It is the end of July and time for the University of Pretoria’s drama department to present their 11th annual Krêkvars Student Arts Festival until Saturday.
With more than 40 performances, ranging from cabaret, physical theatre, comedy and drama to short films, those who attend will be able to enjoy new, original works by up-and-coming writers, directors and performers.
This year’s line-up includes productions from the University of Pretoria, the Tshwane University of Technology, Pali as well as performances from established artists.
The performances will take place in the Masker, Lier and Chapel theatres on the Hatfield Campus of the University of Pretoria. Tickets cost only R10 a show. They can be bought at the venue 45 minutes before the show begins. The festival’s official hang- out, the Bok, offers exciting activities each night and a little something to quench the thirst.
Krêkvars promotes integration with real time, real life entrepreneurial activities to allow students and artists an opportunity to absorb the change-over to an economically active professional environment with greater ease. The festival is created, organised and managed by students and ties in with various aspects of the Drama Department’s programme.
“Krêkvars is an opportunity to celebrate students’ creativity and innovation. It is a space where they can let their imaginations run free, interrogate issues relevant to their lives and create modes of performance that support their creative visions.
“If you want to be entertained, disturbed and enthralled, Krêkvars is the type of festival that you will want to attend,” said Professor Marié-Heleen Coetzee, head of the university’s drama department.
l For more information on the festival, please contact Christopher Almeida at 082 362 9386 or chrisxalmeida@ gmail.com or Yvonne Rabie at 012 420 255 or yvonne.rabie@ up.ac.za. Find the detailed programme at www.up.ac.za/krekvars