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ABOUT

A Bit of Background

Create Awareness For The Arts Company (CAFTA Co.) is a student based initiative dedicated to uplifting the South African community – Captonians in particular. As the economic, social, environmental and spiritual problems affecting the world begin to intensify around us, the need to produce sustainable art projects becomes even stronger. The concept for this initiative first came to mind as we the founders of CAFTA set about to apply innovative, practical and sustainable approaches in order to uplift the society of Cape Town with an emphasis on those who are considered poor and marginalized. Through art we are able to create and sustain social value.

CAFTA seeks to produce projects/works that promote moral and ethical behaviour, followed by a sense of responsibility. Since we have a great love for (but not limited to) drama and dance, we strongly believe that moral development is vital to solving problems we as South Africans face on a daily basis, hence using art as a medium in order to improve our existing situation within our environment. This project utilizes methods to assist with integration and conflict in a culturally, racially and religiously diverse area such as Cape Town. Through researching and writing this initiative proposal, our idea now has the chance to become a reality. We hope that the initiative creates social value in the community and makes a small contribution to the world of theatre.

The central objective of the initiative is to foster a spiritual identity and develop a moral conscience within (but not limited to) the youth. Our central belief is that only once individuals realize their spiritual identity and develop morals can true development take place and social problems be overcome. Moreover, art is used to educate people on how to find and use creative ways to solve pertinent social issues in order to help them develop – a notion which we as CAFTA Company back a hundred and ten percent.

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THE FOUNDERS

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WIAAM JACOBS

President & Artistic Director

I currently identify as a developing multi-disciplinary creative artist focusing on dance pedagogy, choreography, mixed media, and visual art – namely: painting, drawing, photography, video, design, and filmmaking. 


Whether I am teaching in a school setting or choreographing for a social media film, I use movement as a means to create a sense of community and connection. I am deeply interested in using dance as a form of self-expression, communication, transformation, and healing by illustrating emotional perspectives that emphasize the shared/common nature of social, economic, and/or political issues that we face as a South African society and as individuals. This stems from my personal belief – not only as a developing artist but as a coloured female facilitator/teacher – that the notion of representation and accessibility within all spaces/settings is something that should be fought for.

When considering the artistic work I engage in (irrespective of the medium), I believe that storytelling is important, thus I aim to create a series of meaningful images/motifs.


When it comes to my practice, each movement has meaning – using this approach allows me to move with quality and communicate ideas clearly. I believe the transformative and healing potential in dance lies in examining our ability to have intense emotional responses to our problems and struggles.


In short – our physical
bodies hold stories and emotions (sometimes trauma, joys & success too) that calls for an outlet. I believe we can enter an empowering place by identifying these emotional experiences through ritual and movement.


When I choreograph, I like to focus on creating an intimate connection between the body and movement – to achieve this, I draw from everyday gestures, as well as a variety of dance (modern, contemporary, ballet, and African). I also draw on how one relates to the movement and strives to explore one’s individual relationship to movement.
The use of film in my creative practice is important too, as I am often inspired by images, scenes, or visual scenarios. By using angles, filters, focus, and creating a cinematic world, I feel I can contextualize movements in a new way. This allows me to highlight the nuances of simple movements. When it comes to film, I feel as though I can utilize different forms of media to create a multi-dimensional experience.


Moreover, my visual art practice is grounded in my dance background. While I am not formally trained in visual art, my knowledge, passion, and training in dance caused me to explore the use of ‘sensing’ in space - by which I mean finding ways to engage the audience senses, beyond what they see.
Overall, my artist vision includes:  connection, storytelling, sensing, healing,
transformation, self-expression, community, exploration, and
ritual. These are the core values of my creative journey that I hope to bring to
my artistic work.

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“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up”

Pablo Picasso

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Our Services

  • Beginner, Intermediate & Advance Level

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    45 min

    250 South African rand
  • Weekly Dance & Drama based workshop sessions.

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    50 South African rand
  • Available to hire as a performance(s) for an event/function.

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    10 min

    500 South African rand
  • We provide event & function photography as well as videography service

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    2 hr

    400 South African rand
  • We provide social media content advice.

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    45 min

    150 South African rand
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