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Camissa Heritage Tour
Ticket Cost
R150Start Date
Sep 24 2025Theatre
Arena
Camissa Heritage Tour retraces South Africa’s colonial past and its deep historical ties with the Netherlands. At its heart, the tour tells the story of South Africa’s First Peoples, the Indigenous ‘San’ and ‘Khoi’ communities, who lived on this land for thousands of years. These communities resisted the scourge of the settlers and refused to work for the Dutch East India Company (VOC).
This site-specific performance, adapted for theatre, guides audiences through historically significant locations including the Castle of Good Hope, Cape Winelands, Iziko South African Museum, and other key sites. Through storytelling, performance, and restorative memory, our work brings to light the often-overlooked histories of Indigenous peoples, the legacy of slavery in the Cape, and colonial imprints left by the Netherlands and other European countries.
When we remember, we reconnect with who we are.
Camissa, “place of sweet waters”, reminds us of water’s enduring role as a source of cleansing and healing.
Directed and Choreographed by Luke De Kock
Duration: 90min; No interval
Age Restriction: All
Kindly note that Artscape provides wheelchair seating. You can book directly via this website. However, if you require assistance, please call Artscape Dial-a-Seat on 021 421 76 95, who will assist with navigation and booking.
Parking is available at the Cape Town Civic Centre’s basement parking, Mondays to Fridays between 6pm and 11pm. Parking will be available on Saturdays and Sundays as well as public holidays, for matinee and evening performances. Access to the parking area is via Jan Smuts Street.
• No cash will be accepted/handled at the entry point;
• Payments can be made with Debit/Credit card;
• The parking fee is: R45.00;
• The gate to the parking will be closed 15 minutes after the starting time of a performance and opened after the performance;
• For security reasons, patrons will be required to inform the attendant which production they are attending, you may also provide proof of a reservation to a production or an event, or proof of invitation to a production or event, at the entry point;
• Patrons are to contact the emergency number (021) 400 2828 in the event of an emergency;
• For your safety a security guard will be stationed at the garage entry
Limited facilities for wheelchairs are available in the Opera House and Theatre in accordance with safety regulations. Wheelchair seats can be booked at the Artscape Box Office, at any Computicket outlet, or through the Computicket call centre. Please note that the Arena is not wheelchair friendly. Toilets for wheelchair-bound patrons aresituated in the Marble and Chandelier Foyers of the Opera House and on the lower level of the Theatre Foyer. Limited parking bays are available for bona fide Disabled Parking Disc Holders in the tunnel area opposite the Stage Door entrance, and in the staff parking area. A drop-off facility is available in the tunnel area for patrons who have difficulty walking. Prior arrangements in all regards should be made with the Theatre Manager.
WheelchairsDisabled Parking and Wheelchairs are available on site but should be pre-booked by contacting Artscape Dial-a-seat on 021 421 7695