The Department of Sport, Art, Culture and Recreation, in collaboration with Matjhabeng Local Municipality and Sputniki entertainment embarked on a combined extravaganza art project in the district of Lejweleputswa to showcase talent and create platform for emerging artist in the district.
This festival, coined Moduwana District Arts Festival, is a platform to enhance, empower, showcase talent as well as create space for artist development.
It is one of such programs that would promote theatre, music and dance as a social and competitive activity in our community.
The festival will be comprised of different art forms in theatre, dance and music categorised as follows:
- Theatre: Drama and Poetry
- Dance:Tradition and Afro fusion (Hip-Hop, Sepantsula, Sepotjwa)
- Music: Gospel, Kwaito and Jazz
This project is the first of its kind in the quest for the empowerment and development of artists in the district. The festival will be hosted as follows:
Date: 29 September 2012
Venue: Welkom Club
Time: 9h00
Trophies and price money will be awarded to the winners in position one, two and three. Recording deals, production tour and other opportunities will be provided to all participants.
The event is expected to attract about 1 000 young people in the district.
Your media house is cordially invited.
Media enquiries:
Tankiso Zola
Cell: 082 940 2392
Tel: 051 410 4742/4786/4719
Email: tankiso@sacr.fs.gov.za
General enquiries:
Moipone Mokhutle-Moroka
Tel: 057 355 6757
Cell: 083 496 8409
Email: moipone.mm@sacr.fs.gov.za
