{"id":50054,"date":"2022-09-22T10:15:19","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T08:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnuus\/festival-back-with-fun-20220921-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T02:36:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T00:36:47","slug":"festival-back-with-fun-20220921-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/festival-back-with-fun-20220921-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Festival back with fun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There is lots of exitement in Bloemfontein surrounding the Vrystaat Arts Festival (VAF) taking place from 2 to 8 October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A smaller version of the festival took place during July at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, but this time the focus is on a wider variety of productions on offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The VAF is an Afrikaans cultural festival, forging creative connections with Sotho and English cultures, as well as national and international creatives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are huge artistic offerings this year \u2013 from flagship dance and music theatre productions in Afrikaans, English and Sotho to literature, arts and crafts, as well as sound, visual and experimental art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n <i>Hans steek die Rubicon oor<\/i> offers theatre lovers a superb comedic drama about growing old. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This comedy, based on Rudie van Rensburg\u2019s eponymous novel and starring Charlie Bouguenon, promises fun for all ages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elzab\u00e9 Zietsman plays a key role in the psychological thriller <i>Tom gaan plaas toe<\/i>, a drama that investigates a family\u2019s dysfunctional relationships and a legacy of lies and traumas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n <i>Hans steek die Rubicon oor<\/i> and <i>Tom gaan plaas toe<\/i> are both supported by the National Afrikaans Theatre initiative (NATi).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n <i>And still the rain kept falling softly . . .<\/i> received financial support from the Flemish Government in Southern Africa. The play was written by the Flemish writer, actor and theatre-maker Peter de Graef, and will be directed by Stef de Paepe, Flemish dramatist and screenwriter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gerben Kamper and Peter Taljaard translated the text, and the cast consists of John Paka and Boitumelo Mohutsioa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well-known Bloemfontein theatre-maker, writer and director Nico Luwes brings two productions to the festival this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n <i>Aku vang \u2019n ster <\/i>is a suspenseful drama set in the inhospitable Northern Cape. In comparison, <i>Waaihoek se Vinkel en Koljander<\/i> tells the story of twin brothers Koljander and Vinkel, who are accidentally separated in the Cape as six-year-olds. 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