National Arts Festival
dal 4/3/2002 al 6/7/2002
Segnalato da
4/3/2002
National Arts Festival
National Arts Festival, Grahamstown
Your one-stop shop for all that is new and happening on the national arts scene. Be there and be in the know. From Saturday 29 June to Saturday 6 July, Grahamstown will transform into a dedicated arts venue where performers, visual artists, audiences, writers and craftspeople fuse in a celebration of the creative energy that reminds us all of how exciting it is to be human, here and now. Closing date for registration is 8 March 2002.
Grahamstown
29 June - 6 July 2002
The Shape of arts to come.
All the stars come out to play in Grahamstown soon after the Winter solstice
when the Tsimela (Xhosa for Pleiades) rise, heralding the start of the New
Year in Africa. As June ends, the little Eastern Cape city is transformed
into one huge happening. The pace quickens, the drums beat.
The National Arts Festival is your one-stop shop for all that is new and
happening on the national arts scene. Be there and be in the know. From
Saturday 29 June to Saturday 6 July, Grahamstown will transform into a
dedicated arts venue where performers, visual artists, audiences, writers
and craftspeople fuse in a celebration of the creative energy that reminds
us all of how exciting it is to be human, here and now.
For eight glorious days life is so heightened by surprise, stimulation,
soulfood, challenge and fun that you'll feel you suddenly met your true self
all over again in the fullest sense. Other wonderful meetings with
fascinating strangers and old friends happen on every corner during this
non-stop arts party.
The Main and Fringe programmes are so rich and varied that you can put
together a personalised Festival that meets your particular dreams, tastes
and desires. Talks and walkabouts with experts and late night debates in
eateries, pubs and coffee bars help develop the connoisseur lurking within
you.
Street Theatre, street life, Sundowner concerts and dozens of exhibitions
are all highlights of the free-for-all. And just when you thought your
senses were sated, you could indulge in an orgy of shopping at the craft
fairs.
THE PROGRAMME
The line up for the Main programme will be announced in early March. The
Booking Kit, a comprehensive guide to what's on, where to stay and how to
get there will be available in mid-April. The Fringe Booking Kit giving
details of all the shows and exhibitions that will be presented on the
Festival Fringe will be available in mid-May.
THE FRINGE
Performing and visual artists who would like to participate in the 2002
Festival Fringe may request registration forms to be either posted or
e-mailed by contacting the Festival Office (see contact details below).
Together with the Fringe registration forms is a booklet containing all the
information you need to know for participation in the 2002 Festival Fringe,
and sets out the conditions with which we need you to comply.
The Fringe does not have any restrictions or selection criteria other than
the deadline dates. We believe that your commitment to the work, which you
have created, is justification enough for its appearance at this, our
country's premier cultural event! With the growing international interest in
the National Arts Festival it is one of the few opportunities offered in
South Africa of "being discovered"!
Closing date for registration is 8 March 2002.
ACCOMMODATION DETAILS
Grahamstown Accommodation Bureau
Contact: Craig Thomson
Tel: 046 622 5777
Fax: 046 622 8949
Email: booking@grahamstownaccom.co.za
Rhodes University Accommodation
Contact: Desiree Wicks
Tel: 046 603 8276
Fax: 046 603 8300
Email: registrar@ru.ac.za
ENQUIRIES
National Arts Festival
PO Box 304, Grahamstown 6140
Tel: 046 603 1103
Fax: 046 622 3082