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THE INAUGURAL PAN-AFRICAN CREATIVE EXCHANGE (PACE) OPENS CALLS FOR APPLICATIONS
The Vrystaat Arts Festival in Bloemfontein South Africa is proud to announce the first open-call for participants in the inaugural Pan-African Creative Exchange (PACE) 2018.
PACE was born in Bloemfontein at a long table conversation between professionals from the African continent and international visitors, and is driven by a coalition of the willing from the African continent as well as cultural professionals outside of Africa.
The PACE 2018 starts the Vrystaat Arts Festival as a three-day provocation for the interdisciplinary arts in Africa, which aims to facilitate discussion on African cultural development with national and international presenters, producers, buyers, artists and the general public.
Nike Jonah, Executive Director of PACE says: ‘Currently the creative industries in Africa contribute less than 1% to the global (touring) creative economy. The aim of PACE 2018 is to increase the global reach of the interdisciplinary creative arts industries in Africa, and contribute to the development of future work from the continent.’
Erwin Maas, Dutch New York based PACE Founding Director and Artistic Director of the International Society of Performing Arts (ISPA) says: ‘PACE 2018 will facilitate connections between the growing creative and cultural industries within Africa as well as with international partners worldwide, to reinforce and reflect the wider, global cultural significance of the creativity of Africa.’
Wole Oguntokun, Artistic Director, Renegade Theatre, Nigeria says: ‘In all my years of practice, I never came across an organisation that truly helped facilitate a Pan-African exchange programme for the Performing Arts. Often, the only chances for cross-cultural exchanges are when we look to Europe and the Americas. It is why the possibility of being a part of the first edition of PACE and the benefits that might come with it, fill me with such excitement.’
Cornelia Faasen, CEO of the National Afrikaans Theatre Initiative (NATi) and Founding Sponsor of PACE says: ‘I am incredibly proud that NATi is a key partner of PACE. PACE is extraordinarily important for Africa as we enter a period of unprecedented visibility of our many cultures. In particular, PACE will examine how indigenous African languages, including Afrikaans in all its diverse forms, can be supported in a globalised context, to highlight the diversity of Africa and its cultures of excellence.’
For PACE 2018, we are expecting artists and cultural professionals from a range of African countries,  including Lesotho, Namibia, Nigeria, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. We also welcome a number of other international guests from Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Romania, Singapore, the UK and the US.
PACE has three strands:
1. Tour Ready Work: Up to 60 minute extract of work by professional artists and companies. (Tour Ready means that as a company/artist you have experience of touring and have a product that is artistically and technically ready to share with promoters and which will be ready to tour).
2. Work in Progress: Up to 45 minute sharing of original work at a critical stage in its development. (Work in Progress means that you as a company/artist have a product in development that is thought through and artistically is ready to share. Although in the initial stages and may need further development, your work is something you are committed to developing further)
3. Pitch sessions: Up to 10-minutes for artists to pitch ideas and concepts at an early stage of development. (Pitching means sharing original ideas that an artist or company wish to develop further, but at this stage the idea is clearly formed and you can talk about the artistic idea/influences that will lead to a final production)
Completing the application form
All artists and companies wishing to take part in PACE must read the guidelines (link) and complete the application form (link). The DEADLINE for receipt of completed applications is Friday April 27, 2018. The outcome of decisions will be sent to all applicants by Friday May 25, 2018
**If chosen to be part of PACE, you/your company will be given ONE slot to present your work in one of three strands.
The PACE programme will be announced on the website (link) in May 2018
For more information and to fill in and submit application forms please visit: http://bit.ly/PanAfricanCreativeExchange2018
For all application enquiries please contact:
PACE Co-ordinator Reabetswe Mokone
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NATI • Nasionale Afrikaanse Teater-Inisiatief Kingdom of the Netherlands in South Africa
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Die storie is eenvoudig, die gevolge nie. Ná jare ontmoet ’n man en vrou mekaar weer by hul kind se graf, maar hulle is ander mense – hy het aanbeweeg, sy nie. Hulle het ’n kind verloor, toe hulleself, toe mekaar. Hoe nou? Nico Luwes skryf in Volksblad: ‘Hartroerend … toeganklik … briljant.’ Dié bekroonde internasionale treffer uit Nederland is nou al in 12 tale vertaal. Die teks is hoofsaaklik Afrikaans, maar bestaan uit ’n mengsel van Afrikaans, Engels en isiXhosa. Mens hoef egter nie isiXhosa te kan volg nie; dit behels baie kort stukkies wat in die ander tale herhaal word.