Five women from Johannesburg storm onto the field, ready for a decisive hockey match. Today they can become champions. Yet haunted by memories of sexual assault and harassment, it soon becomes apparent that there is more at stake than a title. Gradually, the line between the competition and social reality disappears and the women find…
Sifiso Majola is an accomplished dancer and choreographer who works in contemporary dance and in community settings, two worlds which he both thoroughly enjoys and also tries to form bridges between. He was born and raised in Kwa-Mashu, one of the larger townships in the South African city of Durban. Through outreach programmes and community…
Tswelopele Performing Artists is a Non-Profit Arts Organisation registered with the Department of welfare of the Republic of South Africa. The organization is based in Tembisa Township, a sprawling community between Johannesburg and Pretoria. Tswelopele was formed on 7 November 1994 by Oupa China Malatjie after identifying that youth in the town often created their…
In November 2013, actors Hassan Oumhammed and Güner Güven of Stut theater opened the Isigcawu festival in KwaMashu township, Durban, South Africa. Their double bill Friend/Mahmoud is partly inspired by their own youth in the Utrecht-neighborhood of Overvecht. The festival in Durban also featured Brothers by Umsindo, a highly physical performance by two actors who…
Based in: Johannesburg, South Africa, Art discipline: Visual Arts Participated in ICAF in 2011 The Imbali Visual Literacy Project was founded in 1988 to address the inequities in creative education in schools during the time of apartheid. Now, in post-apartheid years, the project has been adapted to address another crucial issue facing South Africa: the…