The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT)
announces its new-look Scholarships format, a decision taken this year when ACT
announced many changes to its funding strategy.
Funded by the Nedbank Arts Affinity and the
Dramatic, Artistic and Literary Rights Organisation (DALRO), the 2017
Scholarships Programme presented by ACT is aimed at young South African
performers in Grade 12 and aspirant performers under the age of 30 who are not
currently registered in any course. The categories this year are acting, singing,
dance and musical theatre.
After an intense search which was
undertaken across all nine provinces, the ACT team and a judging panel have
chosen well-deserved finalists in the relevant categories. No longer do
contestants have to enter doing the triple threat and now have the chance to
compete in singing, musical theatre, dancing and acting.
This incredible opportunity has been
granted to them as part of the 9th annual Arts & Culture Trust (ACT)
Scholarship Programme. Since 2009, ACT has been supporting arts students
through this Programme.
“We are very excited about this year’s
scholarships programme as it has afforded us a chance to showcase four
disciplines and we are looking forward to growing it year on year,” says ACT
CEO, Marcus Desando.
One of the finalists is Wonder Ndlovu who
is based in KwaZulu-Natal and has huge ambitions to become an international
film actor. His love for acting started in his primary school years where he
competed in school competitions, theatre community productions, road awareness
campaigns and latterly film productions.
The 12 finalists will come together on
October 7 at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg to be judged by well-respected
industry professionals in a stage production set to wow audiences. This has always
been a highlight for Johannesburg audiences and each year the talent has blown
people away.
For more information, visit
http://www.act.org.za/programmes/scholarships.html
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