Call for Artistic Production Proposals 2024 – 2025 The Performing Arts Centre of the Free State (PACOFS) extends an invitation to all theatre practitioners and performing artists to submit production proposals that will diversify and decentralize the curated Artistic Programme for 2024/25, with the inclusion of all artists from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds; including […]
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EDIT (27 March 2023 @ 15:30): Please find the Audition Brief here in PDF Format! We are Looking for Musical Theatre Triple Threats and Session Musicians for “TOWN THE MUSICAL REVIEW” by Lebo Toko. Dates: For The Actors – 27 March 2023 from 10H30 – 16H00 For the Session Musicians – 28 March 2023 from
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The community of Bloemfontein has demonstrated overwhelming kindness and support for the PACOFS garden restoration project. Numerous phone calls, WhatsApp messages, and Facebook posts have been received offering assistance for the initiative. The PACOFS garden restoration project, which seeks to revamp and improve the garden at the Performing Arts Centre of the Free State, has
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To symbolise that he will do whatever it takes to turn PACOFS around, the recently appointed CEO of PACOFS, Mr Themba Dlamini, will personally pay a contractor to improve the gardens around the theatre complex. Dlamini is also organising a staff gardening clean-up day for Monday, 6 March, when all PACOFS staff members (65) will
NEW CEO commits to turn-around at PACOFS; ploughs own money into theatre gardens Read More »
PACOFS is inviting applications for various vacancies. For a complete list of the current vacancies please click here!
New PACOFS Vacancies as Advertised Read More »
Theatre lovers can look forward to a variety of great quality productions in February and March in the Sand du Plessis and Andre Huguenet theatres. A children’s production, teaching kids not to trust strangers, is the first to be staged, on 9 and 11 February. Artists Afrotration, Ntsika and Zama Jobe are a few popular
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Following the vacancy of the CEO for 23 months, the Council of the Performing Arts of Free State (PACOFS) is elated to announce its securing of a seasoned professional to steer the organisation henceforth. PACOFS is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Themba Dlamini as the organisation’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective from 1
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PACOFS is proud to announce the appointment of Ms Napo Masheane as an Artistic Director. She commenced her duties at PACOFS on 12 September 2022. Ms Napo Masheane is a multi-award-winning playwright, producer, director, cultural activist and curator. She previously worked as a deputy Artistic Director at the State Theatre. Ms Masheane, who grew up
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With the coming of spring an exciting chapter starts at PACOFS. A number of new appointments promises growth at the institution. Mrs Adri van Veijeren, former director of the Vrystaat Arts Festival, has been appointed as senior manager: marketing and Ms Jane Mpholo, award-winning writer, producer and arts administrator, has been appointed as audience development
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