S. Toni. Umntu Akazibanguli. (IsiXhosa). Poems of loss & healing after a tragic car-accident.

uNomalanga is a spiritual leader in a village of traditionalists. This village is in conflict with itself battling to preserve its inheritance in the modern time. The village river is the source of nature that connects the people with those ...

Scenes from Soweto is a descriptive performance of Soweto. It takes the audience into the ins and outs of the sizzling, tintilating life of Sowetans. This is done in upbeat music that represents the style and ambiance of township Soweto. ...

Sekelmaan started out in 2004. Their first album was recorded in 2008. They are planning a new album this year and also a tour. In 2009 they played at the Hansa Powerade Fish River Canoe Marathon Bands alongside Prime Circle ...

Shackles & Bones are an indie rock band from Grahamstown. Formed in mid-2010 the band consists of David Glover (guitars & vocals), Luke Clayton (guitars & vocals), Neil Van Zuydam (bass) and Alex Williamson (drums & percussion). After reaching the ...

"...as she started to play, I instantly pictured her on a dark stage, lit by a single spotlight in an auditorium filled with thousands of fans." (Fiona Gordon, Cue 2010). Critically-acclaimed for her performances at the Festival last year, pianist ...

"...as she started to play, I instantly pictured her on a dark stage, lit by a single spotlight in an auditorium filled with thousands of fans." (Fiona Gordon, Cue 2010). Critically-acclaimed for her performances at the Festival last year, pianist ...

Shoelace is a four piece band made up of young black expressive musicians from Motherwell. The music is a combination of rock and soul. The band’s goal is to create a new and different sound of music throughout the Nelson ...

Shubnum Khan. Onion Tears. Innovative novel exploring the lives of SA Indian Muslim women.

Berlin, 1945. An SS officer's orders are to question a young woman. Who is she? Someone who just wants to stay alive. As the interrogation proceeds, he remembers where he's seen her before... With James Cairns (Dirt, Sitting Man, Brother ...

Take a bunch of matric boys from one of South Africa’s top all-boys rugby school like Bishops College and imagine them singing modern and classic hits acapella style. If that’s hard to imagine, then you’re in for not only a ...

The story is set at the Ubuntu Centre where people from different races and cultures live in harmony under the concept of ubuntu characteristics. This culture is lost over the generations, and the characters of this play try to restore ...

Exhilarating and downright sexy! Dance just grew an attitude! With intense high levels of energy and pulse-pounding choreography, Sinsation is a must to watch. The raw spirit and sizzling costumes will leave you having a hard time just staying in ...

Four streetwise kids had their lives changed, perhaps saved, by a chance meeting with Mablavana, an old man. That was many years ago! His death brings them back together again but they are now men and their stories are transformed ...

Siyavaya, a township colloquial for "we are going/ moving" is a theatrical jazz dance show. "Through the mouths of babes...", in this case a 13 year old girl. It depicts a typical lifestyle in the townships in modern day South ...

Bongiwe Mdludlu formed this group because she had a vision to endorse our heritage as a Xhosa nation. This group shows the importance of our culture and religion through indigenous and traditional dance.

Sky Like Sky is a collaboration between Rwandan and American women artists (actors, directors, dancers, poets, puppeteers) questioning bodies, borders, nations, wilderness and the unknown. This multi-lingual modern day praise poem asks how do we find each other in this ...

Skyn is an Afrikaans production that walks the tightrope of one man's harrowing personal journey of love, family and religion. An experimental production created by Ruan Britz and Nico Scheepers.

Spirit and Bones is a musical production that unashamedly sings the praises of Abongoma through dance, music and drama. It celebrates their roles within our society from days gone by to the present and being the individuals who uphold and ...

REVERB returns to the National Arts Festival to take you on a theatrical rollercoaster of emotions. Spring Board is a programme of three new works choreographed by Sharon Sepala and Sian Billinge featuring Underground Rebellion: a menacing and dark explosion ...

Enjoy a variety of sacred and secular music form Africa and abroad played by the St Michael's marimba groups. This is our 6th year at the Festival.

Staff Room is about activities taking place at the school including abuse of learners that leads to dysfunctional situation.

These performers put the combination of the Caribbean Steel pan music and local dance choreography to a whole new level. Complex beat sessions done in tandem with ease and synergy, between gumboots, tap dance, drum & bass and steel pans ...

Hypnotherapy is an excellent means of helping people overcome unwanted habits (like smoking and nail biting), and it assists with weight redution, stress relief, trauma and phobias. In fact, hypnosis, when correctly used, is one of the safest and most ...

Hypnotherapy is an excellent means of helping people overcome unwanted habits (like smoking and nail biting), and it assists with weight redution, stress relief, trauma and phobias. In fact, hypnosis, when correctly used, is one of the safest and most ...

The hilarious Ryan Dittmann teams up with himself to tell an outrageous tale inspired by true events during his past years as a restaurateur extraordinaire. We meet the whacky and uncanny characters who form the kitchen crew - run like ...

In Stuperstition sleight of hand expert Stuart Lightbody takes an entertaining look at superstitious and magical thinking, from broken mirrors and bad luck to homeopathy and astrology. It's occasionally controversial and always entertaining, filled with impossible feats and thought-provoking demonstrations. ...

Where the water hole is reached only in order to leave it behind; every point existing only as a relay. This production is one of the three pieces for Intranciet, performed by Masters' students from the Rhodes Drama Department. INTRANCEIT: ...

An exciting showcase of IsiHlubi and IsiXhosa cultural traditions and rituals illustrated through beautifully performed dances and music, in full traditional costume.

A delightful look at a small life where truths have been magicked away, rules smartly broken and adventure self-styled. Norrie's is a surprising story of survival, told with love and candour, in the umbrella of her subconscious. "A magnificent work ...