{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68df2c585f95c3d4191e07d6/69f9cca41353c87e11bcd8df?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Curating African Theatre Locally and Abroad with Faye Kabali-Kagwa","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68df2c585f95c3d4191e07d6/1777977164557-fc5bed13-7e05-4205-a95f-ca7610b2e1cc.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>30 kms north-east of Cape Town, is Durbanville, where rolling hills and wide plains, offer a sense of expanse in this golden valley of wheat and wine. Dubbed “Sauvignon Blanc Country”, Durbanville is also a popular high income residential area, though demographics still overwhelmingly reflect, the impact of South Africa’s segregated history. With a view towards the future, Durbanville is only 13km from the planned Cape Winelands Airport, Cape Town’s second International Airport, scheduled to open in 2028.</p><p><br></p><p>*</p><p><br></p><p>A quiet day in Cape Town sets the scene for a chat between Ruth and Faye Kabali-Kagwa and the sparkling trajectory of her growth as a Theatre Arts Curator.</p><p><br></p><p>Laced with easy laughter, Faye’s passion for capturing African story is personal, sparked by searching for identity as a child of Ugandan parents growing up in South Africa. This self-reflection has sharpened her instincts, and propelled her into her current role.</p><p><br></p><p>The conversation underlines the central role that theatre has in re-storying the narrative of the continent; that theatre draws one into a world of expression that has room for very young to season thespians.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Twendeni, Africa is Ready!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Wasafiri Africa"}