{"id":31,"date":"2020-04-13T11:18:52","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T11:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.statetheatre.co.za\/kucheza\/about\/"},"modified":"2023-03-24T08:09:59","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T08:09:59","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.statetheatre.co.za\/kucheza\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"31\" class=\"elementor elementor-31\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5131a13e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5131a13e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-1053ca7a\" data-id=\"1053ca7a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\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-3d99e122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d99e122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-efa27e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efa27e7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd663e2\" data-id=\"bd663e2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\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-459fc62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"459fc62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p>The 3rd Kucheza\nAfrika Festival Live 01-10 March 2022 <span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-2); font-size: 1.75rem; font-style: inherit;\"><\/span><\/p><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65cb52b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65cb52b\" 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>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following last year\u2019s\u00a0hybrid (live and online) instalment, which occurred under limiting COVID-19\u00a0restrictions, this year\u2019s 100% LIVE programme is themed to \u201ccelebrate artists for their resilience in the face of adversity\u201d\u00a0brought by the\u00a0pandemic &#8211; which saw the arts sector hit hard, leaving scores of artists unable\u00a0to fully practice. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74b7065\" data-id=\"74b7065\" data-element_type=\"column\">\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-0976cf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0976cf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa77f1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa77f1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Inspired by the Swahili word for dance, Kucheza aims to be a platform that will help preserve dance in the country and in Africa and ensure that dancers always have a home at the State Theatre. The festival is SAST\u2019s aspiration to continue serving domestic and continental dance communities, as well as a call to action for Africa to converge as one in its diversity.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-306b7e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"306b7e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aba9229\" data-id=\"aba9229\" data-element_type=\"column\">\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-028bd03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"028bd03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.statetheatre.co.za\/kucheza\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ad-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1014\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.statetheatre.co.za\/kucheza\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ad-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.statetheatre.co.za\/kucheza\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ad-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.statetheatre.co.za\/kucheza\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ad-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.statetheatre.co.za\/kucheza\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ad-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.statetheatre.co.za\/kucheza\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ad.jpg 2005w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a372fe4\" data-id=\"a372fe4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\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-d0471d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0471d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6c6858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6c6858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p>Message from Artistic Director :<br>Mr Aubrey Sekhabi <span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-2); font-size: 1.75rem; font-style: inherit;\"><\/span><\/p><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9ec219 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9ec219\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s been two years since we went full-on live! We are grateful for this chance. I am grateful for this opportunity. Many have lost loved ones. I have lost loved ones. I am learning and grappling with grief. It gives me comfort that I can continue to do what makes me whole. It is therefore a pleasure to present the Kucheza Afrika Festival 2022. So much has changed! Our world &#8211; the Showbiz world has changed. Today, you can see any piece of art anywhere in the world. Whilst before a piece of dance, theatre, visual arts and literature could just end up in that venue, in that bookstore, in that gallery. I have been to many dance shows, had conversations with my colleagues, sometimes, in fact, often we have asked ourselves what it meant?\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-6e45f61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e45f61\" 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-92610de\" data-id=\"92610de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\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-63ca72a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63ca72a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It kept on being different interpretations, based on our artistic gut, now we can now we can unpack it, present conversations, consistently through our programs. Onset gives you just that &#8211; unpacking the ideas, ideals, visions, creativity and LIFE. Nevertheless, it is still great to be back on, LIVE!<\/p><p>What a privilege to be full-on Live in the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> instalment with a celebration of Vincent Koko Sekoati Mantsoe\u2019s 30th anniversary in dance celebration \u2013 to have the world-celebrated son of the soil at home, at the Theatre for Africa is a major feat. Not only will he be premiering Koma at Kucheza, he will also be celebrated by his peer, David April with his rendition of Barena \u2013 paying homage to Mantsoe. Dance greats Gregory Maqoma\u2019s Ketima and Luyanda Sidiya\u2019s Trilogy are also on the buffet. The dance community is spoilt for choice \u2013 Kristi Leigh, Helge Letonje, Teresa Mojela and Julia Burnham also are gracing our stages \u2013 we are spoilt for choice with both veterans and young artists. I urge the patrons to come and experience the 3rd instalment, with a Trilogy and most importantly &#8211; a 30 years celebrations. I present to you the Kucheza Afrika Festival 2022. It is exciting, full of experience, celebrations, repetitions and young artists. It is waiting to be unleashed.<\/p><p>This is the true launch of Kucheza 2022. #ChezaAfrika<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About The 3rd Kucheza Afrika Festival Live 01-10 March 2022 Following last year\u2019s\u00a0hybrid (live and online) instalment, which occurred under limiting COVID-19\u00a0restrictions, this year\u2019s 100% LIVE programme is themed to \u201ccelebrate artists for their resilience in the face of adversity\u201d\u00a0brought by the\u00a0pandemic &#8211; which saw the arts sector hit hard, leaving scores of artists unable\u00a0to &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.statetheatre.co.za\/kucheza\/about\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">About<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"enabled","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-31","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.statetheatre.co.za\/kucheza\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.statetheatre.co.za\/kucheza\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.statetheatre.co.za\/kucheza\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.statetheatre.co.za\/kucheza\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.statetheatre.co.za\/kucheza\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31"}],"version-history":[{"count":112,"href":"https:\/\/www.statetheatre.co.za\/kucheza\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2346,"href":"https:\/\/www.statetheatre.co.za\/kucheza\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31\/revisions\/2346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.statetheatre.co.za\/kucheza\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}