14:00

# 45m 02

12:00 16:00 22:30 20:30 Free

! Eng, Zul 05

$ Tickets 08

~ 14+ NFC

Humour abounds in this piece set against the backdrop of squalor and Dolly Parton’s music. A mother and daughter relationship is shattered when the girl stubbornly demands to know the whereabouts of her father. Bewildered, the mother enlists the help of her drinking buddy with hilarious consequences. Meanwhile, the girl befriends a homeless man who dispenses pearls of wisdom as he takes her on a journey of discovery and confidence.

Writer/Director: Mashilo Bonginkosi Music: Emmanuel Masuku Featuring: Tshepo Khanye & Lerato Mothiba

COAT OF MANY COLOURS

All of us live in a chaotic world and we don’t really know the root of the challenges we are facing every day. Chaos provides us with a deeper understanding of the world and of the sacrifices that were made for the world to have a north and south division, FeesMustFall, DataMustFall, parliament wrestlng etc.

Tshwane University of Technology

@NG Kerk Hall

Director: Martin Koboekae Writer: Martin Koboekae & Daniel Mooi Featuring: Khanyisile Vilakazi, Nontobeko Mavundla, Daniel Mooi @NG Kerk Hall 29 18:00 -50%

# 1h 02

20:30 18:00

04 12:00

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

14:00

CONTINUOUS PAIN

P ~ 16+ M

New Beginnings theatre productions

Continuous Pain was written to address issues that happen both in South Africa and abroad because homelessness, love, hatred and betrayal are universal. This piece is more relevant for people who live in the urban areas as they are more exposed to the people who live in the streets of every city in South Africa’s post-apartheid era. Director: Nhlanhla Sithole Writer: Xolani Dlamini @Rehearsal Room 29

# 1h 02

! Eng, Xho, Zul

04 05 06 10:00 14:00 22:00 Free

$ Tickets 09

16:00

06/07 10:00 07/07 12:00

07/07 22:30 08/07 16:00

186 THE COUCH

CRUCIFIXION OF AMAGQWIRHA ~ 16+ L

AFDA Cape Town

The Couch offers an intimate look at the dynamics of four university students living together. The complexities of student life are explored through the experiences of Lucy – a control freak classicist, Seven – a sexually-fluid aspiring psychologist, Simphiwe – a medical student who is more focused on partying than anatomy, and Eddward – who changes his course more often than the weather does. . Director: Yonela Tsibolane Featuring: Kabelo Kanye, Dillan Maart, Jessica Pybus, Yonela Tsibolane @Masonic Front 29

# 1h 02

! Eng 05

12:00 18:00 12:00

# 1h10 02

03 04 05 19:00 22:00 12:30 15:00 13:30 10:00 Free 21:30

! Eng, Soth, Xho 05

$ Tickets 09

18:00 16:00 22:00 16:00 20:00 -25%

CULT CLIT

! Eng 06

Director: Mmatumisang Motsisi Choreographer: Georgina Makhubele Featuring: Lethica Nair, Uvile Ximba, Upile Bongco, Shaurissa Borchard, Micayla Fillis, Yolanda Soji, Nthatisi Mashike @Drill Hall 29

# 45m 01

! Eng, SA languages 05

12:00 16:00 20:30

$ Tickets 07

~ 16+ MS

Cult Clit explores not only the silence and stigma around black female sexuality but also the spirit and playfulness of “black joy”. The shivering realm of desire is expressed through physical theatre, burlesque and even striptease! .

~ ALL

Director: Steven Feinstein Writer: Michelle Douglas Featuring: Julie-Anne McDowell Hegarty, Michelle Douglas 01

# 1h 01

Employing spectacle and storytelling, and written almost entirely in rhyming verse, Couplet takes a bold look at the timeless themes of hatred, prejudice, unforgiveness, love, redemption and transformation. The fables are told through the tales of two vaudeville sisters using shadow, puppetry and masks. Suitable, or compulsory, for all ages .

Rhodes University Drama Department

Search For Productions

Director: Jovan Muthhray Choreography: Mlindeli Zondi

COUPLET

@The Hangar

Inspired by Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, this is a tale of how gossip and superstition can fiercely capture the mind of a people. Looking at how myth can still live in the imagination, and for some the reality of life, this tale follows a community forced to look at its own faults and dreams.

@B2 Arena $ Tickets

~ 10+ (NFC)

The Movement RSA

$ Tickets F

DAFFI FALLS

Umsindo Theatre Projects

~ 10+ LV

This is a story about the life and times of President Muammar Gaddafi. The story is told by a journalist who is obsessed about Gaddafi’s life story and mirrors it with his life. The story starts with Gaddafi’s last moment, he wakes up full of blood asking what happened to him,the journalist helps him remember. The story is told through powerful music, drama, images, multimedia and poetry. Writers / Directors: Musawenkosi & Bongumusa Shabalala Music: Sandile Mpungose Featuring: Kwenza Ngcobo, Celestia Mpanza, Buhle Maphanga, Mduduzi Nombela @Glennie Hall 29

# 45m 02

! Eng, SA languages 05

07 08 10:00 12:00 14:00 2-4-1 20:30 20:00

$ Tickets F

DANGLED ExploSIV Productions

~ 16+ MLVS

Dangled is an adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s short story Diary of a Madman by multi award winning writer Louis Viljoen and performed by multi award winning actor Rob van Vuuren. A dark psychosexual horror comedy, Dangled promises to disturb, entertain and terrify in equal measure. Dangled has won the 2016 Standard Bank Silver Ovation Award, the Audience Choice Award at the 2016 Cape Town Fringe and the Pebble Trust International Touring Bursary to the Brighton Fringe in 2017. Writer: Louis Viljoen Featuring: Rob van Vuuren @Masonic Back 29

# 45m 02

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

18:00 16:00 14:00 12:00 20:00 14:00 16:00 16:00 20:00

100 90

DEAR MR GOVERNMENT, PLEASE MAY I HAVE A MEETING WITH YOU EVEN THOUGH I’M SIX YEARS OLD? P UJ Arts & Culture ( a division of FADA) ~ 10+ (NFC) This is a tender retelling of what children are saying about their governments. They want to make decisions, they want to talk to Mr Government and they want Mr Government to listen to them. A cross-border collaboration built on the words of children in Lesotho and South Africa, the play invites audiences, from ten year olds to adults, to see with the eyes of children and hope with the hope of children. Director: Jessica Lejowa Writer: Cherae Halley, Jessica Lejowa, Bongile Lecoge-Zulu Featuring: Cherae Halley, Bongile Lecoge-Zulu @Vicky’s 29

# 55m 01

! Eng 05

10:00 12:30 14:30 18:00 Free

$ Tickets 07

20:30

187 THE DEVIL & BILLY MARKHAM

EL BLANCO

P ~ 16+ ML

Contagious

Gambling with the Devil is such a bad, bad idea. Billy Markham’s been around for years: he’s been cut and bled a thousand times, and his eyes are wise and sad - hell, he ain’t afraid of them devilish dice. From the team behind Dirt and The Snow Goose.

~ ALL

James Cairns and writer Gwydion Beynon’s Standard Bank Gold Ovation Award winner returns. There will be stories, there will be songs and there will be many, many lies. “A dazzling performance from a very skilled entertainer.” – Artsmart. “One of the highlights of the Festival.” - Cue. Get a ticket if you can!

Director: Jenine Collocott Featuring: James Cairns

Director: Jenine Collocott Writer: Gwydion Beynon Music: James Cairns Featuring: James Cairns @Princess Alice Hall 29 11:30 Free

# 1h05 03

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

11:30 11:30 11:30 11:30 11:30 11:30 11:30 11:30 11:30 2-4-1

@Kingswood Theatre 29 16:00 -25%

DOUBLETHINK

29 12:00

# 1h30 02

14:00 18:00 22:00 Free

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

Alexandra Youth In Action Ensemble

What happens when you restructure the memory of your life to survive? Can the mind play tricks with reality? Doublethink is a world premiere of a new play by Hansol Jung that examines trauma/recovery and the power to hold two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, accepting them both.

@Rehearsal Room

! Eng 05

EMKHATHINI

~ 16+ ML

Director: Steve H. Broadnax III Writer: Hansol Jung Choreography: Elisha Clark Featuring: Greg Bennett, Zuhdi Boueri, Jordan Cooper, Brandon Gregory, Johnique Mitchell, Gabriel P’na

16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00

Penn State School of Theatre

# 1h05 03

~ PG R

Emkhathini is a powerful psychological theatre piece driven by breath-taking music and dance that takes you through two worlds of ancestral kingdoms. The play portrays the mysterious world in the afterlife, a world of ancestors and their connection to the living, nature and God Director: Bongani Dlamini Writer: Nhlanhla Mazibuko Choreography: Sipho Mqotsha Music Composition: Sanele Mzimela Music performed by: Aye Voices Featuring: Pretty Ngcobo ,Yonela Mabaleka @City Hall 29 21:00 -25%

# 1h30 01

12:00 17:00

03 18:30

! Eng, Zul 05

$ Tickets 08

188 ESPORTS LOUNGE

FEDA WINNING PLAY

P ~ 14+ V

Sam Pennington

Electronic sports has arrived at the National Arts Festival! Pull up a chair and enjoy live competitive Hearthstone and Overwatch tournaments, presented by our crack team of casters and analysts. A Festival first! Produced by 2016 Standard Bank Ovation Award winning director, Sam Pennington.

The Festival of Excellence in Dramatic Arts (FEDA) is the most prestigious High School One Act Play Festival which celebrates excellence in Dramatic Arts from the best school drama departments. Performing here, at The National Arts Festival, is the winning school’s production from FEDA 2017 For details of the winning play, see www.nationalartsfestival.co.za

Director: Sam Pennington Featuring: Shane Pheiffer & Gabriela Field @Rhodes Union 29

# 55m

! Eng

@Masonic Front

$ Tickets

05 06 07 08 09 F 18:00 18:00 18:00 18:00 18:00 10:30 14:30 18:30 16:30 12:00 45 2-4-1 2-4-1 01

# 40m 02

14:00 18:00 22:00 16:00 20:00 2-4-1

$ Tickets

Writer / Director: Simon White Choreography: Xoliso Hadebe

$ Tickets 09

P ~ ALL

The play is performed by Grade 3-6 learners, who are economic citizens. They eloquently highlight a rational approach. The play was accredited with a raving applause at the Gauteng Entrepreneurship Olympiads Finals 2016. Much needed inspiration is gained from learners that perform an inspiring, intelligent and hilarious play

@Glennie Hall

! Eng, SeTsw 05

! Eng, Afr 05

FEES MUST FALL DRAMA

Director: Goitsemang Pholo Featuring: Styx Mokejane, Keitumetse Mosholi, Lerato Mofubelu

Chartwell Leadership Primary School

~ 14+ M P

Adolf, a military veteran and science expert, and his wife have a disagreement regarding the education of their daughter. Laura wants her to stay at home and become an artist, while Adolf wants her to move into town with the Mphatseng’s family and study to be a teacher. Laura persuades the family that Adolf may be mad. The argument grows and becomes fierce.

# 1h20

10:00 16:00 16:00

THE FATHER Jika Theatre Movement

@B2 Arena

P ~ 12+

Winning FEDA Play

# 1h 02

! Eng, Zul, SeTsw 05

10:00 14:00 20:30 14:00 -25%

08 10:00

$ Tickets 09

189

190 FIRE HOUSE

Hijinks Theatre

~ 14+ NFC

FLESH AND BLOOD

Three actors transform a small space and a ladder into a myriad of imagined worlds. Using physical theatre and clowning they tell the stories of fire fighters working in the city of Johannesburg. Fire House is a devised offering, a social X-ray of the stories of three civil servants fighting fires against a backdrop of political instability and fires that cannot be contained. Director: Kirsten Harris Featuring: Katlego Letsholonyana, Ryan Dittmann, Tebogo Machaba @St. Andrew’s Hall 29

# 50m 03

! Eng, Zul, SeTsw 05

10:00 16:00 14:30 12:00 20:00 -25%

She was young and at high school when she decided to abort her baby due to her fear of her father. Her boyfriend, the love of her life, knew about her secret pregnancy and kept it for many years, and now he wants his dead baby back! His flesh and blood is what he needs to solve the big problem they found themselves in. This is a story of love, deceit, despair, fear and hope for a better tomorrow. Writer/Director: Mongezi Ncwadi Featuring: Lubabalo Mbombela and Lungelwa Magqamfana @Rehearsal Room

$ Tickets 09

P ~ 14+ LNV

Mashugu Productions

# 1h 02

! Eng, Xho 06

$ Tickets 08

10:00 16:00 10:00 Free

22:00 16:00 2-4-1

FLAMEBOOK

Jo Kinda - MDALI

~ 10+ M

FREE SOULS

FlameBook is a metaphorical portrayal of the role social media has played in spreading the people’s cause in times of unrest and protest. A detained student leader uses fire to connect the trials of FeesMustFall with that of his father during the state of emergency.

Walter Sisulu University Ibika Drama Society ~ PG This theatre production fuses music, dance, drama and poetry to tell the story about the world between earth and heaven. The rise of churches in the world is being viewed on the darker side.

Director: Simphiwe Kaya and Xolisa Ngubelanga Written & performed by: Xolisa Ngubelanga @Dicks 29

# 50m 01

! Eng

05 06 07 10:00 13:30 12:00 16:00 2-4-1 20:30

Director: Luvo Jaza

$ Tickets 08

@B2 Arena 29

# 1h 01

! Eng, Xho, Zul 05

10:00 12:00 20:00 18:00 14:00 12:00 Free

$ Tickets 09

191

192 GIVING BIRTH TO MY FATHER

HELEN OF TROYEVILLE ~ 16+

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The black girl in a yellow dress tells us the colourful tale of how she was born. As we listen to her closely she suddenly gains the courage to reveal herself completely. In the final moments of her revelation we discover the secret of how she once gave birth to her father, but is this secret real or is it a lie? And if it is possible how will it transform the way she sees the world?

A brilliant actress, an award-winning writer and an exciting new director (When Swallows Cry) team up in this poetic reflection on the complexities of contemporary South Africa. In the twilight of her life, and with a strong passion to live, a grandmother finds herself in a life-threatening situation, forcing her to reflect on her life. Director: Lesedi Job Writer: Mike van Graan Featuring: Dorothy Ann Gould

Director: Menzi Mkhwane Writer: Wiseman Mncube Featuring: Praise Chule

@Masonic Back

@Dicks 29

# 1h 01

! Eng, Zul 05

$ Tickets

07 08 09 F 10:00 14:00 16:00 12:00 80 -50% 22:30

P ~ 12+ NFC

ExploSIV Productions

# 1h05 02

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

10:00 18:00 12:00 22:00 12:00 16:00 10:00 10:00 14:00

HUMAN PIECES II HANI: THE LEGACY Market Theatre Laboratory

~ ALL

@Gymnasium 29

30 01 02 10:00 14:00 16:00 Free

# 1h 03

$ Tickets 07

Writer/Director: Mariska Denysschen Featuring: Calvin Ratladi, Zinhle Mbokane Stage Manager: Mpho Ngoepe @Vicky’s

! Eng 08

~ 16+ MVS

An oddly related brother and a sister are locked in a room. Enjoying her brother’s company in an unnatural way, the sister has no intentions of leaving the room. The brother, however, is trying desperately to find the missing key in order to leave - his life may depend on it.

The Market Theatre Laboratory presents the story of Chris Hani’s life. Inspired by hit American musical Hamilton, the Hani story is told through the contemporary song forms of hip-hop, rap and ballad by a dynamic and energetic young cast. Through this fresh form, we grapple with the gap Hani left us with and are inspired with how we can use his legacy to move forward. Director: Leila Henriques Choreography: Teresa Phuti Mojela

The South African Theatre Village

# 1h10 01

! Eng 06

$ Tickets 07

10:00 12:30 14:00 22:30 -25% 2-4-1

HUMAN RACE

Newcastle Arts Development Organisation ~ ALL Three different human figures find themselves estranged in one place they have never seen, somewhere between life and a heaven. Trying to figure out what is going on, they simultaneously fall in to the trap of the Human Race before death. The race is being better than the other, fighting over power, respect, acknowledgement and the battle of beliefs. Writer/Director: Phelelani Mzimela Featuring: Phelelani Mzimela, Velaphi Mthimkhulu, Sbongiseni Phakathi @NG Kerk Hall 29

# 1h 02

10:00 12:00 Free

! Eng, Zul 05

$ Tickets 08

16:30 20:30 22:30 12:00

I MPILO YA MANSI NMMU Department of Arts and Culture

~ ALL

The project ‘The way of water’ is a collective, global, art performance. The performances, in different sea cities, will be documented with video and photos that will be shown in selected spaces as itinerant exhibitions internationally. I Mpilo Ya Mansi has been earmarked as a branch of this project, in order to use theatre and art, to reflect societal issues and create awareness around these. The identity of the Khoisan people and their heritage within our country’s narrative is one that remains a current topic and this also now relates to awareness of the ocean’s eco system. Director/Choreographer: Nicki-Ann Rayepen Featuring: Kuda Majonga, Shareez Klaasen, Courtney Mattheus @Gymnasium 29

# 1h 02

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

10:00 20:30 12:00

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INYATHUKO

THE IMAGE Lesedi African Theatre Production

Director: Shadrack Kgosiagae Writer: Ernest Kali Featuring: Alfred Moya, Refiloe Mahumapelo and Tshidiso Dintoe

# 1h 01

! Eng, SeTsw 05

Writer/Director: Mnqobi L Msimango Featuring: Makhosazane Mkhize, Nosipho Gcina, Mboneleli Mdleleni and Zuzumuzi Mdamba

$ Tickets 09

18:30 15:00 21:00 12:30 16:00

~ ALL

This is the story of a young girl, Ntongodwane, and a young boy, Dubazana, who were so in love but not allowed to be seen together due to Ntongodwana’s gift of healing the kingdom; which was not allowing her to date anyone. Their love forces the king to chase them away from his kingdom.

The Image is a thought provoking story about a son who witnesses his mother’s brutal murder and how he has to live with that for the rest of his live until he decides to confront the murderer.

@Dicks

Mnqobi LM Arts Company

~ ALL MV

@B2 Arena 29

# 1h 01

! Zul, Swa 05

$ Tickets 08

12:00

20:30 18:00 22:30 14:00 -25%

IN(S)KIN

~ 12+ (NFC)

18:00

# 1h05 02

18:00 18:00 18:00 18:00 -50%

! Eng 05

~ ALL

Its Mxolisi’s wedding day, everyone is waiting for him impatiently at the church, but he has disappeared. The arrival of his childhood friend Zama who now resides in Canada further complicates this wedding. This two hander uses physical elements to entertain while weaving through a beautiful story of African wedding day complications. Director: Zama Msibi Writer: Zama Msibi and Mxolisi Mtshali Featuring: Sabelo Makhubu, Sicelo Sithole @B2 Arena

$ Tickets 07

Eyethu

Writer/Director: Mbongeni Mtshali Featuring: Jared Musiker, Julia Wilson, Kai Brummer, Ntombi Makhutshi, Ryan Mayne, Thembekile Komane

B 43

ISIBUKO

Inspired by the creator’s memories of being taught English as one of only three black children at a private all-boys’ boarding school in the late 1980s; In(s)kin is a choreopoetic ensemble work that draws on personal histories, found prose, poetry, and visual and auditory archival material to explore how the process of “coming into language” shapes and situates us within specific cultural and political worlds.

C 45

Artscape Theatre Centre

@Gymnasium

F 50

29 20:30

# 1h 01

14:00 16:00 Free

03 18:00

! Eng, Zul 05

$ Tickets 08

194 ISIKHALO SAM, MY CHILDREN

P ~ PG L

Ncihana Dramatic Society

This production is about a grandfather who raised two grandchildren whose mother died of HIV/Aids. When they grow up they start abusing him by taking his pension fund and social grant by force for alcohol and drugs. This man believes that God will answer his daily tears and prayers that his grandchildren will change one day. Writer / Director: Bonke Hola @B2 Arena 30

# 55m 01

! Xho, Eng 05

$ Tickets 08

10:00 14:00 18:30 16:00 22:00 12:00 -25%

IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE

Department of Arts and Culture Zululand District

~ ALL

A man is sentenced to prison for a hard and terrible 10 years, because he is violent towards his wife. He constantly abused her because his wife usually prepared vegetables as a meal but he is a man who eats meat, and it’s an insult to him to be fed vegetables. Director: Nkululeko Ngidi Featuring: Nomthandazo Buthelezi, Nkululeko Ngidi, Nombuso Luvuno, Mndeni Ntshangase @B2 Arena 29

# 45m 01

! Zul 05

$ Tickets

18:30

16:00 12:00 20:30 Free 2-4-1

IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO MAKE A CHANGE

Masalathwe Creative Compay

~ ALL

This play is about the implementation of dignity and respect to one another. As we all know we are living under a lot of diseases. You may find out that people are aware and educated about these things, but are ignorant. We are trying to fight back the most horrible challenge that we teenagers and youth are facing. The poets used to say blood is thicker than water, but in our day, it’s the opposite. Writer/Director: Ntomboxolo Twasa Msiteli @PJ’s 29

# 45m 30

01 02 14:00 12:00 22:00 18:00 Free 16:00

! Eng, Xho 05

$ Tickets 08

IZIM LE TOILET

Jo Kinda

~ ALL

Inspired by the incident of January 2014 where a 5 year old boy drowned in a toilet. The production is about a monster toilet that eats young children. Nomeka a young girl fights to protect her loyal friend Poppy a magical doll from being eaten by the unkept toilet. Writer/Director: Xolisa Ngubelanga Featuring: Yolanda Brown, Siyamthanda Hlangwana, Thuli Qhama @Masonic Front 29

# 45m 02

! Xho 05

10:00

$ Tickets

07 08 12:00 16:00 22:00

jack & jill

String Kitten Productions, Horsetail Productions

~ 16+ ML

Jack and Jill have watched a lot of movies. They wish their lives could be more like the people’s lives are in the movies and less like the lives of unemployed artists who are not in the movies. Jack and Jill haven’t suffered very much for their art, but they’re trying. Director: Ester van der Walt Writers & Performers: Kate Pinchuck and Ryan de Villiers @Masonic Front 29

# 50m 02

10:00 16:00 20:00 10:00 Free

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

14:00 18:00

195

196 THE KAFFIRS

LEROTHODI LA SEBUKWABUKWANE

Gauteng Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts & ~ ALL Culture The Kaffirs is a story that explores daily social issues faced by many South African families. It’s told through a family that is poverty stricken with influences of alcoholism, domestic violence, homosexuality and prostitution. The text is delivered in a very humorous way which provokes uncomfortable laughter. Director: Charlie Samson Featuring: Sivuyise Kibido, Lunga Mofokeng, Patrick Sithole, Hloni Pitso, Mswazi Yende, Sibongile @B2 Arena 29

# 1h 01

! Eng, Afr, Xho 05

10:00 14:00 22:00 12:00 18:00 16:00

LAQHEKEK’ ISELWA

After a conflict with her family, a deeply rural unmarried girl meets a handsome man at the river and, by the spark of his glance, she starts dating him instantly. When she regains her senses she finds herself pregnant. She starts the process of abortion … not knowing that she is killing the heir of ‘the big snake of the river’. Directors: Thabo Moshe;Thabo Gabogope;Peo Bosvark; Orapeleng Thejane; Lebogang Mphetsheng Featuring: Mohokare Makeno; Neo Mathobisa; Nomathamsanqa Qiza; Oratile Mmokwa, Olebogeng Hartebees, Olorato Mmokwa, Tshepo Sebati @Rehearsal Room

$ Tickets

# 1h 02

! Xho, Eng 05

$ Tickets 08

10:00 20:00 16:00

$ Tickets 09

P ~ ALL

A true story of a group of homeless children living on the tough streets of Durban. An abandoned girl at a train station. An event that would change their lives forever. Can you hear them? Can you see them? The faces of children old before their time. Director: Emma Delius Writer: Tshabalira Lebakeng Featuring: Tshabalira Lebakeng, Thembelihle Hadebe & Nobuhle Mbanjwa @Rehearsal Room 29

! SA languages 05

Ngizwe Youth Theatre

The aim of the story is to show the importance of informing children about their biological parents. Abongwe is in conflict with his decision to marry the love of his life, Amajola, after being informed that they are share the same clan name. Amajola faces the dilemma of being shunned by her family if she marries Abongwe. Her family believes allowing this could bring misfortune to family

@NG Kerk Hall

THE LITTLE ONE

Writer/Director: Thembelani Martin Ntukwana Featuring: Yolanda Xegwana, Baxolile Nondonga, Luvo Xegwana & Nangamso Sigalela

21:30 18:00 12:00

~ ALL

THEMBELANI DRAMAGROUP

~ 18+ MLVS

Sol Plaaitjie University

# 45m 02

$ Tickets

! 05

10:00 16:30

16:00 2-4-1

FINAL YEAR AT NAF!

A Man and a Dog

UNDERMINED BA SED ON A TRUE STORY

D I R E C T E D B Y TA R A N O T C U T T

Profoundly moving – The Cue, 2016 Heartbreakingly beautiful – Learner, 2015 Western Cape Schools Festival

featuring Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi Fleur du Cap Nomination for Best Performance in a One Hander

directed by Penelope Youngleson

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197 LIVING IT UP AT THE HEARTBREAK CAFÉ

MANTSHO ~ PG L

Corinne Willoughby

Greed, ignorance and witchcraft are the main highlights of this play, story of the king of the Bakoeneng Clan who decided to marry again before the end of the mourning period for his wife. He falls into the hands of the serpent’s pawn (Mantsho) who at the end takes over the land of the Bakoeneng and kills the king. The king’s spirit is not at rest so he curses the queen until the lightning strikes her and she dies – and a new king is born.

Hungry, nosy, fancy a drink or a sprinkling of gossip? We have it all! The Café; steeped in goodwill, a touch of hostility for piquancy, a soufflé of lies; never without passion. Taste, tears, backstabbing, sensuality sizzling. Characters marinated in their own flavours. If you don’t like it, go across the road! Director: Louwrens Orsmond Writer & performer: Corinne Willoughby @Dicks 29 15:00 Free

# 40m 01

Writer/Director: Thembisile Nogwanya Choreography: Sibongile Maqungu Featuring: Sibongile Maqungu, Tseko Thukane, Grace Seekane Thabiso Maloisane

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

18:30 12:00 18:30 12:00

LOST

@Glennie Hall 29

# 1h 02

# 1h10 02

! Eng, Zul 05

10:00 14:00 22:30 16:00 -25%

# 55m 02

29 12:30 2-4-1

# 1h10 01

20:30 18:30 10:00

! Eng 05

08 12:00 15:30 18:30 12:00 10:00 20:30

P ~ ALL

! Eng, Xho 05

$ Tickets 08

Mmu is a play about the ownership of land. Beneath our feet lay the secrets of the soil, waiting to grow, sprout, weed their way to breathe the sunshine. Here Earth whispers of her birth pains, her deflowering, her uprootedness and how softly she sobs over soiled souls. To whom does this soil belong, if not herself? Directors: Sinenhlanhla Zwane and Luke Reid Writer: Quinton Manning Lighting Design: Julian August

MMU

@Masonic Front

$ Tickets

$ Tickets 09

Wits Theatre/WSOA and Theatre and Performance ~ ALL Division

Merry Scholar Circle Productions ~ 12+ M (NFC)

@Dicks

10:00 20:30 18:00 10:00 -50%

LOVE, SEX, FLEAS, GOD: CONFESSIONS OF A STAY-AT-HOME DAD

Director: Celia Musikanth Featuring: David Muller Adapted for the stage from: Bruce Clark’s book by Celia Musikanth & David Muller

Writer/Director: Monde Wani Featuring: Nomsa Wani, Sonwabo Ntyikala, Brink Botha, Sivu Wani

100 100 85

When Bruce’s dying mother suggests he has children he replies, “I’d rather get a dog.” With dysfunctional uncles and a mother whose “calling” is Scientology, Bruce’s grandmother becomes his legal guardian. After fifteen schools, he drops out to become a hobo. Yet, he turns this toxic childhood into one of the world’s best stay-at-home fathers. Thought-provoking; you’ll cry, you’ll laugh. See it.

A black child, brought up as a son by a white man who found him hidden in the chicken coup after his farm was robbed, battles the contradictions that are embedded in his identity. Black, with a white father and surname, he goes on a journey of discovery, and returns a very complete human being.

@NG Kerk Hall

$ Tickets 08

Total Solutions

Director: Moses Mathonsi Writer: Moses Mathonsi Music: Sad Flute Featuring: Pamela Nkoe, Shirley Loeto, Nthabiseng Mokoteli, Ellen Tube

! Southern Sotho

THE MELTING POT

~ 18+ MN

Listen to this mystery! We live in the present, think about the future not forgetting the past. Lost identity; most youth today are flattered by the modesty of life and clan names are not even close to the tip of our tongues. Yet we are writers, motivational speakers and poets. Lost awakes the little child in every individual to go back and find its roots - back sankofa.

18:00 14:00 16:00 10:00 12:00

Mathonsi Production

@NG Kerk Hall

~ 14+ M

PACOFS

30 18:00 16:00 22:00

# 55 02

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

MOLORA MADMAN STANDING

Nobleeye Media Pty(Ltd)

~ 16+ M

Mad Man Standing, a satirical play that offers a moment of introspection, to either laugh or be solemn; to truly embrace the consequences of transition. The play, which has two main characters that are perceived to be mad, tells individual tales which reveal deeply seated secrets. Underneath the skin of comedy that characterizes the play, there’s a message to be grasped. Director: Itumeleng Motsikoe Writer: Lawrence Monyane & Theo Thabapelo Featuring: Fitzgerald Goieman & Theo Thabapelo @Gymnasium 29

# 1h10 02

! Eng 05

06 10:00 2-4-1

19:30

22:30 14:00 70

Molora is Yael Farber’s adaptation of the Greek tragedy, The Oresteia, into a South African context by using the narrative framework of the TRC. its directorial concept focuses on Elektra’s relationship with her mother, her brother, her dead father, her environment and the tragedies her broken family goes through. Director, Maema is interested in expressing his interpretation of Farber’s play through foregrounding the play’s key themes that raise questions about humanity, racial discrimination and reconciliation Director: Kopano Maema

$ Tickets 07

Tshwane University of Technology’s Drama and ~ PG NFC Film Department

@Gymnasium 29

# 1h10 02

10:00 12:00 15:00

! Xho, Eng 05

$ Tickets 08

198 MONEY MAKER RELOADED

OH BABY, I’M A WILD ONE

P ~ 16+

Abangani Theatre Group

Money Maker is a gripping story looking at realities of socio economic consequences of migration. This production takes you through a world of sex workers and what they go through in every day life.

A young woman arrives home from a wedding and begins to tell a story about a shy student who sat in the back of the class and knew something terrible about his favourite new teacher. Written and directed by multi-award winning playwright Louis Viljoen and starring Emma Kotze (Salt).

Writer/Director: Jullian Seleke Mokoto Featuring: Linda Sebezo, Dikeledi Modubi and Vusimuzi Majola @NG Kerk Hall 29

# 1h15 02

18:00 20:00 20:00

! Eng 05

Writer/Director: Louis Viljoen Featuring: Emma Kotze @Princess Alice Hall

$ Tickets 07

14:00 18:00 22:00 20:00

MY BOARDING SCHOOL IKANANA

29 12:00 2-4-1

# 1hr 02

! Xho, Eng

22:30 14:00 18:00

$ Tickets

OUR DOGS: OUR HEROES ~ 18+ MNV

A young girl is found raped and murdered in the nearby alley. Manuel Karayami, a local pastor, volunteers as a community police officer to help his community. Many criminals are arrested and some killed in the name of justice. Manuel became the saviour and the change the community had been longing for. Unbeknown to them, their sons and daughters were keeping a secret that would change and destroy many. Writer/Director: Millicent Tintswalo @Glennie Hall

$ Tickets 08

! Eng 05

Tshwane University of Technology

This play interprets the challenges faced by the citizens of the young democracy that is South Africa, using a school as a setting for the five the story tellers.The production takes us from how Democracy was won in South Africa, the sacrifices made to attain it, the disappointments experienced, and the current state of South Africa. This will be depicted through criticism on the conduct of the School Governing Body and how it is managed.

@NG Kerk Hall

18:30 18:30 18:30 18:30 18:30 18:30 18:30 18:30 18:30 -50%

Director: Nomhle Nkonyeni Writer: Monde Konza Featuring: Nomhle Nkonyeni, Monde Konza, Vuyo Boyana & Lonwabo Xatasi

# 40m 03

18:30

~ PG

Monde Konza

P ~ 18+ ML

Louis Viljoen

29 20:00 Free

# 1h 02

! Eng, SA language

$ Tickets

11:30 19:30 21:30 15:30

OUT OF BOUNDS NIJINSKY’S WAR

Leftfoot Productions

~ 14+ ML

Conceived by acclaimed dancer/choreographer, Ignatius van Heerden, this collaboration combines theatre and dance to draw parallels between Nijinsky and Van Heerden’s life as performers and dance creators. Nijinsky, cited the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century, was celebrated for his virtuosity and depth. Tragically he was diagnosed with schizophrenia and committed to various asylums for the last 30 years of his career.

# 45m

01 02 03 10:00 12:00 16:00 20:30 -25%

! Eng 05

Director: Crizelle Anthony Writer: Rajesh Gopie Featuring: Tailyn Ramsamy, Tazme Pillay @Gymnasium 30

$ Tickets 07

# 45m 02

~ ALL

! Xho, Eng 05

# 45m 01

14:00 2-4-1

# 1h

17:00 12:30 19:30

! Zul, Eng 05

! Zul 05

$ Tickets 07

P ~ ALL

This production is a story about a man who married his second wife. But, by not following correct the procedures, suffers the consequences. Director: Wesley Makola Writer: Refilwe mmako

PHEKO YA PULA

@Gymnasium $ Tickets

Achievers Theatre Company

~ ALL

Writer / Director: Bonginkosi Shangase

~ ALL

12:00 20:00 14:00 Free 2-4-1

Nomalizo - The Brave is a story of love, it reflects on today’s issues when young women are being forced to be in love with the men they do not love because of power and money when the culture of ukuthwala plays a big role. It encourages women to stand up and fight with what they believe that it is not right for them. The story is told through acting, poetry and Zulu dance.

16:30

Madanisa Creative Productions

This production is about a young albino woman who lost her parents at a young age and was raised by her grandmother. She was discriminated against by the community, yet she persevered and became a medical doctor. She then went back to her community with no grudge and was helpful in the community.

@B2 Arena

NOMALIZO - THE BRAVE

$ Tickets 07

Director: Mfanafuthi Shabangu Featuring: Lungile Dumisa, Gugulethu Shabangu, Simphiwe Nxumalo, Mzwandile Masuku

$ Tickets

18:00 14:00 10:00 12:00

@City Hall

THE PATH OF DESTINATION

Director: Xabiso Zweni Writer: Olwethu Mdala Featuring: Olwethu Mdala, Marcia Ntoni & Khanyile Mgqwanci

! Eng

20:30

Nimbadini tackles the issue of ukuthwalwa. Where a young girl, named Siphokazi has to trace back her identity and tries to find her long lost mother, who was a victim of the tradition ukuthwalwa.

# 1h10

05 10:00 12:00 16:00 22:30 16:00 Free 2-4-1

NIMBANDINI

Department of Arts and Culture Zululand District

Abadlali Productions

@Masonic Front

~ PG

In this 2016 Standard Bank Ovation Award winning production, 27 characters are brought to life by two actors. Lall, the main character, takes us on the spice route of selfdiscovery in this zesty and inspiring tale of an Indian family transitioning from apartheid into democracy.

Director: Gopala Davies Choreography: Ignatius van Heerden @Vicky’s

The Spiceroots Collective

# 55m 02

! Eng, Sep 05

18:30 14:00 Free

$ Tickets 08

14:00 16:30 2-4-1 22:30 2-4-1

199 REFUGEE Wushwini Arts Culture and Heritage Centre ~ ALL Refugee is a story of displaced people who find themselves in a refugee camp. They tell their stories, haunted by their past, mourning their loss of identity, culture and dignity, A refugee becomes a number, no name, no surname, no address just a number. The story is told through images, song, dance, multimedia and story telling. Writer/Director: Jerry Pooe Music: Nhlanhla Zondi Featuring: Bongumusa Shabalala, Musawenkosi Shabalala, Xolani Henema and Nhlakanipho Maphumulo @Glennie Hall 29

# 1h 02

! Eng, Zul

$ Tickets

10:00 12:00 16:30 18:00

ROOTS OF ALL EVILS

Intuba Arts Development

~ 18+ NFC P

Money is a root of evil, but in this matter cheating, miscommunication and greed are the roots of all evils. This story is about three Nigerian women who are waiting to be sentenced because they brutally murdered their husband. The last visit from the priest gets them to confess everything, but the ruling is already out. Writer/Director: Xolani Dlongolo Music: Zanele Nduli Featuring: Zanele Nduli, Zanele Mabaso, Zama Zuma, Nqobile Dlomo, Skhonzile Jele @NG Kerk Hall 29

# 45m 02

16:00

14:00 -25%

PINK DOLLAR

! Eng, Xho 05

@Vicky’s

$ Tickets 08

# 1h 01

# 1h10 03

! Eng, Soth 05

$ Tickets 08

12:30 22:30 15:00 20:00 10:00

POP iCHERRI Market Theatre Laboratory

@St. Andrew’s Hall 01

# 45m 03

10:00 20:30 14:30

$ Tickets 07

~14+M

Director: Nondumiso Lwazi Msimanga Writer: Samuel Shepard & Joseph Chaikin Featuring: Vanessa Kelly Murchie, Khayalethu Charles Mthembu & Bulelwa Bongekile Ndaba @St. Andrew’s Hall 29

30 14:00 16:00 2-4-1 20:00

# 40m

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

20:30 10:00 14:00

SENSE

Blankpage Entertainment

~ 16+ LN

Sense follows a barren Elsie, disguises herself as a masseuse when visiting her husband’s mistress, the “blessee”, intending to find out the depth of their affair and if the “blessee” is really pregnant. On revelation of who she is, both discover information that changes their perspective of love. They struggle to make ‘sense’ of it all. Writer/Director: Thato “Vejah” Moeng Featuring: Lesego Nchachi, Puseletso Netshiavhela @Drill Hall

$ Tickets 07

Savage/Love is a series of musings on what love looks, sounds, feels, and tastes like. It takes the whirlwind of emotions of the ever-uncertain space into a physical performance that is at once brutal and gentle- playing exuberantly in the terse space in-between. It poetically asks: what, really, is love!

~ 16+ M

! Eng 05

! Eng

Nondumiso Lwazi Msimanga & Masidlale Productions

Directors: Tumeka Matintela & Sinenhlanhla Mgeyi Writer: Ncumisa Ndimeni & Nosipho Buthelezi Featuring: Vusi Nkwenkwezi, Boikobo Masibi, Darlington Khoza, Pereko Makgothi, Khanyiswa Mazwi, Mthokozisi Dhludhlu

B 24

~ 10+ ML

20:00

Love, lust, beliefs and perceptions, emotion and devotion, religion and culture all come crashing together Pop iCherri. This devised play explores themes surrounding virginity – what does it mean to be a virgin, is it real, where can one find this thing called virginity, and how on earth do you lose it? There’s a first time for everything, but this one matters the most.

C 24

SAVAGE/LOVE

Director: Karabelo Lekalake Writer: Mosili Makuta Featuring: Mosili Makuta, Lebo Leisa, Gene McCaskill @Gymnasium

12:00 14:00 16:00

Poetry Cries is a musical drama that exposes the inhuman acts a human can inflict on another. Revealing tactics predators use to lure unsuspecting victims in, who is targeted, and the impact it has on the persons trafficked. What happens when silence and crime meet?

F 24

Director: Pieter Bosch Writer: Dianne Simpson Music: Dawid Boverhoff Featuring: Dianne Simpson

Karabelo Lekalake Flipping The Scripts ~ 14+ LS

Twist in the Tale Productions

POETRY CRIES

Director: Antje Schupp, Kieron Jina, Mbali Mdluli, Annalyzer Writers/Performers: Antje Schupp, Kieron

10:00 17:30 13:30 Free

$ Tickets 07

Pink Dollar is a queer project. Queer in its content, queer in its style. Club sounds meet contemporary dance, Xhosa songs meet British rap. You’ll get to see a white European tourist, a black butch lesbian, a coloured gay man and a DJ, who doesn’t give a f*** about labels.

# 1h 02

The well-known fairy tale, Snow White, told through the eyes of the evil queen. This multi-layered cabaret is wickedly fun, thought provoking and touching. Featuring songs by Cold Play, Tori Amos, Lady Gaga and others. “Flawless” - The Daily Maverick. “Mad Brilliance” – Artslink. “A Shining Gem” - The Star.

@Glennie Hall 01

! Eng 05

ROSE RED

Jina, Mbali Mdluli, Annalyzer 30

18:30 22:30

Antje Schupp, Kieron Jina, Mbali Mdluli, Annalyzer ~ 16+ MN

# 1h15 01

10:00 12:30 -50%

! Eng, Sep 05

06 14:00

$ Tickets 08 10:00

200 SHE DEVIL

SISAZABALAZA

Central University Of Technology, Free State

~ 16+ MLV

Sisazabalaza is a captivating story told through the voices of an all male cast who struggle to deal with the concept of rape, race and culture in their daily lives. The production speaks to the raw South African landscape through the story of one mixed up teenage boy.

It is true when they say, “difficult times require tough decisions.” Clara Lesley finds herself in an extremely difficult situation where she has to make a decision between her husband and her husband’s enemy. George Lesley, the husband, finds himself trapped in an office with his number one enemy together with his wife. Shots are fired and the question remains, who shot who?

# 1h 01 02 03 10:00 16:00 12:30 Free

! Eng, Soth 05

Director: Brittany Craze and Karen McAnda Featuring: Devon Breet, Trevor Lynch @Gymnasium

Director: Komoreng Motaung Writer: Lebohang Molelle @Drill Hall

$ Tickets 08

20:30 2-4-1

P ~ 12+ M

St. Benedict’s College

30 16:00 12:00 16:00

# 40m 02

! Eng, Soth, SeTsw 05

$ Tickets 09

THE SISTERS UGLY SILLAGE Penelope Youngleson

Writer/Director: Penelope Youngleson Featuring: Michele Belknap, Rebecca Makin-Taylor

# 1h 03

! Eng 05

13:30 13:30 13:30 13:30 13:30 13:30 13:30 13:30 13:30 13:30

Director: Onida Cowan Writer: Dianne Simpson Music: Dawid Boverhoff Featuring: Dianne Simpson @Vicky’s

$ Tickets

~ 10+ ML

From the creator of critically acclaimed Rose Red comes the other side of the Cinderella story from the perspective of the Ugly Sisters. Dramatic, witty and thought provoking, we explore the sabotage, intrigue and events that shaped their motives. Featuring songs by Elton John, Sara Bareilles, Sia, Queen and others.

~ 16+ M

Sillage is about a mother and daughter who get to know each other by packing up their family home. Sillage was awarded the Standard Bank Gold Ovation Award at NAF in 2016, and has been nominated for a Fleur du Cap award for Best New South African Script.

@Princess Alice Hall

Twist in the Tale Productions

# 1h 01

22:00 18:00 10:00 18:00

04 18:30

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

201 SPIRIT OF SHAKESPEARE IN AFRICA

~ 10+ M

CPUT Arts Society

This play, penned by Thami Mbongo, examines the complicated relationship between children and parents, and the dynamics between two generations. It also illustrates the universal themes and power of Shakespeare’s writings, and its impact on everyday society. Director: Thami Mbongo Writer: Thami Mbongo Featuring: Daluxolo Xusha, Neo Ntulani, Sisethu Zilwa @Rehearsal Room 29

# 55m 02

! Eng, Xho 05

$ Tickets 08

22:30 18:30 12:00 20:00

SYRIA?

Artscape Theatre Centre

~ 12+ L (NFC)

Syria? tells the story of Valencia, who desperately wants to have British-Pakistani boy, Waleef, a friend of her teenage daughter, Lauren, expelled from school. Serious questions meet hilarious rantings as her hatred and distrust for Muslims is expressed in song and satirical sketches, often reflective of society’s perspective on Muslims. Director: Rafiek Mammon Writer: Faith Kinnear @Gymnasium 29 20:00

SILENT SCARS

Calvin Ratladi Foundation

-50%

# 1h05 02

~ PG (NFC)

! Eng, Xho 05

$ Tickets

06 07 08 12:00 16:00 10:00 20:00 18:00

Writer/Director: Kristy Suttner Featuring: Dikelo Mamiala, Bongile Gorata Lecoge-Zulu, Kristy Suttner

14:00 Free

# 1h10 01

! Eng 05

22:00 18:00 14:00

$ Tickets 07

16:30 16:30 12:00

@Glennie Hall 29

# 35m 02

SOVEREIGN

21:00 12:00 16:30

! Eng, Afr, Xho 05

$ Tickets 09

P ~ 12+ L

The play is set in the Free State where cultural norms and traditional practices still play an important part in the community. Tau lives in a conflict of modern and traditional norms deeply rooted in African history and mythology. His father is a traditionalist and a community elder and his mother a neo-traditionalist with the ability to be swayed. Confronted by this conflict, Tau embarks on a journey of discovering his manhood, himself and his Sesotho culture. Director: Thabiso T. Rammala and MoMo Matsunyane Writer: Thabiso T. Rammala Featuring: Khothatso Mogwera, Paul Noko, Mosa Sephiri and Allen Cebekhulu @Drill Hall 30

# 1h10 01

! Eng, Soth 05

$ Tickets 08

12:00 14:00

100 90

THINGPHONY - A SYMPHONY OF THINGS ~ 12+ LS P

Philip Southey

Join physicist-philosopher-pianist, Philip Southey, for an unforgettable romp through quantum physics, live improvised piano music, and tantric philosophy, as we explore some of the weird ways we make sense of our world. “Superposition”, “Major 7th”, “Orgasm” and “Orange” are just some of the “things” we’ll explore in in this theatrical symphony.

Directed & performed: Saree van Coppenhagen, Franco de Wet, Stella Nortier, Raymond Taylor, Gerrit Fourie, Sumarie van der Berg, Marnus Nel, Rondo Mpiti, Rumane Grey $ Tickets

TAU

~ 16+ MLV

! Eng, Afr, Xho

One Man and His Dog and The Market Theatre

Are we inherently evil? Perhaps the answer lies here: a psychologist recruits eight individuals for his research into obedience and subservience, offering them food, housing and a daily stipend as payment, the only condition being that they will be divided into two groups, half having authority over the other half. Through the choices they make we will be allowed to decide if humanity is inherently evil or naturally good.

16:00 18:00 12:00 20:00 20:30

University of the Free State

# 1h

Writer/Director: Jo Stemmet Featuring: Christian Muller; Chulumanco Nkalashe; Juta Makupula; Sikhu Dliwayo

@Drill Hall

A painter is trying to find the right way to portray the events of the Soweto Uprising on June 16, 1976. As he attempts, erases and reattempts, he progresses through 12 sketches of the horrific events, the aftermath, and the emotional impact thereof on those involved

~ 18+ ML

Three unlikely friends share sizzling stories dealing with love, lust and everything between the sheets. The wedding might be over, but the bridesmaids have a long night ahead of them. It’s everything you want to know and everything you never want to talk about. What would we do without Six Inches? Fears, fantasies and fetishes feature in this fun romp behind the scenes at a less than ordinary girls night. Come be a fly on the wall!

$ Tickets 07

Selborne College Dramatic Society ~ 10+VP(NFC)

SIX INCHES

10:00 18:00 16:00 12:00

Dikelo Mamiala

@Vicky’s

! Eng 05

TABLEAUX IN RED: OIL ON CANVAS, 1976

Writer / Director: Calvin Ratlad Choreographer: Mthobisi Soko Featuring: Mthobisi Solo, Baxolile Masemola, Zinhle Masango # 1h

20:00 20:00 20:00 20:00

Silent Scars is an emotive work that tells a story of struggles that the world tends to ignore. The story is a reclamation of stolen memory, told through deconstructed characters that seek to be the voice that shames the legacies we succumb to as natives. Bold, brave and in conversation with our wounds!

@Rehearsal Room

Director/ Performer: Philip Southey @Vicky’s 29

# 55m 01

! Eng 05

07 08 10:00 12:00 16:00 Free 22:30

$ Tickets 09

202

203 THOM PAIN (BASED ON NOTHING)

WELCOME TO THE ZOO

P ~ 16+ L

N.Wilcox

Thom Pain is just like you, except worse. He finds himself on a stage, in the dark. In the audience are people who, just like him, were born and will die. Thom is going to try to make sense of it all. He’s going to try to save lives; his, theirs, yours - in that order.

Welcome to the Zoo examines the shocking reality of rape culture in South Africa. The play is inspired by the 2013 performance of 8 Characters in Search of a Story, it is a social offering and part of an education project, intended to awaken its audience. “The dialogue is so true to life that it could have been taken straight from the mouths of the men and women we brush shoulders with every day.” – Artbeat, 2015

Writer: Will Eno Featuring: Nicholas Wilcox

@B2 Arena 29

# 50m 01

! Eng 05

06 10:00 16:00 20:00

$ Tickets 07

Director: Jake Nathane Featuring: Uvile Ximba, Mlondiwethu Dubazane, Tshekiso Kepadisa, Siphe’esihle Ndaba @St. Andrew’s Hall 29

TRAFFICKED Trulife

# 45m 03

~ PG M

! Eng 05

16:00 16:00 10:00 14:00 Free

@B2 Arena 30

# 1h 01

! Eng, SA language 05

06 07 08 10:00 14:00 20:30 22:30 2-4-1

@B2 Arena 29

! Eng 05

~ 16+ML

! Eng, SeTsw

# 1h 01

$ Tickets

08 09 F 10:00 14:00 12:00 65 18:00 07

$ Tickets 07

22:00 22:00 22:00 22:00 22:00 22:00 22:00 22:00 22:00 22:00

P ~ ALL

! Eng

10:00 20:00

Director: Lindiwe Matshikiza Writer: Tertius Kapp, Louis Viljoen, Nicholas Spagnoletti, Justin Oswald, Rosa Lyster Lebogang Mogashoa Featuring: Jemma Kahn and Roberto Pombo

Wriiten, directed & performed by : Jeremy Fogg & Rohan Quince

$ Tickets

100 100 100

$ Tickets 07

20:00 18:00

WHISTLE STOP

7 Deadly Sins. 7 writers. 7 new stories. Jemma Kahn and her irreverent side-kick return to the National Arts Festival in the popular and provocative follow up to the international cult hit The Epicene Butcher with stories that seduce the sinless and astonish the immoral. It’s unmissable and definitely not for children. Unless you are an awful parent. *Winner : Silver Standard Bank Ovation Award, National Arts Festival 2015.

Watch the characters of Charles Dickens come to life! The eccentric personages of Victorian London - plump Mr Pickwick, old Fagin, pompous Mr Micawber, ‘umble Uriah Heep - welcome you! Enjoy Christmas dinner with Mrs Joe Gargery and Uncle Pumblechook. At the end, you might say, “Please, sir, I want some more!”

POPArt Productions in association with ~ 18+ MLN Jemma Kahn

# 65m

WHAT THE DICKENS!

WE DIDN’T COME TO HELL

@Princess Alice Hall

Jeremy Fogg Rohan Quince

Writer/Director: Professor Matlaopane Choreography: Onkgopotse Segaloe Featuring: Tshetsana Talakgale, Warona Tau, Letlhogonolo Ramogale, and Kgotso Tlalang

~ ALL

Four months’ unborn baby Mpho, demands an explanation from her “so-called” biological father. This incident causes a dilemma in the peaceful family of Mr Peloyatau.

# 55m

$ Tickets 09

Director: Douglas Tsimane Writer: Douglas Tsimane Featuring: Bonolo Tlaletsi, Babie Tsimane, Thato Morokane Ofentse Motsamai

THE TRUTH BENEATH

@Dicks

Where we at? is love story about a couple that finds itself having to deal with people’s interference in their relationship, with the other partner’s closet filled of skeletons of the past.

Bothakga Agang

WHERE WE AT?

$ Tickets

12:00

DT Entertainment

Director: Nancy Strauss # 50m

! Eng, Zul, Soth 05

10:00 16:30 12:00 20:00 -25%

Trafficked combines physical theatre, poetry and media projection to tell the story of a South African girl tricked into a dangerous human trafficking syndicate. This highly creative and gripping performance explores the ongoing reality of modern-day slavery happening on our doorstep. Trulife toured this production throughout KZN to great acclaim.

@Memory Hall

P ~ 16+ MLV

ZikkaZimba

Hijinks Theatre & Dark Laugh Theatre Company

~ 14+

Whistle Stop makes its final return to the National Arts Festival in 2017, after a successful run in 2016 at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town. Winner of a Standard Bank Silver Ovation Award and a PANSA New Writer’s Award, this is a love story like no other. “Whistle Stop is a precious and delightful thing and I urge you to make it your Whistle Stop...it is an hour of pure theatrical magic.” - Weekend Special, Megan Furniss, 2016 Director: Frances Slabolepszy Writer: Ameera Patel Featuring: Ameera Patel and Jaques de Silva @Drill Hall 29

# 50m 01

10:00 18:30 14:00 14:30

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

18:30 22:30 20:30 14:30

204 WHO-MAN

WOMEN’S TEARS

PJS Entertainment and Projects

~ ALL

This is a theatre piece that displays the physical and emotional trauma of Nombi, who seeks to help other women to raise their children with dignity. Nombi, through her story, explores the misunderstanding men have about women, caused by desire for unbalanced companionship and hindered by pride and fear of men, which makes them misinterpret their duties. Director: Seipone Nkwadipo Writer: Lebohang Moore Featuring: Thato Malebye @NG Kerk Hall 29

# 1h 02

! Eng, SeTsw

10:00 12:00 -25%

16:00 14:00

This is a story of mine workers who were murdered because they were demanding a raise in their salary. The government and the policemen are blaming each other. So, the policemen are meeting with the government officials to discuss their situation. It is inspired by the Marikana Massacre. The story is told through powerful dialogue, images and music. Writer/Director: Xolani Dlongolo Featuring: Nobuhle Shabangu, Thobani Zwane, Mlungisi Ndlovu, Pinky Ngidi @NG Kerk Hall

$ Tickets 09

# 45m 02

WoMEN

Director: Abongile Manka Writer: Abongile Manka Featuring: Athenkosi Woli, Nolusindiso Macanda, Mazinni Mtoba, Analo Sigwabe

# 50m 01

10:00 16:30 -50%

! Eng, Zul 05

$ Tickets 08

10:00 12:00

~ PG M

This dramatic piece looks at the lives of women from different backgrounds tied together by life experiences. It makes a thought-provoking, hilarious social commentary about women by women for women. The opposite sex will get a glimpse into a women’s world. It is a must see for everyone!

03 04 14:30 18:30 -25% 22:30

Centre Stage Arts Academy Agency

@Drill Hall

P ~ 14+ L

Edgy Drama Mix Production

! Xho, Eng 05

22:30 20:30 2-4-1

$ Tickets 08 12:30

YELLOWMAN

Siyakha Inc.

~ 14+ M

This 2002 Pulitzer Prize finalist for Drama is the story of Alma and Eugene, two African Americans trying to navigate their way through love, life, and family and identity politics. Dark skinned Alma and lighter skinned Eugene kindle a friendship from a young age and are seemingly destined to love one another, but prejudice and life leave stumbling blocks along the way. The play deals greatly with ideas of identity politics, both socially and personally, as well as exploring body image and economic and social growth within the Black community. Director: Tsegho Khutsoane Writer: Dael Orlandersmith Music: Bokani Dyer Featuring: Jaques de Silva, Mathabo Tlali @Drill Hall 29

# 1h30 01

! Eng 05

10:00 12:00 -25%

$ Tickets 07

22:30 16:30

205 YOU KNOW WHAT? Lefatshe Larona Trading & Projects

~ 16+ MLV

This is a three men show and a thought provoking show that revolves around family issues.It raises debates about vicious cycle of love,trust,honesty and balance of power between two love-partners You Know What? challenges our traditional practices, family values and cultural norms Director: Tshiliso wa Mokene Writer: Bogosi Bolokwe Featuring: Ntswaki Mazibuko, Tshiliso wa Mokone, Tsholofelo Mokopane @Drill Hall 29

# 45m 01

! Eng, Tsw 05

$ Tickets 08

18:30 14:00 22:30 12:00

YOU SUCK AND OTHER INESCAPABLE TRUTHS Klara van Wyk

~ 10+ L

The award-winning show documents the spirited misadventures of a Grade 9 Afrikaans underdog and her crucial survival-advice, as a minority in an Anglophile high school. Pretina de Jager will offer expert tips on how to: hashtag like a celeb, crush the mean girl mafia, and twerk your way through teen angst. Director: Francesco Nassimbeni Writer & performer: Klara van Wyk @Princess Alice Hall 29

# 45m 03

! Eng, Afr 05

$ Tickets 08

10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00

YOUNG NOW REALLY Waterford Kamhlaba Productions

~ 12+ NFC P

Young Now Really is a workshop production featuring talented theatre students from Waterford Kamhlaba UWCSA. Weaving the mythological storytelling, inventive physical theatre and verbatim performance, virtual worlds are created where characters live out the heights and depths of their stories via social media as experienced by young people now. Director: Benedict Clark Featuring: Students of Waterford Kamhlaba UWCSA @Drill Hall 29

# 1h10 01

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

21:00 14:30 18:30 10:00 Free

ZENITH AFDA Johannesburg

~ 16+ L

Four travelling artists in a young South Africa are united in an effort to not only tell the story of their separate lives and views of where they are, but also those that unite them. As a collective, they are tasked to write one collaborative play and as they do so, they encounter a world filled with narratives that come alive as they share their ideas on one typewriter. Their story becomes a tale filled with joy, sadness, music and laughter. Featuring: Kayla Ahmed, Simone Singh, Asali, Keenan Sherman @Masonic Front 29

# 50m 02

10:00 18:00 14:00

! Eng, SA languages 05

$ Tickets F

206

207 ALL GONE!

GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY’

Moving Acts Productions

~ ALL

Umphithi Theatre Project Management

All Gone! is a gripping one hander with a strong moral message, it is a light-hearted theatre for all ages. It arouses mentality and empowers young and old people with a much-needed consumer education. Through language, inner action and audience interaction Bongani Mbatha’s artistic skills and expertise takes us through the life of Innocent Mhlanga who is given a second chance to make it in life but only realises too late... after he has blown it all. Director: Mncedisi Shabangu Writer: Thami Sikhosana and Bongani Mbatha Choreography: Musa Hlatshwayo Featuring: Bongani Mbatha @Dicks 29

# 1h 01

! Eng, Zul

07 08 09 F 10:00 12:00 14:00 60 Free 18:30

Director: Bheki Mncwabe Writer: Gcina Mdluli Choreography: Themba Mkhoma

@Glennie Hall 29

# 45m 02

! Eng Zul 05

$ Tickets 08

14:00

$ Tickets C

17:30 21:30 12:00 Free

ANTS JOB

Writer/Director: Bhekani Biyela Featuring: Nomusa Mzobe, Thulisile Mhlongo & Mbali Makhanya

! Eng

01 02 03 04 10:00 22:30 13:00 18:00 Free

$ Tickets 07

B 38

P ~ 10+ (NFC)

Director: Michael Kirch Writer: Lee van der Merwe Featuring: Lee van der Merwe & Jared Musiker @Rehearsal Room

# 1h

C 41

A case too intriguing to pass up. He desperately tries to keep himself detached from her... ‘Always maintain a high index of suspicion.’ But soon he’s unable to discern truth from manipulation, foresight from delusion and gift from illness, dancing the line of real and imagined. Fact laced with fiction.

P ~ 14+ L

A biting and thought provoking physical drama, a behindthe-curtains look at the dishonourable state of living for Somali women.

@Centenary Hall

F 45

LACED Lee van der Merwe, Jared Musiker

Dikianga Arts Development Agency

~ ALL

The story takes place in village in Kwazulu Natal after the brutal murder of an innocent old woman. Family members start pointing fingers at each other. Was that old woman supposed to die? Someone has to pay.

# 50m 02

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

10:00 16:00 12:00 20:30 14:00 -25% 2-4-1

PLASTOCRACY DIKAKAPA

Generation of stars

Director: Lebeko J Nketu Featuring: Mojabeng Rasenyalo, Mdengase Govuzela,Tumelo Mdabuli, Teboho Serapelo, Isaac E. Sithole, Kholisile Dlamini, Nosibusiso Nonkenku, Mbalie Bewula, Tsholofelo Phaloane @B2 Arena 29

# 55m 01

! Eng Soth,Xho, Zul 05

Director: Kyla Davis Puppets by: Francois Knoetze Featuring: Lerato Sefoloshe, Sanelisiwe Yekani, Lea Vivier, Mlindeli Zondi & Antonio van Lendt @NELM Theatre 29

# 50m 02

Uyabona Ke’

~ 14+M

2016 Standard Bank Ovation Award winner. Nominated for a 2016 Cape Town Fringe Fresh Award. “Some stories can tell themselves without using words at all - this is one of them. Poignant, powerful, funny and deeply unsettling... there is nothing twee or preachy about this piece. A remarkable performance”- Cue. Director: Sam Pennington Featuring: Nombasa Ngoqo, Masixole Jali, Nox Yafele, Zwelinzama Somyali & Anele Heshu

20:30 2-4-1

01 18:00

# 45m 02

03 19:30

! Non-verbal 05

20:00

$ Tickets

! 05

UNDERMINED The National Arts Festival, Here Manje and ~ ALL KB Theatre Productions

FALLING OFF THE HORN

04 2-4-1

18:00

@The Hangar

13:00 16:00 11:00 13:00 11:00 16:00 -25% 2-4-1

$ Tickets

06 07 08 09 F 10:00 14:00 22:00 10:00 45 Free

~ ALL (NFC)

A forlorn creature gathers itself together, slowly rising out of the discarded detritus of humanity. Gaining consciousness and determined to live, it tumbles over the landscape, hurtling downriver and out into the ocean to meet a vast, swirling petrochemical ooze. In its mind a single thought forms: who am I?

~ PG V

Dikakapa is a thought provoking physical theatre piece that mirrors the evolution of South African citizens in both young and old generation, looking at ourselves as a nation: where did we come from? Where are we? And where are we heading to? It questions all the things that limit our growth; politically, socially, and economically, with positive attainments to keep us looking forward.

Well Worn Theatre Company

07 21:00

Director: Tara Notcutt Writer: Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and Luke Brown Adapted by: Tara Notcutt in collaboration with the actors. Choreography: Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi with additional choreography by Cleo Notcutt. Featuring: Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, Stefan Erasmus, Luke Brown @Princess Alice Hall

$ Tickets 08

The final year at the Festival for this Standard Bank Ovation Award winner. “Rethink your evening plans. There’s a show that deserves your attention... takes physical theatre to new heights of creativity...spellbinding” - Marilu Snyders, Whats On In Cape Town. “Current theatre at its most exciting” - Steyn du Toit, Sunday Independent. Four Stars - The West Australian. “Seamless marriage of song, dance and humour” - Tracey Saunders, Cape Times

# 55m 03

! Eng Zul 05

$ Tickets 08

15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00

208 UNDINE

What does it mean to come back from trauma? Can we be human again? The law of conservation of energy states that energy can neither be destroyed nor created, merely transformed. Therefore, the human, in their creation must also destroy: they come from something else and in doing so leave the other unwhole. The Undine investigates this life after wholeness. Director: Dara Beth Writer/Designer: Dara Beth and Blythe Stuart Linger Featuring: Lauren Blackwell & Estelle Terblanche @PJ’s 29

# 50m 30

02 12:00 10:00 22:00 18:00

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

F 75

C 68

B 64

US AGAINST THEM

@Centenary Hall 10:00 -25%

# 45m 02

Writer/Director: Teboho Serapelo Featuring: Salatiso Gana, Thembi Qobo, Mdengase Govuzela, Khensane Molete, Nosibusiso Nonkenku, Antonia Mafuduka, Collen Tladi, Nonhlanhla Mogoregi, Naledi Khaalo, Babalwa Jonas, Audi Bewula, Mahali Lehoko @PJ’s 29

# 40m 30

Writer/Director: Aphiwe Namba Choreography: Sanele Dre Maphumulo Featuring: Zwakele Gazu, Sbusiso Ngcobo, Zidane Mthembu, Zola Cele

~ ALL

Where are we going?, a highly energetic and electrifying piece that seeks to compare today’s youth with the youth of 1976. A show presented by young and talented kids from Lekoa Shandu Secondary School, all the way from Sharpeville, with physical theatre as the style of play.

! Eng, Xho Zul 05

18:00 17:00 2-4-1

! Zul Eng 05

$ Tickets 08

$ Tickets 09

WOZA ALBERT

~ PG V (NFC)

This protest piece is politically driven. One cannot talk protest theatre leaving out politics. Spear-heading relevant issues that many can identify with. Further enhancing this context this piece utilizes music, dance, folklores of the times. Every melody, movement is cutting edge and leaves you at the edge of your seat.

Per Aspera Ad Astra

18:00 20:00 14:00 10:00

Aphiwe Namba

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

P ~ 14+ N

Hungry Minds Productions

Zinosa

~ ALL

Woza Albert is a physical and experimental theatre piece performed by two energetic actors who portray lots of characters affected by apartheid. They express their grievances in their wait for Morena the savior who is rumored to be coming to South Africa. Unfortunately, the arrival of Morena is delayed by numerous arrests and attacks by the apartheid security branch who are watchdogs of the ideology and makes sure nobody tempers with its existence, which benefits a few blacks and whites in South Africa. Director: Director: Hamilton Dhlamini Writer: Mbongeni Ngema, Percy Mtwa, Barney Simon Featuring: Bheki Mkhwane and Hamilton Dhlamini @The Hangar 29

# 1h 30m 02

! Eng, Afr, Zul

$ Tickets

08 09 F C B 10:30 10:30 22:00 16:00 16:30 21:30 15:00 120 108 102 04

209 4

Oakfields College Faculty of Dance and Musical Theatre

~ ALL

The Oakfields College Faculty of Dance and Musical Theatre returns with another exciting programme of contemporary dance works. 4 is an experimental platform for acclaimed choreographers: Ignatius van Heerden, Gladys Agulhas, Bailey Snyman and Sunnyboy Motau; to collaborate with Oakfields College dance students, using Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons as the point of departure. Director: Ignatius van Heerden Choreography: Gladys Agulhas, Sunnyboy Motau, Bailey Snyman, Ignatius van Heerden Music: Vivaldi, Max Richter @Centenary Hall 29

# 50m 02

! Eng 05

$ Tickets

07 08 10:00 14:00 16:00 18:00 20:00

BLOOD, SWEAT AND A TEAR

MDG Performing Arts Academy

~ ALL

A personal journey that exposes the painful, intense and intimate part of the soul. This leads to an emotional transformation which the heart brings forth as a purging and healing process towards victory. Director: Warren Randell Wilskut Choreography: Warren Randell Wilskut

@Centenary Hall

# 45m

29 30 01 02 14:00 12:00 18:30 14:00 Free!

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

BURN Liquid Fusion

~ ALL

The 2016 Standard Bank Ovation Award Winner returns. Humanity is the Earth’s most intimate friend; Burn explores the tense relationship between Earth and Man, and how they hold each other ransom. This is a full-length duet, strong, powerful and explosive. A fierce dance work that tests the limits of the human body. Choreographer: Bailey Snyman Music: Daniel Geddes Featuring: Daniel Geddes, Mark Tatham @PJ’s 29

# 40m 30

$ Tickets

! 05

08 10:00 16:00 20:00 22:00 20:00 18:00

CURVATURE

Insanity Arts Collective

~ ALL

Curvature examines the complicated relationship between 21st century women and our bodies, as we all thirst to realise our unrealistic expectations of beauty. The work uses contemporary dance and Pole Dancing to explore the idea of the new strong female body in a time taken over by #StrongIsTheNewSkinny. Choreography & performance: Ashley Kim Wakefield @Centenary Hall 29

Contemporary Spanish Jazz Hip Hop Ballet Tap

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

10:00 11:30 20:00 17:30 Free!

4th - 6th July 2017 Centenary Hall Tues 4th @ 10am Wed 5th @ 12pm Thurs 6th @ 6pm Thurs 6th @ 9.30pm

# 35m 02

DANCE SPECTRUM National School of the Arts

~ ALL

An exquisite programme of Ballet, Spanish and Contemporary dance performed by the learners of Dance Department of the National School of the Arts during the 2017 Festival of Fame at the Nelson Mandela stage, Joburg Theatre. Featuring Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty. Director: Manuel Norambuena Choreography: M Noram, G Bonegio, J Swart, and P Sikhakhane @Centenary Hall 29

# 55m 02

$ Tickets

! 05

12:00 13:30 19:30 18:00 22:00

210 DOWN TO A SUNLESS SEA

P ~ ALL

Wind Up Mind

A new immersive installation work by award winning choreographer Lexi Meier, Down to a Sunless Sea, instigates an inward journey for all audience members. Typical of Meier’s work, space and texture become triggers for exploration, agency and movement-experience. Throughout the experience one may find echoes of Coleridge’s iconic poem Kubla Khan, ancient water and a primal drive to journey deeper into, forward and through. Come prepared to enter confined spaces, crawl/crouch; be led by the work into one’s own imaginative scape... Come play! Director & Choreography: Lexi Meier Music: Geoffery Smuts and Sean Devonport Featuring: Lexi Meier, Meyrick Tree, Sonja Smit, Geoffery Smuts, Sean Devonport @PJ’s Basement 29

# 45m 02

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

19:00 19:00 19:00 19:00 19:00

ELLIPSES

Cape Academy of Performing Arts

~ PG NFC

Ellipses... The time it takes to think is three dots. Life is a series of ellipses, a series of pauses and waiting in spaces. A state of suspension; a place devoid of noise filled with reflection. It’s not we who shape words, but the words we use that shape us. Returning for their 14th NAF season with a new production that promises to enthral. “Showcases the talent of young South African performers and can be enjoyed by the entire family.” - Danielle Mackay, Cue, Grahamstown 2016 Director: Debbie Turner & Nathalie Vijver Choreography: Michelle Reid and Kirsten Isenberg @Centenary Hall 29

# 1h15

02 03 11:30 16:00 14:00 16:00 20:00 19:00

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

EQUILIBRIUM

BLDC (Bowring Levin Dance Company)

~ ALL

BLDC is an amateur dance company comprising of 9 exceptionally talented dancers who have a passion to express themselves through dance. BLDC is a dream come true for artistic directors Leanne Bowring and Adi Levin, who have nurtured and guided these dancers. Choreographic pieces from Debbie Rakusin and Hope Maimane will be included. Director: Leanne Bowring and Adi Levin Choreography: Leanne Bowring, Adi Levin, Jenna Lea Fieldgate, Debbie Rakusin, Hope Maimane @Centenary Hall 29

# 1h 02

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

16:00 19:00 16:00 -50%

12:00

EVIDENT PATH

Orange Farm Dance Theatre

~ ALL

This dance piece is about a young man growing up in a township. He finds himself part of a dangerous gangst due to peer pressure. Evident Path is about your roots - how they follow you and can block your path - the fusion of cultures and confusion of ancestors. Director: Nthabiseng Segoe Writer: Mpumelelo Zikiza Choreography: Mpumelelo Zikiza, Tshepo Lejela & Nthabiseng Segoe Music: Nkosana Bembe @Centenary Hall 29 18:30 Free!

20:30 14:00

# 45m 02

! Eng, SeSot, Zul 05

$ Tickets 09

211 FAMILY PORTRAIT Koketso Dance Project

~ ALL

The family consists of a mother and her sons and all of them are faced with dysfunctional circumstances that they need to overcome. This is what drives the message in this dance piece : it emphasises the need for different members of the family to reconcile their differences and work towards uplifting each other. Writer: Maxwell Mokolopeng Director & Choreography: Douglas Sekete @Centenary Hall 29

# 1h 02

! Eng, SeTsw 05

$ Tickets

F 10:00 14:00 12:00 90 -50% 08

GAUTENG MOTJEKO DANCE

Gauteng Department of Sports, Arts, Culture ~ ALL & Recreation A very vibrant and energetic combination of dance pieces, including Pantsula and contemporary dance. Work has been specially selected by the Gauteng Department of Sports, Art, Culture and Recreation.

@Centenary Hall 29

# 1hr 02

$ Tickets

! 05

08 12:00 22:00 10:00 20:00

GOGOA MAMOYA

PACOFS

~ ALL (NFC)

This release technique, theatrical duet is inspired by Zakes Mda’s novel, She plays with the Darkness. The two performing bodies are a representation of darkness versus light and that if darkness had a sex it would be a female. When transposed into spiritual realms we are all children and do not have the makings to handle what is sensed, but clearly foreign to us. This piece looks at a young girl playing with the unknown who is saved by the only living creating source of all life. Choreography: Sizakele Mdi Featuring: Thabo Victor Moroe & Mamoya Debora Pompie @Glennie Hall 29

# 1h 02

$ Tickets

! 05

10:00 12:00 20:30 18:30 16:00

IMPREGNATED BY DANCE

House of Dirty Shakers

~ PG 13+LV

Impregnated by Dance, is a compelling dance-drama which highlights the struggles dancers face trying to reach for their dreams when they do not have the support of their loved ones around them. The story is told through dance and drama and is an Afrikaans piece filled with humour, anger and sadness. The main aim with this production is to educate aspiring artists not to give up on what they believe in, and most importantly to try and offer a platform to showcase talent. Director: Zane Muller Featuring: Kristen Botha, Che Keet, Palesa Hlalele, Teddy Mhlambi, Nonkululeko Mpembe, Thuylene Titus, Mpai Thekiso, Wendy Moloi, Mami Letube, Ashton Philander, Saschine Cornellisen @City Hall 29 12:00

# 1h 01

19:00 21:30 17:30 16:30 Free 2-4-1

! Afr, Eng 05

$ Tickets 08

212 INTLOMBE

MOMENTUM

Singqi Sakwa-Ntu Cultural Group – WSU

~ ALL

Intlombe is performed to celebrate the success of the calling by ancestors. This is chiefly celebrated through an indigenous dance and music, meaning the person is now able to heal other people with the help of the ancestors. The person is then called a traditional doctor, because he/she has the ability to heal people spiritually and mentalluy using traditional herbs.. Director: Mziwanele Toni Writer: Tandeka Maqoko @Sundownser Stage 29

# 30m 03

13:30 14:00 15:00 15:30 15:00

~ ALL

Fast paced modern with a vertical lift of ballet - marvel at this acclaimed group’s versatility, talent and incredible energy. Mind blowing and innovative works by young, hot South African choreographers. Experience the vibe found at 34 degrees latitude and 18 degrees longitude - Cape Town, South Africa. Director: Wendi Abrahams @PJ’s

$ Tickets

34/18 Youth Dance Company

# 45m 30

$ Tickets

! 05

10:00 16:00 18:00 12:00 -25% 2-4-1

FREE

MY CULTURE,MY PRIDE KUBILI (TWO) Musa Hlatshwayo/ Mhayise Productions

~ ALL

Kubili is a double bill of dance theatre duets choreographed by Musa Hlatshwayo and performed by Mhayise Productions. Dudlu...Dadlaza: a metaphorical journey of two black young women who navigate their identity in a society where political ideologies impose standards and expectations around their identity. DODA: an exploration of issues around black male identity and modern day and traditional masculinity in a society that is faced with the struggle of negotiating its collective political socio-political identity. Director & Choreography: Musa Hlatshwayo Featuring: Musa Hlatshwayo, S’bonelo ‘China’ Mchunu, Mary Aphane & Nqobile ‘Skhokho’ Shezi @PJ’s 29

# 55m 30

indigenous dance and music. Director: Tshepiso Modisadife Choreography: Eric Gabatlhalefe @City Hall 29

16:00 12:00 22:00 16:00 -50%

~ ALL

My Culture, My Pride is production where members of different ethnic backgrounds are given a platform to showcase the richness of their culture, and to others it is an opportunity to be reminded of the heroes that have gone before us to make our land the country it is today. It is a youth driven production which believes that, as young people, it will be easy when we came together to share, identify, develop and expose our hidden talents through

# 50m 01

! Eng, SeTsw 05

$ Tickets

! 05

Kopano Ke Matla Youth Group

$ Tickets

F 10:00 22:30 14:00 12:00 40 Free 07

LIQUID SILVER SANCTUARY

Dancers are propelled through invisible corridors illuminated by candlelight, rituals and inner yearnings. Liquid Silver: Sanctuary is a dance production from Brooklyn, New York, a sanctuary city in the USA. Sanctuary’s core motif is about growth as we search for healing and cultural connectivity within community and our environment.

# 1h 01

! Non-verbal 05

@Sundowner Stage 29

# 30m 02

06 10:00 12:00 18:00 -50% 21:30

! Eng, SeTsw 05

$ Tickets F

FREE

QIQA UQONDE UXHENTSE Tsembeyi Cultural Group

@City Hall 29

# 45m 01

10:00 19:30

$ Tickets

! 05

12:00 16:30

$ Tickets 08

P ~ ALL

This is a dance production that hopes to explore and share AbaThembu traditional dance and music. It looks at a story of a boy from a poverty-stricken village who sees dance as the only thing that will take him out of poverty. The work showcases traditional songs and dance routines that are only found in the Lady Frere area of the former Transkei. These boys and girls also celebrate the African tradition of purity and abstinence through this Umtshotsho dance.

~ ALL

! 05

# 30m 03

Director: Jenny Walter-Girout Choreography: Gabriel Masango, Leagan Peffer, Julia Hosmer, Kristi-Leigh Gresse, Yolanda Bourman, Leigh Meyer, Lizana Watson 01

Mixed Motion 2 is an exhilarating, integrative collaboration, celebration dance. Experienced and breakthrough choreographers explore the synergies of ballet, Spanish, jazz, contemporary, hip hop and tap fused into a molten core of talent and technique. This performance will awaken the dancer in your soul.

MIXED MOTION 2

$ Tickets 08

SASAD KZN Dance Company

@Centenary Hall

~ ALL

14:00 13:30 15:30 15:00 15:30

F 10:00 14:00 20:00 10:00 50 2-4-1 07

Director: Noluphumzo Ncapayi

Director & Choreography: Eva Dean Featuring: Eva Dean, George Hirsch, Kirana Peters, & Caroline Partamian Music composition: Caroline Partamian & Donald Knaack

A story of diverse indigenous music dancing with modern dance and poetry that showcasing the different talents of the dancers. This group of robust youth with oodles of energy and enthusiasm which mainly focus on the messages that are portrayed through dance.

~ 12+ (NFC)

Eva Dean Dance

NAMPRI’S ALL IN ONE Nampri’s Dancers

@PJ’s

REVOLUTION - NDOPHELE NGAPHAKATHI

Mojo Entertainment

The dance piece Revolution shows the frustration and anger of a few people who have experienced both inhumane acts from the apartheid government and the heads who now govern South African that have turned their backs on the people whom they said were fighting freedom for. Revolution explores the sadness and victory not forgetting the current struggle being fought.

~ ALL

Choreography: Nomhle Qambata Director: Sanda Gxamza Featuring: Sinoxolo Botha, Mzwandile Bangani, Nomfundo Mgoqi, Nontlantla Mthombeni @Centenary Hall 29

# 45m 02

! Eng 05

$ Tickets

F 10:00 14:00 16:00 10:00 50 2-4-1 07

213

214 RHYTHM OF MAKHANDA

Via Kasi Movers

~ ALL

Loosely adapted from the book The Return of Makhanda by Prof Julie Wells, the piece fuses dance and poetry to tell the story of the Battle of Grahamstown between the amaXhosa and the British soldiers in 1819. Featuring local artists and pantsula dancers from Via Kasi Movers, which won the 2016 Makana Drama Development Festival. Writer & Director: Ayanda Nondlwana Choreography: Likhaya Jack & Thanduxolo Kilani Featuring: Ayanda Nondlwana, Likhaya Jack, Ntsika Yaka, Lerato Nkane @City Hall 29

# 55m 01

! Eng, Xho 05

$ Tickets 08

20:30 18:30 18:30 18:30 18:30 -50% 2-4-1

RHYTHMS OF THE NORTH -THE MUSICAL Heritage South Africa

~ ALL

Rhythms of the North – The Musical, is an eclectic fusion of a constellation of some original, sacred yet exhilarating, vibrant and colourful indigenous cultural heritage songs and dances. Choreographed to entertain and to epitomize the rich and cultural diversity of Limpopo Province’s six aboriginal tribes/natives in their purest forms. Director: George Hlungwani Choreography: Grace Chabalala @PJ’s 29

# 55m 30

$ Tickets

! 05

20:00 16:00 10:00 16:00 2-4-1 2-4-1

22:00 20:00 2-4-1

SACREDSPACE

P ~ PG (NFC )

Cape Dance Company

After a near sell-out season on the NAF Main programme last year, the CDC returns with a triple bill of diverse and exceptional neo-classical and contemporary dance works. “CDC stands out as a company of magnificent individuals...” - Siobhan Cassidy, Argus 2016. “World class” - Ann Knight, Herald 2016. Director: Debbie Turner Choreography: Andrea Schermoly, Jose Agudo (Spain), Mthuthuzeli November @Centenary Hall 29

# 1h10

01 02 03 20:30 18:30 12:00 16:00 15:00 20:30

$ Tickets

! 05

100 90

THE SECRET GARDEN

Movements Dance School

~ ALL

An orphaned girl, a walled garden, a curious English Robin and the healing power of positive thoughts; these are the ingredients of one of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s most famous and well-loved classics. Director: Cheryl Emmerson

@Glennie Hall 29

# 1h10 02

$ Tickets

! 05

18:00 18:00 14:00

0860 002 004

215 UMCIMBI.COM

Engcobo Ensemble

~ ALL

This is a traditional dance piece that illustrates the life of different cultural beliefs of Engcobo village. This show depicts the actual segmentation and segregation of the Amaqwati tribe to show different backgrounds. It is a show where you see war and celebrating dances of different age groups and of different tribes of Engcobo. It also shows the sound, chants and movement trough traditional dance; emphasising the western Xhosa religion of Rharhabe. Director: Luyolo Shaba Sentile Writer: Luyolo Shaba Sentile Choreography: Luyolo Shaba Sentile Music: Luyolo Shaba Sentile Performed by: Chophesdudleni Featuring: Pumeza Busakwe, Ntsikelelo Booi, Khumbulani Koti and Mbotshane @City Hall 29

# 45m 01

! Xho, Eng 05

$ Tickets

08 09 F 10:00 12:00 10:00 50 Free 20:30

WHERE SCIENCE MEETS THE ARTS

Nna le Bokamoso Science & Arts Academy ~ ALL This piece is centred on the idea that science and art need not be separable, but rather the amalgamation of the two disciplines warrants a new approach to performance. This dance piece eradicates the idea of isolating the body (dance) from the mind (science) and at its heart is the body and mind dualism. Director & Performer: Thandiwe Sekhibane @Centenary Hall 29

# 25m 02

$ Tickets

! 05

10:00 21:30 15:30 Free

12:00

WHO ARE YOU?

Moving Assembly Project

~ 12+ (NFC)

Who Are You?, directed by award winning choreographer and performing artist Dane Hurst, brings together an eclectic cast of internationally acclaimed performers from South Africa, UK and abroad. This dance theatre performance is presented by the newly formed Moving Assembly Project and will question themes of Identity, Individuality and Independence. How do we view and present ourselves in a modern society shaped by the social media landscape dominated by the selfie image, and boosted by instant gratification of likes and followers? Director & Choreography: Dane Hurst Featuring: Dane Hurst, Tshediso Tshidux Kabulu, Manuela Sarcone @Centenary Hall 29

# 40m 02

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

12:00 16:30 22:30

”THE WITCH” (UMTHAKATHI)

Esikangwane Dance and Theater Creations ~ ALL “The Witch” (Umthakathi) showcases the richness and untold stories about tribal witches, war and love of the South African culture of IsiZulu. In this production, we explore the integral part played by witch doctors in our villages. The project explores different dynamics of Umzansi Zulu dance from physical endurance, spiritual connection, outstanding stick dance, and the rhythmic sounds from African synchronized drums. Writer & Director: Sam Moeketsi Choreography: Nhlanhla Nkone Music: Sphiwe Hadebe Featuring: Thabo April Legae, Bafana Langa, King Hadebe & Sphamandla Mbanjwa @PJ’s 29

# 1h 30

! Eng, Zul 05

$ Tickets

07 08 09 F 10:00 14:00 12:00 80 16:00 22:00

216 31 DAYS –THE MUSICAL JOURNAL

THE ACOUSTIC ME

Motsart (Pty) Ltd in Association with Accatones ~ 14+ L Vocal Blend

@City Hall 29

# 1h 01

! Eng, Tsw 05

10:00 14:30 14:00

Director: Vuyiseka Maguga Music performed by: LoveChild Featuring: Simamkele Mataties, Siphosethu, Ntlantla Swana and Vuyiseka Maguga @Albany Cabaret Club 29

$ Tickets 08

16:30

10:00 14:30 21:00 18:30 -50%

Bits & Pieces is a story about the current state of South Africa, from political point of view, including current social and economical challenges

~ 10+ M

Director: Sisa Abel Mhlophe Featuring: Nasiphi Ntabeni, Siphokazi Gwazela, Nelande Mfukuzo, Madilakhe Lufundo

@City Hall 29

# 55m 01

$ Tickets

! 05

10:00 14:30 20:30 10:00 Free

BLACK PRESIDENT

$ Tickets 08

F 10:00 18:30 20:30 22:00 10:00 50 -50% 2-4-1 2-4-1 07

BITS AND PIECES

Writer/Director: Keenan Tyler Oliphant Featuring: Wynberg Boys’ High School Vocal Ensemble

Mdantsane Arts Centre

From Barbershop to the Pentatonix and everything inbetween, the award winning Wynberg Boys’ High School vocal ensemble take you on a trip through a cappella music. You’re bound to know the smooth harmonies of the platters, or have your feet tapping to N-sync. Come get your spirits lifted by these singing boys.

! Eng, Xho 05

~ ALL

! Eng

Wynberg Boys High School

# 1h

# 50m 03

ACA-SCUSE ME?

@Beethoven Room

~ ALL

LoveChild brings you an all-female band, on a journey to being instrumentalists. Come enjoy a soulful, contemporary soul production by these females with a lot of new music.

This is a true story of a young man who finds himself in a cell with serious criminals, after a small quarrel with a friend. In his cell, the man is confronted by a situation: inmates are drawing up a plan to escape before they go to trial, but he cannot join them because he knows he is innocent. The horrible conditions in this ‘hell cell’ have left him contemplating killing himself. Director: Itumeleng Motsikoe Writer: Rebaone Marumo Choreography: Lesedi Magomotso Music Performed by: Phemelo Ramonye, Jim Ketshabang, Omolemo Mothupi, Onkabetse Molebatsi, Aobakwe Thupaemang,Kgotso Phatlane, Billy Reetsang Featuring: Boitshoko Makgaledisa, Bogosi Molusi, Lesego Kodisa, Thabang Lebeko, Thapelo Molaolwa, Tshepiso Motlhabane, Orapeleng Diphoko

LoveChild

Reliable Knowledge Theatre Club

~ ALL

This stage production tells the story about the first black president of South Africa. It covers Nelson Mandela’s release from prison, how he burned his passport for the first time in front of his house at Soweto, and even the time when he was a boxer. Writer / Director: Tshidiso Sehole Featuring: Letlhogonolo Mosimanyana, Kediemtse Makodi,Peter Lobelo, Masego Babeile @Gymnasium 29

# 55m 02

! Eng, Tsw 05

$ Tickets

F 10:00 18:30 12:00 45 -50% 08

BRUSH UP YOUR BROADWAY

Hleze Kunju and Raymond Ndhlovu

~ ALL

A must-see Broadway thriller, a tribute to the greats of Broadway, and a sung lesson on how to Brush Up Your Broadway game. Who knows, you may just end up on the Broadway stage. What good is sitting alone in your room, come hear the music play. “Life is a Cabaret ol’ chum, come to the Cabaret!” Director: Hleze Kunju Music: Cole Porter, Gilbert and Sullivan, Schonberg, Mendoza, Webber, Worton David Featuring: Hleze Kunju. Raymond Ndhlovu, Susan Kunju @Beethoven Room 29

# 45m 03

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

16:00

21:30 10:00 14:30 16:00 Free 2-4-1

DARK CITY

P ~ ALL

MOTSWAKO PERFORMING ARTISTS

Dark City is a musical play set in Evaton township in the Vaal. It focuses on a love triangle story about a beautiful Mosotho lady called Mantshebo, and her two Basotho “Ma-Russia” boyfriends, and how her abduction led to a serious conflict between the Ma-Russia groups from the East Rand. The play depicts the cultural lifestyle of Basotho in Evaton and how they infiltrated the area from Lesotho, and how they were used by the apartheid government. Director: Themba Mkhoma Choreographer: Luyanda Sidiya Writer: Monde Mayephu Music: Billy Monama, Pretty Malindi Featuring: Tshediso Mofali, Bongani Mashinini, Lerato Letsoka, Bongisiwe Mjoli @City Hall 29

# 1h15 01

$ Tickets

! 05

10:00 21:00 12:00 16:00

217 DEAR OLIVER TAMBO

JEZEBEL

SMILE Music

~ ALL

Dear Oliver Tambo is a blend of music, drama and poetry that tells the story of a young girl obsessed with knowing about Oliver Tambo and using Tambo’s charisma to effect a change in her community. The story centres on this girl and pays tribute to many known and unsung heroes of the South African struggle for liberation.

A woman trapped by the chains of life seeks to find the truth about her family in Galeshewe after she was moved to Mahikeng to protect her from the violent violation she endured as a 3 month old baby. In all the burdens of her life she seeks revenge through prostitution, to numb her pain and get closure to move on. But is it too late for this wombless woman to find inner peace?

Writer/Director: Sipho Mnyakeni @Drill Hall 29

# 55m 01

! Eng 05

Writer / Director / Performer: Kim Maruping

$ Tickets

14:00 20:30 14:30 18:00 18:30 Free 2-4-1

F 20

@Dicks 29

# 1h 01

DIKETSO

02 03 14:00 18:00 14:00 10:00 -50% 20:00

! Sep, Eng, Xho

F 70

@City Hall B

29 16:00 -25%

10:00 12:00 16:00

21:00

P ~ ALL

! Eng, Zul 05

$ Tickets 08

22:30 12:00

P ~ PG L

Not so much a story as just constant storytelling from this mother-daughter duo who are better friends than they should be. Sharyn and Dara sing, dance and complain their way through the history that built their friendship. Through three immigrations, fifteen odd homes, ten (probably more) odd pets, four corsets and numerous bedroom colours. Oh, and Jake... Director: Blythe Linger Writer: Dara Beth Featuring: Sharyn Seidel, Dara Beth

$ Tickets

14:00 18:00

15:00

~ PG

16:30

JUST A SONG AND A DANCE

Director & writer: Buyile Geza & Wandile Ntlanganiso Choreographer: Masibulele Dyakophu

16:00 18:30 14:00

# 1h30 01

This is a true story of Sister Aidan Quinlan who was brutally killed in Duncan Village on 10 November 1952. It reflects the role she played to the lives of Black communities during the apartheid era.

! , Eng, Xho

Plumsong

Gompo Art Centre

# 45m

Director: Bongani Dlamini Writer: Nhlanhla Mazibuko Choreography: Tuse Zikode Music: Sanele Mzimela Music performed by: AYE Voices Featuring: Pretty Ngcobo & Yonela Mabaleka

$ Tickets 09

No matter how clear our callings are, the path is not perfectly paved before we step onto it, rather it demands that we take baby step after baby step in the hope that the dots will join in the end.

THE ELITE OF THE 50’S IN DUNCAN VILLAGE

@NG Kerk Hall

Alexandra Youth In Action Ensemble

Writer/Director: Kedibone Manyaka Choreography: Israel Beretha Music: Lulu Tsheola Featuring: Mandla Gaduka, Boitumelo Mothabela, Siyasanga Papu & Sinovuyo Sebakeng # 1h

$ Tickets

JOINING THE DOTS

~ PG N

In this journey of discovery story, starring Mandla Gaduka and Boitumelo Mothabela, a woman, called Leshidi, loses her mind after the death of her only son. We journey with her as she answers an ancestral calling through which she tries to find healing after the tragic loss.

@PJ’s

10:00 18:30

Kepra Pty Ltd

P ~ PG

Maruping Agency

@Masonic Front 29

# 55m 02

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

14:00 22:00 14:00 18:00 -25%

GOGO AND BIG SISTER Spirit Sister Productions (Pty) Ltd

~ ALL

LIVE WIRE EXPLOSIONS Free State Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation

The play is an intergenerational dialogue and musical journey between 3 generations of a family; grandmother, mother and daughter who are at different stages of their musical careers. It shows through poetry and song how a nation’s tragedy can become a family tragedy. This family, though, is ultimately reconciled by the strength of their love and their music. Director: Princess Mhlongo Writer: Thembi MtshaliJones Featuring: Thembi Mtshali-Jones, Hlengiwe Madlala, Lillian Tshabalala & Ezbie Moilwa @The Hangar 29

# 1h 02

! Eng, Zul

Director: Styx Mokejane Performed by: Kubuta Band KTD

$ Tickets

05 06 07 08 09 F 14:00 11:00 18:00 18:00 21:00 14:30 15:00 13:00 70 03

@City Hall

JAMES HARRIS LIVE

# 1h 30m 01

# 50m 03

! Eng 05

10:00 16:30 20:30 22:30 14:00 Free

F 70

C 63

$ Tickets 09

20:00 20:30 12:00 16:00

~ PG L (NFC)

Friendly, warm, full of passion and stories, Nate Maingard (Standard Bank Ovation Award 2012) invites you to join him for more adventures. Sharing songs and stories inspired by travels around the world (and into his heart). This promises to be an uplifting, laughter-filled, emotional and ultimately inspiring experience for all. Directed by & featuring: Nate Maingard

$ Tickets 07

! Eng, Sesotho

Nate Maingard

Director: James Harris Featuring: James Harris & Emile Hoogenhout

NATE MAINGARD - THE TALES OF A MODERN TROUBADOUR

~ PG L

An enchanting mix of covers and originals from all across the ages and genres. A vast spectrum of emotion is explored. Deep yearning, horror, anguish, ecstasy, bliss, awe, wonder and loneliness are all drawn upon. Come and listen. You will feel yourself in another dimension.

@Albany Cabaret Club

10:00 12:30

James Harris

~ ALL

A 5-piece live band with 15 performers will leave you mesmerized with their unique style of dances and music. The show questions the identity of our youth in the present era through African music fused with gumboots dance as a pillar of lost identity informed by immigration. Pantsula dance characterised to display the frustrations our youth are faced with and the possible way to overcome them.

B 70

@Albany Cabaret Club 29

# 1h 03

! Eng 05

10:00 18:30 14:30 -25%

$ Tickets 07

16:30 20:00

218 MEDUDUETSANE BASADI

UPH’ UBABA?

Doggo Productions

@City Hall 29 18:30 Free

# 1h30 01

! Eng, Tsw, Afra 05

$ Tickets 09

14:30 14:30 21:30 14:00

F 60

C 54

B 51

Director: Moses Muyela Writer: Ray Ntuli @Glennie Hall 29

# 1h 02

! Eng, Xho 05

$ Tickets 08

P ~ ALL

This group of musicians from St Dunstan’s College, in Ekurhuleni, will keep audiences glued to their seats as they take them on a journey through a variety of music including jazz, pop hits, and favourites from the musicals. More than just another’ ensemble, Starbust MX is sure to entertain the listener with the music experience of a lifetime! Director: Denise Roderick Performed by: Leah King, MIchelle Huang, Hannah Keet, Rebecca Keet, Demi Lee Jones and Akilan Moonsamy @Beethoven Room 14:30 Free

# 50m 03

! Eng 05

$ Tickets 07

10:00 14:30

THEMBA’S DREAM

Masifunde Learner Development

~ 12+ (NFC)

Themba dreams of one day flying an aircraft and diving deep into the blue sky and leaving all the troubles of the township behind. As he stands at the fence looking at the Airport, behind him are shacks and multitudes of hopeless children whose dreams are perishing before their eyes. Will Themba reach his dream or will the past stop him from succeeding. A production that seeks to fill every child who has ever had a dream to keep praying and working hard till achievement comes knocking. Director: Xabiso Zweni Music composition: Sivuyile Msizi Performed by: Masifunde Youth Choir @Masonic Front 29

# 50m 02

$ Tickets 09

Thembani Zizwe Kungathi

~ ALL

Director: Tokozani Ntshuntsha Writer: Babalwa Mxunyelwa Music: Tokozani Ntshuntsha

12:00 14:00

YES, TODAY I’M A MAN

STARBURST MX

19:30 12:00 14:00 17:30 20:00 Free

~ ALL

St Dunstan’s College

Choreographers: Buyile Geza & Yonela Gobingca

18:00 20:30 18:00

! Nde, Eng, Zul 05

Yes, Today I’m a Man is a vibrant musical drama that fuses a wide range of dance styles creating an exciting expression of African cultures. The production features music from many genres. The drama tells the stories, history and culture of the amaXhosa tribe; also, how boys become man. It’s a wonderful, colourful and energetic production.

# 50m 02

The Story is about a grandfather who passed away in the 80’s, who was well known in his township because of his dance moves. He used to dance different types of dances. The old man was dancing “township dance and Pantsula dance”. He used to go and entertain to bioscopes, competitions and disco.

@NG Kerk Hall 30

16:00

MY GRANDFATHER’S SHOE Happy Youth

~ ALL

The story tackles issues of pride, responsibility, being disowned by loved ones, and the role that a community should take . A young one is in search of his father to look for answers to unanswered questions. The journey is not an easy ride, secrets are revealed , the key to the answer lies deep within.

A music show dedicated to music legends.

Writer / Director: Pulane Jantjies Featuring: Jemima Julius, Judith Faith, Winnie Selemogo, Kgomotso leteane

Witbank Civic Theatre

~ ALL

! Eng, Xho 05

$ Tickets 08

10:00 18:00 14:00

0860 002 004

@City Hall 29

# 45m 01

! Xho and Eng 05

10:00 12:00 16:30 14:30 -25%

$ Tickets 09

219 CELEBRATION: MUSIC OF AMERICAN COMPOSERS

SESHEGO GOSPEL CHOIR THE RHYTHM OF LIMPOPO

P ~ ALL

Althea Waites has a distinguished history performing music by Afro-American composers. For this Fringe, Althea introduces work by William Grant Still, Florence Price and Margaret Bonds for the first time to South Africa. Her CD, Black Diamonds, was released by Cambria Master Recordings to rave reviews from the critics.

Writer / Director: Maria Bongwe Choreography: Ponagatso Tshabalala

Performed by: Althea Waites @Beethoven Room 29

# 1hr 03

! Eng 05

@Rhodes Chapel

$ Tickets 07

10:00 18:30 15:00 12:00

LET THERE BE MUSIC - A CELEBRATION OF WORLD MUSIC P Hoërskool Randburg Choir & Majazi Ensemble

# 50m 02

# 1h 02

$ Tickets 09

! Sesotho, Eng 05

$ Tickets 09

17:00 17:00 17:00 17:00

ST. PAUL’S GOSPEL CHOIR – THE RED SEA MUSIC Frontline Entertainment

13:00 15:00 13:00 15:00 11:00 Free

~ PG

St. Paul’s Gospel Choir - is based in Khayelitsha Cape Town, The choir is a premiere Sepostola or Clap & Tap performing choir. Consisting of youth both trained and untrained in singing, conducted by Lloyd Nofemele who a strong background of Sepostola Music. The choir has received many accolades and has released three albums.

$ Tickets 07

~ ALL

! Eng 05

! Sesotho, Eng 05

# 50m 02

Director: Norman Burger Conductor: Franco Prinsloo

03 04 18:30 18:30 -50%

@Nombulelo Hall

This musical experience is a true celebration of the most beautiful and exciting music from all genres around the world. The music, performed by the award winning, hundred voice, Hoerskool Randburg Choir and the acclaimed Majazi Ensemble, will truly inspire and touch your heart. You will be swept away...!

@Rhodes Chapel

~ ALL

SA’s best Clap and Tap gospel choir is coming to the National Arts Festival for the 3rd time in a row. A Limpopo based Traditional Gospel Choir, which never disappoints, their melodic voices and stage performance always leave the audience asking for more.

@Rhodes Chapel 29

# 50m 02

$ Tickets

! 05

11:00 17:00 13:00

OPERA FOUND

P ~ ALL

Emma Farquharson

TRINITY TENORS

Diverse, and a little quirky, Opera Found traces the trajectory of Emma’s discovery and love of Opera, from her first, to her current third-year repertoire; with the odd bit of difference and surprise along the way. Artists whose work will be performed include: Mozart, Schubert, Herbert&Smith, Handel, Manuel de Falla, Wolf, Puccini, Strauss, and more.

~ PG

Sisa Nomana and Sibusiso Mkhize

Sisa, Eisteddfod gold award winner and Sibusiso the golden voice choir master and music teacher bring an hour of wonderment into your lives with their rendition of such favourites as The Music of the Night, Unchained Melody and many more. Both are accomplished performers who will delight you. Students - R20; Pensioners: R40

Featuring: Emma Farquharson and Mvume Ndidimba (voice), JF Viljoen (piano) @Beethoven Room 29

# 1hr 03 04 12:00 17:00 16:00

! Varied 05

$ Tickets 08

@Trinity Church

# 50m 02

$ Tickets

! 05

19:30 19:30 19:30

40 20

220

221 ACADEMIE

BREW ~ PG

Wife and husband duo Academie create an indie dream pop world and a live show that really packs a punch. This set is all about textures, from electric guitar and looped viola to triggered samples and vocoder. Exciting rhythmic and melodic variations lend this stylistically eclectic band an anthemic quality.

Bitches Brew is a dynamic vocal sensation that is set on diversification and music appreciation. With their title taken from the great Miles Davis? 70?s hit jazz fusion album, this vocal sensation is ready to deliver music from all spheres including some of their original tunes.

@Slip Stream @Graham Hotel 29

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A trio who perform very poetic, minimalistic music using acoustic instruments as an accompaniment, creating room for the creative expression of our voices. Our acoustic yet alternative sound could best be described as neo soul/indie RnB. In the ceremonial use of storytelling, the message becomes more important than the time, place and characters of the message. Our tale is one inspired by love, sharing and interpreting our experiences. We create music for the ears more than the eyes. We are Acoustiq Assassins and this is our story...

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Chameleon Productions

# 50m

CHRIS CHAMELEON IN BOO!

ACOUSTIQ ASSASSINS

@Graham Hotel

~ PG

13:00 21:00 19:00

@Thomas Pringle Hall 29

~ PG

Boo! began in 1997 in the backstreets of dirty Brixton, JHB. It was in one of Chris Chameleon’s dreams of playing to the sound of a stadium boo-ing that the band got it’s name. This contingency was however never required as Boo! became not only one of South Africa’s favourite bands of all time, but also one of the country’s proudest musical exports to both Europe and North America. Boo! has established a culture of dynamism within the band since its inception with it’s live passionate Monki Punk performances.

# 50m 03

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22:00 22:00

100 100 100

CHRISTINE WEIR AND THE KILTS Christine Weir and The Kilts

AMINAL ~ PG

Dave Knowles

Aminal, the childlike error, tames the sonic wild. An irrational animal testing the limits of live solo performance. This audio-visual chimera of flute, bass, guitar, beatboxing, voice and visuals whispers of Radiohead, Portishead and Alt-J as it evolves into the unknown, a sight to be seen.

@Albany Cabaret Club 29

# 50m 03

@Thomas Pringle Hall

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18:00 22:00 16:00 14:00 18:00

19:00 21:00

100 90

~ PG

If Usher, Bruno Mars, and Chris Brown tickle your earbuds, then Cia will be no different. Cia is one of the very best Pop/R&B vocalists in SA. Extended Foreplay Live music show is an electrifying live interpretation of his debut EP and transcends between genres including, Pop, Rock, R&B, Blues and Hip Hop.

@Slip Stream 29

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CIA

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DurrtySaint Music

~ PG

Asanda Bam is that delightful mixture of frothy fun, fragility and an underlying strong feminine will. This young, beautiful vocalist has been causing waves in the music industry when she released her first album, Fragile in 2010. With the release of the album she has since gone on to headline many music festivals and has made her mark on radio charts nationwide. Her talent as a musician is celebrated profoundly when she takes to the stage. “I love singing with live musicians because it doesn’t limit your talent.” # 50m

# 50m 03

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ASANDA BAM TRIO On the Rise Productions

@Graham Hotel

~ PG

Christine and the Kilts!! With Christine Weir of ‘Not the Midnight Mass’ fame on lead vocals, Jono Tait (Hatchetman) on acoustic guitar, Matthew Weir on bass and vocals, Ingrid Salzmann on soulful accordion, Gabriella Rivera on the Fiddle and Penny whistle, ‘Christine Weir and The Kilts’, boasts a repertoire that will inspire and delight ‘Celtophiles’ , with everything from Irish jigs, Scottish traditional songs by Robbie Burns and Lady Nairne, and even some contemporary favorites. This is Celtic Music at its best.

19:00 21:00

# 50m 02

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CZWE YAZE-MUSIQ Sizwe Yaze

BARLO & THE MINISTERS ~ PG

Lubabalo Luzipo

“Barlo” Luzipo is from a rich lineage of Classical and Jazz musicians, whose musical endowment is hard to miss in his lively and soulful musical interpretations. Together with the ministers, presents a unique eclectic fusion of Afro-Jazz, taking a leaf from both the Jazz and Afro-soul legends to give a contemporary sound.

@Slip Stream 29

# 50m 02

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~ PG

Thulasizwe Yaze also known as Sizwe, born in East London raised in Port Elizabeth, where he started (singing) & playing bass guitar. Composing, songwriting & coproducing music which is deep rooted in contemporary Afro neo-soul & jazz is the best way to describe Sizwe’s sound.He became a freelance musician where he’s shared stages with the late Zim Ngqawana,DJ Black Coffee and SAMA award winner Phumlani Mtiti.Sizwe is now establishing his singing & in recent of days has vocally backed Amanda Black, Nathi Mankinyi & worked with The Muffinz. @Slip Stream 29

# 50m 02

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223 DIKELO & BONGILE

EASTERN APES MONEY TALKS ~ PG

It’s fun, it’s eclectic, it’s something different. Join us for some easy listening, feel good music. Between shows, after a show, over a drink, something to just ease your mind. This duo bring songs from the heart & soul, it’s nothing short of a colorful experience.

@Graham Hotel 29

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EAMNT, Eastern Apes Money Talks in full is a hip hop group based in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape. They caught the eye of a US based record label (Bentley Records) with their style of music making sticking to the roots of the genre with a taste of the new school sound.

@Slip Stream

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# 50m 02

11:00 13:00 21:00 17:00

~ PG

Ekurhuleni Jazz Esemble is a versatile 18 piece big band that plays a wide range of repertoire. The band is based in Daveyton Ekurhuleni Metro. Hope you’ll come and join us for 4 unforgettable evenings of classics, popular, contemporary, Latin and African music. Duration of performances will be an hour.

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EKURHULENI JAZZ ESEMBLE

their shows..” Gretha Koen. # 50m

~ PG

With an incredible, synergetic two-man outfit, musical veterans Steve Newman and Ashish Joshi are clear reminders of what music should be about – sincere, spirited and dynamic. Newman is a master manipulator of the guitar strings, drawing on intricate flamenco melodies with a remarkable ease. Joshi compliments his style perfectly with the beats of his tabla. There is no doubt that audiences should go and watch Newman and Joshi at

21:00 21:00 21:00

STEVE NEWMAN & ASHISH JOSHI

@Graham Hotel

~ PG

# 50m 02

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120 108 102

224 ELAND GRAY AKA GARY THOMAS

IKATI ESENGXOWENI ~ PG

After a 2 year absence due to touring and performing all over Europe, Gary Thomas (now Eland Gray) is back! “ Do Not Miss This Show! A virtuoso display of left- field indie- folk mastery” - Rolling Stone “An uberdextrous wunderkind... a rare breed of genius” - 24.com “Phenomenal… Brilliant...Incredible … Masterful – Cue “One of the most original and followed musicians in the country” - Whatson.co.za @Graham Hotel 29

# 50m 02

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Ikati Esengxoweni is a five piece,alternative,urban traditional,world music band,based in the Nelson Mandela Bay.The band consists of young,hip creatives,Anam Manyati,Lark Wantu,Ludwe Mgolombane,Nkwenkwezi Mtila,Sandile Suka.Ikati Esengxoweni translated in English is ‘Cat In The Bag’.

@Slip Stream

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Ikati Esengxoweni

# 50m 02

21:00 17:00

100 100 85

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GAGE

~ PG

JOANNE COOPER

Gage is a three piece original rock band from Kimberley formed in 2007 by Jason Horseman, ex-drummer of Sunways. GAGE is one of the few rock bands that boasts with a drummer as a lead vocalist - their unique setup gives an entirely different dimension to their performance making them a must see for all die hard rock fans!

@Slip Stream 29

# 50m 02

13:00 15:00 21:00

~ PG

Joanne is an acoustic folk musician who has been favourably compared to Joan Baez. She will be performing her favourite songs from writers like Leonard Cohen, Paul Simon, John Denver and Bob Dylan. These will appear alongside some of her originals with simple but thought provoking lyrics. Joanne’s signature sound consists of honest uncomplicated accompaniment brought to life with souring vocals.

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@Graham Hotel 29

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11:00

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GONTSE AND THE PUZZLE ~ PG

Gontse Morare

Life is a puzzle; Music is a puzzle,we are always putting pieces together...helping each other put the pieces into shape the same way you try put together a puzzle set. The basic/fundamental element of completing a puzzle set, as collective,is working together. Each artist/creative plays the role of finding a unique piece for the benefit of all; it’s a teach and be taught experience where the soul purpose is to create. Each lays the foundation for the other,each teaches or learns to find the melody,the groove,the rhyme, the time signatures. @Slip Stream 29

# 50m 02

17:00 13:00

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JULIAN SANCHEZ CARBALLO

@Graham Hotel 29

Guy Buttery

# 50m 02

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# 50m 03

100 90

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KINSMEN

08 16:00

100 90

~ PG

Kinsmen is a group of storytellers originating from the Indian Group Area of Laudium, Pretoria who explore themes of spirituality and everyday life through improvisation influenced by the aural traditions of Jazz and Indian Classical Music. This performance is the first national tour of the work and is a means for us to share an understanding of our particular place in time through a dialogue with our present and past. Muhammad Dawjee (Tenor Saxophone), Dhruv Sodha (Sitar), Shailesh Pillay (Tabla) @Albany Cabaret Club 29

@Thomas Pringle Hall

~ PG

Renowned international instrumentalist and festival stalwart, Guy Buttery teams up with Standard Bank Artist of the year and double-bass extraordinaire Shane Cooper for their first duo appearance at the festival together. Guy and Shane have individually collected a variety of accolades in their careers however this is the first time that both South African Music Award (SAMA) recipients will perform together in Grahamstown, with the aim to create an entirely new musical language that encapsulates the vast melting pot of South Africa today.

# 50m 02

15:00 19:00

GUY BUTTERY

@Graham Hotel

~ PG

My relationship with South African jazz at the outset comes through free jazz and music by Hug Masekela, Dudu Pukwana, and Abdulah Ibrahim. Subsequently during several years I have been part of the project “Marula”, of the American musician Paul Stocker, with which I have been able to know and interpret themes derived from the South African floclore. From here, some of my compositions are influenced by this reflected music in cathartic rhythms, simple melodies, and non-conventional instrumentation.

# 50m 03

20:00 10:00 18:00 22:00

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225 LEFA MOSEA

REVERY ~ PG

Dipuo PR and Entertainment

Lefa Mosea will be launching his debut album”Double Standards”at this year’s fringe stage. The album is a 10 track body of work that has different sounds under the umbrella of jazz hence the name Double Standards.From African syncopated sounds to a much complex smooth jazz sound.Lefa will be accompanied by his band with the same name Double Standards. Featuring: Lefa Mosea - Tenor Sax, Siya Mdebele - Keys Edgar Muzah - Bass, Khayalethu Njikelana - Drums, Ndumiso Ntatiso - Guitars @Slip Stream 29

# 50m 02

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19:00 11:00

15:00 17:00

Revery is a funk rock band with soul vocals. Think Chilly Peppers meets Aretha Franklin. From 16th note syncopated grooves to double bass kicking rock tracks to heart wrenching ballads, Revery’s songs and performance are bound to get your eyes and ears hooked. Revery released their debut album ‘Firebird’ in 2016. Their debut single ‘Never Give Up’ - a hard hitting rock track - has been play listed on various radio stations around the country and even in Germany and the Unites States receiving high praise for its energy and punch. @Slip Stream 29

# 50m 02

@Slip Stream 29

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15:00 21:00

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# 50m 02

Noma Khumalo is a 22 year old from Pietermaritzburg, KwaZuluNatal. She is a student teacher and is busy studying at Unisa. Noma is a student by day and a passionate musician by night. Having just won Idols SA Season 12, Noma is busy recording her debut album and is so excited to make her mark in the industry

# 50m 03

PHUMLANI MTITI TRIO ~ PG

After a very successful jazz concert last year, Phumlani Mtiti is now bringing a fresh and highly talented trio. Phumlani Mtiti will be showcasing new works written specifically for the new trio. A real treat for both jazz lovers and the festival goers at large. Phumlani mtiti on saxophones, Dalisu ndlazi on bass and Zolani Rafuza on Drums.

# 50m 02

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22:00 16:00 14:00

100 90

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18:00 18:00

@Graham Hotel

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After a record breaking sold out show at The Soweto Theatre, multi-talented Samthing Soweto is ready for the world to hear his music. The singer, writer, composer and Producer is one of the founding members of the South African Acappella group The Soil writing 8 of 11 songs on The Soils multi-platinum selling album. Experimenting with neo-jazz, alternative and a capella in a slick and emotive way. Described by Sunday Times Entertainment as “The best South African singer you’ve probably never heard of” A must See!

~ PG

C 50

SAMTHING SOWETO

NOMA KHUMALO

F 55

The Plat4orm

120 120 120

@Graham Hotel

@Thomas Pringle Hall

~ PG

Mae Sithole is a Pan-Africanist singer and songwriter, born in Zimbabwe, with an international upbringing. Her passion is to make music that paints a colourful picture through each note. A mix of mbira and percussion bring songs from her album “First Glance” and newer compositions to life. Come and experience her “AfroFusion” sound for a memorable musical experience.

At the start of the new millennium amid Joburg’s buzzing underground music scene two young Eastern Cape artists met and combined their creativity to form a lifelong spiritual connection. MXO was an aspiring hip-hop artist, who’d never performed with live instruments, and SLIQ ANGEL was budding songwriter and skilled guitarist.?Sharing a common affinity for the Xhosa sound, together they created Roots 2000, and a new, innovative and relevant style of music was born. “Roots 2000 was about things like culture, belonging, connecting people and

MAE SITHOLE

17:00 15:00 19:00

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ROOTS2000

@Graham Hotel

ROOTS 2000 (MXO_SLIQ ANGEL)

~ PG

Established in 2011 and is certainly making an impact in their corner of the world. The initial idea - an alternative rock vibe with powerful harmonies has evolved to present melodic, Christian contemporary tunes, with moving vocals that support a hopeful honest message of life and faith - their joys and trials.

21:00 17:00

LIFE LYNE

~ PG

17:00 13:00 21:00

Book your tickets through our on-line booking system at www.nationalartsfestival.co.za and choose to pay by credit card, instant EFT or Snapscan! OR phone our friendly call centre for expert assistance in making your bookings

0860 002 004

226 SHOELACE

URBAN VILLAGE MUSIC ~ PG

Kaleido Music

shoelace is an indie/kasi Rock band celebrating kasi ( location) lifestyle and love through music...playing original sounds that will make you wonder the world on a safe mode while dancing under the spell of African rhythms.

@Slip Stream 29

# 50m 02

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~ PG

Urban Village is a 4 piece musical band compromising of Lerato Ntsane Lichaba(Guitar), Xolani Mtshali(Drums), Tubatsi Mpho Moloi(Lead Vocals and Flute) and Simangaliso Dlamini(Bass Guitar). They are an urban afro-folk band from Soweto formed just over 2 years ago, they have been capturing audiences in and Johannesburg area with their dynamic sound of a fusion of electric, funky acoustic ethnic rhythms mixed with soothing melodic Flute and harmonious vocals. Currently the Urban Village have a 6 track E.P. that they have released April 2016. @Slip Stream 29

# 50m 02

11:00 21:00 17:00 13:00

SIMPLY BLUE Bishops College

~ PG

Simply Blue is a vibrant group of senior students from Bishops College, Cape Town, who express their enjoyment of singing by performing a variety of a capella music in 4-part harmony, ranging from songs of yesteryear, to contemporary numbers. Having performed at the Edinburgh Festival last year and at the ISME in Greece,they are now happy to be back at the Grahamstown Festival this year. @Beethoven Room 29

# 50m 03

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SKANK AND THE ROOTS ~ PG

Skank and the Roots is a live reggae band from Uitenhage ,Nelson Mandela Bay , South Africa that was originally formed in the early 90’s by a diverse group of individuals who share the same vision and passion for music. The band has a groovy roots reggae sound, led by the energetic voice of charismatic lead singer Eric “Skank” Mooi. According to the bassist Mkhangeli “MK” Matiwane , each original song “carries strong emotions and a positive message.Skank and The Roots are known for pulling people off their chairs onto the dance floor. @Slip Stream 29

# 50m 02

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19:00 15:00

THE CREED The Creed

~ PG

When we first got together, we didn’t know each other very well but the one thing that we all had in common was our belief, hence “The Creed”. We come from different backgrounds and even music styles, training and involvement but somehow we have managed to fuse all those and created our own sound. The Creed is a multigenre a Capella group that consists of four gentlemen who loves harmonising! Each member brings a unique, individual feel which adds to the warm harmonies. We love people, we love music, we love singing and we’re all believers. @Beethoven Room 29

# 50m 03

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UMLE Abantwana Belanga

~ PG

The band Umle creates a tapestry of melody-infused storytelling. The smile from a person who is seen by society to have nothing. Abantwana Belanga is a telling of a shining when you come from and are dark. Featuring snippets, scenes from their lives, visualised in a documentary through music.

@Thomas Pringle Hall 29

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SHORT FILMS

FULL LENGTH FILMS

THE BICYCLE MAN

I’M A POET ~ ALL

SA 2015

~ 13+ L

SA 2016

Self-contained and reticent, Steven Grootboom, considered an outsider by some members of his community, lives for his family and his income-generating vegetable garden. Unexpectedly, Steven’s world comes crashing down when he is diagnosed with breast cancer. This devastating news takes a toll on Steven, his wife and most of all Steven’s relationship with his son who’s in the middle of his school leaving examinations.

I’m a Poet is a modern exploration of the impact and the influence that poetry has on the practitioners and the society in which they live. Told from the perspective of the poets, this story seeks to uncover what goes behind the colourful mind of a wordsmith and unveil the power that epitomises these verbal magicians. Directed by: Ikaye Masisi Featuring: Vus’umuzi Phakathi, Jefferson Tshabalala, Modise Sekgothe, Zewande Nhengu

Directed by: Twiggy Matiwana Featuring: Charmain Mtinta, Prince Massingham, Loyiso Ngqayana, Sindiswa Magical Matiwana @Ntsikana Room, Monument 29

Drama 04

@Ntsikana Room, Monument

# 28 mins 06

19:30 21:00 19:30

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# 60 mins 06

21:00 19:30 21:00

$ All tickets R25

R25

KE REKE KEREKE? SA 2017

UNDER THE STATIC SA 2016

~ ALL

A mirroring reflection of life, in which, when the love of power and greed creep in, sale of the holy place is another lucrative deal to rule the souls of the soft and meek.

~ ALL

In an attempt to find meaning in her world, a woman builds a machine that she believes can communicate across the cosmos

Directed by: Tseliso Masolane Featuring: Molale Shuping, Kereeditse Dikgetsi,TselisoMasolane

Directed by: Devon Delmar Featuring: Jana Cilliers, Carissa Cupido

@Ntsikana Room, Monument @Ntsikana Room, Monument 29

Magical Realism 04

# 12 mins 07

19:30 21:00 19:30

Directed by: Timothy Carlson Featuring: Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, Thando Mangcu, Mesuli Nale

# 15 mins 06

19:30 21:00 19:30

$ All tickets R25

~ ALL

PIC: shwabada_poster_final.pdf SHWABADA: The Music of Ndikho Xaba is an inquiry into the art of composer and multi-instrumentalist Ndikho Xaba, navigating the world of theatre and music to arrive at an intimate portrait of an artist. Going beyond the biographical, the film is a meditation on the spirit and character of Xaba’s music. Directed by: Nhlanhla Masondo Featuring: Ndikho Xaba, Madala Kunene, Salim Washington

Music documentary # 84 mins 04

21:00 19:30 21:00

$ All tickets R25

~ 10+

Directed by: Erik van t’ Wout Featuring: Professor Jeffrey Peires (author of ‘The Dead Will Arise’), Pura Lavisa (Student MBA), Mark Mandita (Amathole Museum - King William’s Town) @Ntsikana Room, Monument 30

Documentary 04

# 96 mins 07

19:30 21:00 19:30

Mind Your Head SA 2016

Nongqawuse and The Great Xhosa Cattle-Killing (18561857) is a documentary by Dutch filmmakers Erik van ‘t Wout and Nelleke Zitman, made in cooperation with Speeltheater Holland Studio and Assitej South Africa, to be premièred at the National Arts Festival. With Professor Jeffrey Peires, sublime expert on the subject and therefore our main guide, the film explores the many unanswered questions that still exist about this unique part of Xhosa history.

$ All tickets R25

OKAPI

SHWABADA: THE MUSIC OF NDIKHO XABA

NONGQAWUSE AND THE GREAT XHOSA CATTLE-KILLING

FULL LENGTH FILMS

@Ntsikana Room, Monument

SA 2017

A devout family man’s past actions are put to the test after seeing his son for the first time in 8 years. Confrontation examines the consequences of coming out from the perspective of a parent.

# 40 mins 06

19:30 21:00 19:30

CONFRONTATION Big Bad Wolf Picures (Pty) Ltd SA 2017 ~ 13+ RP

Drama

All tickets R25

@Ntsikana Room, Monument

Drama 04

The Northern Cape Theater Conservatoire ~ 18 LVNSR SA 2016 ‘Okapi’, a sharp edged steel blade knife with a brown wooden handle and a sliver ring on top. The knife comes with two types of grading; the 3 star and the 7 star. Its initial intended purpose is for personal usage for D.I.Y and slaughtering at home and ceremonies. But in Kimberley it quickly gained popularity for its protective powers with criminals using it to rob, fight and kill each other; for them ‘Okapi’ became a weapon of ultimate protection and mass destruction and a sign of manhood. In Kimberley an ‘Okapi’ guarantees you the rite of passage. Okapi lives in Galeshewe a township outside Kimberley notoriously known for it’s knife crimes, gangster life and a language that is very distinct from any other township in the country though the new dispensation has improved the quality of life. Directed by: Thabo Motlhabi Featuring: Tshepo Gaborone , Mbuyiselo Xesi, Themba Die, Winni Selemogo, Pulane Junkies Koshering @Ntsikana Room, Monument 29

Thriller 04

05 21:00

# 120mins 06

19:30 21:00 10:00

$ All tickets R25

228 40 STONES IN THE WALL Group Exhibition

~ ALL

A collective of young artists from across the country explore the relationship between faith and artistic practice in this group exhibition. Various media. Curated by Eben Lochner, Paul Greenway and Jonathan Griffiths. Artistic medium: Drawings, Paintings, Sculpture, Photographs, Hand crafts, Ceramics, Installation

@The Cory Room, Behind 108 High Street (next to the Long Table) 29

$ Tickets F

Open daily: 09:30 - late

FREE

ART, WINE AND WHISKEY The Highlander

~ ALL

Art, Wine and Whiskey. Elegant and uncorked. A gorgeous fine art, fine wine and fine whiskey walk awaits you. Come and enjoy the uncorked elegance of some of South Africaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most well-known and beloved artists! From oils, charcoal and pen to bronze, ceramic and silver we have something to suit each pallet. Also relax in our fabulous spaces, eat great food, enjoy our log fire and mingle with the artists. Artistic medium: Drawings, Paintings, Scupture, Photographs, Fabric Art, Hand crafts, Ceramics Artists: Shirley Pittaway, Mary Fowlds, Karen Flood, Belinda Ard?, Bruce Little, Tess Lovemore, Cheryl Castle, Dorothy du Plessis, Sally Scott, Helen Gainsford, Janay Williams, Mike Weeks, Justine Knowles, Nicola Byers, Bob Mackenzie, Dale Morris, Audrey Stroud (carpets and kelims), Dominique Theones @The Highlander 29

$ Tickets 02

Open daily: 10:30 - late

FREE

BACK ROADS Monique Wiffen Rorke

~ ALL

An exhibition that explores the back roads of the Karoo. The experience is evoked and shared through the exploration of the possibilities of the photographic surface. Photography, paint and collage are utilized to engage in a dialogue between that which is neglected and forgotten and the beauty that is found there. Artistic medium: Photographs, Mixed media Artist: Monique Wiffen Rorke @Johan Carinus Art School 29

$ Tickets 04

Open daily: 09:00 - 17:00

FREE

BRIDGES Guy Thesen

~ ALL

Fifty black and white woodcut prints and their corresponding vividly painted woodblocks will be exhibited for the first time at the festival. The work explores our subtle unseen, but intuited, inner worlds from within the confines and difficulties of living in a physical body subject to the laws of nature. Artistic medium: Paintings, woodcuts Artist: Guy Thesen @Fort Selwyn 29

$ Tickets 02

Open daily: 09:00 - 17:00

C FREE

229 BRUSHING THROUGH

CREATIVE TRIGGERS

Martina de Lange

~ ALL

Journey with Martina and Dan as these two old friends turn to â&#x20AC;&#x153;brushingâ&#x20AC;? in their search for meaning and beauty in a troubled world. Two distinct styles are used to merge inner and outer landscapes - and even give intimations of the underworld. Artistic medium: Paintings, Acrylic Artists: Martina de Lange & Dan Wylie @Steve Biko Building, Rhodes University 29

$ Tickets 06

Open daily: 09:00 - 17:00

FREE

Bretten Anne Moolman

~ ALL

The Creative Triggers exhibition is an exploration of new ideas and the revisiting of old ideas selected from 10 years of artworks by Bretten-Anne Moolman. The aim is to allow the viewer to learn, communicate and see the processes involved in the making of art and how they gradually manifest to form a completed art work. The mediums used are within the varietals available in painting and drawing. The content and subject matter includes: social commentary, land and territory, human behaviour and the quirky nonsensical image. Artistic medium: Drawings, Paintings Artists: Bretten - Anne Moolman @Trinity Hall 29

$ Tickets 01

CARINUS CELEBRATED ARTISTS Johan Carinus Art School

As always this well-known venue features quality art produced by established artists. A range of styles and media reflecting strong individual interpretations are on show. The beautiful gardens and heritage buildings of the venue enhance the viewing experience.

$ Tickets 04

Open daily: 09:00 - 17:00

C FREE

FREE

FORT ENGLAND ART EXHIBITION ~ ALL

These artworks have been created by mental health service users from Fort England Hospital who participate in weekly art groups facilitated collaboratively by the Psychology & Occupational Therapy departments. These groups have a particular emphasis on creativity, developing individual ideas and styles, re-establishing connections and identities, and expressing personal

Artists: Peter Midlane, Monique Rorke , Tori Stowe, Roddy Fox, Jonathan Griffiths, Nicky Rosselli, Chanelle Staude, Lucas Bambo, Richard Pullen, NMMU, Niel Jonker

Service users from Fort England Hospital

Artistic medium: Drawings, Paintings, Sculpture, Photographs, Litho, Ceramics, etchings, mixed media

Open daily: 09:00 - 17:00

~ ALL

@Johan Carinus Art School

visions. Artistic medium: Drawings, Paintings Artists: Service users from Fort England Hospital @Steve Biko Building, Rhodes University 29

$ Tickets 06

Open daily: 09:00 - 17:00

C FREE

230 FREE STATE ARTS TALK Free State Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation

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The Free State Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation presents: Free State Arts Talk Exhibition. This is the most interactive exhibition ever held in the National Arts Festival in the past 3 years. It features sculptures, drawings, paintings and instant sketches on charcoal produced by the Free State Artists. There is direct interaction with the producers of the works, who are present to discuss inspirations to the works and negotiate better deals. All the works are on sale. Artistic medium: Drawings, Paintings, Sculpture, Photographs, Instant Sketches Artists: Tshidi Motsumi, Khauhelo Malejoane, Mbali Mfundi, Bongani Ndlovu. @Steve Biko Building, Rhodes University 29

$ Tickets 06

Open daily: 09:00 - 17:00

FREE

GOD’S PERFECT PALETTE Brian de Villiers Hammond

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Brian’s work portrays references from wide country vistas to peaceful country scenes, water features, animals and buildings. Play of light at twilight and dusk expands the flow of emotion from the brush in Brian’s hand. Brian feels what he paints, and his chief inspiration is the beauty and magnificence of God’s creation. Artistic medium: Paintings @Steve Biko Building, Rhodes University 29

$ Tickets 06

Open daily: 09:00 - 17:00

FREE

IMMATERIUM Cedric Vanderlinden

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Immaterium is a collection of oil paintings inspired by the colour-field abstract expressionism of Rothko, the wild Romantic light of Turner, and the surreal skies of Magritte. They speak of a future world, full of smoke, shadows and light where humans are gone - destroyed by their absurd consumptive needs. Artistic medium: Paintings @Trinity Hall 29

$ Tickets 01

Open daily: 09:00 - 17:00

FREE

ITS ALL ABOUT LIGHT 6 R.D. Mc Kenzie

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Born in 1947 and started painting from the age of 13. In this his 6th NAF RD Mc Kenzie (Bob) continues to be inspired and motivated by light. Subtle contrasts and the effect light has on colour means that there is always constant change. Thus, the painting journey is always just that - a journey. Thankfully it’s never the destination. RD Mc Kenzie features in the latest Collectors guide to Art and Artists in South Africa. Exhibitions this year are held in Steve Biko and The Highlander. Daily painting demos. Artistic medium: Paintings, Oil @Steve Biko Building, Rhodes University 29

$ Tickets 06

Open daily: 09:00 - 17:00

C FREE

231 JENNEFER ANN’S GALLERY

MODERN MINIATURES

Jennefer Ann

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Underculture Contemporary

Jennefer Ann is a South African fine arts artist and her works focuses on realism. All her works are in oil. Sje does a lot of paintings of animals and portraits as well as beautiful landscapes of South Africa. Her paintings are from her perspective with Gods’ beautiful palette of colours. Her works are sold all over the world, particularly USA. Most of her works are commissions. Come and enjoy her exhibition.

Artistic medium: Drawings, Paintings, Sculpture, Ceramics Artists: Various

Artistic medium: Paintings @Steve Biko Building, Rhodes University 29

@Trinity Hall

$ Tickets 06

Open daily: 09:00 - 17:00

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Miniature Art is a unique art form, based on a minute scale, and traces its roots back to the book paintings and illuminated manuscripts of the 7th century. Modern Miniatures is a selected exhibition of artworks from across the country. It includes painting, multimedia, sculpture, and ceramics.

$ Tickets 01

Open daily: 09:00 - 17:00

FREE

MWARI

KUIMBASHIRI ART GALLERY Beloved Makina

Mathias Chirombo

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~ PG (NFC)

This exhibition is based on the visions and experiences of the artist through his dreams of meeting the African Goddess Mwari in a sacred cave in Limpopo. The exhibition explores these mysteries and stories and places particular importance on the importance of sharing dreams and of acknowledging dreams as an extension of our physical world.

Kuimbashiri Art Gallery features the best in a variety of Zimbabwean art, especially stone sculpture Artistic medium: Sculpture, Fabric Art, Hand crafts Artists: Beloved Makina, Elisha Rangwani, Boet Nyariri, Morris Jonas, T Maisiri, Godfrey Matangira

Artistic medium: Drawings, Paintings, Sculpture @Steve Biko Building, Rhodes University 29

$ Tickets 06

Open daily: 09:00 - 17:00

@Albany History Museum B

FREE

Artists: Rosalie Anderson, Joseline Fick, Bill Jones, Lita Marais, Gaynor Jean Gordon, Sharon Meistre, Susan Smith

Open daily: 09:00 - 17:00

FREE

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Paintings of landscapes and seascapes in watercolour and acrylic. Artistic medium: Paintings Artist: Gordon Legg

@Albany History Museum 29

$ Tickets 06

Gordon Legg

. The Local Artist Exhibition brings together over 100 artworks by Eastern Cape Artists: Rosalie Anderson, Joseline Fick, Gaynor Jean Gordon, Bill Jones, Lita Marais, Sharon Meistre, and Susan Smith who share a passion for painting. The exhibition shows a variety of personalised painting and drawing styles with diverse, colourful, traditional and contemporary themes.

OPEN SPACES

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@Steve Biko Building, Rhodes University

Open daily: 09:00 - 17:00

LOCAL ARTIST EXHIBITION

$ Tickets

Open daily: 09:00 - 17:00

FREE

PAINTINGS AND GLASS Susan Alexander & Chris van der Westhuizen ~ ALL

LOST IN THE DUST GFI Art Gallery

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A combined exhibition of oil paintings, fused glass items, and rare indigenous wooden pepper mills. Paintings include landscapes, people, and animals. Glass items are mostly old windows given a second chance at functionality and beauty.

Jointly owned by the Norval Foundation and Louis van der Watt, Lost in the Dust is a powerful series of narrative paintings by John Meyer of the 1899 Anglo-Boer War. The perspective is from the vanquished, not the victors.

Artistic medium: Paintings, Glass, wood

Artistic medium: Paintings

@Steve Biko Building, Rhodes University

Artist: John Meyer @GFI Art Gallery, 30 Park Drive, Port Elizabeth 29

$ Tickets 07

Open daily: 09:00 - 17:00

$ Tickets 06

Open daily: 09:00 - 17:00

FREE

PALETTES IN NATURE Mandy McKay, Alison van Zijl

LOVE FOR NATURE Piet & Dieuwie Holthuysen

These artists have been painting for over 35 years, covering the spectrum of wildlife, landscapes and seascapes, and have had exhibitions in the Netherlands, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Botswana. They have also sold many paintings around the world. Residing in Port Alfred, they now enjoy painting Karoo, Cape and seascapes. Artistic medium: Paintings @Steve Biko Building, Rhodes University 29

Open daily: 09:00 - 17:00

C FREE

Artistic medium: Drawings, Paintings, Ceramics Artists: Mandy McKay, Alison van Zijl, Sue Lucas @Albany History Museum

$ Tickets 06

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Mandy and Alison bring a fresh body of work to Grahamstown again this year. Their subject matter includes landscapes, wildlife and portraits in oil, water colour, and charcoal. Both artists are passionate about the natural beauty of our beautiful land. Ceramicist Sue Lucas will be exhibiting with them

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$ Tickets 04

Open daily: 09:00 - 17:00

C FREE

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233 RHODES FINE ART STUDENT EXHIBITION

SIMPLIFY ME

Rhodes Fine Art Department

Laura-Kate

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The Rhodes Fine Art Department is please to present a showcase of work by undergraduate students in our newly renovated exhibition space. The artworks were produced by students from First Year to Fourth Year in the first semester of 2017, and are realised in a variety of media including painting, photography and sculpture. Artistic medium: Drawings, Paintings, Sculpture, Photographs

Artistic medium: Drawings, Paintings, Sculpture, Ceramics

Artists: Rhodes Fine Art Undergraduate Students

@Steve Biko Building, Rhodes University

@Rhodes Art School Gallery 29

$ Tickets 04

Open daily: 09:00 - 17:00

Artistic medium: Photographs, Prints Artist: Debbie Mckenzie Johnson @ Steve Biko Building, Rhodes University 02

$ Tickets 06

Open daily: 09:00 - 17:00

$ Tickets 06

Open daily: 09:00 - 17:00

FREE

Greg Schultz

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I dreamed of the roses of yesteryear. Old roses have hooked and ensnared me. They are addictive and I am passionate about them. They have trailed their way around my heart and brought me to you. This dream of sharing the old roses comes from inspired mornings spent capturing the essence of the rose. I share them with you as prints, cards and gifting. I trust that each card sent carried a message that ‘roses whisper what words cannot say’ and each card received was perfumed with a heavenly scent of roses and touched hearts far and wide.

SOLACE – A SOLO EXHIBITION OF PAINTING

FREE

ROSY REGARDS

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The beauty of simplicity is captured in this exhibition by artist Laura-Kate, portraying the serenity and splendour of African vistas through a range of miniature oil paintings of the Transkei and the Wild Coast. Seas and landscapes, plants and animals showcased in the essence of “still and simple moments” with ceramics to compliment the paintings and charcoal sketches.

C FREE

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Solace - a solo exhibition of painting. Schultz explores the south eastern coast and estuaries where he expresses the spirit of place. Schultz’s artworks are in corporate and private collections both locally and abroad. View his work on. www.facebook.com/gregschultzfineart Artistic medium: Paintings @St. Patricks Hall 29

$ Tickets 02

Open daily: 09:00 - 17:00

C FREE

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235 STAND Jonathan Griffiths

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“The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever”. In this exhibition I explore our relationship to God’s word through a series of allegorical portraits

Artistic medium: Drawings, prints @Johan Carinus Art School 29

$ Tickets 04

Open daily: 09:00 - 17:00

FREE

SYMMETRY Roddy Fox

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These photographs from Africa and Scandinavia dramatically transform two of the world’s most beautiful and mystical landscapes through revealing their symmetrical intricacies. Stunning mirrored imagery illuminates the fantastical worlds that enfold us. Artistic medium: Photographs Artists: Roddy Fox @Johan Carinus Art School 29

$ Tickets 04

Open daily: 09:00 - 17:00

FREE

THE BEAR WHO STEPPED UP Hilary Murdoch

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An inspiring short story that came out of the tragedy of losing a friend in a terrorist attack and then seeing his wife journey through her grief. For anyone who’s ever lost someone they love or who wants to reflect on life, death and the impact of our lives. Readings are 1 hour. Artistic medium: Illustrated book reading Artist: Hilary Murdoch @The Cory Room, Behind 108 High Street (next to the Long Table) 29

03 04 05 06 11:30 11:30 11:30 11:30 14:00 14:00

$ Tickets F

FREE

THE POWER OF PAINT Peter Parrish

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Impressionistic oil paintings with a touch of the surreal by California-trained artist Peter Parrish currently based in Grahamstown. This exhibition records in paint the never ceasing energy of the universe through landscape painting. Although the pictures are motionless, they each flow with energy of their own, providing countless hours of viewing pleasure. The artist blends post-impressionism with surrealism and adds a colourfully modern twist, as if seen through the eyes of a child, dazzling colours and palatable textures. Artistic Medium: Paintings @37 on New 29

$ Tickets 01

Open daily: 09:00 - 17:00

FREE

UNLOCKING HORNS Donve Branch, Sue Hoppe, Stephanie Liebetrau ~ ALL 3 diverse artists, rooted in Africa yet known for their unique viewpoints & styles. Donve Branch blends classical ceramic forms with traditional African firing.Sue Hoppe has a bold approach to painting with a social message. Stephanie Liebetrau’s evocative oils fuse women with natural South African elements. Artistic medium: Paintings, Photographs, Ceramics @Steve Biko Building, Rhodes University 29

$ Tickets 06

Open daily: 09:00 - 17:00

C FREE

CELEBRATING THE ARTS IN THE CONTEXT OF CHRISTIAN FAITH

For more about Spiritfest see http://www.grahamstowncathedral.org/spiritfest Facebook: facebook.com/spiritfest.grahamstown

WORSHIP

GUIDED MEDITATION & PRAYER

CHORAL MULTI-MEDIA SERVICE ‘UNDER AFRICAN SKIES’ Fri 30 June

17:30

Cathedral, High Street

Featuring choral music and hymns from South Africa and beyond sung by the Cathedral Choir to a background of powerfully gripping images of the African continent and skies

Guided prayer allows one’s prayer life to become enriched. Through experiencing different ways of praying you will become more aware of God’s presence in your daily life. What happens: 30 minutes Mon to Fri with a confidential prayer guide for listening, sharing and reflecting. St Patrick’s Church, 47 Hill Street 3 to 7 July between 10:00 & 11:30 (30-min slots) To book, email spiritfest@grahamstowncathedral.org or book at the venue.

SUNDAY UNITY MASS – ST MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Sun 2 July

09:30

Albany Road

A Mass of Unity as four local Catholic congregations come together from different parts of town to celebrate and worship.

WEEKDAY MASS – ST PATRICK’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Fri 30 June, Wed 5 & Fri 7 July

13:15 (30mins) Hill Street

FESTIVAL EUCHARIST - CATHEDRAL Sun 2 July

09:30

High Street

MUSIC ST MICHAEL’S MARIMBAS 13:15 (45 mins) The Cathedral

Fri 30 June, Mon 3 July

Come and enjoy the vibe presented by Asakhe Cuntsulana and his band of young musicians with a uniquely African rhythm in their souls.

‘A Little Jazz Mass’ by Bob Chilcott will be presented by a talented group of invited musicians. Preacher: The Venerable Thami Mhlana, Rector of Holy Cross, Mdantsane, and Archdeacon of East London West.

FESTIVAL SERVICE – EVERY NATION CHURCH Sun 2 July

09:30

Zoo Major Lecture Theatre, Rhodes

Come and join in the vibrant worship of the Every Nation Church as they celebrate the presence of God in the midst of the Festival.

LUCERNARIUM – THE CATHEDRAL Wed 5 July

17:30 (40 mins)

High Street

A lucernarium is a simple service of lighting the lamps before the darkness of evening sets in. This deeply moving liturgy formed the basis of evening prayer from the 4th – 9th centuries. A small choir will lead plainsong sections of the service.

PRAISE AND WORSHIP MEDLEY: GRAHAMSTOWN CIRCUIT CHOIR Sun 2 July

15:00 (50 mins)

Commemoration Methodist Church

The Grahamstown Circuit Church Choir is comprised of smaller society choirs which perform at important church events. The first conductor was Jabes Foley who wrote hymns that are still sung today. The present conductors are Siyabulela Lali and Reuben Maselwa. Come and hear them sing rousing spiritual favourites from South Africa and beyond.

ECUMENICAL STREET PARADE Sun 9 July

08:15

Meet at Drostdy Arch

Meet at 08:15 to process down High Street with the Methodist Young Men’s Guild, the Arthur Wellington Choir from Port Elizabeth, and banners, in this act of public testimony.

FESTIVAL SERVICE – COMMEMORATION METHODIST CHURCH Sun 9 July

08:30

OPEN MIC, ACOUSTIC AND UNPLUGGED Mon 3 & Thurs 6 July

Trinity Church, Hill Street

Singer song-writers and a capella musicians, don’t be shy, get up there and share your talents and your soul with an appreciative audience in one of Grahamstown’s most beautiful and historic churches.

Lower High Street

Preacher: Andile Mbete, Bishop of the Methodist Grahamstown District, Church leader, writer, radio commentator, recipient of the Metropolitan Eastern Cape Award for Religion.

STEPHEN HOLDER ORGAN RECITAL: MYSTERY, MODES AND GRACE Tue 4 July

FESTIVAL EUCHARIST – CATHEDRAL Sun 9 July

17:00 (1 hour)

09:30 (1 hrs 30 mins) High Street

Preacher: The Revd Vic Graham, the incumbent at Christ Church Grahamstown, a counsellor a spiritual director for many.

13:00 (50 mins)

Commemoration Methodist Church

Plainchant is the traditional ancient music of the Christian Church. Every piece in this programme either uses the Chant as a basis for its composition or is, in one way or another, a response to this music and the Church’s liturgy. Includes works by LouisNicolas Clérambault, Flor Peeters, Denis Bédard, Léon Boëllmann and Einar Traerup Sark.

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VISUAL ART 40 STONES IN THE WALL GROUP EXHIBITION Curated by Jonathan Griffiths, Eben Lochner and Paul Greenway. Open daily The Cory Room, next to the Long Table Restaurant 29 June-8 July Sun 9 July

BOOK READING THE BEAR WHO STEPPED UP Written and Illustrated by Hilary Murdoch All readings 1 hr at The Cory Room, next to the Long Table Restaurant Mon 3 July Tue 4 July Wed 5 July Thurs 6 July

11:30 &14:00 11:30 11:30 &14:00 11:30

SOLO EXHIBITION: ‘STAND’ JONATHAN GRIFFITHS Open daily Carinus Art Centre, Beaufort Street 29 June–8 July Sun 9 July

09:00 to 17:00 09:00 to 12:00

Walkabouts:

Mon 3 July 10:00 Wed 5 July 15:00

WINTER SCHOOL: FAITH & RESISTANCE Daily at 11:00 (1 hr)

Mon 3 July

The Cathedral Coffee Shop, inside the Cathedral

THE ETHICS OF PROTEST

Fr Anthony Egan SJ. When is it right to protest? What kind of protest is legitimate? Is it sometimes better not to protest even in the face of injustice? Anthony Egan SJ is a Catholic priest and author or co-author of a number of books, chapters in books, journal and newspaper articles. He is by training a historian, political analyst and moral theologian. In this talk he draws on historical example, moral philosophy and theology to develop a coherent moral theory of protest.

Tue 4 July

SISTER AIDAN LIVES ON

Zuko Blauw and Sister Aloysia Zellman describe how a youth centre has been set up to commemorate Sister Aidan Quinlan, a Dominican nun and medical doctor murdered during the 1952 riots in Duncan Village, East London. Zuko Blauw is Principal Museum Human Scientist and Head of Department at the East London Museum, and chairs the Sister Aidan Quinlan Community Trust. Sr Aloysia Zellmann, OP, works with Mr Blauw on the Sister Aidan Quinlan Community project in Duncan Village.

Wed 5 July

BIKO’S FAITH

The Revd Dr Barney Pityana, veteran activist, lawyer, theologian, former Rector of the College of the Transfiguration , speaks about the faith which underpinned the life and actions of his friend, the late struggle hero Steve Biko.

Thurs 6 July

Sat 8 July

PANEL DISCUSSION – FAITH AND #MUSTFALL

Christian students and student leaders at Rhodes/ UCKAR make sense of recent campus protests.

09:30 to 12:30 & 14:00 to 20:00 10:00 to 12:00

Walkabouts: Tues 4 July 16:00 Sat 8 July 10:00

Fri 7 July BOOK LAUNCH – THE ROAD TO EMMAUS by Chris Mann How can we strengthen the resilience of our spiritual life in an era of increasing turbulence? Grounded in the Gospel and ordinary experience, Chris Mann’s new book presents moments of insight that will stimulate readers to centre and invigorate their faith. Chris Mann is Emeritus Professor of Poetry at Rhodes University, and convenor of Wordfest South Africa.

RECOVERING FROM RAPE TOGETHER

Lindsay Kelland will cover aspects of rape including direct and indirect harm to both victim / survivor and to the community more broadly. Dr Kelland works for the Allan Gray Centre for Leadership, Ethics and Philosophy at Rhodes University.

BOOKS, READINGS, TESTIMONIES BOOK LAUNCH: THE BOOK OF JOY By Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama, currently 12th on the New York Times best seller list. Discussants: Anton Krueger, a Buddhist, and Vicentia Kgabe, rector of the Anglican College of the Transformation. Sat 1 July

Eden Grove Seminar Room 2

11:30 (1 hour)

DRAMATIC READING: ‘BONHOEFFER’ As a Christian, would you have killed Hitler? Hear John Ramsdale bring to life the riveting story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German theologian who was executed for his part in the plot to kill Hitler. As presented to acclaim in St George’s Cathedral, Cape Town. John Ramsdale is a veteran Shakespearean actor from Cape Town who, since the early 1960s, has taken part in productions at Maynardville, the Little Theatre and the Baxter. Mon 3 & Thurs 6 July

15:00 (1 hr)

St Patrick’s Church, 47 Hill Street

SHARE A POEM, A STORY, A SACRED TEXT OR A TESTIMONY Yours or somebody else’s – with a sympathetic audience in the beauty of a sacred site. With emcee Harry Owen, well-known South African poet and Grahamstown resident. Wed 5 July 15:00 (1h)

The Cathedral Coffee Shop, inside the Cathedral

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LATE CLASSIFIEDS

CHRISTINE WEIR AND THE KILTS CELTIC MUSIC AT ITS BEST!

Playwrights and theatre makers: Can you deliver a captivating narrative in 2 minutes, or less?

VENUE: THOMAS PRINGLE HALL 01/07 16:00 02/07 14:00 03/07 14:30

04/07 22:00 05/07 20:00

SA Shorts II #2minutenoodles is looking for 2-minute (max) play scripts. The selected shortlisted scripts will be presented for a live reading at Wordfest 2017. Scripts will be assessed by a panel of industry experts and selected scripts will move through to the publication and production process planned for 2018. Finally, the production may premiere at the 2018 National Arts Festival accompanied by a publication of these 24 new scripts. Interested? Curious? Queries and submissions (in the form of a Word document accompanied by a 100-word bio) should be mailed to performingarts@uj.ac.za. DEADLINE: 11 JUNE 2017

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VILLAGE GREEN FAIR, FIDDLERS’ GREEN AND CHURCH SQUARE MARKETS

The Village Green Fair is the Grahamstown home of some of South Africa’s best crafters and artisans – a treasure chest of delights awaits, whether you’re looking for clothing, furniture, food, everyday household items, something special and unique, or a work of art you’ll treasure forever. And if you’re not looking to buy, but just wanting to browse, the spacious layout and colourful vibe will make this a morning (or a day!) to remember. It is where you can lose yourself for hours, hang out with friends or make some new ones. And then, as the day winds down, join us in our beer tent and relax in a great, chilled environment. The Village Green Fair plays another role too. As a hub of ‘casual commerce’, it helps up and coming traders and artisans find a market for their work, and helps them turn their talent into a livelihood. And the proceeds of the project go to a good cause – through a range of Grahamstown service organisations the proceeds are invested in projects spanning the whole city, throughout the year. So shop knowing that you’re paying it forward and helping support a wide range of good causes. We look forward to welcoming you to our amazing marketplace.

FIDDLERS’ GREEN AND CHURCH SQUARE In the heart of Grahamstown there’s a hive of activity that is definitely deserving of your attention. The Fiddlers’ Green precinct in Cawood Street, and the nearby Church Square, offer plenty of shopping and eating opportunities, plus fun and adventure for the whole family. Look out for a fun fair for the whole family, food stalls and our first ever amazing football tournament on Fiddlers Green.

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TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATION AIR TRAVEL Flights operating into Port Elizabeth (130km from Grahamstown) or East London (150km from Grahamstown) include: SAA, British Airways, Mango, SAFAIR and Kulula. It is advisable to book early to take advantage of the best discounts and seats. Bookings should be made through any ASATA travel agent or through the respective airline website. There are various shuttles that operate between Grahamstown and Port Elizabeth and East London. Contact details below.

ROAD TRANSPORT BLUNDEN COACH TOURS & CALL-A-CAB Blunden Coach Tours offers a wide range of products that includes local and national transfers ranging from 4-seaters up to 60-seater vehicles. Call us on our 24 hour service number to book your transfer. Tours, group movements, and call-a-cab available on request. Call Creshae or Nizam Tel: 086 100 0731 Email: reservations@blunden-tours.co.za Website: www.blunden.co.za GOTRAVEL.CO.ZA We offer a full Travel Agent Service Call: Tony King Tel: 046 622 2235 Email: tony@gotravel.co.za GRAHAMSTOWN CAB & SHUTTLE SERVICE Shuttles and town transport – “Reliable, Safe and Efficient” Call: Igi Tel: 083 488 4893 or 082 563 4377 Email: grahamstowncabshuttleservices@gmail.com TONY’S SHUTTLES Operates in and around Grahamstown Call: Tony Tel: 076 128 3908, Xanephen 082 335 3527 or Ivaan 072 701 9655 Email: MayX@eskom.co.za VAN RENSBURG TOURS Shuttle & tour services between Port Elizabeth and Grahamstown and surrounding areas. Tel: 041 451 0446 or 083 654 3242 / 071 990 2888 Email: info@vanrensburgtours.co.za Website: www.vanrensburgtours.co.za

AVIS / BUDGET CAR HIRE The Festival’s preferred car rental company for 2017. Their sponsorship of vehicles for Festival usage is gratefully acknowledged. Call: Marco Louw Tel: 046 622 8233 or 073 894 5097 Email: Marco.Louw@avisbudget.co.za AVIS VAN & 4X4 RENTAL To qualify for special Festival rates on van and 4X4 rentals call Central Reservations on 0861 021 111 and quote ZX. HOPPER SERVICE For those who do not have transport in town the Festival Hopper Service is easy and accessible with suitably placed ‘hop’ on/ off stops around Grahamstown, thereby taking away the stress of parking and congestion in a small city. Virtually every Festival venue is within a 5-minute walk from a Hopper stop; Hoppers run frequently throughout the day; with a convenient night bus until 1am. For enquiries phone 079 605 7871. The Festival Hopper is free but a R5 tip for the drivers would be greatly appreciated! See the fold-out map at the back of this programme for the Hopper routes and timetables. Track the whereabouts of the Hopper on the Festival app. BUS/COACH TRANSPORT Grahamstown is accessible by scheduled coach services. Consult a travel agent for details.

ACCOMMODATION & HOSPITALITY SERVICES A variety of accommodation and hospitality services are available in Grahamstown. Full details on hospitality providers registered with the Festival are available in our hospitality brochure available on our website, www.nationalartsfestival.co.za – please support our advertisers! All accommodation establishments run independently of the Festival. The Grahamstown Accommodation Guild grades and vouches for members of the GHG – they run a booking service at www.grahamstown-accommodation.co.za and can be contacted at info@grahamstown-accommodation.co.za. For a comprehensive listing of accommodation, things to do, places of interest in Grahamstown and surrounds please visit the Makana Tourism website, www.grahamstown.co.za or call them on 046 622 3241 Children’s activities, sport facilities, game lodges and restaurants are also listed online at www.nationalartsfestival.co.za so that you can plan your trip right down to the nitty gritty!

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BOOKING PROCEDURES Booking opens nationwide on 9 May 2017 ARTBUCKS MEMBERS ArtBucks members have a preferential booking window from 4 May 2017, during which time they may email their ticket requirements to boxoffice@nationalartsfestival.co.za or fax them to 086 233 2122. No telephone or online bookings will be accepted until Monday 9 May.

BOOKING TICKETS Booking for the National Arts Festival is a simple process: 1. Go through the Programme, or the online schedule at www.nationalartsfestival.co.za and choose the productions you would like to see. 2. Once you know what you’d like to see, you have several booking options: ONLINE: If you haven’t booked online for National Arts Festival tickets, you will need to register on our system – www.nationalartsfestival.co.za. Once you are registered, follow the easy steps to make your booking. You may pay by VISA or MASTERCARD credit card, Instant EFT or SnapScan. Please note that website bookings attract an online booking fee of R2 per transaction. NB: Before starting to book, please make sure you know what you want to see and when – once you start filling your basket you will not have time to still be deciding on your shows! Get your Fest schedule planned – then go online to book. If you can’t decide on all that you want to see – book the must-haves and come back later for other tickets. CALL CENTRE: Phone the Festival Call Centre 0860 002 004 and book your tickets with one of our friendly box office operators – you may use your credit card to make payment or make an EFT or direct deposit payment. EMAIL OR FAX: Complete the enclosed Booking Form, following the instructions it contains for returning it. Once your booking has been made, your reservation will be emailed to you and you will have 48 hours in which to provide us with proof of payment.

• You are not OBLIGED to print your tickets at home – you can also collect your tickets from any of our Box Office cashiers or at the self-service terminals (see below). • If you are booking a large number of tickets, we recommend that you have your tickets pre-printed by the Box Office and collect them from the Monument on your arrival in Grahamstown. Please email boxoffice@nationalartsfestival.co.za to arrange this. COLLECTIONS: If you are an ARTBUCKS MEMBER and have your Artbucks card, you can collect your tickets at any of the self-service kiosks in Grahamstown by simply swiping your card at the kiosk – no need to wait in long queues! Pre-booked tickets (i.e. those booked via email, fax or Call Centre) must be collected from the COLLECTIONS desk in the Monument Box Office. To collect your tickets for an on-line credit card booking, bring the credit card you used to make the booking to any of the Box Offices in Grahamstown (Monument, Village Green or Rhodes Theatre) and swipe your card at the self-service kiosks to have your tickets printed. Online EFT customers should bring their emailed confirmation and give it to a cashier at any of the Box Offices to have their tickets printed out. COURIER SERVICE: School and touring groups can request that their tickets are couriered to them prior to the Festival. Courier charges will be R160 per delivery. Please enquire when making your booking about this option.

TICKET ENQUIRIES Call Centre 0860 002 004 Box Office Manager 046 603 1186 046 603 1163 Festival Manager 046 603 1103 General Festival Enquiries Fax 086 233 2122

GRAHAMSTOWN BOX OFFICES

GROUP BOOKINGS: Large groups are encouraged to book through the Grahamstown Box Office – contact the Box Office Manager on 046 603 1186 / 1163 or email your bookings to boxoffice@nationalartsfestival.co.za.

MONUMENT BOX OFFICE (1820 Settlers National Monument) From 9 May: Mon to Fri 08:30 –18:00 daily Sat 09:00 – 13:00 daily From 29 June: 08:30 – 19:15 daily

GETTING YOUR TICKETS

VILLAGE GREEN BOX OFFICE (located in the Steve Biko Building, Rhodes University) From 29 June: 09:00 – 18:00 daily

PRINT AT HOME TICKETS – WEBSITE BOOKINGS ONLY: If you booked online, you can click on the link ‘Print at Home’ to print out your tickets. These tickets will be scanned at venues. Instead of having to collect your tickets prior to your shows, you will be able to take your print at home tickets directly to the venue where a cashier will scan the bar code and permit your entry to the show. Note that each ticket will only admit one person once – if a bar code has already been scanned at the door and someone else arrives with a photocopied or duplicate ticket bearing the same bar code, they will not be granted access.

RHODES THEATRE BOX OFFICE (servicing the Rhodes Theatre and Box Theatre only) From 30 June: 09:00 – 20:30 daily HALF PRICE HUT (located at Village Green) From 29 June 09:00 – 17:00 A limited number of tickets are made available to selected performances on a daily basis at half the full price. Half Price Hut

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