Bridging generations and celebrating creativity. The National Arts Festival at 50 South Africa’s longest-running and most diverse arts festival, the 2024 National Arts Festival will feature a diversity of works across language and genre. From familiar favourites to ambitious new ideas, and over 200 options to choose from, there is something for everyone on the programme this year. 20 – 30 June 2024 View the full programme Curated Programme highlights Book Now Cion: Requiem of Ravel’s Boléro Vuyani Dance presents a requiem to awaken us Book Now Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse The gentle giant of jazz returns at 72 Mandisi Dyantyis Performs with an 8-piece band Third Space Three works co-created in a groundbreaking multi-national dance development programme Nature is Louder Mook Lion and artists from Makhanda activate public spaces with a collaborative, site-specific and large-scale public mural The Stranger Brett Bailey’s meditative, ritualistic performance explores the myth of Orpheus Book Now 10 Years of Empatheatre They celebrate with a retrospective of two works: Lalela uLwandle and The Last Country Book Now 1789 Grapple with ideologies of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity in Sibikwa Art Centre’s cutting-edge new work Izandi zemilambo yabo kuthi/ the sounds of their rivers in us Mandla Mbothwe pays tribute to artists we have lost Meet the 2023 Young Artists Spirit, ritual & celebration The 2023 Standard Bank Young Artists chart new paths View the Curated Programme Look out for … View the full programme 2023 Standard Bank Young Artists Zoë Modiga Music Nomthandazo: amahubo Darren English Jazz The Darren English Quintet 1 and 2 Stephané Conradie Visual Art Wegswysers duur die Blinkuur Kgomotso ‘MoMo’ Matsunyane Theatre Ka Lebitso La Moya Lorin Sookool Dance Two Sides of a Skollies Coin Angel Ho Performance Art Dis MY KANT Plan your trip View the full programme FAQs