{"id":24520,"date":"2020-10-20T13:58:52","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T11:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woordfees.wpengine.com\/our-story\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T09:01:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T07:01:25","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/en\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"24520\" class=\"elementor elementor-24520 elementor-11902\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a6b5493 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"6a6b5493\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">The Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39792e80 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"39792e80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aed13a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1aed13a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">Share and have a share<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1671f750 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1671f750\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees is a melting pot of expression and culture that annually brings together the diversity and impact of the arts in Stellenbosch. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With this year&#8217;s theme, &#8220;share&#8221;, we celebrate 25 years of action adding to this word through stories, synergy and collaboration. And everyone can be part of the experience. Read more about how you can get your share of the 2025 Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/en\/share-in-the-25th-woordfees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/span><\/strong> .   <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From 11 to 19 October 2025, we celebrate with a taste for every tongue and a story for everyone. With more than 400 productions, we find and celebrate each other in a whirlwind of energy, creativity, books, writers, theatre, music, art, dance, discourse, films, and so much more.  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f3aa075 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3f3aa075\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/program\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Go to programme<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-140a584b elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"140a584b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-87e68d0 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"87e68d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-09a85e1\" data-id=\"09a85e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64554c1\" data-id=\"64554c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1cfa3edd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1cfa3edd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-642b7c35\" data-id=\"642b7c35\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-393e9cc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"393e9cc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stellenbosch Woordfees NPC<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dae24d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dae24d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Woordfees began in 2000 at Stellenbosch University (SU) as an all-night celebration of Afrikaans word art. Since then, it has grown into one of the largest arts festivals in Africa, attracting around 50 000 festivalgoers annualy.  <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2024, the festival transitioned into a Non-profit Company (NPC) with its own operational structures outside of SU.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This structure enables the festival to streamline decision-making, improve cost-efficiency, and ensure long-term sustainability amid fluctuating arts funding.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the administrative and jurisdictional framework evolved, the festival\u2019s vision, team, and identity have remained unchanged. 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WOW reaches over 2 500 schools and 270 000 learners, across South Africa annually.<\/p><p>WOW also opens up the world of tertiary education to young people from backgrounds of severe disadvantage by providing bursaries, academic support and mentorship to help them access and complete their studies at university. <\/p><p>During the festival, WOW offers learners, teachers and principals from schools in the region the opportunity to attend discussions, academic debates and performances as part of the Woordfees commitment to supporting and stimulating interest in the written and spoken word.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c999d74 elementor-tablet-align-left elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c999d74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The SU Woordfees manages and co-ordinates the celebrated <span style=\"color: #ff4545;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sun.ac.za\/english\/entities\/choir\/about-the-choir\">Stellenbosch University Choir<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>Stellenbosch University Choir which swept the boards at the 2018 Llangollen Eisteddfod in Wales winning the top awards for Youth Choirs, Mixed Choirs and Open Choirs. Andr\u00e9 van der Merwe won the Jayne Davies prize for Best Conductor at the Llangollen Eisteddfod. 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