THE Barnyard Theatre at Gateway will be celebrating Father’s Day on Sunday, June 19, with their Sunday matinee performance of 1 Hit Wonders. The show is a tribute to recording artists who only had one hit song and then disappeared into obscurity, never to be heard of again… that is until now! Continue reading
THE Maritzburg Musicians’ Club (MMC) at La Casa in Quarry Road, Pietermaritzburg, is hosting some home-grown talent on Tuesday, June 14. Headlining the evening will be Hilton-born Josh Wantie, who has been making South Africa proud with his very quick rise to international fame. Continue reading
Nomisupasta to perform at Smoking Dragon Adrenalin Festival
THE Smoking Dragon Adrenalin Festival will take place at the Amphitheatre Backpackers’ Lodge, in the foothills of the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park in KwaZulu-Natal from June 16 to 18.
The three-day unique event combines adrenalin-packed festivities with great music in the bo-ho backpackers’ lodge overlooking the magnificent Northern Drakensberg mountain range. Continue reading
The Playhouse Company is holding auditions for the production Sugar Daddies, which will be presented on the Company’s mobile stage at high schools throughout KwaZulu-Natal from July 18 to August 12. The production is being re-staged after a very successful run in 2014 when it played to over 20 000 pupils. Continue reading
THERE will be a special fundraising performance of This is the Seventies at the Hexagon Dive Theatre on Wednesday, June 15 at 7pm for 7.30 pm. Money raised from the event will be used to help fund the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s entry into the student festival at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown. Continue reading
Afrika Mkhize. Photo: Suzy Bernstein
2016 will mark the 40th anniversary of the historic June ‘76 uprisings that set to change the course of South African history; and on June 15 the Amandla Freedom Ensemble,The Resonance String Quartet together and critically acclaimed pianist and arranger Afrika Mkhize will observe a musical night vigil in honor of the momentous acts of the Youth of ’76 in fighting the repressive system of Apartheid and laying the foundations for a free and democratic society.
#TheMusicShallGovern will be staged at Joburg’s premier jazz venue, the Orbit, from 8 pm. Tickets cost R150.
With an abundant wealth of talent and creativity that exists. #TheMusicShallGovern offering will offer a unique assemblage of a string quartet, harp and four horn jazz combo of some of Johannesburg’s fiercest young jazz and classical exponents.
In association with Concerts SA, Titi Luzipo presents the national tour of Songs My Mother Taught Me, a celebration and remembrance of the songs she learnt from her mother, Vuyelwa Qwesha, which was conceived from the moment Titi held a mic to belt out a note.
She comes to Durban playing the The Chairman on Friday, June 17 starting at 10.30pm. The Chairman is at 146 Mahatma Gandhi Road, Durban. Book at 072 658 0746 or info@thechairmanlive.com Continue reading
FILMCLUB will be screening Federico Fellini’s Amacord at the Tatham Art Gallery in Pietermaritzburg at 7 pm on Tuesday, June 14. Continue reading
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The world premiere of John Barker’s new mockumentary Wonder Boy for President starring Kagiso Lediga will take place at the Durban International Film Festival on Friday, June 17 at the Playhouse. Continue reading
The 37th Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) is proud to announce the participants of the 9th edition of Talents Durban, presented in cooperation with the Berlinale Talents, an initiative of the Berlin International Film Festival.
Talents Durban is a five-day development programme consisting of workshops and seminars for African filmmakers delivered by film professionals and academics. The Talents, who are selected through a rigorous application process, will also have the opportunity to attend screenings and other events at the Festival. Continue reading
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