Twist is delighted
to announce that it has signed a grant agreement with the National Lottery
Distribution Trust Fund (NLDTF) for the 2013-2014 project cycle. The NLDTF
grant is for R2,110,200, and will cover a full cycle of the project.
The NLDTF relies on
funds from the proceeds of the National Lottery. The Lotteries Act and
regulations guide the way in which NLDTF funding may be allocated. The NLDTF
wants the grants to make a difference to the lives of all South Africans,
especially those more vulnerable, and to improve the sustainability of the
beneficiary organisations. Available funds are distributed to registered and
qualifying non-profit organisations in the fields of charities; arts, culture
and national heritage; and sport and recreation. By placing its emphasis on
areas of greatest need and potential, the NLDTF contributes to South Africa’s
development.
This agreement with
the NLDTF has allowed Twist to recruit four groups for the new programme cycle,
which will span two years. The groups were selected after a month of meetings
with different theatre groups around KZN. “We met with a number of exciting
groups, saw a great deal of talent and were inspired by the continuous growth
of community theatre in the province,” says a Twist representative. “The groups
that we selected for inclusion in the 2013/2014 cycle come from a range of
different areas, spanning the province.”
Afri Bulletin Arts
Organisation hails from Hlabisa. There are seven members of the group under the
leadership of Lucky Dlamini. They are a registered Non-Profit Organisation, and
have previously worked on a number of programmes with the Hlabisa Municipality
and performed in Durban, Manguzi, Hluhluwe and Hlabisa.
Lashona Ilanga
Youth Arts Creation is a group based in Mariannhill, under the leadership of
Doctor Kheswa. Their 18 members get together at a local crèche, and work in
theatre, dance, poetry and other performance forms. They have performed in and
around their area, and as far afield as Ladysmith.
Siyathuthuka
Theatre Company is based in Lindelani, and group members come from near-by Kwa Mashu
and Ntuzuma. The 15 members get together at a local hall to rehearse under the
directorship of Siyabonga Mthembu, and their productions have won awards at a
number of local community theatre festivals.
Izwi Youth Movement
is based at Mpophomeni near Howick. This ten-member group, founded by Sanele
Gumede, is associated with the larger group of Mphompeni Youth Theatre. They
have a good relationship with the local municipality and with the Department of
Arts and Culture in Pietermaritzburg.
All of the new
groups are looking forward to embarking on this journey with Twist, on a path
to developing their organisational and artistic skills, and building themselves
into more sustainable, lasting organisations.
The first part of
the new Twist cycle started at the end of October, when the groups came
together in Durban for an induction workshop and a session on workshopping new
plays, led by the award-winning theatre-maker, Neil Coppen. The groups will
then participate in an exchange programme that introduces them to the Stut
Community Theatre group from the Netherlands, who perform in Durban courtesy of
funding from the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and who will
conduct a workshop for the group members exploring new theatre styles.
More information on
Twist Theatre Development Projects on 031 201 5594 or directed to Postnet
Suite 142, Private Bag X 10, Musgrave Road, Durban, 4062.
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