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Growing South African artists Cape Town Festival supported by Rootspring NPC is committed to actively creating training and SUSTAINABLE performance opportunities for South African artists/musicians Read More Focusing on our artist sustainability Cape Town Festival is one of the leading non-profit role players in promoting local artists in Cape Town, and it has realigned its core industry function to provide regular live and online performance platforms, income-generating employment, equipment training, and mentorship for artists Read More

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BACKGROUND

The Cape Town festival was established in 1999 because of the Planet Hollywood Bombings in 1998 at the VA Waterfront, Cape Town. It started as the One City Many Cultures by Ryland Fisher, then editor of the Cape Times, to address cultural intolerance and racial violence. From 2003 to 2007...

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OUR VISION

There is an urgency to re-imagine a new era for artists in South Africa as the fabric and conscience of society. Our vision is to realize this by developing our local artists’ originality and authenticity. The current crisis in the arts industry gives rise to opportunities to expand our vision to embrace…

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GET INVOLVED

Musicians and Artists are going through arguably one of the most challenging times in history to make a living and play an uplifting role as the voice of society. They need income-generating opportunities and support to cope with a struggling economy and world that has gone online and...

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CEO MESSAGE

CT Arts Fest – changing consciousness through art – started as a response in 2000 as a call for cultural tolerance and the promotion of our common humanity in response to the planet Hollywood bombing. Today after 23 years, we find ourselves in a world with more challenges, the survival...

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Projects

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BEYOND BUSKING PROJECT

BEYOND BUSKING PROJECT

This project develops local buskers with skills such as personal development, vocal training, songwriting, music arrangement and production.

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BEYOND BUSKING FESTIVAL DAY

BEYOND BUSKING FESTIVAL DAY

Beyond Busking Festival Day follows international trends where busking is considered a career by providing street musicians and artists with a sustainable income and platform to showcase their art.

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COMMUNITY ARTS FESTIVALS

COMMUNITY ARTS FESTIVALS

This is our annual project that focuses on enhancing community wellbeing and highlights local artists in their own communities.

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CAPE TOWN ARTS FESTIVAL

CAPE TOWN ARTS FESTIVAL

The focus of this 2-day event is Community Arts for Community Wellbeing and to highlight community artists by giving them a bigger platform in the main festival at the Castle of Good Hope.

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Featured Videos

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Videos
Langa Community Arts Festival at Guga S'thebe Arts and Culture Centre

Langa Community Arts Festival at Guga S’thebe Arts and Culture Centre

Videos
Buyambo Arts Festival at Azande Theatre Village

Buyambo Arts Festival at Azande Theatre Village

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Henry Jeane - Beyond Busking Program

Henry Jeane – Beyond Busking Program

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CTAF Events Management and Planning Workshop with Langa Creatives part 2

CTAF Events Management and Planning Workshop with Langa Creatives part 2

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“The curious beauty about african music is it uplifts even as it tells a sad story.”

Nelson Mandela

“Music is a discipline, and a mistress of order and good manners, she makes the people milder and gentler, more moral and more reasonable.”

Martin Luther King Jr.

“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”

Pablo Picasso

“Art arises when the secret vision of the artist and the manifestation of nature agree to find new shapes.”

Khalil Gibran

Upcoming Events

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Langa Community Arts Festival

Langa Community Arts Festival

The Cape Town Arts Festival (CTAF) together with Langa Vibes (Langa Creatives Collective) will host the Langa Community Arts Festival ...
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CAPE TOWN ARTS FESTIVAL - BEYOND BUSKING DAY

CAPE TOWN ARTS FESTIVAL – BEYOND BUSKING DAY

CAPE TOWN ARTS FESTIVAL BEYOND BUSKING DAY Artists and musicians are the Zeitgeist of South Africa as a nation," asserts ...
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Beyond Busking Auditions

Beyond Busking Auditions

Cape Town Festival, in partnership with the Castle of Good Hope and supported by the Ariva Arts Foundation The Department ...
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Cape Town Festival launches "We are all we need" at Nassau

Cape Town Festival launches “We are all we need” at Nassau

Cape Town Festival and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sports (DCAS). with project partners, Rootspring NPC, is hosting the ...
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Contacts

www.capetownfestival.org.zainfo@capetownfestival.org.zaCall Us: +27 74 661 7336 / +27 84 894 6890

Location

Unit 2, Waverly Business Park, ObservatoryCape TownWestern Cape7935South Africa

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