Deadline:
May 30 2017
The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) is
calling on young people with the dream of pursuing performing arts studies to
apply for an ACT Scholarship.
Matric learners and individuals under the
age of 25, who are not currently registered for an undergraduate degree, are
eligible to register online to do an audition. This year, there are three performing
arts scholarships up for grabs worth R200,000 in total.
Funded by the Nedbank Arts Affinity and the
Dramatic, Artistic and Literary Rights Organisation (DALRO), and supported by
The Market Theatre, the 2017 Scholarships Programme, strives to nurture young
talent and provide tertiary education opportunities to young people with their
sights set on pursuing performing arts training in 2018.
Aspirant young performers are invited to
apply in one of the following categories; acting, dancing, singing, or musical
theatre. Once registered, online, hopefuls will be required to perform two
pieces of their choice, within their chosen category, at an audition. Musical
theatre applicants are encouraged to perform pieces that showcase their
competency as a triple threat performer (singer, dancer and actor).
Auditions will be held in all nine
provinces between late June and mid July 2017. ACT CEO Pieter Jacobs says this
will ensure everyone is given an equal opportunity. “Over the years we have
seen that exceptional talent is not only the preserve of those with access to
development opportunities, and undertaking a national road trip to find the
best talent has proved well worth it,” says Jacobs.
Since 2009, The ACT Scholarship Programme
has awarded 23 scholars and students with over R2,3 million worth of tertiary
education funding, Jacobs says that this year they look forward to continuing
this legacy.
“It is tremendously rewarding to see
previous recipients make their way into productions across the country,” he
says. “To mention a few, Tankiso Mamabolo just finished a run as part of the
Baxter Theatre’s production of Marat Sade
and Arlin Bantam is starring in Rent
at Joburg Theatre. This is testament to the valuable investment of our
partners.”
Registrations for the programme close on May
30, 2017. For more information about the programme, as well audition dates and
venues, and to access the registration form, visit http://act.org.za/programmes/scholarships.html.