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| − | ''[[The Cape Town Festival]]'' | + | ''[[The Cape Town Festival]]'' is an annual city-wide festival of arts, taking place in various venues during March. |
| − | Also | + | Also referred to as ''[[The Cape Town Arts Festival]]'' or the ''[[The One City, Many Cultures Cape Town Festival]]''. |
'''See also [[Festivals in South Africa]]''' | '''See also [[Festivals in South Africa]]''' | ||
| − | An annual event taking place on on Human Rights Day, 21 March, the existing festival came into being in 2001, having grown out of the ''[[One City Many Cultures]]'' initiative, launched 1999 by [[Ryland Fisher]], during his tenure as editor of the [[Cape Times]], with the aim of promoting a greater understanding of different cultures in the Western Cape and achieving cultural, religious and racial tolerance, through a celebration of culture and creativity. | + | An annual event taking place on on Human Rights Day, 21 March, the existing festival came into being in 2001, having grown out of the ''[[One City, Many Cultures]]'' initiative, launched 1999 by [[Ryland Fisher]], during his tenure as editor of the [[Cape Times]], with the aim of promoting a greater understanding of different cultures in the Western Cape and achieving cultural, religious and racial tolerance, through a celebration of culture and creativity. |
The Festival originally took place in the Iziko Museums and [[Company Gardens]] precinct, but in 2017 it shifted to | The Festival originally took place in the Iziko Museums and [[Company Gardens]] precinct, but in 2017 it shifted to | ||
the [[Castle of Good Hope]] as a venue. | the [[Castle of Good Hope]] as a venue. | ||
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| + | http://www.capetownfestival.co.za/home | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:05, 20 September 2018
The Cape Town Festival is an annual city-wide festival of arts, taking place in various venues during March.
Also referred to as The Cape Town Arts Festival or the The One City, Many Cultures Cape Town Festival.
See also Festivals in South Africa
An annual event taking place on on Human Rights Day, 21 March, the existing festival came into being in 2001, having grown out of the One City, Many Cultures initiative, launched 1999 by Ryland Fisher, during his tenure as editor of the Cape Times, with the aim of promoting a greater understanding of different cultures in the Western Cape and achieving cultural, religious and racial tolerance, through a celebration of culture and creativity.
The Festival originally took place in the Iziko Museums and Company Gardens precinct, but in 2017 it shifted to the Castle of Good Hope as a venue.
Sources
http://www.capetownfestival.co.za/home
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