Feeste

Artikels oor feeste in Suid-Afrika en in die buiteland
Articles about festivals in South Africa and abroad

Foto's: Clover Aardklop 2012 se programbekendstelling

2012-07-26 Die programbekendstelling van die Clover Aardklop 2012 Nasionale Kunstefees het onlangs plaasgevind. Kyk hier na die foto's.

Hans Pienaar gesels oor die Melville-poësiefees

Henry Cloete 2012-07-24 Die Melville-poësiefees vind vanjaar van 12 tot 14 Oktober plaas.

Schreiner Karoo Writers Festival

2012-07-20 "Now in its third successful year, the Schreiner Karoo Writers Festival will run from 9 to11 August 2012 in Cradock. There will be a special emphasis on women to coincide with National Women’s Day on Thursday, 9 August. Headline authors launching books will include the likes of Etienne van Heerden, Stephen Gray, Clinton V du Plessis and Aubrey Jones."

Christine Falck gesels oor Deurbraak 2012

Henry Cloete 2012-07-19 Christine Falck, eienaar van die Aan de Braak-teater in Stellenbosch, het met LitNet gesels oor die opkomende Deurbraak-fees, wat van 27 Julie tot 4 Augustus plaasvind.

Vryfees 2012 – Vriesweer, Van Coke en die VF+

Henry Cloete 2012-07-17 "Dit is sekerlik benede vriespunt buite. Skaars ‘n halfuur gelede het ek van die Wynand Mouton-teater af hier na die biertent gestrompel. Die drang om ‘n sigaret uit te haal en aan te steek was in ‘n felle stryd gewikkel met die drang om die hande diep in die broeksakke te hou."

National Arts Festival: Hol het obsessie as brandstof

2012-07-13 Obsessie, kilojoules en ’n vreesgedrewe “weghol” is die brandstof vir Nicola Hanekom en Hol.

Little Foot bied ’n ander blik op ’n populêre tema

2012-07-13 Little Foot is ’n ander blik op die baie populêre tema by vanjaar se Nasionale Kunstefees, naamlik die ontstaan en nalatenskap van die oermens in Afrika, die sogenaamde Cradle of Human Kind.

Atmosfeerfoto's van die Vryfees

Henry Cloete 2012-07-13  Foto's van die Vryfees

Letters with feeling: The Post Office supports The National Schools Festival

2012-07-11 The Post Office was invited to St Andrew’s Preparatory School to speak to 220 children about letter-writing and the meaning of stamps, as part of their commitment towards the Schools Festival in Grahamstown.

National Arts Festival Celebrates 2012 Fringe Excellence

2012-07-10 The National Arts Festival announced the winners of the coveted Gold and Silver 2012 Standard Bank Ovation Awards, and a slew of special awards, at a function held in Grahamstown on 8 July.

Kline Smith takes top honours at NAF Student Theatre Festival

2012-07-10 "An emotional and overwhelmed Kline Smith from the University of KZN (Pietermaritzburg) was awarded the first ever South African Post Office Cape Triangular Award for the best director and writer at the 2012 Student Theatre Festival at the National Arts Festival, Grahamstown."

National Arts Festival: London Road

Elzette Steenkamp 2012-07-10 "Through the unlikely friendship which blossoms between Rosa and Stella, each struggling with a physical illness – as well as a disease of a different nature, loneliness – we come to believe in the possibility of establishing deep and lasting connections with others and the ability to find humour even in the darkest of places."

National Arts Festival: Brothers in Blood

Elzette Steenkamp 2012-07-05 “There are no heroes and villains here, Van Graan seems to be saying (and thanks to a linear narrative I am fairly certain of this). We are all victims. We are all complicit in the violent imposition of racial stereotypes on others. We are the same.”

Afternoon of a Foehn is baanbrekerswerk

2012-07-05 "Die sogenaamde Seasons France sorg vanjaar vir groot opwinding by die Nasionale Kunstefees in Grahamstad."

National Arts Festival: Callum’s Will laat gehoor soms in die duister

2012-07-05 Callum’s Will, die titel ’n slim spel op die name van die karakters Callum en Will, strek oor die ses maande waarin dié twee mekaar geselskap hou.

Mies Julie boender waaghalsig die onbekende spasie in

2012-07-05 ’n Eienaardige ruimte waar nie een, wit of swart, noodwendig kan seker wees van sy/haar plek nie. Dit getuig van jong lewens wat smeek om verandering in ’n soeke na identiteit in die sogenaamde Nuwe Suid-Afrika.

National Arts Festival: Through Blue gee sy hart vir Hillbrow

2012-07-05 ’n Klagte kan aan die voete van Murray en die spelers gelê word dat Through Blue die naïewe vereenvoudiging is van ’n veel meer komplekse tema.

National Arts Festival: Moffie

2012-07-05 As geheel toon die werk moontlikheid van sukses en Snyman beskik oor elemente wat hom daartoe sou kon lei, maar hy het ongelukkig gefaal om dit in hierdie werk bymekaar te bring.

National Arts Festival: Lanx and Obtus

2012-07-05 “Om dié werke in ? sinopsis vas te lê, is onregverdig. Dit vereis dat die toeskouer nie in ‘n sogenaamde soeke na betekenis vasval nie, maar liewer verhef word na wat Van Acker noem die danser se verstandelike inset om die energie buite die liggaam te plaas.”

National Arts Festival: A candlelit house of horrors – Exhibit A

Elzette Steenkamp 2012-07-04 "Brett Bailey’s Exhibit A, one of the most talked about productions at the 2012 National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, explores the theme of the objectification of black bodies through the lens of the violent history of European colonial expansion on the African continent."
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