Hennie Niemann’s work on show at the Blue Caterpillar Gallery

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THE Blue Caterpillar Gallery at Butterflies for Africa in Willowton Road, Pietermaritzburg is hosting an exhibition of work by one of the South Africa’s foremost expressionist artists, Hennie Niemann.

With an artistic career spanning five decades, Niemann is a well established name amongst art collectors. The paintings exhibited at the Blue Caterpillar Art Gallery cover a variety of works ranging from his popular harvester scenes to still life and abstract.

Inquiries: 033 387 1356.

Enjoy a world of enchantment with Disney on Ice

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Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Enchantment featuring Anna & Olaf from Disney’s Frozen. Photo credit: ©Disney

Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Enchantment is an action-packed ice spectacular featuring four fun-filled Disney stories that showcase many of the beloved characters from The Little Mermaid and Disney Pixar’s Cars and Toy Story 3, along with Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy. Joining these cherished characters are the stars of Disney’s Frozen.

Presented by Feld Entertainment Inc and leading local promoter, Showtime Management in association with DSTV, Worlds of Enchantment opens on Friday, June 24 at the Ticketpro Dome, Johannesburg and runs until Sunday, July 3. The production moves to the Grand Arena, GrandWest, Cape Town from Wednesday, July 6 to Sunday, July 10. Tickets are on sale at Computicket. Continue reading

Dora The Explorer set to entertain the little ones

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Nickelodeon (DStv channel 305) has teamed up with Life Like Touring and Blu Blood to bring pre-school heroine and intrepid adventuress Dora the Explorer and her friends to South Africa this winter.

Dora the Explorer Live! Dora’s Pirate Adventure, the ultimate, fantastic family-friendly theatrical experience runs at the ICC in Durban from June 30 to July 3, before moving on to Emperors Palace, Johannesburg (July 7 to 10), and finally dropping anchor at the Grand Arena, GrandWest Casino in Cape Town (July 14 to 17). Continue reading

Durban FilmMart partners with Sonoton Music Library

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Sonoton’s Barbara Hintermeier

THIS year’s edition of the Durban FilmMart, which runs from June 17 – 20, includes a new partnership with Sonoton, the largest independent production music library in the world.

As part of the partnership with DFM, Sonoton’s Barbara Hintermeier will be hosting an online music search workshop for filmmakers, while the company will also be sponsoring the SONOfind contest in which entrants can win an Apple iPad and other great prizes. Continue reading