Ovation Awards

Access to arts ‘critical for transformation’

Published on September 18, 2018

The arts’ scene elite attended a ceremony in Mpumalanga recently to hand over a special award to a most deserving theatre company – the Forgotten Angle Theatre Collaborative  [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] [/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left… Read More

Celebrating Standard Bank Ovation Award winners!

Published on July 7, 2019

A sold-out performance by Freshlyground and a free parade through the streets of Makhanda on Sunday saw out the National Arts Festival, an 11-day cultural binge of arts and entertainment. Organisers say it is too early to report back on ticket sales, but the overall impression is that the 2019 National Arts Festival was resilient… Read More

Latest Ovation Award winners at #NAF18

Published on July 7, 2018

You’re invited! Please join us – and the artists and producers – to find out who has won SILVER and GOLD Standard Bank Ovation Awards tonight (Saturday) at 11pm, Fountain Court at the Monument. Corné and Twakkie will be your hosts Artistic innovation, excellence, the exploration of new performance styles and the courage to open new… Read More

Latest Ovation Award winners at #NAF2019

Published on July 6, 2019

Artistic innovation, excellence, the exploration of new performance styles and the courage to open new conversation through the arts underpin the motivation for the winners of the Standard Bank Ovation Award. These are the latest daily winners, selected by a jury of critics, writers, journalists and theatre makers from hundreds of plays on the Fringe.  … Read More

Ovation Award winners at #NAF17

Published on July 8, 2017

Artistic innovation, excellence, the exploration of new performance styles and the courage to open new conversation through the arts underpin the motivation for the winners of the Standard Bank Ovation Award. These are the latest daily winners, selected by a jury of critics, journalists and theatre makers from hundreds of plays on the Fringe. Saturday 8 July… Read More

Students unflinching in tackling gender at NAF

Published on July 10, 2018

Much of the work performed on the Student Festival at this year’s National Arts Festival demonstrated that students are grappling with the politics of gender. This is the second consecutive year that the Student Festival was integrated into the Fringe, giving students a realistic experience of performing at the Festival. Motlatji Ditodi of the student advisory… Read More

Why the Ovation Awards are a big deal

Published on July 4, 2017

You know that feeling when, as a performance ends, you are moved to jump to your feet and applaud until your hands hurt? That’s the sense that Standard Bank Ovation Award winners inspire. With more than 200 premier productions on the Fringe programme this year, the panel of judges have their work cut out for them. Running list… Read More