Other Arts Alive events to watch out for
ALEXANDRA – A Kwaito Legends Concert will be held on October 22 and featuring prominent kwaito artists and producers
Numerous other exciting programmes have been lined up for the Arts Alive International Festival to scintillate audiences this Heritage Month of September.
Heritage Month seeks to celebrate and showcase the creative and artistic work of the industry with an exciting line-up of events and artists planned to cater for a cross-section of audiences across disciplines such as theatre, music, crafts, visual arts, dance, film and a series of educational programmes such as webinars, workshops, masterclasses and conferences.
A Beat Makers Market will be hosted on September 26 and will be an innovative networking event geared toward artists and producers to meet and build successful business relationships with programming that will include online beat auctions, virtual workshops, live streaming of panel discussions, online product demonstration and beat maker of the year.
A Kwaito Legends Concert will be held on October 22 and featuring prominent kwaito artists and producers. The concert will comprise of a dialogue with kwaito producers and a concert by kwaito music artists. The key focus of the dialogue will look at where the kwaito genre is currently and where it’s going and the influences the genre has had in SA music.
Theatre Production and Acting Masterclass will be held on October 28–30 alongside a play titled The Red on the Rainbow, which follows the aftermath of the death of a young man on a maize farm at the hands of a farmer’s son and his friends.
A Global Dance Supreme programme takes place on September 29 to October 31 and will cover a range of topics and events, such as an Online Championship programme; free dance workshops and DJ live streams; Facebook live workshops and Facebook live mixes.
The Imbalance Phenomenon of Economy exhibition by Azael Langa will be on November 17 and is a body of work from the medium of fumage. Fumage is the use of smoke and fire to create artistic works that are unique, yet, very striking.
A Digital Audience Development event will be hosted on November 27, aimed at supporting, strengthening and advancing the arts marketing and audience engagement skills of arts and cultural professionals.
Details: www.artsalive.joburg
