ABSA KKNK 2011: TIME RUNNING OUT FOR PROPOSALS

Artists who want to showcase their work during the 17th Absa KKNK in Oudtshoorn, are reminded that time is running out. The deadline for proposals is on the 31st of July 2010. Next year, the festival will be held from 2 to 9 April and the festival office is eagerly awaiting proposals.

The application forms and programme guidelines for the 2011 festival are currently available in both Afrikaans and English on the official website of the festival at www.absakknk.co.za. The Absa KKNK welcomes applications in various disciplines, ranging from drama and comedy, dance, literary art, visual art to musical theatre. Productions with classical or contemporary music are also considered.

Artists interested to perform on the various music stages, can also register now. Submissions for open-air productions which form part of the Oudtshoorn Oraloor offering which, in 2010, included work like Grond, Betésda and Taraboemdery, are also welcome. There are also opportunities for street theatre and for artists who want to participate in the second colourful festival parade.

This year, the Absa KKNK also encourages all writers and dramatists with new scripts to enter their work, even if they do not have a particular producer, director and/or actors in mind. These scripts will still be considered and if the Arts Cabinet recommends that the script could be performed, the festival will approach a producer and a creative team in consultation with the writer.

The closing date for 2011 proposals is on the 31st of July 2010 – one month earlier than last year. The reason is to move forward the planning cycle in order to better plan and market the festival programme earlier than for the 2010 festival. The closing date for proposals on the various music stages is on the 31st of August 2010. Proposal forms are also available by sending an e-mail to info@kknk.co.za or by contacting the festival office during office hours telephonically at 044 - 203 8600.

21 July 2010