News and Speeches for Arts and Culture
DCAS literature workshop boosts teachers’ and writers’ analytical skills
27 November 2019More than 60 teachers and up-and-coming writers from around the Western Cape will end 2019 with expanded knowledge and improved analytical skills for literature, after attending a Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) workshop on Fri Read More
DCAS Initiation Coordination Programme expected to boost safety of initiates
25 November 2019The Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) launched its annual Initiation Coordination Programme on Friday, 22 November 2019. Read More
DCAS dance programme culminates in innovative outdoor solo dance show
20 November 2019An intensive dance training course culminated in an extraordinary performance on Friday 15 November, as the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) hosted a production not inside, but on the veranda of the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town Read More
Overberg crafters detail successes of DCAS Craft Museé programme
15 November 2019The successes of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport’s (DCAS) Craft Museé workshop were highlighted on Thursday, 14 November 2019 when the second phase of the project was launched at the Read More
DCAS song writing competition winners head into studio
17 October 2019A group of talented, young musicians are in the midst of recording their own album after receiving a major career boost from the Western Cape Read More
Cape Winelands drama festival leg ends off on a high note
3 September 2019Audiences were kept entertained while watching the productions of the drama groups from the Cape Winelands region this weekend as the Cape Winelands Drama Adjudication showcase took place on 31 August 2019 in McGregor. Read More
DCAS dance teacher training programme sets Saldanha ablaze
27 August 2019The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport’s (DCAS) pilot Dance Teacher Training Programme came to a thrilling end on 23 August 2019 with the hosting of the “Dans die Weskus aan die Brand” (Dance the West Coast Ablaze) dance showcase at the Read More
DCAS Women’s Month celebration gives elders an opportunity to share wisdom
26 August 2019Preserving, renewing and developing the culture and tradition of indigenous storytelling was the aim as the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) hosted a Women’s Month celebration in Langa on Thursday, 22 August 2019. Read More
DCAS drama rookies share a stage with the Cape’s best at Zabalaza Festival
13 March 2019Some of the Western Cape’s brightest, young drama talent took to the stage at the Baxter Theatre’s Zabalaza Festival on Saturday 9 March 2019, after being discovered by the Department of Cultur Read More
Eden District’s young drama stars recognised by Zabalaza Festival
28 February 2019The Eden Drama Festival came to an historic end on Saturday 23 February 2019, with five of the participating groups invited to perform at the Baxter Theatre’s annual Zabalaza Festival. Read More
Cape Winelands' young drama stars light up Ceres Town Hall
18 February 2019Some of the Western Cape’s brightest young stage talents are a step closer to performing at the Zabalaza Festival and the KKNK after taking part in the Read More
Community Conversations well received by Moorreesburg participants
14 February 2019A cross section of residents from Moorreesburg and surrounds were happy to have their voices heard on Wednesday, as the second of three Read More
Residents to impact national policy through Community Conversations
11 February 2019A group of Capetonians will have their voices heard by the presidency of South Africa after taking part in the first of three Nation Building and Social Cohesion Community Conversations events in 2019 on Friday 8 February. Read More
Jazzathon shines spotlight on Western Cape’s talented musos
11 January 2019Some of the Western Cape’s most talented musicians and singers will take to the stage at the V&A Waterfront amphitheatre this weekend, after the 22nd annual Jazzathon was officially opened on Thursday, 10 January 2019. Read More
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