Wie is ons as individue, in groepe, soos gesien deur ander, en wat word ons identiteite dan? Wat is die duike in ons gemeenskap en ook in onsself?Wat bind ons saam en wat bind my aan wie ek regtig is en wie ek wil wees? Die stuk ondersoek die duike en bande van individuele én gemeenskaplike identifikasie en vernaamheid. Persoonlike, gemeenskaplike en universele vertellings en identiteite word deur sang, dans, stories en musiek gevier. In ’n ontdekking van die verlede, die hede en die toekoms lê ’n buitengewone reis oor wat ons uniek maak en wat ons saambind. Die projek is ’n interdissiplinêre vertoning, ’n spanpoging tussen die UV, die Vrystaat Kunstefees en PIKO. Ondersteun deur UV Studentesake en die Koninkrijk der Nederlanden. Opgeneem tydens die 2016 Vrystaat Kunstefees. Who are we as individuals, in groups, as seen by others, and what then are our identities? What are the DENTS in our society as well as in ourselves? What TIES us together and what TIES me to who I really am and who I want to be? I-dent-I-ties explores the DENTS and TIES of both individual and communal identification and distinctiveness. What does it mean to be me? What does it mean to be South African? What does it mean to be human, especially in an increasingly interconnected, albeit turbulent world? I-dent-I-ties is a large-scale interdisciplinary performance project, a partnership between UFS, Vrystaat Kunstefees and PIAD. Supported by UFS Student Affairs and Kingdom of the Netherlands. Recorded during the 2016 Vrystaat Arts Festival.

Hans Haas en sy diere-maats het besluit om in hierdie inperk-tyd ‘n lekker Histeriese Hoopvolle bymekaarkom - daggie te hê! Kom speel saam! Hans Haas and his animal friends have decided, during the lockdown, to have a fun day filled with games and silliness! Join the fun!

Generasie Z is nog nie eens gedefinieer nie en die volgende is reeds daar, die eerste milleniërs wat in die 21ste eeu gebore is en waarskynlik Alfa genoem sal word. Waarvoor sal hulle onthou wil word? Met die steun van NATi, die Koninkryk van Nederland en die Vlaamse regering (België) sal ’n kreatiewe span van Suid-Afrika asook internasionale kunstenaars die vrae met Suid-Afrikaanse tieners ondersoek. Watter nuwighede kan ons van dié generasie verwag? Opgeneem tydens die 2018 Vrystaat Kunstefees. Most generational experts are still busy profiling Gen Z. However, the upcoming generation after them is truly the first millennial generation born into the 21st century. It is most likely that the new generation will be known as Alpha. How will the world remember them? With support from NATi, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Flemish Government (Belgium) a creative team of South African and international artists explore these questions with South African teens. What new inventions can we expect from them? Recorded during the 2018 Vrystaat Arts Festival.

Alana Bailey van Solidariteit was in die afgelope jare betrokke by verskeie (regs)aksies ten bate van (die behoud van) Afrikaans; o.a. in die sekondêre én tersiêre onderwys. Sy het ook verskeie internasionale byeenkomste – ook as spreker – bygewoon waar taal en taalregte sentraal gestaan het. Prof Hennie van Coller gesels met haar hieroor én oor kritiek op taalaktivisme. In recent years Alana Bailey from Solidariteit has been involved in various (legal) actions in favour of (retaining) Afrikaans; inter alia in secondary and tertiary education. She has also attended various international events – also as a speaker – where language and language rights were of central importance. Prof Hennie van Coller talks to her about this and about criticism of language activism. Gespreksleier: Hennie van Coller Met: Alana Bailey

Grendel giggel is ñ samestelling van Ilne Fourie se gunsteling sketse en beloof lekker lag vir jonk en oud! ñ Mislukte noodhulpkursus, ñ ma vir ñ Engelse juffrou, tannies met trollies in die Pick & Pay, hoe om die perfekte lockdown-lyfie te kry en wat het gebeur die dag toe Iris opgestyg het...kom giggel saam agter slot en grendel! Grendel giggle is a compilation of Ilne Fourie’s favourite sketches and promises laughter for young and old! A failed first aid course, a mother for an English teacher, aunties with pick & pay trolls, how to find the perfect lockdown body and what happened the day Iris took off ... giggle together behind lock and key!

Die skep van dans vir film hou baie moontlikhede in vir interdissiplinêre samewerking, verkenning rondom die plasing van alternatiewe uitvoeringsomgewings, die opbou van tegnologieë soos AI, VR en volledige koepelprojeksie, en veral om hierdie films met ‘n breë, wêreldwye gehoor deur filmfeeste en aanlyn te deel kanale. As ‘n versameling spreek hierdie films tot die mens se plek in sy omgewing, of dit argitektoniese, natuurlike, virtuele of onderbewuste is. Hierdie tema lyk veral opvallend in hierdie tyd, aangesien die mensdom beperk word deur fisiese beweging deur ‘n virale natuurkrag. Creating dance for film holds many possibilities for interdisciplinary collaboration, exploration around placing movement within alternative performance environments, incorporating emerging technologies such as AI, VR and full-dome projection, and especially for sharing these films with a broad, global audience through film festivals and online channels. As a collection, these films speak to man’s place within its environment, be that architectural, natural, virtual or subconscious. This theme seems especially poignant at this time, as mankind is confined by limitation on physical movement through a viral force of nature.