1.    Welcome and Introductions                       Jaco van Rensburg (Executive Producer, VR Theatrical)                                    3min
             2.    General Overview                                Yvette Hardie (National Director, ASSITEJ South Africa) and                              6min
                                                                   Gregory Maqoma (Choreographer/Chairperson of STAND Foundation)
         
        DD   3.    How the Sector is organized                     Ismail Mahomed (Director of the Centre for Creative Arts, University of                  6min
                                                                   KwaZulu-Natal) 
             4.    Creative Industries – The Big Picture           Karabo Kgokong (Theatre Producer/Chairperson - Im4theArts)                               6min
                   •   Independent Theatres                        Daniel Galloway (former Managing Director, The Fugard Theatre)                           6min
        NN         •   Independent Producers                       Jaco van Rensburg (Executive Producer, VR Theatrical)                                    6min
                   •   Arts Festivals                              Ismail Mahomed (former Artistic Director of the National Arts Festival)                  6min
                   •   Professional Theatres on University         Lara Foot-Newton (CEO, The Baxter Theatre)
          
        EE       AA    Campuses                                                                                                                             6min
                   •   The Dance Sector                            Gregory Maqoma (Choreographer/Chairperson of STAND Foundation)                           6min
                   •   Café and Dinner Theatres                    Petronel Baard (Founder, TEO Theatre)                                                    6min
                   •   NGO’s/NPO’s/Informal sector                 Mpho Molepo (Theatre practitioner - Alexandra community)                                 6min
        GG   6.    Road to Recovery – A new Future                 Mike van Graan (Steering committee, STAND Foundation)                                    6min
             7.    The White Paper                                 Ismail Mahomed, Lara Foot-Newton, Mike van Graan                                         10mi
          
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             8.    Summary of our Sector’s engagement with         Lizani Smith                                                                             6min
        A          the DSAC 
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             9.    Closing statement                               Jaco van Rensburg (Executive Producer, VR Theatrical)                                    5min
                        WELCOME AND
                      INTRODUCTIONS
       •    An overview of the presentation, the 
            speakers and the goal of the meeting
                                                                                                Jaco van Rensburg 
                                                                                      (Executive Producer, VR Theatrical)
      THE CONTRIBUTION OF THEATRE 
      AND DANCE
      • What does the Theatre and Dance Sector 
        contribute to South Africa? 
          • Human Development                         Gregory Maqoma          Yvette Hardie
          • Social Development                       (Founder and Creative   (National Director, 
          • Economic Development                   Director of Vuyani Dance ASSITEJ South Africa)
          • Contribution to ‘Brand South Africa’    Theatre/Chairperson of 
                                                      STAND Foundation)
      .
      THE CONTRIBUTION OF THEATRE AND DANCE
      Contribution to Human Development
           • Every person has the fundamental human right to participate in the cultural life of 
             the community and enjoy the arts; right to freedom of creative expression
           • Theatre and dance are needed to affirm and celebrate identities, interrogate world 
             views, express cultural diversity, grow empathy, build understanding and solidarity 
             between people and communities
           • Personal need for the arts for self-expression, catharsis, mental health and well-
             being; particularly in challenging circumstances as was the case under apartheid 
             and is being seen again now under COVID19.
           • Numerous studies show the importance of the arts in the development of children 
             from early childhood into and across schooling and tertiary education; we have 
             compulsory Creative arts in schools, though there have been problems with 
             implementation.
           • Creativity, communication, collaboration and critical thinking are considered 
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             essential to meet 21  century challenges and to engage with 4IR productively; the 
             arts are the best mechanism for embedding these skills and need to be introduced 
             from an early age. 
      .
         THE CONTRIBUTION OF THEATRE AND DANCE
         Contribution to Social Development
               •  Theatre and dance offers engaging, accessible and productive interventions to 
                  address social ills, benefitting marginalised and disadvantaged communities and 
                  society at large
               •  Theatre and dance is used successfully for particular agendas in prisons, schools, 
                  industrial settings, or with particular groupings e.g. sex workers, abused women etc. 
               •  Capacity to educate, inspire common purpose and hope for the future, change 
                  behaviour and attitudes, and build consensus in society across diverse groupings
               •  Theatre and Dance as tools of advocacy – “weapon of the struggle” pre 1994, post-
                  1994 addressing xenophobia, HIV-AIDS etc.
               •  The use of theatre and dance to educate and uplift broader society has been very 
                  strong in South Africa, and we are considered world leaders in applied theatre
         .