The Feast of the Clowns has been part of the city’s calendar since 2000. It started as a small street festival, but has now established itself as the only annual festival in the inner city celebrating its diversity and people and running over a whole week. In 2008 the main festival was attended by up to 20,000 people and the side events and workshops by 2,000 - 2,500 people.

 

Hosted by the Tshwane Leadership Foundation (TLF) in conjunction with other local role players, this is a home grown festival, locally owned and managed. The Feast celebrates the vibrant diversity of the inner city, it provides access to well-known artists and exposure to emerging community artists, it transfers artistic skills, and builds a sense of community.

 

This year the Feast of the Clowns will take place from 10 - 16 August 2009!

 

This year we expect the following:

 

· 80-90 live artists on three stages

· The annual March of the Clowns with 3,500 people

· A mini-film festival with local communities (including homeless communities) in several inner city venues

· Educational and (re-)creational workshops (throughout the year and the week)

· Social justice workshops

· Art, poetry & photo competitions and exhibitions with performances

· Art workshops

· Circus workshops

· Three productions in a city theatre, hosting different artists, one evening showcasing local talent

 

In the past acclaimed artists like mime master John Jacobs, dancer-choreographer Gladys Agulhas with her Agulhas Theatre Works, Juniour Makhoere and the Mamelodi Theatre Company, Ladies in Jazz, Jabu Khanyile, PJ Powers, Jo Blue, TK, Karen Zoid, the play “Mixed Metaphors” by playwright Mike van Graan, Bubbles the Clown, and many others, added value to this event. Besides performances they conducted community workshops transferring skills to local people.

 

In the past two years further partnerships were formed. African Window Museum partnered with us by displaying the art competitions for two weeks. We were also able to participate at the Gauteng Carnival through our relationship with the City of Tshwane.

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. For queries, please contact us at imagine@tlf.org.za. Last updated 09/06/2009.