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The Reza Khota Quartet ignites with new energy
It has been some years since seeing the Reza Khota Quartet perform in their original formation. The iconic band...
Arts festivals in South Africa find a way forward
Collaboration is at the centre of a partnership between the biggest arts festivals in South Africa. In September...
Siki Jo-an Zuma on touring in South Africa
Siki Jo-an Zuma has been steadily growing as an artist since she first wowed South African audiences when...
When Festivals Become Jobs Catalysts
South Africa's creative economy isn't being written in government offices or corporate boardrooms alone. It's...
Arts Festivals Urge Government to Rebuild Creative Sector Strategy
Arts leaders gathered at Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees in Stellenbosch have issued an urgent call to protect South...
Lee-Ann van Rooi: Laying a legacy
At a press conference at the recent Venice Film Festival, actress Julia Roberts was asked a fairly confrontational...
Powerful Stories To Take Centre Stage at Aardklop Under the Festival Enterprise Catalyst Banner
The Festival Enterprise Catalyst (FEC) continues to bring bold, homegrown works to audiences across South Africa, with...
The need for more Performance Art in South Africa
Performance Art has been around since the 1960s globally, but it is still relatively new and evolving in South Africa,...
Motherhood, Music and the Struggle to Survive
Women in music face ongoing struggles to sustain their careers. A lack of access to funding, childcare, support and...
Breakfast With Mugabe: Laying A Ghost To Rest, Awakening A Monster
The stage is a divided realm, its representation of Harare State House, circa 2001, visually emerging from the raw...
How Do Musicians In South Africa Feel About Touring?
Pursuing a career as a musician in South Africa has become one of the most challenging creative professions to pursue....
Through Calvin Ratladi’s eyes – This year’s Standard Bank Young Artist for Theatre
The first thing I noticed about Calvin Ratladi were his eyes. Huge, mysterious pools of something warm and comforting....
Brussels: Introducing Toots Jazz Club by Atiyyah Khan
Toot’s Jazz Club is the latest home for jazz in Brussels, opening in May this year. On my recent trip to Europe in...
Concerts SA Awards 50 Mobility Subsidies
Touring Season: July–October 2025 Over 800 registrations received from across the South African music sectorConcerts...
‘Bridling’: performing the unspeakable
Silence and inaction are the torments at the heart of 'Bridling', a short story that's now a riveting play debuting at...
FEC supports 5 productions at NAF
In 2024, the Festival Enterprise Catalyst (FEC) was established to support the longevity and financial sustainability...
Rehane Abrahams takes a queer carnal quest to Makhanda
The theatre director says "The Fugue of Tjebolang", a dreamy tale about gender fluid people journeying into the world,...
Concerts SA – a conduit for collaboration in South Africa
For over a decade, Concerts SA, a live music initiative, played a pivotal role in helping musicians in South Africa...
In a stage adaptation of the lauded novel, ‘Kompoun’ becomes a ritual of liberation
Family secrets, handed-down traumas, a search for truth, and storytelling as a ritual of healing: the play examines...
Everything, everywhere, all at once
The rise and rise of actor and theatre-maker Wessel Pretorius Actor, playwright, screenwriter and theatre director...
Concerts SA and Festival Enterprise Catalyst Announce 2025 Mobility Subsidies for Touring Musicians
Concerts SA (CSA), in partnership with the Festival Enterprise Catalyst (FEC), has announced the 2025 call for...
The Festival Enterprise Catalyst (FEC) Champions Sustainability Through Co-Produced Works at KKNK 2025
Formed in 2024, the Festival Enterprise Catalyst (FEC) fosters partnerships to support new and touring...
Fresh South African Stories Take the Stage at Suidoosterfees
Festival Enterprise Catalyst supports new theatre works at the 2026 Suidoosterfees A powerful lineup of original South...
Arts Festival Unite to Ignite South Africa’s Creative Industries
Festival Enterprise Catalyst Kicks Off, Backed by R20 Million Investment South Africa – A landmark collaboration...