About Us

Durban, KwaZulu Natal

Phone: + 27 66 343 8533
Email: info@thejuxtaplace.online
Website: www.thejuxtaplace.online

The JuxtaPlace is an avant-garde theatre production company
  • we create relatable content by turning research data and text into theatre plays and screenplays.
  • we help eradicate illiteracy & bridge the language gap through recreational learning.

Through inquiry, its plays are designed to take the audience through the emotional journeys of the characters as a means to get the audience thinking.

Services

We have something for corporates too.

Web Design

 

Putting Art & Creative Copywriting Together to communicate your story to the world.

  • Personal Websites

  • Company Websites

  • Landing Pages

  • Author Sites

  • Online Cookbooks

Ghostwriting

 

Carrying the stories of people with sensitivity.

  • Books
  • Articles
  • Speeches
  • Online Content

Artistic Inquiry

 

Turning  text and data into art and poetry.

  • Poetic Inquiry
  • Artistic Inquiry

Collaborative Practices in Creating Theatre

 

An experimental/ avant-garde method of creating theatre where there are no hierarchies.

  • Theatre Installations
  • Poetry Recitals
  • Performance Art

Founder

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Lithakazi Mkombe

P   +27 66 343 8533
M  info@thejuxtaplace.online

 

About the Founder

Lithakazi Mkombe is an artist, entrepreneur and strategist who has received various recognition for her work. She studied Architectural Technology at the Durban University of Technology. Her passion for art opened various doors for her including the Nomadic School she attended with the French Theatre ensemble – Theatre du Soleil, and Poetic Inquiry training through the Human Sciences Research Council. She has written plays that have shown at theatres like The Playhouse Company and the Constitution Hill’s Human Rights Festival. She launched her first book at the UNESCO Durban International Book Fair and wrote five other books after that.

Awards & Recognition

  • NWU Pitch-Your-Business Top 3, 2023

  • GIBS Business School Top 12, 2024

  • Business & Arts South Africa Top 50, 2024

  • Arts & Culture Trust Top 30, 2024

  • The Feature Magazine Top 50 Women, 2024