The launch of the event takes place next Saturday on Long Street, with a one hour processional, “A Walk in the Night”, largely comprising shadow play by 100 local participants who will be “casting shadows onto horizontal and vertical planes along the itinerary of the procession, from hand-held white screens, to buildings, the sidewalk and the ground, participants and audience members.”
This unusual start sets the scene for a programme filled with displays, interventions and performances in the streets and squares of the city, at stations and in libraries, on buses and in public gardens.
One example is a temporary botanical garden that will be set up in the
For a full programme which includes dance, drama, mime, videography, sculpture and much more, check out the
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GENERAL INFO: For more details about the exhibition, venues, artists and events watch www.capeafrica.org and the local press.
