PALESA Motloung from Protea Glen, Soweto, has a vision to establish a big acting academy and a successful production company ekasi.
She believes these will produce stars and help open doors for more local production companies.
The 27-year-old artist runs a free drama academy and will be hosting a Year-End Performance Day for students to showcase their talent to on 4 December.
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Palesa told SunBuzz she’s passionate about helping young people. And this is one of the reasons she opened an acting academy.
“One problem I’ve identified was the fact that in Soweto a lot of young people finish high school only to stay at home and do nothing. This is not always by choice but due to prevailing circumstances,” she said.
“Another thing is that if a talented person wants to either study acting or go to an audition, they have to catch a taxi to get out of Soweto in search of opportunities.”
Her academy is called Vision Set Academy. It’s a free drama academy for people who can’t afford to go to university.
“The academy is two years old and one of my students from last year is on The Queen as Bhambatha,” she said.
Describing herself, Palesa said for her acting is a God-given talent and it’s one of the tools she uses to touch souls and make a difference.
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“My vision is to establish a successful production company that will produce stars and ensure that we get to a point where Soweto residents don’t have to leave the kasi for them to turn into stars,” she said.
Applications for next year are now open for the youth of Soweto.
