b'Staff writerThe Synchronicity PrincipleBASA Supporting Grants BASA SUPPORTING GRANTS aremore intimate, hybrid programme forof music, lectures, visual arts and designed to assist a cross-section of artssmaller audiences, adaptable to thecrafts. The Jongosi Youth Programme COVID-19 regulations in place at theforms a vital part of the overall projects in different regions of the countrytime. The cancellation of the 2020event. It attracts about 25 000 by providing financial support to a projectFynArts Festival allowed Hermanuspeople annually and has an increasing that is in an already existing business andFynArts to re-design the festivallifestyle element as well. arts relationship. to become more flexible and more sustainable for the future.www.hiltonfestival.co.zaBASA grant making has a significantly different purpose compared to other www.sibikwa.co.zamore conventional arts funding models,DECOLONISING AFRICAN comments BASA CEO, Ashraf Johaardien.FOLKLORE AND ART The purpose of our Supporting GrantsCONTINENTAL DANCE has never been to fund projects per se,CHAMPIONSHIP 2021MADEVU ENTERTAINMENT but rather to support partnerships with aPARTNERED BY DISTELL, GLOBAL DANCE SUPREMEYOUNGBLOOD GALLERY AND UJ ARTS clear focus on amplifying and extendingPARTNERED BY REDBULL SA & CULTURE AND AND MARCHE MEDIAthese, he explains.To date, BASA has supported 1Inter-Continental Dance ChampionshipThe nature of this project is ongoing, 718 projects with Supporting Grants to2021 showcased a week ofwith its status as one of the first extraordinary events, excitingpublic iterations, all smaller the value of R43.8 million which havecompetitions, and the most inventiveactivities leading to the full-scale leveraged over R567million in sponsorshipworkshops. In virtual attendancetheatrical eventHlakanyanaset from the corporate sectorthat equateswere the best dancers from aroundto take place post-COVID or in the the world, dance legends and icons,spring of 2022. Madevu Entertainment, to R13 million of corporate support forcelebrities, renowned presentersin partnership with UJ Arts & every R1 million of Supporting Grantand returning Inter-ContinentalCulture, Distell, Youngblood Africa funding, adds Aviwe Matandela whochampions. The project alsoGallery and Marche Media, presents included a Dance Awards South Africaa new play with music, based on the recently took up the helm of BASAevent, centred around celebratingfolklore of the same name. Finance and Operations Manager. achievements, hard work and excellence in the dance industry. www.facebook.com/MadevuOriginal/The following is list of current recipients www.globaldancesupreme.com/of BASA Supporting Grants:THE KLEIN KAROO THE HILTON ARTSNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL THE ANNUAL HERMANUS FESTIVAL (HAF) (KKNK) FYNARTS FESTIVALKUSTE ONBEPERK NPC PARTNERED THE ARTS TRUST OF SOUTH AFRICABY ABSA GROUP LIMITEDHERMANUS FYNARTS PARTNERED(ATSA) PARTNERED BY ANEW BY STRAUSS & CO. FINE ARTHOTEL / THE HILTONIAN SOCIETY The Klein Karoo National Arts AUCTIONEERS / PIONEER FREIGHT /Festival (KKNK) is an annual national WINDSOR HOTEL The Hilton Arts Festival (HAF) isarts festival that has taken place now in its 29th year. It began infor 25 years in March/April each The annual Hermanus Fyn Arts1993 and has grown to be one ofyear. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Festival entered its ninth showingthe leading theatre festivals inthe festival was presented in several in June 2021. The programme includedthe country. It aims to bring thehybrid offerings between small visual arts, music, literature, andpick of South African theatre topop-up events, skill development performance. The project offered aKZN and support it with a programmeprojects, and several online events, 13'