Colourful culture, curry festival returns to Sastri College
The Red Mango Arts Festival features theatre productions, music concerts, spoken word, and heritage programming.
Building on its inaugural launch last year, the Red Mango Arts Festival returns to Sastri College for its second edition.
The colourful festival will take place from July 22-25, promising a firm commitment to creating meaningful opportunities for artists, audiences and communities through theatre, music, storytelling, cultural dialogue and artistic collaboration.
Sastri College in Greyville is said to hold deep historical and cultural significance. Long regarded as a landmark educational institution for communities of colour, it stands as a symbol of Durban’s rich social and political history.
The Red Mango Arts Festival was founded by acclaimed South African actor, playwright and director Rajesh Gopie. It is hosted in conjunction with Sastri College School, Red Mango Creative Arts (NPC), and the Sastri Alumni Association.
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“Red Mango is ultimately about people,” adds Gopie. “It is about artists being seen, communities reconnecting, young people discovering possibility through creativity, and Durban reclaiming its place as one of the great cultural cities of South Africa.”
The 2026 programme will feature a line-up of theatre productions, music concerts, spoken word, heritage programming, youth development initiatives, industry conversations and collaborative international works.
Highlights include Sydenham Lightie, Global Ballie by Kurt Egelhof; Letters of Suresh; launch of Imraan Coovadia’s latest book, Enemy of the People; Sufis, Mystics and Qawali – an evening of music, poetry, and spiritual storytelling in a special star-studded concert; the TUT group are back, this time with the fun sun-soaked frolic, Mamma Mia; Tonya Koenderman brings her Growing Old Disgracefully; comedy night with Jailoshni Naidoo and friends; two plays for young people and a grand finale concert.
Tickets are available at Webtickets.
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