{"id":49942,"date":"2020-09-10T10:00:53","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T08:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/resuscitating-of-performing-arts-in-town-20200909-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T07:50:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T05:50:47","slug":"resuscitating-of-performing-arts-in-town-20200909-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/resuscitating-of-performing-arts-in-town-20200909-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Resuscitating\u2019 of performing arts in town"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_cb5d1fd2\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10476\/ab693a4073c74b4bba095d4cd85790d4.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10476\/17acdd584f2242918f876aecca3ab485.jpg\" title=\"Shafiq Kalumo and Thandokazi Swartbooi have at heart to let performing art take to the stage again in Uitenhage.                                         Photo:SUPPLIED\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Shafiq Kalumo and Thandokazi Swartbooi have at heart to let performing art take to the stage again in Uitenhage.                                         Photo:SUPPLIED<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>ARTS in Uitenhage, more especially theatre has taken a nosedive, but a group of young aspiring artists have at heart to resuscitate performing arts in town. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUitenhage has many actors, writers, producers, directors you name them, but we see no theatre shows being given preference like other forms of art,\u201d said Shafiq Kalumo, a performing artist and Stageworld Theatre School alumnus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kalumo during 2018 started Linga Creatives, with the aim of training young ones who are passionate about theatre. He later formed a partnership with a friend of his, Thandokazi Swartbooi, a co-founder and chairperson of Uthando-noLwazi. This is an organisation that aims at mentoring and tutoring learners from Grade 7-12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSince we have formed this partnership, we have taken a stance of putting up theatre productions and poetry sessions. We have had successful events lately,\u201d said Kalumo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are so grateful to our loyal audience. They are the ones we are trying to please and keep happy. And it finally looks like there is still life in the art after lockdown.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So far, they have taken part in an online Shakespeare Festival which was a prep for the Shakespeare Schools Virtual Festival 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have filmed our production and learners from Uitenhage High School and Solomon Mahlangu, who are under the mentorship of Linga Creatives, enjoyed their time in front of cameras.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are now working towards Lavuth\u2019ibhayi Film Festival for high schools, which is also going to be online. Kalumo and Swartbooi have also resumed their Art In Me sessions which take place at Agape Coffee Shop every last Sunday of the month. The next session will be on September 27. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter all there is still arts after lockdown. Our aim is not to make money out of these events, the love of money kills art. That is the reason why we don\u2019t see performances in Uitenhage,\u201dsaid Kalumo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe need to keep the spirit of art alive. 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