After combing the country for its finest first and
second-year university-level performing artists, the Arts & Culture Trust
(ACT) selected 24 finalists who are in the running for NLC Scholarships. These
24 students, who excel in either acting, dance, musical theatre or singing,
will go head-to-head at final rounds in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
ACT has been supporting arts students through their Scholarship
Programme since 2009. But 2016 is an exciting year for the Programme as there
are more Scholarships on offer to Grade 12 scholars and first and second-year
university students than ever before.
Funded by the National Lotteries Commission (NLC), and
supported by the Dramatic, Artistic and Literary Organisation (DALRO) and the
Nedbank Arts Affinity, the 2016 Scholarships Programme will change the lives of
dramatic arts, singing, dance and musical theatre scholars and students with
scholarships to the value of R800 000.
The first year students to make it through to the acting
finals include Thembelihle Ngubo from Pietermaritzburg. The second year
grouping includes Yonela Ngoni from Durban.
ACT CEO, Pieter Jacobs says of this collection of gifted
university students; “Having gone through the national audition process we are
confident that the future of the performing arts in South Africa is in good
hands. Choosing from the great talent we have seen during the regional
auditions was no easy task and we look forward to seeing the careers of these
young artists unfold.”
The recipients of the scholarship will be announced on October
1 in Johannesburg at the Con Cowan Theatre on the UJ Campus.
(This information is
published on the Arts & Culture Trust’s blog – see http://www.act.org.za)
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