KZN Philharmonic Orchestra
IT’S all systems go in preparation for one the highlights of the local music calendar, the Last Night of the Proms concert. Presented by Parklane SuperSpar, the concert will take place at the Pietermaritzburg City Hall on Saturday, October 10, starting at 7.30 pm. Continue reading
Chante du Plessis as Vasco da Gama being henpecked by his wife Anna Maria (Sfundo Sosibo), in a scene from De Compleat Hstry of DBN (without the boring bits!) which is being staged by the students of the Department of Drama Studies at UKZN.
ENJOY a high energy theatrical romp through the history of Durban in De Compleat Histry of Dbn (without the boring bits!), which is being staged by University of KwaZulu-Natal Drama and Performance Studies Students this week. Continue reading
Richard Cock
A UNIQUE opportunity awaits local choral enthusiasts who are being invited to join the ranks of the Last Night of the Proms choir for its performance in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday, October 10. Continue reading
Ntsiki Mazwai
POETS from South Africa and around the world will gather together for a week showcasing the face of present day spoken word and storytelling at the 19th Poetry Africa Festival, which takes place in Durban from October 12 to 17.
Zvirmudeze Mbira ensemble (Zimbabwe)
The University of KwaZulu-Natal is hosting an international African music symposium and the 10th African Cultural Calabash from September 29 to October 4. The music symposium will bring together academics, artists and documentary filmmakers with an interest on Africa and the diaspora. Continue reading
Listen up, rockers! Ster-Kinekor has secured the exclusive rights to Roger Waters The Wall, and is screening the documentary for one night only, on Tuesday, September 29, at 8 pm. The screening is part of a world-wide cinema event. Durbanites can experience this once-off special with the amazing Dolby Atmos surround sound in Cinema 1 at Gateway in Umhlanga. Continue reading
Some of South Africa’s best-known musicians and a crop of exciting fresh talent form part of the music line-up at this year’s Cape Town Fringe. Continue reading
What Goes Up….
WITH a bold and sassy programme of more than 70 productions, this year’s Cape Town Fringe – which runs until October 4 – promises to be a showcase of the best of South African theatre. Continue reading
Live Flesh will be screened at FilmClub
FilmClub will be screening Pedro Almodóvar’s Live Flesh at the Tatham Art Gallery in Chief Albert Luthuli Street, Pietermaritzburg at 7 pm tomorrow night (September 29). Continue reading
Dis Ek, Anna
Times Media Films, distributor of the Afrikaans language feature film, Dis ek, Anna (It’s Me, Anna) has won its appeal against the 18 (L) (V) (SV) classification imposed on the film by the Film Publication Board (FPB) on September 4. The film has now been assigned a restrictive age classification of 16 (L)(V). In addition this classification must be accompanied by a cautionary strip reading: ‘The contents of this film might upset sensitive viewers’. Continue reading
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