Bok coach impressed by fringe players in win against Argentina: Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber was highly impressed by the performance of the fringe players in the 32-12 Rugby Championship bonus-point win over Argentina at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on ... Source: "Gqeberha" - BingNews. Siya Kolisi says it’s tough not having fans at stadium: After starting on a winning note, Kolisi said the Boks want to finish the job next week in the second match of a double-header at the same stadium … [Read more...] about Bok coach impressed by fringe players in win against Argentina – Gqeberha in the News
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Makhanda News: National Arts Festival calls for Fringe applications
National Arts Festival calls for Fringe applications: 2019 will be the 45th year of what is considered SA’s biggest and most diverse arts showcase, which will take place from June 27 to July 7 in Makhanda (previously Grahamstown). Source: "Makhanda" - BingNews. National Arts Festival is calling all emerging South African writers: The winning play will be announced and awarded a production budget, which will see it present as a premiere on the Main Programme or Arena at the National Arts … [Read more...] about Makhanda News: National Arts Festival calls for Fringe applications
Mthatha news: Chippa United’s Teboho Moloi ran the rule over fringe players in OR Tambo Challenge
Chippa United's Teboho Moloi ran the rule over fringe players in OR Tambo Challenge: Moloi fielded the likes of Zephaniah Mbokoma, Gerald Modisane, Stanley Makgoka and Kris Bergman in the 1-0 loss to Mthatha Bucks on the weekend. The former Orlando Pirates assistant coach used the contest to prepare for their next Premiership game against ... Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. Taxi owner gunned down amid renewed ‘wars’ fears: A taxi owner was gunned down in Mthatha this morning in what taxi … [Read more...] about Mthatha news: Chippa United’s Teboho Moloi ran the rule over fringe players in OR Tambo Challenge
Grahamstown in the news: From the Grahamstown fringe to the global stage
From the Grahamstown fringe to the global stage: Exciting, fresh new theatre makers rely on the annual National Arts Festival Fringe in Grahamstown to showcase their work. It raises their profile and often leads to opportunities in SA and internationally. But it is expensive to be there, says independent ... Source: "Grahamstown" - BingNews. Rapping truth, laughing at power: The Magamba Network's creative quest for change in Zimbabwe: But hip hop artist and comedian Samm Farai Monro – also … [Read more...] about Grahamstown in the news: From the Grahamstown fringe to the global stage
Grahamstown in the news: Plenty to indulge in on the ‘Fringe’
Plenty to indulge in on the ‘Fringe’: This local adaptation directed by Tara Notcutt features a cast drawn from the Grahamstown based Makana Arts Academy and promises to be an energetic and entertaining treat for all those who loved the book. Crossing the sea from Reunion Island is the ... Source: "Grahamstown" - BingNews. … [Read more...] about Grahamstown in the news: Plenty to indulge in on the ‘Fringe’
Top 30 grossing productions on the NAF Fringe
The National Arts Festival reported "solid and consistent" support for the arts in a tough economic environment, as it announced its 2016 attendance and sales figures today. "We've seen a slight flattening of our numbers over last year's record-breaking attendance figures, with ticket sales and attendance at Festival events totalling 227 524. While this is around 5% down on last year, it exceeds sales from our 40th anniversary edition the previous year, in 2014. The long-term trajectory is … [Read more...] about Top 30 grossing productions on the NAF Fringe
Grahamstown in the news: NAF Offers a Sneak Peek at the Cape Town Fringe
NAF Offers a Sneak Peek at the Cape Town Fringe: Speaking in Grahamstown, Cape Town Fringe and National Arts Festival CEO Tony Lankester said that he was delighted to announce the partnership - which will see South African and international street theatre performers present their work at the V&A ... Source: "Grahamstown" - BingNews. BWW Review: Gender and Performance Under the Spotlight in ACTRESSES: AN ADAPTATION OF CHEKHOV'S 'THE SEAGULL' at #NAF2016: ACTRESSES: AN ADAPTATION OF CHEKHOV'S … [Read more...] about Grahamstown in the news: NAF Offers a Sneak Peek at the Cape Town Fringe
From Grahamstown to Amsterdam Fringe
The National Arts Festival Grahamstown joins fellow members of the World Fringe Alliance (WFA) in congratulating South African director, writer, educator, producer and arts leader Rob Murray on his appointment as Artistic Director of the Amsterdam Fringe, a Festival with “deep and meaningful” connections to the South African industry. Murray was announced as the new Director today. He will be replacing Anneke Jansen, who has held the position since the launch of the Amsterdam Fringe ten years … [Read more...] about From Grahamstown to Amsterdam Fringe
Applications for 2016 National Arts Festival Fringe now open
Are you a frustrated thespian with a play burning a hole in your pocket? Perhaps a seasoned professional drowning in corporate gigs and yearning for the magic of the stage? A wannabe, gottabe music sensation in the making… a community group looking to take the world by storm? Then the National Arts Festival Fringe is where you could find fame and glory in 2016. Registration is now open for Africa’s largest open-access Festival, which will take place in Grahamstown from 30 June until 10 … [Read more...] about Applications for 2016 National Arts Festival Fringe now open
Fringe Four Hundred or so …..
The Fringe at the National Arts Festival is always a vibrant, diverse collection of performances because participation is open to all and no selection criteria is enforced. As SA’s ‘most democratic Festival’, if you have the will and a way, you can apply to find yourself ‘on the Fringe’. This year there are more than 400 shows and exhibitions on the Fringe encompassing children’s theatre, film, music, comedy, drama, physical theatre, dance, cabaret, visual art, performance poetry and musical … [Read more...] about Fringe Four Hundred or so …..
One week left until National Arts Festival 2014 Fringe applications close
Fringe productions wanting to take part in the 2014 edition of the National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, are reminded that just one week remains until applications close, on Friday 17 January. The Festival will take place from 3 to 13 July 2014. The National Arts Festival Fringe is unique in South Africa in that no selection criteria are applied – participation in the Fringe is open to everyone. The Fringe has mushroomed in size since its inception in 1979 when a diminutive 10 events comprised … [Read more...] about One week left until National Arts Festival 2014 Fringe applications close
2014 Fringe opens for applications
The National Arts Festival, Grahamstown is now accepting applications for Fringe productions wanting to take part in the 2014 edition of the Festival. The Festival will take place from 3 to 13 July 2014. The National Arts Festival Fringe is unique in South Africa in that no selection criteria are applied – participation in the Fringe is open to everyone. The Fringe has mushroomed in size since its inception in 1979 when a diminutive 10 events comprised the Fringe – it now consistently boasts … [Read more...] about 2014 Fringe opens for applications
Tokoloshe – I am Expecting to see Artworks on Bricks
Finding Kaggen, an exhibition planned for the National Arts Festival Fringe event art artEC in Port Elizabeth this year, seeks to excavate meaning and widen the national aesthetic discourse by making the invisible visible. Opinion is radically divided on the subject of the Thikoloshe (tokolos or thokolose) throughout Southern Africa. Popularly dismissed during apartheid as "Bantu superstition" the Thikoloshe has in recent years reappeared as a firm favourite in the tabloid press. But … [Read more...] about Tokoloshe – I am Expecting to see Artworks on Bricks
