Percy Zvomuya meets a football fanatic from Argentina who finds himself in Grahamstown during the National Arts Festival.
The performing arts shouldn’t look for audiences in alienating cultural bunkers like the State Theatre. Try outside rather, writes Brent Meersman.
For the third year running volunteer students are collaborating with artists and performers with the aim of opening the festival up to everyone.
Percy Zvomuya sees merit in the free open-air performances that have become such an important part of the National Arts Festival.
They may make it look easy, but trying to earn a living from the theatre is as emotionally draining for performers as it is physically taxing.
The Free Thinkers lecture at the National Arts Festival’s Think!Fest was not the only place where dialogue and freedom of expression was explored.
One of the joys of the Standard Bank Jazz Festival in Grahamstown is serendipity. Most gigs are clustered in one venue. Here are the M&G’s picks.
He has many awards behind him, but for Andre Petersen his career purpose lies in faith, love and learning.
British flute-player Eddie Parker will be joining pianist Afrika Mkhize at the National Arts Festival.
2012 Standard Bank Young Artist of the Year, pianist Afrika Mkhize, will be one of the highlights at Grahamstown this year.
Dance is suggestive of physical energy, of a body in continuous and rhythmic movement. Poetry operates in much the same way.
During the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown every vertical plane in the town is plastered with posters advertising events.
Monday night at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown saw the uniting of Ronald Snijders and United States-born Salim Washington.
At this year’s National Arts Festival sponsor Standard Bank celebrates 25 years of its Young Artist Awards with an exhibition and a panel discussion.