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“It’s been absolutely impossible to keep our heads above water,” says Daphne Kuhn, the owner, producer and artistic director of Sandton Theatre on the Square, speaking on 19 February at the Take-a-STAND Dialogues, hosted by the Sustaining Theatre and Dance Foundation (STAND) at Toyota SU (Stellenbosch University) Woordfees.
Kuhn was referring to the Covid-19 pandemic that, over the last year up until today, has hit the culture industry hard, leaving creatives unable to work or provide for themselves.
In fact, Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) noted late last year that “the sector, which accounts for 30 million jobs [globally], is struggling to survive and needs our help”.