Building a world where people are socially, culturally, and environmentally conscious—and active.

Since 1995, we have evolved from a street theatre troupe into an established NPO dedicated to creating transformative theatre for children and youth. Based in Muizenberg, we draw on our diverse cultural heritage to produce a unique “Jungle style”—a multidisciplinary blend of puppetry, music, and multilingual storytelling that connects audiences to the environment and our shared humanity.

Beyond performing across South Africa, we focus on making the arts accessible through school outreach, corporate partnerships and “twinning” programs. We also empower the next generation by providing capacity-building training, equipping young artists with the skills and confidence to create their own social impact.

THE CORE TEAm

HEATHER GIELINK

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Lunga Qankqalala

Arts administrator

THE ARTISTIC TEAm

Beviol Swartz

Marvin Safoor

Siphesande Mkokose

Mario Matiya

Siyawandisa Badi

THE BOARD

JTC’s Board consists of the following members:

Dr Marcel Londt – Chairperson
Vincent Meyburgh – non-office bearer
Ann-Maree Tippoo – non-office bearer
Crispin Swart – non-office bearer
Liezl Jansen – non-office bearer

FUNDERS AND PARTNERS

 

JTC is grateful to partner with educational, social, environmental, health and arts organisations and gets financial support from government, private trusts, foundations and individuals. If you wish to support you can click the button below for more information.