The focus is on pre-21st century

Because so much information about contemporary arts is already available on the Internet, the aim of this first phase of the ESAT project is primarily to provide information about the earlier periods in our history, or what one might think of as pre-21st century theatre, film, media and performance; that is: material from older print publications and manuscripts, not always readily to be found on the Internet yet. For information on more recent, post-2000 events, readers are therefore urged to use the various search engines available, and consult the many South African and international Internet resources, such as LitNet[1], Artslink[2], ESAACH[3] and Wikipedia[4], as well as ESAT itself.