The Black Power Station Session
Ulwamkelo – A Tribute to Thandazile “Tasco” Madinda
The Black Power Station
Arts, Nature & Spirituality as Guide
Visual Art
(un)favourable conditions | Vulindlela Nyoni
GFI Art Gallery
(un)favourable conditions holds space for ambiguity, where growth happens not despite the conditions, but through them.
Dance & Physical Theatre
A Fool For You
Spark in the Dark Hub
The quest to find love in the 21st century is no laughing matter.
The Black Power Station Session
A Night Away
The Black Power Station
A Night Away With Live Music is a delightful event, where joy fills the air with captivating tunes
Comedy
ADHD, the Bottle and Me
Chantal Harris Comedy
A Journey of Recovery, Realisation, and Really Bad Impulse Control
Theatre
Aaahh! Nguberhamba!
Walter Sisulu University
A gripping drama exploring identity, loyalty, and the cost of ambition
The Black Power Station Session
Archival Access and Collective Memory – Communion of Jazz ft. Mlungisi Gegana
The Black Power Station
This dialogue affirms sound as heritage and healing.
Cabaret & Musical Theatre
Back at Burt's
LH Productions
A harmonious narrative of two hearts finding unity
Theatre
Battle Of Lurwayizo
Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture
A drama telling a story of the liberation
The Black Power Station Session
Beggared In SA by Sean Higgs
The Black Power Station
Imagine losing everything. Not just your job, your home, or your money—but your very sense of who you are.
The Black Power Station Session
Behind the Lens: Conversation between Michael Pinyana & Steven Lang
The Black Power Station
Visual storytelling with music photographer, Michael Pinyana & Steven Lang
Theatre
Behind van Vuuren's farm
The Tx Theatre (The Tx theatre Hub)
"The ground never keeps its secrets for long."
Dance & Physical Theatre
Beyond The Stage
The Diocesan School for Girls
Experience, feel, and be moved.
Theatre
Born Today - Yesterday
Walter Sisulu University
My blood will nourish the tree that will bear the fruits of freedom. Tell my people that I love them, they must continue the fight.
The Black Power Station Session
Business Beyond Festival
The Black Power Station
Collaborate and establish new business ventures
Comedy
Butlers and Best Men
Slick 'n Sleeve
A murder-mystery comedy where the audience decides who lives… and who dies.
Theatre for Children & Young People
Butterfly Heart/Serurubele
Ubom! Eastern Cape Drama Company
Some Friendships Never End; Only the Heart Remembers the Paths to Best Friends Forever!
Theatre
Captured In Silence
Native Eye Creatives SA
Shining a Light on Gender Based Violence and Ukuthwalwa
Illusion & Magic
CharlieQuinn Presents 'The Sleightly Honest Trickster'
CharlieQuinn
Every trick has a truth…and every truth hides a trick!
Dance & Physical Theatre
Chasing Laughter
Generation of stars
A riveting and unsettling exploration of the human psyche
Theatre
Circle of Quest
Arise and Shine Production
A young girl doesn't believe there is God and is thinking of suicide.
Theatre
Dikgang Tsa Bagolo: Ngwana Mme
Dramatic Scholars
No revolution has ever been won without casualties.
EC Film Expo
Eastern Cape Film Expo
The Eastern Cape Development Corporation
Positioning the Eastern Cape as a film and television destination of choice.
Music
Echoes Across Continents: A Musical Journey from Europe to Africa
Belinda de Villiers
A musical journey including Beethoven, Debussy and Alexander Johnson.
Dance & Physical Theatre
Echoes of a Century
Prestige School of Dance
A story told through music, and a dance through time.
Theatre
Echoes of the People
Sibusiso Black Madondo
This poignant portrayal is inspired by real-world events or societal issues, such as conflict, injustice, or systemic failures.
Theatre
Freedom Next time
Tshwane University of Technology
After 30 years of democracy, government still hasn’t delivered on their promises
Theatre
Ganga Nyoko! Inzima Nyoko!
Spark in the Dark Hub
The ties that keep us together, are the ties that separate us.
Theatre
HI-YA: (Thulashout!)
Hindsight Productions & The Tx Theatre Hub
Tracing the Struggle: Parallels between the 1964 Civil Rights Movement and the 1994 fall of Apartheid
Cabaret & Musical Theatre
Home in time for Lunch
LH Productions
A Coming-(out)-of-Age Story, with Apologies to Stephen Sondheim
Theatre
I CAN BUY MYSELF FLOWERS...
Unlikely Productions in Association with MVG Productions
A comedy-drama about a woman trying to find balance
Theatre for Children & Young People
I Don't Believe in Dinosaurs
How to Hold Productions
An adventure full of friendship, puppets, and learning how to let go ... and, yes, there is a dinosaur!
The Black Power Station Session
ICHIZA LOMOYA: The Medicine of the Soul – Mzi SA ft. Xhanti Nokwali
The Black Power Station
A call to ancestral grounding, healing, and remembering through song.
Dance & Physical Theatre
ISINGQI SOM-AFRICA BY UYISE KANGQAYIMBANA
Tzk Entertainment Group Primary Cooperative
Sihleka sonwatyiswe ngamandla engoma noncuthu lomxhentso wese africa
Theatre
Igazi Lase Senqu (Orange River)
Pioneers Arts Movement
A production that goes back in time through dance and music.
Music
Ingoma yoHadi (Song of the Harp)
IThala leAfrika with Asakhe Cuntsulana
Community healing with song
The Black Power Station Session
Intyatyambo Elityeni
The Black Power Station
"Wathint' abafazi, wathint' imbokotho," Women continue to stand as pillars of strength, advocating for equality and justice in various spheres of life.
The Black Power Station Session
Ixhanti, Amasiko Nezithethe, Nomlando kaXhosa Hosted by Abba Ayalew Amlak and AbaKhaliphi bokuKhanya Institution Of Spiritual Knowledge
The Black Power Station
A return to the source of African thought.
EC Film Expo
Joza Youth Hub
The Eastern Cape Development Corporation
Positioning the Eastern Cape as a film and television destination of choice.
Dance & Physical Theatre
June 16 Re-Imagined
Versatile Dance school
Youth Month: Where Passion Meets Performance
Theatre
Kwa-mhlaba nasemkhathini
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Abesifazane abadala balandela izimpande zami ngokungibukisisa ebusweni.
Theatre
Land of Nonesi
Isomi Creative Arts Space
A story that fills another gap in the history of the Thembu people
Visual Art
Layers and Light
Ingrid Schudel
Integral to processes of science and art are tensions of entropy and order, and predictability and surprise.
The Black Power Station Session
Listen To The Kids curated by Kujenga
The Black Power Station
A youth-powered jazz showcase celebrating a new generation of musicians
Theatre
Listen and Hear
Tshwane University of Technology
Dreams of Love and Hope Shattered in the Cold Shadows of Poverty
Theatre
Love me, Feed me, Never Leave me
Origen Productions
The modern dating play you never knew you needed.
Dance & Physical Theatre
Lowe's Children
Tswelelang Cultural Dancers
A journey into the past in search of 'the seed of birth of mankind'
The Black Power Station Session
MXO Presents Different Folks ft. Jazz Afrika Collective
The Black Power Station
Legend in collaboration MXO
Music
Makhanda Igwijo Competition | A Celebration of Youth & Song
National Arts Festival, Mandela Bay Theatre Complex and EC DSRAC
An exciting platform for young people to showcase their talent and passion for music.
Theatre
Mqambi weNyembezi Vuka
University of Cape Town
A poignant exploration of love, loss, and the enduring power of family
Theatre for Children & Young People
My Grandfather's Dancing Shoes
FELICITY ARTS THEATRE
Continuing the legacy of dance!
Performance Art
MyKomVandaan
Boitshepo Development Foundation (NPC)
The rich cultural history of the indigenous Nama people, brought to life.
Music
Ndingekafi: Whispers of Redemption
Kwantu Designs
A Vocal Sonic Bath. A deeply moving, evocative and mesmerising choral production.
Theatre
PASSAGE "A Boy's journey to manhood"
African Jewel
Navigate the passage to manhood with five diverse friends
Cabaret & Musical Theatre
Pioneers & Provocateurs - The Power of Piano in Pop
LH Productions
Where the Piano Beats at the Heart of Pop’s Most Iconic Moments
Cabaret & Musical Theatre
RE-MACHARORA
JUDAH ARTS FOUNDATION
We are the sons and daughters of the soil
Comedy
Riaad Moosa: What’s the Point?
Riaad Moosa
Trying to find a comedic formula for this experiment we call life. Get Fit. Get Funny.
Theatre
Siyaphanda
Unsung Artists Foundation
Can redemption ever be attained when we are shackled by our past?
Comedy
So Over The Rainbow
MVG Productions
Rainbows, sunset clauses and new dawns combine to offer gifts of cathartic mirth.
Music
Songs For My Father
Sipha Plaatjies
In every note, a memory; in every song, a story of love and loss.
Theatre
Strangers' Tears - Cry, My Beloved Africa
World Of Art Movement
The echoes of unspoken pain, the voice of a silenced continent.
Theatre
TIRO's TOUGHLOOP TESTIMONY
Lwandle Arts Academy
Will we ever get a fair deal in this land, land of our forefathers?
The Black Power Station Session
The Black Power Station | The Collaboration Day
The Black Power Station
A community-powered, free-form collaboration day to close the Festival.
The Black Power Station Session
The Black Power Station | The Muffinz
The Black Power Station
The Muffinz return with genre-defying grooves, and poetic lyricism.
The Black Power Station Session
The Composition: With Mathabo Tlali -Craft Meets Conversation
The Black Power Station
Conversation Meets Performance
Theatre for Children & Young People
The Fairy Tale Detective Agency
Slick 'n Sleeve
When everyone's favourite fairy tales get magically muddled, they're there to get things back to Happily Ever After!
Theatre for Children & Young People
The Forest
Contemporary Dance Laboratory
Interactive Dance Performance for Children
Theatre
The Garden Boy
Khayalamangema Artists Productions
Let's acknowledge our scars and face the future
The Black Power Station Session
The Impact and Influence of Steve Biko on the Creative Arts Activism
The Black Power Station
Unpacking Biko's Black Consciousness philosophy in the arts
Theatre
The King of Broken Things
Theatresmiths
A magical excursion into the rehabilitation of broken and discarded objects.
Theatre
The Possible Grave
Gauteng Sport, Arts, Culture & Recreation in Partnership with the City of Joburg Municipality
Shall be submitted soonest
Theatre
The Preacher
The Preacher Production In Partnership With Emalahleni Civic Theatre
Unveiling Secrets, Testing Faith — When Loyalty Turns to Betrayal.
The Black Power Station Session
The Return of the Cypher: Aroundhiphop presents Sonz of Law Reunion feat. Yahav
The Black Power Station
Yahav delivers a performance infused with lyrical fire and spiritual resonance!
Theatre
The Tragedy of Samuel Omunye
Masai Sepuru
The past doesn't have to give chase to catch up with you.
Comedy
Thoughts I Thinked
Yaaseen Barnes
Where chaos meets comedy - welcome to the brain of Yaaseen Barnes.
The Black Power Station Session
Tuning into Creativity: The Interplay of Radio and The Arts
The Black Power Station
This dialogue session explores the relationship between broadcasting and the arts
Cabaret & Musical Theatre
Tutti Frutti
Fruity Lix Productions (Pty) Ltd
A colourful cabaret by award-winning queer queen Pichi Keane!
Theatre
UBABA - The Father
Chillies Records And Entertainment Media
How can man create his own killing machine?
The Black Power Station Session
Ubuhlanti: The Solution-Oriented Platform Experience 2025
The Black Power Station
Elders, artists and thinkers come together for an intergenerational dialogue.
Theatre for Children & Young People
Umbhobho - The Red Pipe
Siphosethu Mankai
uTshepiso is sexually pursed by her teacher, and seeks advice from her sister uLiyema.
The Black Power Station Session
Umcimbi.com: The People's Gathering
The Black Power Station
A community-rooted showcase of emerging Eastern Cape artists, poets, and musicians.
Theatre
Umnqophiso The Covenant
Umnqophiso The Covenant
Uncovering the intersection of faith, ancestry and identity.
Theatre
Unmasking the monster within.
University Of Venda.
A ruthless killer's dark reign of terror sparks a quest for justice
Music
Unveiling a Legacy: The Intergenerational Odyssey of Uhadi Music
Tinklay Production
A musical journey honouring heritage and inspiring the future
Illusion & Magic
VIVA! A Vegas Magic Show
Brendon Peel Entertainment
Peel & Lau bring the magic of Vegas to Makhanda...
The Black Power Station Session
Walk with Art
The Black Power Station
A Unique Adventure During the National Arts Festival 2025
The Black Power Station Session
Wamkelwa - Ithongo Malibuye: Echoes of Embo
The Black Power Station
Musical Landscapes - African Energy in Music
Theatre
What Do You Think the Birds are Doing?
Spark in the Dark
Fear, hope, and a rat in the apocalypse.
The Black Power Station Session
Zamani ft Amahle presents: Another Last Time
The Black Power Station
A fulfilled life through music.
Theatre
all my ex-lovers are dead
Spark in the Dark Hub
Why is love like potatoes? And should you really have sent that 8-minute voice note professing your love?
Cabaret & Musical Theatre
s'il vous plaît
Fruity Lix Productions (Pty) Ltd
Come inside Mistress Mae's boudoir - a sexy & sassy cabaret.
ArtTalk
ArtTalk | SWOP Lunch Break
Society, Work and Politics Institute
An open discussion on the restitution of land and work
Visual Art
Black Sash: Seven Stories over Seven Decades
Black Sash
An interactive exhibition celebrating 70 years of standing for human rights
Theatre
Breakfast with Mugabe
Market Theatre and FEC
Nuanced depiction of Mugabe and the political landscape of Zimbabwe
Dance & Physical Theatre
Die een wat bly
Figure of 8 Dance Theatre and FEC
Exploring the relationship between mothers and their sons
Music
Dumza Maswana's Umngqungqo Orchestral Experience
Dumza Muswana
An unforgettable evening of music, storytelling, and cultural celebration!
Poetry & Spoken Word
Gabo Legwala
Modise Sekgothe
Poetic theatre following Modise ‘Ndish’ Sekgothe through his formative years in Soweto
Music
IZWI LAMI (My Voice)
Anelisa “Annalyzer” Stuurman
An invitation to listen, feel, and bear witness to the voice within.
Dance & Physical Theatre
Izithukuthuku: The Tattered Soul of the Worker
VAP Dance Academy, Theatre & Studios, Vusi Mdoyi, Jeremy Nedd & Phala Ookeditse Phala
The brutality and exploitation of capitalism laid bare
Dance & Physical Theatre
KEMET – Black Lands / Alkamal Walkamal Almutlaq – Completeness and Absolute Wholeness
Asanda Ruda
Asanda Ruda explores themes of Black identity, land, and spiritual reclamation
Dance & Physical Theatre
Letters to Gaza
Jika Uluntu as part of Voices of Ubuntu Project
A Borderless Dance of Children’s Hope and Grief
Dance & Physical Theatre
Magic Maids
Eisa Jocson/Venuri Perera
Exploring the power of incantation, and intention to interrogate systematic violence
Circus
Malo and the Moon-Maiden
Cirk Circus
The story of Malo the Clown and Melodia Luna, the Moon-Maiden.
Dance & Physical Theatre
Melaku Belay: Ethiopian Dance
Fendika Cultural Center and National Arts Festival
An interactive workshop on Ethiopian dance combining conversation, film and movement.
Dance & Physical Theatre
Portals and petals; the subtle alchemy of my grandmother’s dreams...
JAZZART DANCE THEATRE and Musa Hlatshwayo
A collaboration between dreams and realities
Visual Art
Purch GarboGoyles
NAF
Artists confront socio-political contradictions through works that transform waste into challenging public interventions.
Music
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA (SANJO)
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex in partnership with Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
Highlighting Eastern Cape Jazz
Visual Art
The Cartography of Dreams II
Palesa Suthane
Exploring the role of memory and emotion in documenting history and envisioning the future.
Theatre
The Talent
Action Hero and Deborah Pearson
The legacy of the human voice in a non-human future.
Visual Art
To teach in ways that teach us to care for the soul
Nyakallo Maleke
To teach in ways that teach us to care for the soul
Theatre
Vakavigwa (Burials/They Were Buried)
Campbell Meas and National Playwright Competition
Justice and accountability are never simple
Music
War and Peace
The Wits Trio
Pianist Malcolm Nay, violinist Zanta Hofmeyr, and cellist Susan Mouton
Music
Dakawa Music Experience | Day One
ECDSRAC & ECAVC
Get ready for bold sounds and unforgettable vibes!
Visual Art
Eastern Cape Craft and Design Showcase
ECDSRAC
The Eastern Cape’s rich heritage of artistry and craftsmanship takes center stage
Dance & Physical Theatre
Eastern Cape Ensemble
DSRAC
An unforgettable journey through culture, dance, and music
Visual Art
Eastern Cape Showcase | Creative Lines, Forms and Lenses
ECDSRAC
A vibrant, intergenerational exchange of ideas
Music
Ingoma Music Conference and Exhibition (IMCE)
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex in partnership with Eastern Cape Department
A two-day gathering of musical policy and development minds
Music
BUITE: SUPEROUTSIDE BOESMAN KHOI-QOH RAP CONCERT
Intonga Entertainment (PTY)
#Bushman #zuluman #karookind #boesman #Qoh #Khoi #hhptrapmusic #south #africa
Film
Christopher Truter, a child of 1976
Green Leaf Films
A documentary about the first coloured child to be killed on the Cape Flats during the 1976 national uprising.
Film
Not All Men Are Trash - Said A Man
Xiluva Collective in collaboration with UnrecArt
Unravelling Shadows: A Journey of Justice and Redemption
Film
Weight in Waiting
Jacques Batista
Stones tumble in the Karoo when a man arrives holding one of those years that asks questions.
Dance & Physical Theatre
ǁIs ge sada, sada ge ǁis... she is us and we are her.
Munanai Theatre Company
ǁis ge sada, sada ge ǁis - she is us and we are her.
Jazz
Blue Notes Tribute Orkestra (BNTO)
Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions
A tribute to true SA Jazz pioneers
Jazz
Carlo and Sigi - The Gong Project
Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions
Kaleidoscopic innovations and avant-garde dialogues
Jazz
Fredrik Kronkvist Quartet
Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions
Powerhouse synthesis of distinctive styles and musicality
Jazz
Fredrik Kronkvist WIRED feat. Natasha Otero
Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions
Blending modern jazz with global rhythms and grooves
Jazz
Gabi Motuba: To Know the Other
Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions
Creating new relationships through story-driven jazz
Jazz
Lumanyano Mzi: Ithemba Elitsha
Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions
International influences with a Cape Town lens
Jazz
National Schools Jazz Band – Ramon Alexander
Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions
School band performance
Jazz
Nhlanhla Mahlangu: DaniMali
NYJF
Transposing African philosophies into modern musical expressions
Jazz
Robin Fassie | RESURGENCE: pt.1 RESTRAINT
Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions
A conceptual journey made physical through improvisation and musical release
Jazz
Siya Charles – Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz
Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions
Winner of this year’s Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Jazz
Jazz
Sphelelo Mazibuko: FACES
Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions
Expressions of connection and individuality
Jazz
Sweet-Potato-Ginger-Cake
Eastern Cape Jazz Promotions
A unique collaboration between 4 individualists
ArtTalk
Devonian Ecosystem Project | Q&A with Local Palaeontologist
Albany Museum
Ancient Life Unearthed
ArtTalk
The Camera Obscura – A Victorian Marvel with a Contemporary Twist
Albany Museum
A magical, real-time projection of Makhanda!
ArtTalk
The Devonian Ecosystem Project | Ancient Life, Unearthed | Lecture & Demo
Albany Museum
Explore South Africa's fossil heritage through this immersive palaeontology experience.
ArtTalk
The Seed of Healing – Storytelling Workshop on Indigenous Knowledge
Albany Museum
A nine-day series of intimate workshops exploring Xhosa indigenous knowledge systems
Visual Art
The Wonders of the Devonian World
Albany Museum
360-million-year-old fossils reveal a past world.
Literature
Eastern Cape Literature Festival | Children's Corner | Fab Farm by Lori-Ann Preston
ECDSRAC
A farmyard adventure packed with fun!
Literature
Eastern Cape Literature Festival | Children's Corner | Read, Please, Dream! with Nal'ibali
ECDSRAC
The Nal’ibali team brings stories to life with songs and role play!
Literature
Eastern Cape Literature Festival | Children's Corner | The Wanda World Way with Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni-Bikitsha
ECDSRAC
Step into the vibrant WANDAverse!
Literature
Eastern Cape Literature Festival | Financial Literacy Workshop
ECDSRAC
Artists do not have to die poor!
Literature
Eastern Cape Literature Festival | Masterclass on Advanced Directing
ECDSRAC
Learn from the masters
Literature
Eastern Cape Literature Festival | Opening Ceremony
ECDSRAC
A festival rooted in legacy, transformation, and creative excellence.
Literature
Eastern Cape Literature Festival | Stories of Resilience, Identity, and Truth
ECDSRAC
South African life stories of resilience, identity, and the pursuit of truth.
Literature
How well do you know your Province?
ECDSRAC
Test your general knowledge of the Eastern Cape.
