Arts Feast at National Arts Festival 2012

The National Arts Festival is serving up a massive ‘Banquet of the Arts’ for its 38th edition, which runs from 28 June to 8 July in Grahamstown this year. Thirty two tons of additional equipment will be brought into Grahamstown to help transform every corner of the city into a performance space, with over 1000 lights to be rigged in an unprecedented 59 venues. With over 80 productions on the ...

The never ending show starts here

If you have ever happened to live with an artist, or simply have one as a good friend, you'll probably have realized that an artwork is never complete. The painter is never wholly satisfied, the novelist's story never ends, even the photographer wants to return to the scene and re-frame it or re-light it or re-create it. I suspect musicians and film makers have the same obsession.The artwork is ...

Fest Forward Episode 6 hails you like a cab

Fest Forward is still on its mission to guide you through the festival filligree. Here it all is ....Features:Stay somewhere different - our guide to township B&Bs and why they're an interesting solution to your accommodation problem.Wordfest - what words are being said, who is saying them and why?Regulars: The Best of the Fest - what not to miss in the next 24 hours; The Fringe ...