PRE-OPENING & AFROVIBES FESTIVAL 8 October in Amsterdam

PRE-OPENING & AFROVIBES FESTIVAL 8 October in Amsterdam

Type: Supported event

Date: 08-10-2014

Location: Amsterdam / The Netherlands

On 8 October the 11th edition of the Afrovibes Festival will be officially opened at MC Theatre in Amsterdam. 

H.E. Vusi Bruce Koloane, the new ambassador of the Republic of South Africa to the Netherlands, will be official guest of this festival opening. SANEC members and associates are invited to meet the new ambassador before the official festival opening kicks off. James Ngcobo, Afrovibes' artistic director and artistic director of the Market Theatre in Johannesburg, will give an introduction on 20 years South African Arts and Culture (1994-2014).

Programme (Pre-opening free of charge)

• 16H30-17H00 Registration and Coffee
• 17H00-17H20 Introduction on 20 years South African Arts and Culture (1994-2014) speakers: James Ngcobo, artistic director Afrovibes Festival and artistic director Market Theatre, Johannesburg
• 17H20-18H00 Drinks and meeting the new South African ambassador as well as South African participating actors, dancers, theatremakers, musicians, playwrights, directors at the Afrovibes Festival 2014
• 18H00 closing SANEC event & opening Festival Café for general public

Programme Festival (Afrovibes paid)


• 18H00-19H00 Option to have dinner at the Theatre Café Toko MC
•19H00-19H20 Official Opening Afrovibes Festival 2014 by Amsterdam Elderwoman Mrs. Simone Kukenheim, SA ambassador H.E. Bruce Koloane and James Ngcobo
• 19H30 Dance / Theatreproduction Biko’s Quest, Jazzart Dance Theatre, Cape Town
• 21H00 Q&A about Biko’s Quest with director Mandla Mbothwe
• 21H15 Teaser of the theatre production The Revivalists
• 21H45 Dance performance Dark Cell by Themba Mbuli
• 21H00 Q&22H15 Music performance by Zuluboy (SA), Kern Koppen (NL) and Badjekkah (NL) & DJ Lovesupreme
 

Details

Date: Thursday 8 October 2014

Time: 17H00-18H00
Venue: MC Theatre, Amsterdam
(Parking information Westerpark)
(Parking information Willemspoort)


Fee

SANEC Members pre-opening: Free or charge
Tickets for the festival can be ordered online at MC Theatre ticket box.
Tickets for one of the Performance cost between€ 7,50 and € 15,- and Evening tickets for all the performances cost € 20,-

Registration

Please register by [email protected]

latest by Monday 6 October 2014 


More Information on the Afrovibes Festival 2014:
Afrovibes-website (in Dutch) 
Afrovibes-website (in English)
Festivalprogramme-online 
Official trailer Afrovibes Festival 2014