NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL 2025: Bold return to its rebellious roots
By Sitha Maliwa:
The Soil will be appearing at the 2025 National Arts Festival
After marking its 50th milestone in 2024, the National Arts Festival (NAF) returns to Makhanda from 26 June to 6 July 2025 with a programme that promises to be its most daring in years. Under the theme “Vivid. Bold. Unfiltered,” this year’s event offers a sweeping, energetic reflection of our times - restless, uncertain, but brimming with artistic vitality.Set against the backdrop of the Eastern Cape winter, the Festival will once again transform the historic town into a national and international hub of cultural exchange, where performance, visual art, dialogue, and innovation converge.“This year’s Festival is a container for the ideas and questions shaping the world,” said Artistic Director Rucera Se...