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"’n Skrywer moet seker nie in ’n boksie pas nie, maar in my geval het ek nie ’n ander keuse nie. Ek is eerstens ’n sportskrywer en dit betaal die rekeninge. Al die ander goed wat ek skryf (boeke, kortverhale, musiekvideo’s, whatever), is om kreatiewe bevrediging te probeer kry."

"[O]ns konserte bied iets vir almal. Klavier-nerds is egter beslis die teikenmark!"

"Die mens en skrywer wat jy word, is dalk noodgedwonge beïnvloed deur dit wat jy in jou vroeë lewe beleef het, al is dit onbewustelik."

"Ek voel dat die egte doel van kuns is om tyd vas te vang in ’n oomblik. Om tyd te vries! Om sin te maak uit die manie van die alledaagse lewe."

"Daar is baie goeie navorsing oor die impak van sogenaamde mega-events op die ekonomie van ’n gasheerstad of selfs -land."

"It is often said that South Africa does not have a theatre-going culture, so the day is a good tool to remind the public that theatre exists. I say this partly in jest, because performance and storytelling are part of our country’s cultural core and we are natural audience members (if we break away from stereotypical ideas of 'theatre')."

"Live theatre is a moment to become silent and reflect on life; it’s a moment to peek into something you might not know; it’s a moment to relieve yourself from something that’s causing adversity, or even to confront it creatively."

"It’s difficult to talk about the status of South African theatre without sounding very cynical,  but it is my opinion that many works that are actually really important and should be seen are often poorly attended and funded and therefore cannot gain traction or travel so that more audiences can see them."

"Even though it falls under the entertainment industry, theatre provokes discussions, teaches, and can be therapeutic. It takes a big team to get an idea into fruition. It takes a special team to leave an everlasting mark on someone’s life, be it visually or solely the performance aspect. Theatre moves."

"I am one of the 12 commissioned artists for the Lucky Pakkie programme. This is a very fun initiative where artists are granted 15 minutes, unconventional space, 30 chairs and two sets of lights … and what they come up with is entirely up to them."

"Somerset-Oos is ’n Oos-Kaapse dorp. Dit is een van die vormendste streke van Suid-Afrika ten opsigte van ons moderne geskiedenis. ’n Bepaalde misterie omklee die wêreld hier, ’n 'binnensmondsheid', ’n historiese gemompel, ’n helderoordagse slaaplopendheid, iets wat jy dink jy van geweet het, maar eintlik net halfpad van gehoor het."

"World Theatre Day, especially in South Africa, represents a day on which one can reflect on years of authentic storytelling and breaking barriers in a country blessed with diversity and cultural richness."

"Any serious writer with purpose will agree that the opportunity to collaborate in dialogue with a diverse group of writers from across the world in various disciplines is a sure way to grow personally as a writer and broaden your scope."

"In elke joernalis se loopbaan is daar seker maar ’n paar stories wat jou vir altyd sal bybly. Vir my was Arthur se verhaal so 'n storie – een wat jare gewag het om geskryf te word."

"Dit is alles positiewe stappe en ons verwelkom die feit dat die DBO die openbare insette met die nodige erns bestudeer het. Ons vertrou nou dat die politici in die NRVP die openbare insette met dieselfde erns sal hanteer en gehoor sal gee aan die terugvoer van die DBO."