MARITZBURG concert pianist, Christopher Duigan (above right), experienced a ‘profound musical connection’ with Spanish saxophonist, David Salleras (above left), when the two men met through mutual friend, Durban-based saxophonist Maxine Mathews in 2012. Continue reading
Sindiwe Magona, who recently released the book Chasing the Tails of My Father’s Cattle. Photo: Supplied
CELEBRATED author, Sindiwe Magona, has urged young African people to honour their heritage by continuing to speak their mother tongues.
Life is not meant to be a series of monotonous events, ticking off a list of tasks each day, and retiring at night, just to wake up and do the exact same thing tomorrow. Life is an exciting adventure, where anything and everything is possible. Continue reading
Masande Ntshanga. Photo: Simiato
As part of its Great Texts/Big Questions lecture series, the Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts (GIPCA) will present a range of local and international speakers in the month of March – including novelists, choreographers, theatre-makers and academics. Continue reading
Nicola Breytenbach and Andrew Govender in Free State.
Free State, the locally produced period drama has been flying the South African flag at festivals around the world. Continue reading
Aunjanue Ellis stars in The Book of Negroes.
THE Book of Negroes, the Conquering Lion/Out of Africa Entertainment, Canadian-South African co-production, dominated the Canadian Screen Awards, taking home 11 awards including best TV movie or limited series, three best acting awards for Aunjanue Ellis, Lyriq Bent and Shailyn Pierre Dixon, and best direction (limited series). Continue reading
Benedict Cumberbatch as Hamlet.
THE Fugard Theatre on the corner of Caledon and Lower Buitenkant Streets in District Six, Cape Town, will be giving theatre fans another chance to see Benedict Cumberbatch in Hamlet on March 20 and 21 at 11 am and 4 pm. Continue reading
Rosalie Craig and Joe Bannister in As You Like It. Photo: Johan Persson
The next production in the National Theatre Live series at Cinema Nouveau is William Shakespeare’s delightful comedy of love and change, As You Like It.
Filmed for cinema broadcast during the live production at the Olivier Theatre in London, the screen version releases on Saturday, March 19 at Cinema Nouveau theatres countrywide for four screenings. Continue reading
EThekwini Municipality has increased its financial support of the Centre for Creative Arts (CCA) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal to R4 million per year for the next three years.
The money will be used for the Time of the Writer Festival, the Durban International Film Festival, the Jomba! Contemporary Dance Festival and Poetry Africa. Continue reading
Participating authors in this year’s Time of the Writer Festival.
WHEN Thando Mgqolozana announced at last year’s Time of the Writer that he would no longer attend literary festivals in South Africa, it was the first step on a journey which he hopes will shake up the country’s literary landscape. Continue reading
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