The Market Theatre bids farewell to CEO Ismail Mahomed

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Ismail Mahomed has resigned from his position as the CEO of The Market Theatre Foundation. | IOL_Lifestyle

Mahomed took the reins at the Market Theatre Foundation in August 2016 after his 8-year stint as the Artistic Director of the National Arts Festival.

Commenting on Mahomed's departure, Dumas said: "The Market Theatre Foundation excelled both locally and internationally during Ismail Mahomed’s tenure and this is evident by the many awards and accolades won by the Market Theater Foundation. He drove the activation of the Windybrow Arts Centre as a multi-cultural business unit of the Market Theatre Foundation and in partnership with the Coloured Cube and Sticky Situations established the two Pan-African Reading Rooms at the Centre.

He supported the establishment of the Kwasha Theatre Company for new young graduates which since its establishment in 2018 has been able to secure international funding, win awards and secure invitations to international tours. Mahomed has strengthened partnerships through various international diplomatic missions which have resulted in international collaborations with artists from the African continent Europe, Asia and North & South Americas.

 

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