Spier Arts Festivals
Historically known as the Spier Arts Summer Season, the Spier Arts Festivals were established in 1996. The Spier Arts Festivals are rooted in the Africa Centre’s raison d’etre – a space where the visual, intellectual and performance cultures of Africa are celebrated, studied and brought to life for diverse audiences in innovative ways. These Festivals are a celebration of African excellence in the performing arts; promote South African artists; provide opportunities for collaboration with Pan-African artists; and build new audiences for the arts.
Poetry
The Spier Poetry Exchange, on 1 and 2 February, will build on the phenomenal success of the Spier Open Air Poetry Festival, which thrilled and challenged South African audiences from 2004-2006. This Festival will be curated by Malika Ndlovu and Lorelle Royeppen-viegi and will be performed on the Spier Estate.
Performance
The Performing Arts Festival, from 26 February to 2 March, will be curated by Brett Bailey and Jay Pather. Using Cape Town inner-city venues, the emphasis will be on developing original work and re-staging works outside of the usual performance spaces — on the streets, in train stations, churches and other exciting locations.
Music
The Music Festival in October, will be hosted in a series of intimate venues throughout Cape Town. The Festival will infuse the city with experimental African music, which explores how and why Africans function within a web of entangled nations. The Festival will be curated by Ntone Edjabe and Neo Muyanga.
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