For one night only, enjoy a quirky evening at this year’s Band on the Sand featuring the fabulous South Jersey Pom-Poms on Saturday, May 21 at the exquisite setting of the Point Yacht Club beach site. Continue reading
Month: May 2016
Grassy Park to perform in Joburg and Pretoria
CAPE Town’s hottest seven-piece ska/reggae/indie/dance band, Grassy Park, are heading inland for two exclusive shows at the Good Luck Bar in Johannesburg on May 21 and Park Acoustics in Pretoria on May 22. Continue reading
Matric artworks on show at the Tatham Art Gallery
CURRENTLY on show at the Tatham Art Gallery in Chief Albert Luthuli Street in Pietermaritzburg is the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands Matric Art Exhibition 2016. The art works can be viewed in the gallery’s Main Room and at the side of the Shop passage walls. The exhibition runs until June 10. Continue reading
Visit artSPACE for an exhibition inspired by Durban surfers and rock ‘n roll icons
OPENING at artSPACE durban, 3 Miller Road, Durban, on Saturday, May 21 at 11 am is the exhibition, Surfing Rocks, which features the work of Caroline Wood and Zaf Zafer. The exhibition runs until May 26.
The exhibition is based around Durban surfers and rock n’ roll icons because they go hand in hand. Continue reading
Raise your hat as important Stern comes home
Portrait of Freda Feldman in Basotho Hat by Irma Stern.
STRAUSS & Co’s next auction, which takes place on Monday, May 23, in Johannesburg, will include the sale of a museum piece by South Africa’s most celebrated female artist, Irma Stern.
This painting has come all the way from Australia and is titled, Portrait of Freda Feldman in Basotho Hat.
The sitter, Freda Feldman, was a very close friend of the artist and there are many interesting stories to disclose about their close friendship, their fettish for hats and more.
Strauss & Co have estimated that the painting – which is signed and dated 1943 and is accompanied by the Basuto hat (mokorotlo) worn by the sitter – should sell between R5 and 7 million. Continue reading
KZNSA Anniversary: Celebrating 20 years in Glenwood
The KwaZulu-Natal Society of Arts was founded 110 years ago and has resided at its current address in Bulwer Road, Glenwood, since 1996. On May 12, 1996 Ben Ngubane, the first democratically elected Minister of Arts and Culture, opened the building and the KZNSA plans to celebrate the 20-year anniversary of this occasion.
The gallery will be hosting a four-week exhibition, starting on Tuesday, May 24 at 6pm with a special anniversary party and exhibition opening. The exhibition closed on June 19. Continue reading
Judges announced for the 2016 ACT scholarships
Usisipho Nteyi, 2014 winner of the R 105,000 scholarship. Pic: Gareth Jacobs
THE judging panel for the 2016 Scholarships Programme, presented by the Arts & Culture Trust (ACT), has been announced. Tasked with fast-tracking the lives of young performers, each of the five judges will bring expert guidance to the programme.
The panel encompasses all disciplines of the performing arts. This year, the Grade 12 triple-threat pupils will show off their singing, dancing and acting to: Talent-ETC director and award-winning producer, Jennis Williamson; multiple award-winning local and international star of the stage and screen, Terence Bridgett; actress, singer and cabaret artist, Kate Normington; South African Music Award-winning vocalist, producer and composer, Gloria Bosman; and creative catalyst and consultant, Brenda Sakellarides. Continue reading
Celebrate KwaZulu’s French connection
Painting by Paul Jamin, courtesy of the Voortrekker/Msunduzi Museum
ALLIANCE Française, Pietermaritzburg will be hosting a series of events in the city as part of its French Week celebrations, which run from Monday, May 23 to Sunday, May 29. Continue reading
Join Aaron McIlroy in a comedy masterclass
STAND by for a fresh new laugh-a-line theatre experience from South Africa’s ‘Master of Mirth!, Aaron McIlroy (Abbamaniacs, The Loser, The Ranga), at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre in Durban from May 19 to June 5.
In Comedy Masterclass Aaron delves into the science that underpins the world’s oldest coping mechanism, a Sense of Humour.
Co-written by Aaron and Patrick Kenny, and directed by Kenny, Comedy Masterclass is a surreal, comedic rollercoaster ride into the world of laughter, where the rules are subjective and what one person finds funny another may cringe at! Continue reading
Bass showcase at UKZN’s Centre for Jazz and Popular Music
Ildo Nandja. Photo by Fiona Johnsson
THE Centre for Jazz and Popular Music at the Howard College campus on University of KwaZulu-Natal is hosting a bass showcase on Wednesday, May 18 at 6 pm. Continue reading
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