Tweak
In this once in a decade interview opportunity, The SA Artist Spotlight team met up with 90’s punk superheroes, TWEAK. In this special decade reunion episode they spill the beans on their epic return debut show at this year’s Oppikoppi and jumping onto stage in true 90’s punk style after just one rehearsal. Lead singer, Garth Barnes, touches on the goings on of Crash Car Burn. Continue reading
A NEW exhibition is currently on display in the Blue Caterpillar Gallery at Butterflies for Africa in Willowton Road, Pietermaritzburg. It features work by German-born husband and wife, Maren and Harald Scharein. Continue reading
The Playhouse Company is holding auditions on December 2 and 3 for those who wish to participate in its Test-Driving the Arts programme in 2016.
To take part in the auditions, which will be held at The Playhouse, contact Khulekani Kunene on 031 369 9440 between 9 am and 4.30 pm only, before the cut-off date of Friday, November 27.
The Test Drive programme is designed to showcase arts practitioners in the fields of indigenous and popular cultural entertainment. Performance genres typically featured in the series include Maskandi, Gospel, Kwaito, Afro Reggae, Imfene, Pantsula, Hip Hop, among others.
The Test Drive series provides workers in Durban’s CBD with regular opportunities to enjoy free lunch-time concerts close to their places of work. It also fulfils a valuable role for the performing arts community as it serves as a showcase for artists to be scooped up by talent scouts on the lookout for quality acts.
Ruby Gill
Tonight’s Music in the Hills session will feature Nicky Grieshaber with backing from Rudi Engelbrecht; Ruby Gill, Ilan Lax, Mali Zulu and Parable Fifteen.
It promises to be a really great evening of rocking rhythms, great socialising and The Knoll’s usual selection of tasty meals.
Music in the Hills (MiTH) takes place at The Knoll Guesthouse and Backpackers, Knoll Drive, Hilton.
Musicians who wish to play please contact Kirsten Rae Hughes on 072 220 9757 or e-mail: kirstyh03@gmail.com. Performers plus one partner get in free.
Parable Fifteen – Lost Cause Live (Acoustic)
Khumbuzile Dlamini as Winnnie Mandela in ‘Ubuntu – The Opera’. Photo: Val Adamson
Review: Ubuntu – The Opera; Playhouse Opera Theatre, Durban
AN opera which celebrates the life and achievements of former President, Nelson Mandela, is not a new concept.
I was privileged to see Mandela Trilogy, Cape Town Opera’s musical tribute to Madiba’s extraordinary life when the production toured to the Playhouse a few years ago. And then there was the ill-fated Madiba: The African Opera, which was forced to close after three days at the State Theatre in Pretoria when it ran out of money to pay performers.
Ubuntu – The Opera, featuring a libretto and music composed by Juan Burgers, provides another look at the iconic statesman’s life, but this time also shines a spotlight on his relationship with Winnie Mandela and how their participation in the liberation struggle impacted that relationship. Continue reading
Howick Art Society exhibition, (Harts) is currently hosting a second art exhibition at the Greendale Acres Centre in Howick until November 28. Continue reading
Singer-songwriter, Ruby Gill, 20 (pictured), will be performing in her hometown tonight (November 17) when she takes to the stage at the Maritzburg Musicians Club (MMC) at La Casa in Quarry Road, Pietermaritzburg. Continue reading
Shaun Pollock
In My Story: Shaun Pollock, the South African cricketing legend tells all on M-Net Channel 101 on Tuesday, November 17 at 7.30 pm. Continue reading
At 6.30 pm on November 19, Mistbelt Movies will be screening The High Cost of Cheap Gas at the Lions River Club in the Dargle. Continue reading
Terence King – Watching.
THE Fabulous Picture Show, hosted by the Friends of Tatham Art Gallery (Fotag), can currently be viewed at the gallery in Chief Albert Luthuli Street, Pietermaritzburg. Continue reading
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