{"id":1868,"date":"2022-03-30T07:16:19","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T07:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.statetheatre.co.za\/kucheza\/?page_id=1868"},"modified":"2023-03-24T08:11:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T08:11:16","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.statetheatre.co.za\/kucheza\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1868\" class=\"elementor elementor-1868\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f37b8e6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f37b8e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5636977\" data-id=\"5636977\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78e668b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78e668b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b40c75\" data-id=\"2b40c75\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a56269e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a56269e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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To this hour, besides the circulating social media post, the theatre has not received any formal communication about this cancelation, even after failed attempts to reach out to her team to understand their reason(s) for pulling out. This is pure unprofessionalism and disregard for audiences and institutions. Masilo was scheduled to showcase The Sacrifice this<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.statetheatre.co.za\/kucheza\/2022\/04\/08\/dada-masilo-cancelleation-statement\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 8, 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1905 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statetheatre.co.za\/kucheza\/2022\/03\/30\/live-kucheza-afrika-festival-2022-press-release\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tLIVE KUCHEZA AFRIKA FESTIVAL 2022 PRESS RELEASE\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Media Release For Immediate Release 25 February 2022 State Theatre Presents a LIVE! Kucheza Afrika Festival 2022 The 2022 edition of the dance festival Kucheza Afrika Festival, set to take place at the South African State Theatre (SAST) from 01 to 10 April 2022, marks a return to a100% LIVE on-stage performances with audiences in a relaxed Level 1 setting. Following last year\u2019s hybrid (live and online) installment, which occurred under limiting COVID-19 restrictions, this year\u2019s programme is themed to \u201ccelebrate artists for their resilience in the face of adversity\u201d brought by the pandemic &#8211; which saw the arts sector<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.statetheatre.co.za\/kucheza\/2022\/03\/30\/live-kucheza-afrika-festival-2022-press-release\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 30, 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1871 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statetheatre.co.za\/kucheza\/2022\/03\/30\/kucheza-afrika-festival-01-10-april-2022-updated-programme\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t2022 PROGRAMME UPDATES PRESS RELEASE\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Kucheza Afrika Festival is excited to announce the addition of Dada Masilo, one South Africa\u2019s most sought-after dancers and choreographers, whose work THE SACRIFICE will wrap up the third installment of the festival with live performances on 09 and 10 April 2022. &nbsp;For a long time, she has always been fascinated by the study of unfamiliar dance forms and fusing these vocabularies with contemporary dance or classical ballet to create a new language. With THE SACRIFICE, Masilo and the dancers are engaged in the study of Tswana dance. 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