Artscape offers an exciting talent mix at this year’s Youth Month celebrations ranging from musical drama to a disability career expo.
Marlene le Roux, Artscape’s Director of Audience Development and Education says, “the youth programmes aim to contribute to social cohesion, integration and inclusion of previously disadvantaged communities and to contribute to transformation in our society. The new challenge facing our youth is the acquisition of skills. Only through learning new skills can they add value to themselves, their future careers and their communities. To build on this, many of Artscape’s programmes and partnerships are focused on skills development”.
On Sunday 3 June at 17:00 The Athlone Academy of Music presents a benefit concert featuring talented youth from the Cape Flats. The academy was established in 1994 with the sole aim of providing music tuition within the Athlone area. This initiative has now expanded and has grown to include the greater Athlone community residing along the Klipfontein corridor. Tickets cost R65.
Moves from 6 to 9 June offers two shows for the price of one. In the first the Bridgetown Theatre looks at what happens when a vulnerable 40 year old woman discovers that her bread-winning husband has married three other women whilst on a so called ‘working contract’ in London. Moves 2 is first and foremost a revelation of what happens when the worlds of spiritual, hip hop dancing and singing meet. Tickets cost R60.
This year, in a brand new French/South African music production, French multi-instrumentalist and composer Braka introduces Big Time! on 16 June. Built on the repertoire of his Elephants quartet and following multiple past collaborations, Big Time! is Braka’s latest tour de force. As a stage production Big Time! consists of members from the renowned youth band The Little Giants performing with Braka’s Elephants Quartet from Paris and South African jazz star Marcus Wyatt. Tickets cost R70.
DWDE (Disability Workshop Development Enterprise) wants to assist youth with disabilities to access employment opportunities on the open labour market. They are organising the Cape Town: Disability Career Fair and Expo 2012 to create a platform for the youth with disabilities, employers and training institutions to come together and develop relationships for the benefits of all parties on 16 June at Artscape. Entrance is free.
This Little Light Of Mine explores a call to heed people’s passion through hip-hop dance and music. The invitation is to re-kindle a sense of life as an adventure, choreographed by Kurt Minnaar. Friday 13 July and two shows on Saturday 14 July. Tickets cost R50.
For more information about this year’s festival check www.artscape.co.za.
For bookings call Computicket on 0861 915 8000 or Dial-A-Seat on 021 421 7695.