# Applications for the curated programme of the 52nd National Arts Festival in Makhanda, Eastern Cape, next year, are open. The programme assembles some of the country’s most exciting award-winning talent alongside global works and edgy genre-bending experiences. This year’s curated programme included Cape Ballet Africa’s triple bill SALT, the UK’s Action Hero’s theatre work The Talent, and Rehane Abrahams’ new work The Fugue of Tjebolang. Artists, producers, and creative practitioners are encouraged to apply by the 3rd of October.
National Arts Festival opens call for 2026 curated programme