Kopanong Student Arts Festival 2018

Hot nights and fiery entertainment in store for the 2018 Kopanong Student Arts Festival

With the more than 40 productions on offer this year, which range from physical theatre and comedy to drama and musical theatre, audiences will be able to enjoy new, original works by up and coming writers, directors and performers at the UP Drama Department’s annual Kopanong Student Arts Festival.

This year’s line-up includes productions by students from UP, Oakfields, TUT and UCKR, as well as independent young artists and a range of exciting prizes are on offer.

Festival Managers La-Portia Khoza and Westley Smith regard the festival as “a wonderful platform for artists to engage with audiences and other artists – a space of learning and unity through art, where we can grow as artists and creators. It is a platform that starts conversations, brings content that triggers your mind-set and shows that resonate with the voices of today”.

Students also get the chance to rub shoulders with professional artists. Choreographer and performer Mdu Nhlapo’s celebrated production Kiu, which was included in the NAF’s main programme earlier this year, will be presented at the festival as the alumni contribution for 2018. Performer and playwright Phillip Dikotla will present Stagetime, a stand-up comedy act and Kiri Pink Knob will present J Bhoboza – A Hip-Hop Musical Extravaganza as the professional contributions to the festival.

Pearl Monama, Zenande Mfenyana, Je-anie Swiegelaar, Donnalee Roberts, Noxolo Dlamini, Erik Harm Holm, Mdu Nhlapo, Nico Scheepers, Gopala Davies, Mila Guy, Masego Mothibakgomo, Wessel Pretorius, Neo Motaung, Tarryn Louch, Mona Monyane, Werner Coetzer and many more performers and theatre-makers participated in the festival during their student years at UP Drama.

The festival promises to entertain audiences young and young-at-heart audiences, and at only R35 per ticket per show, you can afford to come along to Kopanong!

Date:                           15–20 October 2018

Email:                         [email protected]

Bookings:                  http://kopanongstudentsartsfestival.nutickets.co.za

Full programme:       www.up.ac.za/kopanong

Dailey updates available on  the Kopanong Facebook page.