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National Theatre Organisation (1947)

The National Theatre Organisation (NTO) was a state funded institution, which was founded to promote and produce Afrikaa...

Natal Performing Arts Council (NAPAC)

NAPAC was founded on 25 July 1963 under Chris Lombard as the first director. The first office premises were two small o...

Performing Arts Council of the Transvaal (PACT)

PACT was founded in Pretoria on 3rd January 1963 with P.P.B Breytenbach as the first director. It was founded under the ...

Performing Arts Council of the Orange Free State (PACOFS)

PACOFS operated from Bloemfontein with Rex Hugo as the first director. In 1996, state subsidy was reduced and PACOFS be...

Cape Performing Arts Board (CAPAB)

CAPAB was instituted to promote the performing arts in the Cape Province. Operational costs for CAPAB, the Performing Ar...

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