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A Festival that turn up the Heat on the arts scene, not the planet
As humanity’s (often contentious) relationship with the natural world, particularly against a backdrop of climate change and threats of mass extinctions, increases in relevance, so too does it become a more pressing topic for artists.
The new HEAT Arts Festival wakes up Cape Town this winter
Crystal speaks to the Founder of the new HEAT Arts Festival, Mary Corrigall. They’ll be putting on 12 days of activities, including opera performances, a theatre programme, and even Angolan salsa classes to entice you out to combat the winter blues. The festival runs from 11 to 21 July in the city centre.
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Turning Up the Heat
Inaugural Cape Town Winter arts festival promises a rich engagement on Common Ground.
Art imitates life as HEAT Festival sets precedent
HEAT Festival showcases diversity of queer and nonbinary artists.
HEAT will set flames under Cape Town’s siloed communities
As we find ourselves in unprecedented political times, Common Ground, the title and theme of the HEAT Winter Arts Festival, has never been this necessary since the advent of our democracy.