Planning a music tour but unsure how to fund it? Apply to Concerts SA’s Music Mobility Fund, which will select new projects to support in October. Continue reading
Month: September 2015
Get your proposals for MUSHO! Festival 2016 in now
PANSA KwaZulu-Natal is calling for proposals for the 11th Musho! International Theatre Festival which takes place from January 13 to 18, 2016. The festival is dedicated to small works and the celebration of the skill of the solo or duo performer. Continue reading
Shall We Dance 2015 gets underway at the Playhouse today
Senta Belly Dancers. Photo: Val Adamson
Shall We Dance, Durban’s most popular dance showcase celebrates its 23rd season this year at the Playhouse Opera in Durban from September 11 to 19. Continue reading
God Gave Me This Life at the Catlina Theatre
Polart Productions’ acclaimed one-hander God Gave Me This Life, written and directed by Vivian Moodley and starring Pranesh Maharaj, returns by popular demand to the Durban stage next month.
Following several sold-out runs when it was done in Hindi as Bhagwan Gave Me This Life, the play will be performed in English at the Catalina Theatre from September 10 to 13.
Performance dates and times: 10 Sept at 7 pm, 11 Sept at 8 pm; 12 and 13 Sept at 2 pm and 6 pm. Tickets at Computicket.
Gcina Mhlophe at Hilton Arts Festival
Gcina Mhlope.
Legendary South African actor, storyteller, poet, playwright, director and author, Nokugcina Elsie Mhlophe, better known as Gcina, will be telling free stories at the Hilton Arts Festival on Saturday, September 19 at 12noon. Continue reading
Stilled Lives: a synergy between painting and photography at Lizamore & Associates
Karin’s Doll.
Lizamore & Associates is hosting a solo exhibition by Karin Preller in September. Titled Stilled Lives, this exhibition continues the artist’s exploration of the interaction between painting and photography. Continue reading
Top Up Inside Out exhibition at UJ Art Gallery
An exhibition entitled Top Up Inside Out, featuring artworks by members of the artists’ collective, Ubuhle Bobuntu Arts, and curated by Thulani Zondo, will be presented by UJ Arts & Culture at the UJ Art Gallery until September 23. Continue reading
Rehearsals for Ubuntu, a new South African opera, are underway
UBUNTU composer Juan Burgers (centre) with choristers from left, Nana Mkhize, Nature Khuzwayo, Colleen Smit, Nqobile Khuzwayo, Nqobile Mathaba & Bright Magwaza. Photo: Val Adamson
Chorus rehearsals are underway at the Durban Music School for the world premiere of Ubuntu – The Opera by Juan Burgers. Funded by the National Lotteries Commission and presented under the auspices of Esayidi FET College in collaboration with Bravo Africa Entertainment, the production will be performed in the Playhouse Opera Theatre between November 17 and 22. Continue reading
Alan Bennett’s modern classic is on at the Hilton Arts Festival
Janna Ramos-Violante will be directing two shows at the Hilton Arts Festival.
ONE of the plays I am most looking forward to watching at this year’s Hilton Arts Festival is Talking Heads, Alan Bennett’s darkly comic, poignant and uplifting modern theatrical classic. It is one of two productions being directed by former Durban actress Janna Ramos-Violante, who has previously delighted festival goers with her plays Mein Soldat and Callum’s Will. Continue reading
Roots 2000 Project at Bassline
The Roots 2000 Project will see SLIQ ANGEL and MXO perform at the Bassline in Johannesburg on September 11. MXO is an aspiring hip-hop artist, who had never performed with live instruments, and SLIQ ANGEL is budding songwriter and skilled guitarist. They shared a common affinity for the Eastern Cape, mostly Xhosa sound. Jamming together they have created an innovative and relevant style of music, and forged a lifelong spiritual connection.
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