National Arts 2021 growing a fringe
By Staff Reporter
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Durban- The National Arts Festival is planning for a hybrid edition in July with a digital (online) festival and live elements as allowed within the prevailing Covid-19 restrictions ‒ and wants interested artists to take part.
The festival went online last year when the pandemic restricted gatherings and prevented a live festival from taking place. The month-long digital 2020 Virtual National Arts Festival drew more than 80 000 local and international visitors to the festival site and showcased productions that included WhatsApp plays, robot-sketched portrait sessions, music concerts, theatre, dance, documentaries, retrospectives and more.
Late last year, artists were invited to propose works for the curated programme of the 2021 Festival. Now organisers wants artists who are interested in presenting work on the 2021 Fringe to tell them more about their ideas for live and digital work.