Inaugural Limpopo Indigenous Art Festival a glimmer of hope for theatre in the province
Between month of October and November 2022 saw the city of Polokwane through Polokwane Auditorium at Library Gardens host series of activities under the banner of Limpopo Indigenous Arts Festival, henceforth LIAF, from artistic direction of Solly Hlabirwa Malaka. Art and theatre fanatics gathered around for the inaugural flighting of LIAF. Nat Ramabulana, Solly Hlabirwa Malaka, Moses D Rasekele and Khehla Chepape Makgato (the author) at PolokwaneAuditorium 2022. Pic Supplied It was for me a great privilege to be a part of this festival for various reasons. Firstly because of my debut theatre production I produced for The Market Theatre, Man Alone written and directed by Roelf Matlala was on the line-up. Another reason was to watch Moses D Rasekele's seminal work of directing one of the country's theatre classics Beautiful Things written by Selaelo Maredi staring Nat Ramabulana as Muzi and Andisiwe Mkuyana as Noni. The two- day festival was incredibly mesmerizing