Now in its second year, the National Arts Festivalís Arena programme is a platform to bridge the gap between the Festivalís Main and Fringe programmes. More than half of the 30 productions on the Arena programme this year were Standard ...

Every year the National Arts Festival, on from 30 June to 10 July, presents productions developed on University campuses across South Africa. The often unconventional work showcased on the Student Theatre programme gives a glimpse of the emerging talent ...

The National Arts Festival Think!Fest, in partnership with new media partner The Daily Maverick, is a space for leading thinkers from a broad spectrum of disciplines to collect their thoughts and share their insights in a series of lectures, workshops ...

Now in its second year, the National Arts Festivalís Arena programme bridges the gap between the Festivalís Main and Fringe programmes. More than half of the 30 productions on the Arena programme this year were Standard Bank Ovation Award winners ...

This yearís National Arts Festival Main Public Art programme is developed with maximum public interaction in mind, This is again making art accessible at no cost to as many people as possible throughout the duration of the Festival, ...

By Ismail Mahomed, National Arts Festival Director I often get asked how a former math teacher programmes a festival. Are there any mathematical clues to the National Arts Festival programme? Without having to actively work on any kind ...

From fictional battles and historical battlefields, to intra- and interpersonal conflicts in the classroom and around the dinner table, the Main Theatre programme of the National Arts Festival is set to deliver an explosive theatrical experience in Grahamstown, from 30 ...

There are very few musical platforms that draw fourteen different nations together with a single vision. The Standard Bank Jazz Festival (SBJF) in Grahamstown is one of them. The only agenda of this collaboration of nations is to celebrate ...

Getting to know the artistic decision-makers of festivals is the first step into understanding how festivals select or commission their programmes. The National Arts Festival will offer producers and artists a unique opportunity to meet with the festival directors of ...

Eight grand scale dance productions ranging from the technically classical to the culturally traditional to the exploratory conceptual are set to mesmerize audiences on the Main Dance programme of the National Arts Festival, Grahamstown (30 June to 10 July 2011). ...

More than 350 productions, exhibitions and concerts will be part of the 2011 National Arts Festival Fringe. The Fringe provides a platform to showcase the work of emerging and established artists from around South Africa, Africa and the ...

The 2011 Standard Bank Jazz Festival (SBJF), Grahamstown runs from 30 June to 9 July, incorporating the Standard Bank National Youth Jazz Festival (SBNYJF). Headlining the SBJF this ...

A spirit of artistic innovation with a range of national, continental and world premieres in theatre, dance, music and visual art will be celebrated at this yearís National Arts Festival, running from 30 June ñ 10 July in Grahamstown.  ...

The National Arts Festival launched its MAIN programme line-up, with headliners and history on the bill. A spirit of artistic innovation with a range of national, continental and world premieres in theatre, dance, music and visual art ...

NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL 2011 FRINGE REGISTRATION DEADLINE LOOMS 11 January 2011