When can we describe a community as flourishing? To flourish means to have more than a roof over one’s head and food on the table. Thriving communities are constantly in discussion, both internally and externally. Healthy communities engage in conversations with themselves, with their history, and with other communities through words, sound and images. They do this through discourse, music, the performing and visuale arts. Also through theatre, television and film. It’s a vibrant endeavour, this conversation, and requires the willingness to listen as well as talk, and to look as well as show.
Menige liefhebber van die kunste spog nou al vir meer as 20 jaar met ’n belangrike jaarlikse gebeurtenis in hul dagboeke – die Woordfees in die Eikestad. Hierdie samekoms onder die akkerbome was nog altyd deel van die fees se unieke bekoring, en dis wonderlik om dit weer te kan doen nadat ons vir twee jaar virtueel moes saamkuier. Dankie aan die organiseerders, kunstenaars, medeborge en almal wat die afgelope twee jaar hard agter die skerms gewerk het…
Leon Theron Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Toyota SA
On behalf of Toyota South Africa Motors, I would like to say we are both honoured and thrilled to be part of the 2022 Toyota SU Woordfees arts festival. As a brand that is deeply entrenched in South African culture and local communities, we’ve been encouraged by the positive feedback generated by our association with Woordfees. The first event was a resounding success – not just for the festival organisers, but for us partners as well. Toyota is therefore immensely proud of this partnership.
