The National Arts Festival is ending the
year on a high by giving patrons the chance to snap up early tickets to three
fabulous productions at the 2019 National Arts Festival – see details below. They’ve
also checked in with the outgoing Standard Bank Young Artists to see what
they're up to – what fascinating lives these incredible talents live!
“Thank you to you, our loyal audiences and
artists, for an amazing year – and we look forward to seeing you in Makhanda
next year,” say the organisers.
The festival takes place from June 27 to
July 7, 2019. Get in early! The Festival is offering the chance to secure seats
to three great shows in 2019:
-Genius comedian Dylan Moran with his new
show Dr Cosmos
-Performances by the extraordinary and
iconic Drakensberg Boys Choir
-A rare opportunity to experience Samson, a
brand-new work from Brett Bailey, before it heads abroad
This is a great opportunity for those who
want to plan ahead and secure tickets – or buy holiday gifts for friends and
family. Head on over to www.nationalartsfestival.co.za to book.
The outgoing 2018 Standard Bank Young
Artists were asked about their experiences and immediate future plans:
Guy
Buttery, Music
Over the festive season, I will be taking
time out to take part in a long meditation retreat for an undetermined length
of time. The retreat is situated in a 2300-year-old Buddhist monastery in a
tropical forest in Sri Lanka.
I have just completed work on what will be
my seventh album release, which is a duo with Indian sitar player and vocalist
Kanada Narahari. The album also features fellow SBYA Shane Cooper. This is
expected to be released in the first quarter of 2019, with tours already in
place throughout South Africa and the USA.
And, immediately upon my return from the
East, I will be working on a feature length film score.
Musa
Hlatshwayo, Dance
I’ve had a wonderful year, both personally
and workwise. It’s been amazing to have the support of the National Arts
Festival and Standard Bank. I feel honoured to have been given the platform to
create and stage UDODANA, a piece
that is near and dear to me. It has since been invited and performed at the
Jomba Contemporary Dance Experience, where it was also received with thunderous
critical acclaim. It is my wish for the work to tour and to showcase it in
various spaces – especially as it triggers vital dialogue around black
masculinity and identity at such a critical time.
I’m hoping for a safe, peaceful,
rejuvenating, laughter-filled Christmas holiday back at home in Maphumulo,
where I can reconnect and re-centre; a retreat of some sort. I’m looking
forward to kicking my dancing shoes off – literally – and just walking barefoot
in the space that holds so many dear memories for me. This will prepare me for
the big plans I have for next year, which you will soon know about.
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