Category: Festival

The National Arts Festival has long been known for its diverse Fringe platform, a large section of the programme that is reserved for independent creatives to showcase self-funded work. During the live Festival, this is the space to debut new and experimental work, explore interesting collaborations, or just ‘test the boards’ as a new actor,… Continue reading The 2021 National Arts Festival’s Fringe Festival Closes End August

The JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience which takes place free and online from 24 August to 5 September, features 56 different dance films, including six commissioned works by Durban choreographers. These works will be presented as part of the Durban Digital Edge Platform, on Thursday, 26 August at 7pm. These young local dance makers who are… Continue reading Six Dynamic Durban Choreographers To Premiere New Works At JOMBA

To complement a substantial performance programme in this year’s online JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience, a number of conversations, industry panels and a daily blog with reviews will be available to audiences during the festival from 24 August to 5 September. Presented by UKZN’s Centre for Creative Arts, the festival offers JOMBA! Talks Dance: Conversations That Cross… Continue reading Conversations, Industry Panels And Daily Reviews For JOMBA!

The 47th National Arts Festival took place against a back-drop of turmoil. Planned as a hybrid event, the Makhanda-based Festival looked forward to reuniting with a small dedicated audience and community of artists for a live festival; but it was not to be as the country was moved to Level Four lockdown and all gatherings were… Continue reading 2021 National Arts Festival Brought Work To Artists In Crisis

Calcutta-based dance organisation, the Pickle Factory Dance Foundation, will showcase eight especially curated short dance films at this year’s online JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience, which takes place online from 24 August to 5 September. The Pickle Factory make up the Indian Crossings Platform of the programme and come to JOMBA! thanks to support from the Durban Indian… Continue reading India-based The Pickle Factory Dance Foundation For JOMBA Festival