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FestForward Podcast: 8 July 2012
The festivities are coming to an end here at festival, so catch the final FestForward podcast episode for the LA Children's Choir and highlights from this year's festival. FestForward: Keeping you ahead of the Fest! [audio:http://www.nationalartsfestival.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/FestForward12_08-07.mp3|titles=FestForward Podcast: 8 July 2012] Want more of the 2012 National ...
Fest Forward Podcast: 28 June 2012
[audio:http://www.nationalartsfestival.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/FestForward12_28-06.mp3|titles=FestForward Podcast: 28 June 2012]Bringing you the latest news, reviews and previews. Today's episode talks about the opening ceremony of Fest and an in-depth interview with the National Arts Festival CEO Tony Lankester. All of this is right here along with the regular features of Fest Buzz ...
Huge spike in interest for this year’s fest
Organisers of the National Arts Festival are quietly jubilant over the increase in public interest in the Eastern Cape-based arts extravaganza.The festival kicks off next Thursday and runs to July 8.Ticket sales for the Standard Bank Jazz Festival , which runs alongside the national festival , have doubled compared with the same period last year, said jazz festival ...
Night sweats and stage frights
I have a dream. Actually, let me rephrase that. I have a nightmare. A recurring one.It is toward the end of the festival, day seven or eight, and I suddenly realise that I have been so busy having a good time that I have completely neglected to review any shows or post anything on Artsblog.There follows mad scheming whether I can still place enough posts to redeem myself, mixed with the ...
Anatomy of Weather and Miskien chosen for Amsterdam
A ragged mix of media and artists dragged themselves to the Monument restaurant at 10am on this, the last day of an 11-day orgy of creativity, despair, love and loss, to hear who won the silver and gold ovation awards. Only 11 days, but feels like that Thursday June 30 is already a short lifetime away. I was told about ‘the festival minute’ a few days ago, apparently founder of the most ...
Fest office invaded: CEO threatened with a polony
Festival CEO Tony Lankester’s office was invaded during a demonstration this afternoon.After marching up and down the 1820 Settlers Monument and accosting Festinoes while chanting “art is shit, Lankester to the spit”, exactly two artists, followed by three journalists, stormed through his door demanding their memorandum be accepted and honoured.The pair, dressed in garb that was last ...
Fest Forward’s 1st day of Fest 2010 podcast
On the line up:We interview the National Arts Festival CEO, Tony Lankester, who will let you know what you can expect during the next 15 days of AMAZING! We also bring you the latest Fifa World Cup updates, and finally, we tantalise your taste buds with some of the most mouth watering dishes that you can get during Fest.Fest Foward ...
