Month: October 2016

Emperors Palace presents proudly coloured comedy for the whole family

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Proudly Coloured Comedy, BrainOu – BrainOu, returns to Emperors Palace on October 29, with another stellar line-up of ‘proudly coloured’ comedians. Apt timing too, with the hashtag #coloureds recently trending on Twitter as South Africans tried to claim their piece of Wayde van Niekerk’s 400m Olympic victory.

The well-known comedy series adds colour to the stage at the Theatre of Marcellus with Kurt Schoonraad, Joey Rasdien, Roni Modimola, Neil Green, Farhan Esat, Mel Jones and Andrew Hughes. A community largely plagued by stereotypes, these guys are not afraid to tell it like it is. Continue reading →

Arts and Culture Trust jumpstarts matriculants’ careers in the arts

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ACT scholarship recipients, from left, Tamzin Williams, Virtuous Kandemiir and Robin Castle. Photo: John Hogg

Johannesburg’s iconic Market Theatre was abuzz both on and off the stage when performing arts matriculants were granted scholarships to pursue their dreams at tertiary level.

Six triple-threat scholars acted, danced and sang their way through the finals and all walked away with funding from the National Lotteries Commission (NLC), supported by the Dramatic, Artistic and Literary Organisation (DALRO) and the Nedbank Arts Affinity. Continue reading →

Ardmore Ceramic Art gives form to mythological Zulu creatures

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Ardmore will be exhibiting new work, inspired by African mythology, at the Ebony Art Gallery in Franschhoek from October 22. Photo: Supplied

MISCHIEVOUS, and sometimes malevolent, tokoloshes and tagati, are a part of Zulu mythology.

 

Now these creatures have been given a physical form by a group of young artists from Ardmore Ceramic Art’s Winter School for an exhibition, titled Tokkies and Tagies, which will be taking place at the Ebony Gallery in Franschhoek, from October 22. Continue reading →

Fabulous feast of music in Franschhoek

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The Charl du Plessis Trio.

FOR the past 14 years Christopher Duigan’s Music Revival has delighted classical music fans with performances by the best musicians in the country.  This year’s Marriott Classic Music Festival in Franschhoek continues that tradition of excellence.

During one weekend of music-making from October 21 to October 23, those in and around the scenic and historic town of Franschhoek will have the chance to indulge in an extraordinary series of concerts in the historic NG Church and the Café Bon Bon at La Petite Dauphine. Continue reading →