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"Sanlam Dramafees"

The "Sanlam Dramafees" was the sponsor-branded name of the drama (theatre) programme of the [[Woordfees|US Woordfees]] in Stellenbosch during the years it was sponsored by [[Sanlam]]. Also referred to as the Sanlam Drama Festival, it was accompanied by a late-night cabaret strand, the [[Sanlam nagKAT]].

== Founding and aims ==

The [[Woordfees]] is an annual, predominantly [[Afrikaans]] arts festival first held at [[Stellenbosch University]] in 2000, presenting drama, music, visual art, literary and other events at venues across Stellenbosch. During [[Sanlam]]'s involvement as a main donor, the festival's drama leg carried the company's name as the "Sanlam Dramafees", together with a cabaret component (listed in the programme as "Dramafees & Kabaret"). The exact first and last years in which the drama programme carried the Sanlam name have not been traced.* By 2012 [[Sanlam]] had been associated with the festival for about five years, and in that year — described in the festival programme as the second year of a renewed sponsorship — the company began moving its naming sponsorship from the drama festival to the music programme, the [[Sanlam Musiekfees]].

== History ==

At the 2012 festival (2–11 March, on the theme "Groen"), the Sanlam Dramafees was coordinated by [[Saartjie Botha]], with [[Amanda Botha]] as overall festival curator. It presented a large slate of productions across Stellenbosch venues including the [[Klein Libertas Teater]], the [[PJ Olivier Kunssentrum]], the [[Oude Libertas|Oude Libertas Amfiteater]] and the [[Spier|Spier Amfiteater]]. Productions included ''[[Die rebellie van Lafras Verwey]]'' by [[Chris Barnard]], presented by [[The Mechanicals]] and directed by [[Albert Maritz]], with [[Stian Bam]], [[Tinarie van Wyk-Loots]] and [[Carel Nel]]; ''[[Nag Ma]]'' by Marsha Norman, translated and adapted by [[Antoinette Louw]] and [[Sandra Prinsloo]] and directed by [[Lara Bye]]; ''[[Skeer op Richmond]]'' by [[Saartjie Botha]], directed by [[Nina Swart]]; and ''[[N is vir Neurose]]'', written and directed by [[Christiaan Olwagen]]. The parallel late-night cabaret strand, the [[Sanlam nagKAT]], was coordinated by [[Niël Rademan]].

== Sources ==

''Woordfeesprogram 2012''. Stellenbosch: US Woordfees, 2012.

See also the ESAT entry on the [[Woordfees]].

Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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-The "Sanlam Dramafees" was the sponsor-branded name of the drama (theatre) programme of the [[Woordfees|US Woordfees]] in Stellenbosch during the years it was sponsored by [[Sanlam]]. Also referred to as the Sanlam Drama Festival, it was accompanied by a late-night cabaret strand, the [[Sanlam nagKAT]].
+The "[[Sanlam Dramafees]]" was the sponsor-branded name of the drama (theatre) programme of the [[Woordfees|US Woordfees]] in Stellenbosch during the years it was sponsored by the insurance group [[Sanlam]]. Also referred to as the [[Sanlam Drama Festival]], it was accompanied by a late-night cabaret strand, the [[Sanlam nagKAT]].The name was in use by 2010 and continued at least until 2012*, with [[Saartjie Botha]] coordinating the programme.* By the 2015 festival the drama programme was being presented as the '''Toneelfees''', and [[Sanlam]]'s festival sponsorship had shifted to the music programme, presented as the '''Sanlam Musiekfees'''. The exact first and last years of the Sanlam Dramafees branding have not been traced.*
 == Founding and aims ==
-The [[Woordfees]] is an annual, predominantly [[Afrikaans]] arts festival first held at [[Stellenbosch University]] in 2000, presenting drama, music, visual art, literary and other events at venues across Stellenbosch. During [[Sanlam]]'s involvement as a main donor, the festival's drama leg carried the company's name as the "Sanlam Dramafees", together with a cabaret component (listed in the programme as "Dramafees & Kabaret"). The exact first and last years in which the drama programme carried the Sanlam name have not been traced.* By 2012 [[Sanlam]] had been associated with the festival for about five years, and in that year — described in the festival programme as the second year of a renewed sponsorship — the company began moving its naming sponsorship from the drama festival to the music programme, the [[Sanlam Musiekfees]].
+The [[Woordfees]] is an annual, predominantly [[Afrikaans]] arts festival first held at [[Stellenbosch University]] in 2000, presenting drama, music, visual art, literary and other events at venues across [[Stellenbosch]]. During [[Sanlam]]'s involvement as a main donor, the festival's drama leg carried the company's name as the "Sanlam Dramafees", together with a cabaret component (listed in the programme as "Dramafees & Kabaret"). The exact first and last years in which the drama programme carried the Sanlam name have not been traced.* By 2012 [[Sanlam]] had been associated with the festival for about five years, and in that year — described in the festival programme as the second year of a renewed sponsorship — the company began moving its naming sponsorship from the drama festival to the music programme, the [[Sanlam Musiekfees]].
 == History ==

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Annelp at 09:54, 13 July 2026

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