For our second edition of PACE ( 25-28 June 2020) eligibility criteria includes
Artist based in Africa
Artists from the African Diaspora
Artists responding to Contemporary Africa
@designindaba@OkayAfrica@VANSAnational @prohelvetia @SouthernAfrArts
It helped him make his decision to use this incredibly talented son of South Africa to work on Tree with Idris Elba. Nike Jonah and Erwin Maas so proud of the hard work you put into PACE. Lets do it again! And how the hell are we going to get Tree to South Africa folks!??
So this happened. Gregory Vuyani Maqoma was in discussion with Kwame Kwei-Armah about Tree - Created by Idris Elba and Kwame Kwei-Armah prior to the Pan-African Creative Exchange but when Kwame saw Cion by Vuyani Dance Company at the Vrystaat Kunstefees in Bloemfontein this year.
Livestreaming now on https://t.co/dpFJAgWa6n from The Pan-African Creative Exchange @Pacebloem in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Ugandan novelist Goretti Kyomuhendo. Get info: https://t.co/5iQzKKAzEN #PaceBloem2018@VSKunstefees@nikej @ricardopeach @NLinSouthAfrica@NAC_SA
The aim of PACE is to increase the global reach of Africa’s arts industry to the wider world and to contribute to the continent’s development of future work. @Pacebloem. https://t.co/E2j8UvdQoV
From Lagos to Johannesburg, PACE presents a curated programme which includes: Qudus Onikeku’s new dance work Spirit Child; Paw Productions’ experimental devised theatre piece Esther’s Revenge; Thespian Family with Comic Republic have developed Itan ...
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'In all my years of practice, I never came across an organisation that truly helped facilitate a Pan-African exchange for the performing arts.. It is why the possibility of being a part of the first edition of PACE and the benefits that come with it, fill me with such excitement'
PACE 2018 - PROGRAMME ANNOUNCEMENT
30+ Artists selected from 13 African countries
Full programme here:
https://t.co/XHlHSo2y0R
Receive your Extended Early Bird discount until 25 June Register here:
https://t.co/SjAnq1LpFr
“As African identity and representation is a dominant discourse in South Africa, the
first PACE event is a welcomed initiative. It will provide a dynamic platform to engage
with cultural counterparts from across the continent and the African diaspora...”
Ismail Mahomed
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