The Baxter’s Zabalaza Theatre Festival
The Baxter’s Zabalaza Theatre Festival celebrates a decade of brilliant new works and a sizzling family weekend, from 7 to 13 March. This year’s Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival celebrates a decade of the finest in development and outreach talent from all over the Western Cape. The festival takes place from 7 to 13 March 2020 when The Baxter will come alive, bustling with local artists and work to mark this milestone. This year’s exciting programme includes 42 cutting-edge works by over 700 dynamic theatre-makers. Curated by artistic director Mdu Kweyama and coordinated by Zoleka Helesi with Bongile Mantsai as an associate member and administrative support from Tshegofatso Mabutla, this year’s festival is packed with originality, relevance and innovation. Having positively impacted the careers of many young theatre-makers, the festival will this year honour its past and look to an innovative future of providing a platform for talented young changemakers. As part of the celebration, Zabalaza will take some shows to communities in Khayelitsha and Kraaifontein, to encourage greater audience participation and showcase the talent of these theatre-makers. The premier event of its kind in the Western Cape, the Zabalaza Theatre Festival continues to enjoy support from the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport, the City of Cape Town, Distell Foundation, the HCI foundation and Pick n Pay, which has led to the sustained growth of the successful festival year on year. The Zabalaza festival has maintained its reputation as one of the stellar platforms of its kind in the country. This year’s festival received a financial injection from the recent Rolex Arts Weekend at The Baxter, as all the proceeds from ticket sales were donated to the Zabalaza Theatre Festival. The Zabalaza Challenge allows the public to make a meaningful contribution to...