25
June
2020
Today
marks the start of the first-ever Virtual National Arts Festival which will run
from 25 June – 5 July 2020. The festival which is normally held in Makanda, has
reinvented itself to be held virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic and
national lockdown which prohibits large gatherings.
The
Executive Mayor of Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Cllr. Khunjuzwa Eunice
Kekana said; “During this time of lockdown people are really feeling that they
are missing out on things they once enjoyed but the Virtual National Arts
Festival offers them the opportunity to experience art and music from the
comfort and safety of their own homes…It makes me think of a quote from our
former President, Nelson Mandela, who said ‘Art, especially entertainment and
music, is understood by everybody, and it lifts the spirits and the morale of
those who hear it’â€.
Community
members are encouraged to support this historic moment in the history of the
National Arts Festival. Information on the daily line-up as well as ticket
sales is available on the National Arts Festival’s website: https://nationalartsfestival.co.za