Post by cjm on Mar 19, 2014 17:50:04 GMT
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20 years of KKNK: all the top shows
March 18 2014 at 12:02pm
By Diane de Beer
It’s 20 years on and the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival (KKNK) has leapt through its teenage years with aplomb. Now it’s standing on the edge of a new era, a new director to be announced in the foreseeable future and theatre entering an exciting time of change in which artists take their destiny in hand and tell their stories their way. It’s a younger generation that has been taught by those with art pulsing through their veins as well as experience, and they’re ready to storm the palace.
For audiences it’s all good news and for the festivals, at this point, it has become the testing ground for new work. Many of those who get the nod of approval find a way of moving a step beyond this circuit route, especially as artists take the economy and their livelihoods into account. They want their stories told, and with this fantastic launch pad, it’s fingers crossed.
With celebrations in full swing from March 29 to April 5, there’s a feast of debut works for theatre lovers, and if you haven’t experienced some of the best work from earlier festivals including Land van Skedels and Macbeth Slapeloos, get those tickets now.
Here’s an overview of some of the players in this historic 2014 KKNK:
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20 years of KKNK: all the top shows
March 18 2014 at 12:02pm
By Diane de Beer
It’s 20 years on and the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival (KKNK) has leapt through its teenage years with aplomb. Now it’s standing on the edge of a new era, a new director to be announced in the foreseeable future and theatre entering an exciting time of change in which artists take their destiny in hand and tell their stories their way. It’s a younger generation that has been taught by those with art pulsing through their veins as well as experience, and they’re ready to storm the palace.
For audiences it’s all good news and for the festivals, at this point, it has become the testing ground for new work. Many of those who get the nod of approval find a way of moving a step beyond this circuit route, especially as artists take the economy and their livelihoods into account. They want their stories told, and with this fantastic launch pad, it’s fingers crossed.
With celebrations in full swing from March 29 to April 5, there’s a feast of debut works for theatre lovers, and if you haven’t experienced some of the best work from earlier festivals including Land van Skedels and Macbeth Slapeloos, get those tickets now.
Here’s an overview of some of the players in this historic 2014 KKNK:
...