The celebration will kick-start with the Artscape Indigenous Ensemble along with the invited guests from Afrovibes in the Netherlands, showcasing the cross-cultural dance genres at Guga S’thebe New Theatre in Langa on 10 September 2017. It continues at Zolani Centre Theatre in Nyanga on 17 September, with the final show culminating in an indigenous concert Road Trip with Dizu Plaatjies on 24 September at Artscape Theatre Centre.
The Cape Cultural Collective celebrates its 10th anniversary on Thursday, 21 September with Big Bash, a kaleidoscope of the Mother City’s cultural collective. The line-up includes top comedian Riaad Moosa, the magical Rosa Choir and the Cape Flats Tenors among others.
On 22 and 23 September South African and Dutch dancers share the stage with a splendid international collaboration JONGA and new work, In your Hands, by artists-in-residence Kirvan Fortuin. This encounter, made possible by Artscape Theatre Centre in collaboration with Afrovibes Incubator Programme, Jazzart and DOX (Dutch multidisciplinary theatre production company), is a mixture of African, contemporary and urban dance forms creating an interesting connection between dance and video. JONGA is created by South African dancer and choreographer Elvis Sibeko together with the Dutch brothers Thomas and Erik Bos from Urban Collective 155, in co-operation with additional dancers Aviwe November and Rein Luuring.
The Heritage Festival will wrap-up with a grand finale production; Jazz Masters Tribute from 28 to 30 September. Nomfundo Xaluva, Zoe Modiga, Monique Hellenberg, Sylvester Mazinyane, Buddy Wells, McCoy Mrubata, Alvin Dyers, Hilton Schilder and Sylvia Mdunyelwa will be paying tribute to our jazz legends such as Errol Dyers and the Schilder family, Miriam Makeba and many more.
Tickets for all productions (ranging from R100 – 150) are available via Computicket or Artscape-Dial-a-Seat 021 421 7695.
