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Performing Arts in South Africa
A register of firms and the professionals working at them in the Performing Arts sector based in South Africa. Browse the public index, then filter or export on Kipplo.
Companies
86 on file
South African State Theatre
In the heart of #Tshwane South Africa's capital city, the South African State #Theatre is the greatest performing #arts facility in #Africa
51 to 200 staff
Cape Town Opera
Cape Town Opera, which celebrates its 25th birthday in 2024, is one of the largest full-time performing arts institutions in South Africa and the only permanently active opera company on the African continent. The Company presents a varied lineup of productions each year that include mainstage, site-specific and touring opera productions, as well as musicals, concerts, programmes for young children and community concerts. Cape Town Opera’s commitment to CREATE goes beyond producing world-class performances. With an annual investment of 25% of their annual operating budget, the CREATE programmes strive to enrich the Community, build Relationships, provide Education, expand Access and offer essential Training and Employment opportunities within the theatre and arts industry. Since its inception in Cape Town Opera has built an impressive global presence. The Company has toured extensively, presenting fully staged productions such as Porgy and Bess, Mandela Trilogy and African Angels in prestigious theatres worldwide. Touring destinations have included Norway, Sweden, Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Monaco, Argentina, South Korea, the Netherlands, the UK, Australia, and China. Cape Town Opera’s recent co-production of The Sound of Music was a sell-out success, with over people attending performances. As a recipient of numerous accolades, Cape Town Opera is a torchbearer for excellence, inclusivity and employment within the theatre and arts industry in South Africa. The Company is dedicated to safeguarding opera as part of South Africa’s cultural heritage, a commitment that spans the entire theatre industry, from singers to set builders, fostering the incredible talent found in every corner of the country.
51 to 200 staff
Joburg Ballet
Established in July 2012, following the merger between The South African Ballet Theatre (SABT) and Mzansi Productions, Joburg Ballet (JB) is Joburg’s very own professional ballet company – a first world ballet company for a first world city. JB is proudly resident at the Joburg Theatre. The company consists of permanent and ad-hoc dancers skilled in both classical ballet and contemporary dance. An extensive repertoire includes works by Petipa, Ivanov, Bovim, Maqoma, Paeper, Balanchine, Saint-Léon, Wubbe as well as home-grown choreographers Kitty Phetla, Iain MacDonald and Shannon Glover. An active performance schedule is maintained with two major seasons at the Joburg Theatre as well as promotional events, corporate entertainment, local and international tours. In addition to the professional company, and under the auspices of JB, the following programmes are managed: • JB Satellite Schools in Alexandra, Soweto and Braamfontein • An extra-curricular Ballet Academy for high school students • An Aspirant Programme.
11 to 50 staff
National Arts Council Of South Africa Nac
The NAC was established in April, 1997 through an act of parliament (Act no.56 of 1997).The vision of the NAC is to promote, through the arts, the free expression of South Africa’s cultures. The mission of the National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC) is to develop and promote excellence in the arts. The Council's mandate is to: provide, and encourage the provision of, opportunities for people to practice the arts; promote the appreciation, understanding and enjoyment of the arts; promote the general application of the arts in the community; foster the expression of a national identity and consciousness by means of the arts; uphold and promote the right of any people to freedom in the practice of the arts; give the historically disadvantaged such additional help and resources as are required to give them greater access to the arts; address historical imbalances in the provision of infrastructure for the promotion of the arts; promote and facilitate national and international liaison between individuals and institutions in respect of the arts; and develop, promote and encourage excellence in the arts.
51 to 200 staff
Zip Zap Circus
Zip Zap Circus is a social and professional circus founded in Cape Town in 1992, dedicated to empowering and uplifting young people through the transformative power of the circus arts. Entirely free of charge, Zip Zap currently reaches more than 2 students across nine programmes, providing beginner-to-professional level circus training, as well as safe environment for self-expression, personal development, and connection. Beyond circus performance, Zip Zap equips young people with a broad set of practical and professional skills - from rigging, lighting, and costume design to IT, first aid, dance, music, and technical stagecraft - preparing them for future employment within and beyond the creative sector. Through partnerships with individuals, corporations, foundations, and government bodies, Zip Zap ensures that access to its programmes remains free and inclusive. Recognised by the National Arts Council of South Africa as a leading institution in circus arts education, Zip Zap continues to bridge divides, build confidence, and nurture the next generation of South African talent.
11 to 50 staff
The Playhouse Company
Performing Arts Industry
51 to 200 staff
Vrystaat Kunstefees Arts Festival Tsa - Botjhaba
The Vrystaat Arts Festival is an Afrikaans language festival that forges creative connections with Sesotho and English cultures and other national and international creatives. The festival has an enormous artistic offering with 9 initiatives running alongside the main festival. From flagship Afrikaans, English and Sesotho theatre and music productions to experimental dance, craft, sound art, visual art, and live art. The Vrystaat Arts Festival is now one of the key arts festivals on the African continent and offers a significant range of national and international work.
201 to 500 staff
Unima Sa
UNIMA SA is an Arts-based social enterprise managed by a collection of wildly creative, passionate and lateral thinking people brought together to foster South African puppetry as a unique and alchemical method of driving transformation. Puppetry is our medium, with the power to unite across cultural, language and social divides. The UNIMA SA vision is to see outstanding puppetry arts used to create sustainable development and in the realization of human values such as integration, peace and mutual understanding. Working at the intersection of The Arts, Civil Society, Education and Business, we consistently innovate new applications for the medium of puppetry to meet identified needs and contribute to achieving the Millennium Development Goals of alleviating poverty. At UNIMA SA we work to realize our vision by using puppetry as • a rich artistic medium for expression • an experiential learning methodology • an adaptable tool for powerful communication • an effective way to promote divergent thinking and collaboration that is vital to a culture of creativity. • a marketable skill for creating employment As an umbrella organization, UNIMA SA brings together artists working with puppetry in many different contexts; encouraging imaginative and creative expression to foster mature relationships amongst people and encourage care for our environment.
1 to 10 staff
13thfloor
13thFLOOR is all about life change – about impact and growth. Our desire is both to impact society with an alternative style of ministry using arts and media, and to cultivate growth within the frame of our ministry. 13thFLOOR is a performing arts company on par with others in the industry. With regard to performances we regard excellence and innovation key values in the creation of our all original shows. These shows seek to draw a picture of life and then show how Jesus is real within that picture. They are stories of young people with real issues. Stories that draw the youth in and unlock their hearts. 13thFLOOR is about befriending these young people who are alone and hurt. But 13thFLOOR is also a ministry and all about renewing minds and transforming lives. We go to great measures to prepare our students for, and launch them into the individual calling of God for their lives – be it in the ministry or in the market place. Over the last 15 years 13thFLOOR had influential impact in the lives of numerous businessmen, artists, musicians, actors, dancers, teachers and ministers that are positioned all over the country – leaders in their respective fields. We are based in South Africa, a country that has experienced a lot of pain in order to appreciate the blessing and value of racial unity and integration. It is an integral part of the 13thFLOOR vision to embrace cultural diversity. We make it our aim to empower young people of all races and cultures to impact our nation to the glory of our God.
11 to 50 staff
How Now Brown Cow Productions
How Now Brown Cow aims to showcase world class theatre to local South African stages and bring South African work overseas. We strive to keep our theatre industry alive and relevant. We hope to make going to the theatre once again the top choice in our busy social calendars. Post Covid 19 and 2020 lockdown, we believe theatre will become more necessary than ever when we emerge from our enforced cocoons and try to redefine our "normal". We know that through theatre, we can reflect on our society and begin to understand ourselves and others better. To appreciate our shared humanity. With the combined experience and passion of myself, an actress and writer, and Daniel "Stix" Galloway former MD of the prestigious Fugard Theatre we will embrace the challenge of playing a small part in rebuilding our theatre-scape and safe-guarding it's future.
1 to 10 staff
Jazzart Dance Theatre
Jazzart Dance Theatre is a Contemporary Dance Training and Performance company based in Cape Town, South Africa.
1 to 10 staff
Music Is A Great Investment Miagi
Since 2001 MIAGI, Music is a great Investment has offered a wide range of educational opportunities, equipping young South Africans to advance their life prospects. Similarly, the internationally celebrated MIAGI Orchestra unites young talents through excellence, creative cooperation and innovation across ethnic and social borders. An education and community centre, today known as the Morris Isaacson Centre for Music was established by MIAGI in collaboration with the Kaplan Kuschlick Foundation. A second MIAGI founded educational and cultural centre in a historically deprived settlement, ‘MIAGI Cultural Investment Centre Khayelitsha’, is in an advanced planning stage. In 2019 MIAGI registered Music is a great Investment Sweden. The objectives of this charitable association is to support MIAGI's work in South Africa and develop the MIAGI brand globally.
1 to 10 staff
Durban Filmmart Sa
The Durban FilmMart Institute is a non-profit company that facilitates local and international trade and investment in African film content
11 to 50 staff
Act Studios
ACT Studios motto is Inspiring joy through creative expression we are the largest privately-owned drama studio in South Africa with over 800 children who benefit from the dynamic and fun training provided. The Studio offer Communication Training through Drama to fourteen schools in Pretoria and Centurion and has a team of 14 qualified, enthusiastic and dynamic teachers, who have been trained in the ACT STUDIOS teaching style, covering the ACT STUDIOS syllabus. Now ACT Studios has launched a children’s Theater Division with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz being its second production.
11 to 50 staff
Lunchbox Theatre
We are a non profit organisation whose key function is to use theatre projects to raise awareness around social and environmental issues. We target mostly school based learners but extend our reach to the general public. Our projects include theatre shows and workshops. Our secondary function is to support the development of arts and culture through skills development and job creation programs.
1 to 10 staff
Rush Contemporary Theatre Company - Drama Academy
Rush Contemporary Theatre Company (Pty)- Drama Academy, rushes between experimental theatre, dance, acrobatics, video art, visual art, singing and performance art. We cater for all ages, races, genders and abilities. The company aims to create attractive theatre that draws audiences by telling stories that are urgent and relevant to "us". Our stories.
1 to 10 staff
Stagefright Edutainment
StageFright Edutainment is a specialist Edutainment company that provides multi-disciplinary services for Corporates in the fields of: Industrial and Corporate Theatre - Road Shows - Activations - Awareness Campaigns - Corporate Communications - Community Mobilisation - Stakeholder Management - Children's Theatre - Institutional and Social Development. With our proven track record, we are confident of our capabilities to communicate our clients’ messages and objectives in a way that is creative and innovative that will generate increased awareness and understanding of intended messages to the targeted audiences in a way that is Non-Didactic, Non-offensive, Engaging, Inter-Active, Educational and Entertaining. Some of our most recent themes include, but not limited to the following: Code of Conduct Diversity and Transformation Ethics Occupational Health and Safety Women's Day Women Empowerment Corporate/Organisational Values Fraud and Corruption Brand Promotions HIV/AIDS Employee Wellness Waste Management Youth Life Skills and Empowerment Voter and Civil Education Customer Service Drug and Alcohol Abuse Home Ownership Awareness Interactive Implementation and Stakeholder Engagement Anti-Piracy and any other theme our clients can think of. Our team possess a wide range of expertise, experience, skills, capabilities and competencies to meet the expectations and deliverables of our clients. And we have a great team of professional and qualified actors that will take your staff and stakeholder experience to the next level. Contact us: bookings@stagefright.co.za tiro.venter@stagefright.co.za Visit our website:
11 to 50 staff
The Fugard Theatre
The Fugard Theatre as an artistic and producing house has closed permanently and will not open again. The Founding Producer of the Fugard, Eric Abraham has, after 10 years of philanthropic support, returned the building that housed the Fugard Theatre to the freehold owner, The District 6 Museum, in 2021. The building has been returned as a fully equipped theatre, with two working performance spaces, in the hope that it will be able to be used for the benefit of the Museum and the District 6 Community.
1 to 10 staff
From The Hip Khulumakahle Fth K
FTH:K is a young, ground-breaking theatre company that works in the field of Visual Theatre. Without a dependency on any one language, its work crosses over cultural and linguistic divides and calls on audiences to "Listen With Your Eyes". It has already won multiple awards, toured all over South Africa, to Germany, Argentina, and America, and in only 7 years, has reached more than 50 people. More than that, FTH:K is South Africa's premier Deaf and hearing theatre company with the goal of integrating the Deaf into the performing arts world in South Africa. This aim is best illustrated through its unique Tell-Tale Signs programme which is currently training South Africa's first generation of Deaf artists for inclusion in the professional performing arts industry. There is currently no other project like it (nor has there ever been) running in South Africa. FTH:K works include the multi-nominated and award-winning Benchmarks, the critically acclaimed Womb Tide, its award-winning performances of Pictures of You, GUMBO and Birds' Eye View, and its multi-award-nominated performance QUACK.
1 to 10 staff
Kknk
The Klein Karoo National Arts Festival (KKNK) is one of the largest festivals in South Africa and takes place annually (since 1995) in Oudtshoorn (in the Klein Karoo, South Africa). The festival is a multi-disciplinary showcase and celebration of South African arts and culture, but also includes international performances and collaborations. Die Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees vind sedert 1995 jaarliks in Oudtshoorn plaas. Die KKNK bied hope geleenthede om die room van die Suid-Afrikaanse kunste in verskeie genres, dissiplines en vorms te beleef. Vermaak vir oud en jonk word met ’n program propvol drama, humor, musiek, diskoers en vermaak aangebied. Die fees gee aanleiding tot die skep van nuwe materiaal soos toneelstukke wat spesiaal vir die KKNK geskryf word en die topkunstenaars en -produksies by die fees word jaarliks met Kanna-toekennings vereer.
1 to 10 staff
Kryptonite Dance Academy
Kryptonite Dance Academy is an institution aimed at educating the youth in a language they understand, through dance and music. Established in 2013, Kryptonite Dance Academy is an award winning youth-run performing arts institution aimed at educating, grooming and exposing youth to all available opportunities within the local and international creative industry through dance and music. Academy Founders: Zoyi Muendane & Eugene Baloyi. These two young individuals saw a gap in the South African Market to use dance and music as a medium to travel the world, work with brands, deliver key strategies, build relationships and global networks for youth in South Africa.
1 to 10 staff
Myrhythm
myrhythm is a social platform for young performers and artists to showcase their talent. Performers enter competitions and receive feedback from world-class adjudicators. myrhythm is a diverse online community of dancers, actors, singers, musicians, artists and designers. No matter where you’re located, you can participate and showcase your unique skills and talent.
1 to 10 staff
The Waterfront Theatre School
MAKING TALENT TANGIBLE When The Waterfront Theatre School opened its doors in the early 1990’s the intention of founders Delia Sainsbury and Keith Galloway was to offer training that developed the ‘triple threat’ – a description then used for artists who sing, dance and act, equally well. Before the age of hashtags, the Waterfront Theatre School claimed the moniker ‘Higher’ to inspire a generation of young artists who today fill a range of performing and teaching positions across the globe. This legacy continues and a 4-year training programme still combines training in singing, dancing and acting culminating in qualifications accredited by Trinity College London and The Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance in London. The schools intimate environment provides personalised programmes ensuring that each individual’s needs are supported and aligned to their future professional aim, whatever they might be. The performing arts world is an ever-changing landscape with endless possibilities. Success within that world depends on creative adaptability and the term ‘triple threat’ itself is an evolving concept. As an established leader in the field, The Waterfront Theatre School continues to observe closely the diversity of skills required by young people to begin and navigate a sustainable career within the Creative Industry. We actively provide opportunities for students to perform, teach and create – and in so doing spark a new generation of industry pioneers redefining the concept of the triple threat. Offering a programme that is principally vocational with a strong emphasis on developing a skillset that is relevant to a viable career, The Waterfront Theatre School sees today what you dream of for tomorrow.
11 to 50 staff
Afromel Sa
Afromel is a people-focused and result-driven company that provides necessary solutions to societal problems through the most conventional means. While we provide our expertise and brainstorm with our employees, on what’s best for society without neglecting our values and professional ethics. We hold ourselves accountable to the highest standards by meeting the people’s needs precisely and completely. Our mission is to provide the highest quality music composition for film and music production, jingles for businesses and advertisements, soundtracks for independent artists and record labels, music distribution to various music platforms, including online stores, sound equipment and event entertainment, and music directing. connect with us as we embark on this journey.
11 to 50 staff
