THE Ullens Centre for Contemporary Art in Beijing has just opened an extensive retrospective of the work of William Kentridge. The exhibition runs until August 20, and opens in Seoul, South Korea in early December.
Month: June 2015
Faun and Fantasy in BOK
After successful seasons at KKNK 2015 and The Magnet Theatre, Underground Dance Theatre’s provocative BOK returns to the National Arts Festival.
Hit comedy ‘B!*ch Stole My Doek’ on NAF Fringe
Clinton Marius’s hit comedy B!*ch Stole My Doek starring Shona Johnson is set to play on the 2015 National Arts Festival Fringe.
Seven Deadly Sins for NAF fringe
Aaron McIlroy and Lisa Bobbert unveil their ‘wicked comedy’, Seven Deadly Sins, at The National Arts Festival next week.
In this, their latest stage duo comedy showcase, Aaron and Lisa take an irreverent and hilarious look at the seven deadly sins of Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy and Pride.
The Ranga set to play on the NAF Fringe
Comedian Aaron McIlroy’s latest musical comedy, The Ranga, opens on the 2015 National Arts Festival Fringe in Grahamstown next week.
Well-known for his many live comedy shows and as Spud’s dad in all the Spud movies,The Ranga was originally directed by Steven Stead for the 2014 Hilton Arts Festival. This musical comedy takes a tongue-in-cheek look at prejudice as seen through the eyes of a man tormented with pigmentation issues.
New shows heading to Cape Town
Theatre-goers in Cape Town are in for a treat courtesy of these new shows heading to the city.
West Side Story will run from July 23 to August 23.
Perhaps the best musical ever written – West Side Story – explodes onto the Artscape Opera House stage in the winter of 2015. This Eric Abraham and Fugard Theatre production is brought to you by the award-winning creative team behind the smash hits The Rocky Horror Show and Cabaret.
Wie’s Bang vir Virginia Woolf? can be seen from July 28 to August 8.
Starring Sandra Prinsloo and Marius Weyers, Saartjie Botha, in association with the Fugard Theatre, will present an Afrikaansversion of Edward Albee’s drama Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at the Fugard Theatre.
The Fugard Theatre is in Caledon Street, corner of Buitenkant Street, District Six, Cape Town. Tel: 021 461 4554.
Breathe Sunshine African Music Conference
THE Breathe Sunshine African Music Conference (BSAMC) has partnered with the Rocking the Dasies (RTD) festival to release a special tickets deal where for R400 you get access to the two day conference and a Rocking the Daises ticket which includes access to the RTD Hospitality Area. Tickets are limited.
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New contemporary work from Underground Dance Theatre
Multi award-winning Underground Dance Theatre tours their latest contemporary dance production LoveZero to Cape Town, Grahamstown and Bloemfontein.
LoveZero is a contemporary dance double-bill made up of Mode (choreographed by Steven van Wyk and Thalia Laric) and Cipher (choreographed by Cilna Katzke and Kristina Johnstone). It will appear on the Arena platform at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, the Youngblood Gallery in Cape Town, and the Vrystaat Kunstefees in Bloemfontein.
With two abstract dance works, LoveZero investigates the distance between memory and reason, emotion and logic. Continue reading
Barry and Calli Thomson at Suncoast
Get ready to rock with the dynamic musical duo of Barry and Calli Thomson on Sunday, June 28, at the Suncoast Amphitheatre from 2 pm!
A well-known performer in Durban, Barry has had many years of experience playing in and around KwaZulu-Natal and South Africa. He started playing music at the age of seven and formed his first band when he was 13 while at school at Beachwood High School in Durban.
In 1991 he graduated with a Diploma in Classical and Contemporary guitar. Since then he has worked with some well-known orchestras including the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra, Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra as well as playing at numerous venues, such as the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre, Playhouse Theatre and the Heritage Theatre in Hillcrest.
Calli, a University of Cape Town graduate in classical piano, went on to study jazz and has played solo piano at 5 star hotels in Cape Town such as The Cape Sun, the Mount Nelson, the Victoria and Alfred in the Waterfront and many more.
She has taught in the jazz department at UCT and lectured at City Varsity Multimedia College in Cape Town. In 2005, Calli settled in Durban with husband guitarist and singer, Barry, and continues her career in musical theatre and music of all genres.
Entry is free. For more information you can visit http://www.suncoastcasino.co.za.
Master dancer returns for ballets in Grahamstown
SOUTH African-born ballet master, Victor Hughes, jetted into Cape Town this past weekend. He arrived in time to attend final rehearsals for Cape Town City Ballet’s upcoming production at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival. They will present two masterpieces by Hamburg Ballet’s legendary choreographer, John Neumeier.
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