Soweto, home to a long and rich tradition of community theatre, is also home to the newest theatre to be managed by Johannesburg City Theatres (JCT). Situated in the vibrant cultural precinct of Jabulani, it’s now iconic complex was completed in May 2012 and is a legacy project of the FIFA 2010 World Cup. The Soweto Theatre operates in perfect harmony with the entrepreneurial spirit of street vendors, hustlers and the organised big business of the Jabulani Mall. – Soweto Theatre
Address: cnr Bolani Link and Bolani Rd, Jabulani, Soweto, 1868
Type of Events: Musical Theatre, Drama, Music Festivals etc..
Next Event : TBC
Jabulani Precinct: Soweto Theatre and the Jabulani Ampitheatre
While the theatre and Jabulani Shopping Mall are contemporary additions to the budding cultural precinct, the Amphitheatre is legendary. Built in 1952, this was one of the few leisure facilities in Soweto during the apartheid years.
It is a place of political significance and one of the few state structures which escaped being torched during the 1976 Student Uprising. From the sixties, the Jabulani Amphitheatre was the venue for jazz festivals which were later consolidated into the Soweto National Jazz Festival in the seventies.
Because of its close proximity to Inhlanzani Hostel, the amphitheatre became popular for hosting Maskandi as well as Isicathamiya traditional music in the eighties. Local bands such as The Beaters led by Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse, Blondie Makhene and gospel festivals featuring local icons such as Rebecca Malope and Lundi have played to full capacity at the venue. – Soweto Theatre
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