The Centre for the Less Good Idea
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
About
The Centre for the Less Good Idea is a non-profit organisation based in Johannesburg, South Africa working on arts & culture.
The Centre for the Less Good Idea is an interdisciplinary incubator for the arts based in Maboneng, Johannesburg, South Africa. It supports artists at all career stages to develop and test new work through its SO Academy, which runs workshops, mentorships, public conversations and performative lectures, and through programmes such as TÊTE-À-TÊTE, PRACTICE and Collations. The Centre also tours and tests work beyond South Africa, collaborating with partners and artists internationally. Its focus is on fostering artistic practice, public engagement and documentation of artists' processes.
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TÊTE-À-TÊTE ARTISTS TO PRODUCERS
Arts & Culture · South Africa
A year-long programme offering a cohort of professional independent artists mentorship and guidance on producing and staging their work, with industry professionals.
PRACTICE
Arts & Culture · South Africa
Free, open training sessions in voice and movement for professional artists to refine their practice and develop new skills.
Collations
Arts & Culture · South Africa
A short, focused series of performance-based events, such as visual radio plays and live scores to silent films, curated around a central theme.
The Centre Outside the Centre
Arts & Culture · South Africa
A programme that tests the centre's artistic methodologies in other contexts and audiences beyond Johannesburg.
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Windybrow Arts Centre, Wits Creative Writing Department, The Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society at the University of Chicago, Institut Français d'Afrique du Sud, Fondation Cartier
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