National
Arts Festival CEO Monica Newton will be joined by her colleagues from the
engine room of the Virtual NAF in a Q&A webinar on Tuesday 21 April on the
how, what, why and when of this new iteration of the Festival. Rucera Seethal
(Artistic Director), Nobesuthu Rayi (Executive Producer), Zikhona Monaheng
(Fringe Manager) and Nicci Spalding (Technical Director) will be on hand to
answer your questions in a panel discussion facilitated by Ashraf Johaardien,
CEO of Business and Arts South Africa (BASA).
Commonly asked questions will be addressed by the panel before taking questions
from a live digital audience. If you have a burning question, please send it
to faq@nationalartsfestival.co.za and
we'll add it to the pile. If we don't get to it in the live event, we'll email
you directly. Active participation is limited to the first 100 people to
register but there is unlimited capacity for you to watch the event as it
happens.
- Tuesday 21 April at 4pm
- Register on Zoom here
- Send questions in advance by emailing faq@nationalartsfestival.co.za
COVID-19 LOCKDOWN
What is the end game for the arts?
'In the weeks since lockdown,
there has been a marked proliferation of artistic content online. Much of the
content, for better or worse, is free and uncurated. The rush reflects the
persistence of vitality, an urgency to be productive and to maintain relevance
in the flood of content available. We need to reassess where we place value in
the arts, and how we acknowledge this value.' – Rucera Seethal,
Artistic Director of the National Arts Festival
Rebuilding value in the arts during Covid-19 on
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Artistic Director of the National Arts Festival envisions a virtual event under lockdown on Channel24
Artistic Director of the National Arts Festival envisions a virtual event under lockdown on Channel24
STANDARD BANK YOUNG ARTISTS
Standard Bank Home Studio Live
Standard Bank Arts is presenting
a weekly live performance series featuring Standard Bank Young Artist Award
winners. The lockdown sessions kicked off last night with bassist, composer and
producer Shane Cooper (Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz in
2013). You can catch pianist and unique vocalist Thandi Ntuli (SBYA
2018) on Thursday 23 April and one of South Africa's premier jazz double
bass and electric bass players Benjamin Jephta (SBYA 2017) on
Thursday 7 May.
