National Arts Festival | Africa's biggest arts festival turns 50 - read all our coverage
The National Arts Festival turned 50 this year, celebrating music, theatre, dance, visual arts and other forms of creativity. Running for eleven days from 20 to 30 June and with around 300 items on the programme, there is something for everyone at the festival. Read all of News24's coverage of the festival here.
Makana Mayor Yandiswa Vara called the 50th anniversary a"huge milestone" at an afternoon media briefing. She hailed the event as the largest multidisciplinary arts festival in Africa and one of the biggest of its kind in the world. She also highlighted the event's financial benefits.Travelling to Makhanda for the annual National Arts Festival feels like a pilgrimage - the closest airport is still more than 100 kilometres away.
is a historical play about the French Revolution – what led to it and its complex aftermath. The work is part of the 2024 National Arts Festival programme and is performed by the Sibikwa Arts Centre. A scene out of 1789, an interactive performance about Freedom and Liberty during the 2024 National Arts Festival on Day 2 on 21 June 2024 in Makhanda, South Africa. , presented by The Market Theatre Laboratory, was part of the 2024 National Arts Festival programme in Makhanda and was performed at Victoria Primary School. The play is directed by 2022 Standard Bank Young Artist Award winner Billy Langa, who won the prize alongside Mahlatsi Mokgonyana for their collaboration, Tswalo.
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