(Peter Rorvik)
The departure of Peter Rorvik from the
UKZN’s Centre for Creative Arts (CCA) concludes an exciting growth period for
arts and culture in Durban, represented through the four annual CCA festivals –
Time of the Writer, Poetry Africa, JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience and the
Durban International Film Festival. All of these landmarks in Durban’s event
calendar have contributed significantly to the cultural life of this city,
delivering hosts of cutting-edge writers, poets, dancers, musicians and
filmmakers to our arts-hungry communities.
Rorvik has headed the CCA since 1999 and he
has been instrumental in sustaining and growing the respective festivals and
related industry programmes into locally and internationally acclaimed events.
Speaking of his experiences he says: “It has been an enormous privilege working
with amazing cultural practitioners from numerous artistic disciplines, and
creating public platforms for their work. Culture feeds the soul of society and
should not be taken for granted. Art touches us in the head and heart. I trust
that the work we have built up across the past years will continue to flourish,
in particular the annual CCA festivals.”
Rorvik’s organisational expertise and
experience in the cultural sector will be channelled to good effect in his new
position as Secretary-General of Arterial Network. With official chapters in 40
countries, Arterial Network is playing a critical role in supporting arts
advocacy and development in the creative sector in Africa.
Rorvik noted “For many years the CCA has
worked to establish synergies with artists and arts organisations in Africa,
creating exchange opportunities, and introducing to local audiences, and to
other artists, a fantastic array of leading poets, writers, dancers,
choreographers, musicians, films and filmmakers. It is a natural extension of
these interests to work with the Arterial Network in facilitating structural
growth and development for the arts across the continent. Many challenges
exist, but the richness of arts and culture in Africa and the well-being of
artists is something worth striving for”.
Dr Yolisa Nompula, from UKZN's Faculty of
Education will oversee the CCA activities until the new director is appointed
in the new year.
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