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The [[Guga S'Thebe Arts and Cultural Centre]]  is the focal point for cultural improvement and empowerment of  Langa township, one of the oldest townships in South Africa. Established in 1926, the cultural centre is equipped with an amphitheatre, conference room, meeting rooms, exhibition areas, art studios, a resource centre, an Internet café and also a Cape Town Tourism Visitor Centre. Not only is this venue available for hire but it is open to the public from Monday to Friday between 9h00 and 18h00.  
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The [[Guga S'Thebe Arts and Cultural Centre]]  was created in the 1990s as a focal point for cultural improvement and empowerment of  Langa township, one of the oldest townships in South Africa. The centre is equipped with an amphitheatre, conference room, meeting rooms, exhibition areas, art studios, a resource centre, an Internet café and also a Cape Town Tourism Visitor Centre. Not only is this venue available for hire but it is open to the public from Monday to Friday between 9h00 and 18h00.  
  
In 2015 a new venue, the the [[Guga S'Thebe Theatre]] was added to the Centre.  
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In 2015 a new venue, the the [[Guga S'Thebe Theatre]] was added to the Centre, which is a central point in the [[Langa Cultural Precinct]].
  
 
'''See also the [[Guga S'Thebe Theatre]]'''
 
'''See also the [[Guga S'Thebe Theatre]]'''

Revision as of 16:18, 10 May 2016

The Guga S'Thebe Arts and Cultural Centre was created in the 1990s as a focal point for cultural improvement and empowerment of Langa township, one of the oldest townships in South Africa. The centre is equipped with an amphitheatre, conference room, meeting rooms, exhibition areas, art studios, a resource centre, an Internet café and also a Cape Town Tourism Visitor Centre. Not only is this venue available for hire but it is open to the public from Monday to Friday between 9h00 and 18h00.

In 2015 a new venue, the the Guga S'Thebe Theatre was added to the Centre, which is a central point in the Langa Cultural Precinct.

See also the Guga S'Thebe Theatre

Sources

Michaela Stehr. 2016. All the World's a Stage, Plascon Spaces Issue 18: pp. 52-5.

https://www.capetown.gov.za/en/Pages/GugaSthebeTheatreaplacetomeetshare.aspx

http://www.capetownlive.com/live/venue_view.jsp?venue_id=13205

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