Afrofusion will be performing in Bollywood Nite at the Royal Show in Pietermaritzburg.
WHETHER you love rock, pop, hip hop or the music of Bollywood, the 166th Royal Show, which runs from May 27 to June 5, at the Royal Showgrounds will find something to enjoy. Continue reading
The Juliet Quartet.
CELEBRATED concert pianist, Christopher Duigan, will be returning to Franschhoek in May to delight classical music fans with a series of concerts at the NG Church, Franschhoek and Cafe Bon Bon.
He will joined by guitarist, James Grace, Tango Ensemble players Stanislav Angelov (accordion) and Petrus de Beer (violin) and the exciting new Juliet Quartet for the concerts which form part of the Franschhoek Literary Festival. Continue reading
HOT off its premiere at the Royal Court in London and recent Market Theatre run, South African Mongiwekhaya’s latest play, I See You opens on Friday, May 6 at the Fugard Studio Theatre and runs until May 28.
Presented by Eric Abraham and The Fugard Theatre, this Royal Court (London) and Market Theatre (Johannesburg) production is based on a true story and movingly addresses the questions of a new generation of South Africans encountering their country’s traumatised past. Continue reading
The Playhouse Company is holding auditions for young performers to join íts Actors Studio, a resident company aimed primarily at recent graduates who hold a tertiary qualification in drama. Young professionals with no less than three years practical stage experience will also be considered. Continue reading
JANNIE van Heerden will be giving a walkabout of his exhibition, “Helen Martins and the Owl House – a personal view” at artSPACE durban, 3 Miller Road, Durban on Saturday, May 7 at 11 am. All are welcome and it is free!
Van Heerden says: “The reason that I chose the Owl House is because I met Helen Martins in Nieu-Bethesda and was very impressed by her liveliness and total dedication to the creation of her wonder world.”
The exhibition runs until Thursday, May 19. The gallery is open from Monday to Friday between 10 am and 4 pm and on Saturdays from 10 am to 1 pm. Inquiries: 031 312 0793.
FOLLOWING the success of the 2016 ACT/UJ Arts & Culture Conference held in March, ACT will host one final interdisciplinary workshop on Saturday, May 14 at the Outreach Foundation’s Hillbrow Centre in Johannesburg.
Drawing on the conference theme #creativeintersections, this practical workshop, titled Movement Maker, will explore the connections between traditional and academic disciplines of fine art and dancing and redefine these boundaries by creating new disciplines and movements. Continue reading
THE Institute for Creative Arts (ICA, formerly GIPCA) is hosting the 3rd Space Symposium: Decolonisation and the Creative Arts, from May 13 to 15 at the University of Cape Town’s Hiddingh Campus. Continue reading
SEAN Bovim’s Romeo’s Kiss will be performed in the Playhouse Drama Theatre from May 12 to 15 as part of the Playhouse Company’s New Stages season.
Choreographed by Sean the work features the dancers of the Playhouse Dance Residency and Bovim Ballet. Continue reading
Motel Mari will be performing at the Soweto Art and Craft Fair at the Soweto Theatre.
HEAD down to the Soweto Theatre in Bolani Road, Jabulani, Soweto, Johannesburg, from 12 pm to 7 pm on Saturday, May 7, and join in the celebrations for the Soweto Art and Craft Fair’s fourth birthday.
The event promises to be a colourful explosion of all things local and gloriously African. Continue reading
Simphiwe Dana.
IN celebration of Africa Month, social cohesion, unity in diversity and heritage, The Playhouse Company is staging Africa Celebrates, a weekend of visual and performing arts on May 6 and 7. Continue reading
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