iStart2Sing Music and Arts Festival

Under the African sun there is a place for everyone, South Africa's diversity is her strength and it is something to celebrate. Join the National Council for Persons with Physical Disabilities in South Africa (NCPPDSA) in celebrating diversity at the iStart2SingFestivalat Constitution Hill on 31 May 2015.

The full day festival will showcase a variety of art forms including music, dance, performance, fine art, poetry and writing. The event aims to create the awareness that artists with disabilities can function and perform with mainstream artists. Top artists will join iStart2 ambassador Pops Mohamed in embracing the spirit of solidarity and highlighting diversity, disability and sustainability. "If persons with disabilities do not form part of our diversity thinking, then our society will not succeed," said Therina Wentzel, national director NCPPDSA.

With the promise of entertainment for all, the iStart2Sing Festival will be great day out for families. Artists like Ntsiki Mazwai and Zubz are already lined up, with more to be confirmed in the coming weeks. There will be performances by the Field Band Foundation and DJ sessions on the youth stage.

The Festival is also literally "sharing the sun" with a R450,000 donation of solar lights to various charitable organisations. This donation serves to improve lives and educate disadvantaged communities about renewable, sustainable energy. "When we focus on creating a sustainable world,when we let it sing from every village and every town, from every city and every country, we will be able to join hands and leave sustainable footprints for our children," says Pierre du Toit from iStart2 Global. Artists, organisations, charities, the media, the disabled community, and people who are serious about creating a sustainable world for all who live in it are invited to unite, join hands and celebrate diversity, in what promises to be a remarkable event.

The iStart2Sing Festival is a collaboration between the NCPPDSA, iStart2Global, National Arts Council, the Waka Waka Foundation and ISeeYou. It takes place on 31 May 2015 at Constitution Hill from 10am to 8pm. Tickets cost R100 per person and can be purchased from https://loveparty.nutickets.co.za/istart2festivalor at the venue on the day. Artists wishing to participate should contact event management on (012) 667 5898 or moc.liamg@labolG2tratSi or visit www.iStart2.com.

Date: 31 May 2015
Time: 08:00 - 20:00
Venue: Constitution Hill, Johannesburg
Cost: Tickets cost R100 and R120 at the event after 4 PM

More info:

Constitution Hill Precinct in Braamfontein Johannesburg has a very complex history going back to 1892 when the Old Fort was built under the Zuid Afrikaanse Republiek. Functioning as a prison, except for the brief period of the South African War (1899 -1902) when it was a military defence post, new buildings were added to the site in the late 1900's and early 20th Century: the so-called 'natives section' and isolation cells known as sections four and five where black male prisoners were held, a women’s prison (1907), and an awaiting trial building (1920's).