In the Limelight: Live Art Festival is on in Cape Town until April 2, 2022

In the Limelight: Exciting programme at Live Art Festival which is on in Cape Town, until April 2, 2022

It was thrilling to be at Hiddingh Campus, UCT, on Saturday evening, March 19, for the opening of the ICA’s Live Art Festival 2022- #LAF2022. The public art festival is on until April 2, 2022, in Cape Town. As with previous years, there is no charge to attend but bookings are essential at http://www.ica.uct.ac.za/ica/projects/LiveArtFestival The opening programme was sold out. As of writing, most performances slots have been fully subscribed but keep checking as more tickets may be released for outdoor events. We are still governed by lockdown regulations and particularly for indoor events, numbers are limited. The vibe on Saturday night was brilliant. It was a full moon – the last full moon in the current astrological chart – and the night before the Autumn Equinox. On a balmy Cape Town March evening, the audience was rapt by the performances.  It was also the Human Rights Day weekend and there was a reflective and celebratory vibe at the opening – the joy of being able to commune together, in public at this innovative public art festival. Read more about #LAF2022 here: https://thecaperobyn.co.za/performance-ica-live-art-festival-laf-is-on-march-19-to-april-2-2022-in-cape-town/ or see the festival website. Bravo to Jay Pather – director of the ICA (Institute of Creative Arts at UCT – formerly GIPCA), team of curators and funders for bringing a live iteration of Live Art Festival, while we still have lockdown regulations in place. Hopefully by 2023, Covid will be under control and the festival will have increased capacity in terms of ticket numbers. Many readers of TheCapeRobyn have messaged their disappointment that performances are sold out. Keep that in mind for 2023. Reserve your tickets as soon as booking is open.

❇ Image credits: © TheCapeRobyn/Robyn Cohen, March 19, 2022. Featured image- Desire Marea Nezimakade.