A partnership between the City’s Community Services and Health Directorate and the Cape Town City Ballet saw more than 200 young people from all over Cape Town experiencing arts and culture.
Over the recent school holidays, four two-day workshops were hosted in several communities. The City said the outreach initiative, funded through the Community, Arts & Culture Development Department’s Grants-In-Aid programme, aims to make ballet more accessible to the public.
The workshops were held at Claremont Civic Centre, Mowbray Town Hall, Edgemead Community Hall, and the Hillcrest Community Hall. Eighty participants were invited to each workshop, from communities including Gugulethu, Bonteheuwel, Mitchells Plain, Delft, Philippi, Athlone, Belhar, Elsies River, and Eerste River.
Mayoral committee member for Community Services and Health, Councillor Francine Higham said: “It’s incredible what’s possible through partnership.…