My Heritage: Live in
the City
A performance showcase by URBAN ARTS PLATFORM
Saturday, 29 September
Urban Arts Platform is looking for artists to perform at My
Heritage: Live in the City, a performance festival that will celebrate heritage day
and that will encourage audiences to think about Johannesburg inner-city stories and personal history.
Donald the spoken word poet and winner of Battle in the City, Photo Steven Katzenstein 2012
Mbembe and Nuttall, in
their book, Johannesburg: The Elusive
Metropolis write that Johannesburg is “an original city, speaking in an
original voice.” We want to hear original voices from Johannesburg through the
voice of the artist. Individual artists or groups of all performance genres are welcome to
apply as long as the work relates to personal rootedness/identity/heritage in
Johannesburg City.
Applicants must send
the following to urbanartsplatform@gmail.com by Friday, 7 September:
1) Artist’s/group name
2) Contact details
3) Brief biography
4) Brief description of work you would like to
showcase
5) Photos/Youtube links/videos/MP3s of past
work
We look forward to hearing from you
