The 2021 programme for the National Arts Festival’s Makhanda Live has opened for bookings.
Tickets to all of July’s shows are now on sale — theatre, dance, comedy, music, illusion, jazz, performance art and a whole lot more.
The curated programme will be staged live in the festival's hometown of Makhanda from July 8-18.
All tickets can be bought on the festival website.
The festival will be staged live in venues across the city with limited audiences and full Covid-19 protocols in place.
The festival is reinventing its format by crossing over into the hybrid space when the Very Big Comedy Show is shown live in three cities (Cape Town, Johannesburg and Makhanda) via a stream that will be online as well.
The Eastern Cape will also be showcasing its talents across the programme, from the Dakawa Jazz Festival to the Eastern Cape Dance Ensemble and the Eastern Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, which will present its Gala Concert conducted by Richard Cock, with guest musician the 2018 Standard Bank Young Artist for Music, Guy Buttery.
Festival artistic director Rucera Seethal said the programme wove through many distinct stories told in various formats.
“Some are quiet and thoughtful, others are brimming with rage and hurt, and many seek perspective on events past and present.
“We see the audience engaging in contemplative spaces with this programme and imagine it will leave them with much to think about in a time that calls us to re-engage with everything anew.”
The 2021 Fringe programme will also straddle the online space and return to live stages in Makhanda.
The Fringe programme will be released shortly.
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