b"Centre stageImage: Hulki Okan Tabakinitiatives, and productions.The 2022 offering includes a virtual visual arts gallery (interactive with audio content and virtual walkabouts), online theatre productions and online music productions (pre-recorded and live streaming), webinars and online workshops, and skill development projects. www.kknk.co.za/engHESSEQUA HARMONIES FESTIVALHESSEQUA HARMONIES PARTNEREDBacha Creative Uprising: a three-BY EASY EQUITIES, CN&CO AND NATI day creative summit that includesTHE LAST FIVE YEARS workshops, talks and an industry pitch The Hessequa Harmonies Festival tooksession where designers can win fundingTALLY HO! PRODUCTIONS PARTNERED place in Heidelberg (Western Cape)and mentorship opportunities; andBY FRISBEE TRADEand is now in its fourth year. ItSounds of Freedom Music Festival: a is a countryside festivalwithshowcase of established and emergingThe Last Five Years is a theatre world-class productions that offermusicians, performers, and DJs.production depicting an intimate window an affordable option to residents ofwww.nandos.co.za/explore/news/ into the relationship between Catherine the greater Hessequa / Southern CapeHiatt, a struggling actress, and Jamie region in the Western Cape.celebrate-mzansi%E2%80%99s-hottest- Wellerste. This local production of The creative-talent Last Five Years presented by Tally Ho! facebook.com/nielrademankunstenar/ Productions and generously sponsored byvideos Frisbee Trade ran in the Artscape Arena SOWETO POETRY FESTIVALat the Artscape Theatre Centre from 9 February to 5 March 2022. MUSIC EDUCATIONPOETIC THURSDAYS PARTNERED BYwww.tallyhoproductions.co.zaPROGRAMME (MEP) WESTEYETHU LIFESTYLE CENTRE COAST YOUTH ORCHESTRAThe Soweto Poetry Festival is a Poetic (WCYCO) Thursday initiative to further improveMUSIC FREE-LEARNING the livelihood of poets and other WEST COAST MUSIC ACADEMYstakeholders. The project seeks toSAUSAGE FILM COMPANY PARTNERED PARTNERED BY MYKONOS CASINO expand the platform to poets generallyBY IN BROADCASTING (PTY) LTD and, by doing so, increase the(AMPD STUDIOS) MUSICThe WCYO strives to teach musicopportunities for artists to monetise to all children in the Hopefieldtheir arts and present them in front ofFree-Learning is a targeted series community regardless of theiran audience.of music education videos aimed at background, race, gender, or religionwww.quicket.co.za/events/140469- institutions, community centres, with the goal to develop, inspire,scholars, and students, providing stimulate, and formally educate thesoweto-poetry-festival quality free education to assist youth to reach their full musicalcurrent and future generations of potential. The project consists of amusicians. Through inspirational video variety of programmes, such as theSHAKESPEARE SCHOOLSlessons sandwiched between task-Outreach and Development programme,based learning, this series aims to Orchestral Programme, Jazz programme,FESTIVAL SOUTH AFRICA 2022facilitate deep contemplation about Financial Aid programme, Skillsteachings from South Africa's most Training programme, and YamahaEDUCAPE TRUST PARTNERED BYcreative spirits to develop ones Recorder programme.PENNY LANE STUDIOSapproach, style and inner resources. www.wcyo.org.za Shakespeare Schools Festival www.afribeat.com/webpages/ celebrates the youth, by assistingfreelearning/freelearningyoung people to produce and perform their modern interpretation of BASHA UHURU FIRED UP abridged Shakespearean plays within BY NANDOSa professional theatre environment.JOURNEY RETURNSThe festival is fully interactiveSYMPHONIC CIRCUS SPIER ARTS TRUST PARTNEREDand provides guidance and resources BY CHICKENLAND (PTY) LTD T/Athrough scripts, training, frameworkZIP ZAP CIRCUS SCHOOL TRUST NANDO'S SA and feedback; allowing learners andPARTNERED BY CAPE TALK RADIOeducators to successfully direct and A Nandos initiative that seeks toperform Shakespearean plays from theZip Zap Social Circus celebrated the nurture and showcase South Africanfirst line to the final bow.return to live performance with an creative talent in art, design,www.educapetrust.org/programs.php uplifting production at Artscape on and music, the project consists of29 and 30 October 2021. Following two main events, which are Bashaand www.youtube/zBTSwoC9 O9Y the success of Journey in Cape Town 14"